Lenten Retreat with Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE

Brother Curtis Almquist is the Superior of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist and formerly a parish priest. He is active as a retreat leader and spiritual director, and lives at SSJE’s Monastery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He will be at St. Stephen's at the beginning of Lent to lead a retreat and to speak in the Rector's Forum.

More information about the SSJE brothers’ life and ministry in North America and overseas is available on the monastery's Web site.

Lenten Retreat at St. Stephen's

February 19-20, 2010

Friday, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Saturday, 8:30 a.m.- noon, followed by lunch

“Mending the Broken Heart”

The heart is vulnerable to become bruised, constricted, or hardened by the changes and chances of life: disappointments, disruptions, disease, and death. We will explore the spiritual angioplasty of forgiveness, redemption, and encouragement in the light of Jesus, who has come to save us and salve us.

Brother Curtis will also speak at the Rector's Forum on February 21, 10:10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. No registration is required.

“Hoping Against Hope”

Hope is an anchor amidst the storms of life, a spiritual gift that begins with God, God’s hope in us. Hope draws from a deeper well than optimism, a gloss on the surface of life. We will discuss how hope draws on the reservoir of your past, your miracle memory. Extending that memory into the future is called “hope.”