Submitted by Sr. Lany Jo Smith, ASCJ
(January 23, 2026) — Sacred Heart on the Lake Retreat Center in Higganum has announced Winter and Lenten Retreats for 2026:
LENT RETREAT – The Gifts of Forgiveness and Mercy
Same Retreat on three different Saturdays: February 28, 2026, March 7, 2026 and March 14, 2026, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
During this Retreat Day, we will ask God to help us as we seek to be released from the prison we allow ourselves to be chained in by our refusal to forgive or be forgiven into the freedom of God’s unconditional love and unearned mercy. Forgiveness is rarely an easy task because of the pain that has been experienced. Yet, for believers, that challenge is made even more urgent by the clear invitation and desire of God that we forgive one another as we have been forgiven by God. (Eph. 4:32) Forgiveness is not forgetting the past. It is not condoning the painful event or the trauma that happened. Rather, it is acknowledging and clearly facing the past, and making a conscious choice to not let it maintain its hold on us.
Presenter: Sr. Lany Jo Smith, ASCJ. Donation asked, $35, includes a Continental Breakfast and a Full Lunch. To register online go to sacredheartonthelake.org or call Sr. Lany Jo at 203-606-9102.
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SPRITUAL BOOK CLUB – Catching Fire, Becoming Flame: A Guide for Spiritual Transformation
Tenth Anniversary Edition by Albert Haase, OFM. Nine Wednesdays from January 28, 2026 through March 25, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Have you been looking for a book that would help deepen your spiritual life and aid your spiritual formation? Join us and allow your spiritual life to be enriched. The donation for each session is $10. To register, contact Sr. Patricia by phone at 203-606-4830, or by email at cigrandpatricia@gmail.com.
Sacred Heart on the Lake Retreat Center is located at 194 Candlewood Hill Road in Higganum.
