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Villa Maria hosts “Life, Land and the Spirit Retreat” |
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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
VILLA MARIA, Pa.—Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center will open the beauty and splendor of the Villa Maria Community Center in Villa Maria, Pa., for a “Life, Land and the Spirit Retreat” June 12-15.
Participants will have time to explore the ecological diversity and beauty of Villa Maria, and the program will offer Mass, land tours, nature walks, presentations and time for reflection on the whole Earth community.
Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center, incorporated in 2006, is a ministry of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. It is located on the grounds of Villa Maria Community Center in the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania in Lawrence County, near the Ohio border. The Community Center sits on 726 acres of picturesque grounds. The woodlands, meadows, pond, outdoor shrines, nature walkway and herb garden provide a setting where the whole person, body-mind-spirit, can be nourished.
Retreat facilitators include Sister of the Humility of Mary Barbara O’Donnell and Frank Romeo, director emeritus of land management at the Villa. Sr. O’Donnell has a master’s degree in religious education from LaSalle University in Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in earth literacy from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. Mr. Romeo is director of the Lawrence County Conservation District, member of the Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.
Registration by May 22 costs $260, including room and board. A commuter rate of $170 is available. Registration between May 23 and June 5 is $270 for overnight and $180 for commuter. Contact Cindy at 724-964-8920, ext. 3241 or
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