Thought it may be helpful to post some upcoming discernment weekends in 2008. Here are a few in Missouri:

Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, March 8-12

Benedictine Sisters of Liberty, Missouri, February 9-11

Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist, Independence, Missouri, March 14-16 and April 4-5

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louis, May 30-June 1

In Illinois, close to St. Louis: Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, Alton, IL, February 29-March 2


Please add more from other parts of the country that you know about

Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Tallahassee, Florida:
1/18-19/2008

Mount Sacred Heart Retreat & Live-In Experience:
Hamden, Connecticut
3/7-12/2008

St. Louis, Missouri:
Thru 4/11-13/2008

Greensburg, Pennsylvania:
5/2-4/2008

Hamden, Connecticut:
5/29-6/1/2008

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Hawthorne Dominicans retreat in March

I know it is late notice but for anyone interested, there is a vocation event this Sunday in the Brooklyn Diocese. If you plan on going, please RSVP asap. The RSVP date has past but if you want to go, there will be room. It is a great chance to meet men and women in many communities that serve the Diocese:
http://www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org/vocations/pmj.pdf

Little Sisters of the Poor, Washington, DC "The Power to Witness," Feb. 15-17. Contact "postwashington@LittleSistersofthePo
r.org.

Little Sisters of the Poor Novitiate, Queens NY Easter Triduum celebration March 20-23. Contact "vocationsbrooklyn@LittleSistersofth
Poor.org."

Monthly Second Saturdays at the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Pedro, CA Feb. 9, March 8, April 12, May 10. Not necessarily weekends, but Love-Service-Prayer for Young Adults 18-37.
Adoration-Mass-Lunch-Discussion-Service to the elderly poor. Accomodations available to extend it to a weekend any time. Website is "lspsocal.org.",
e-mail "vcsanpedro@LittleSistersofthePoor.o
g."

Also, possibility for longer periods of discernment, living and working with an lsp
community. Next one is March 22-28, 2008 at our Navajo Mission in Gallup, NM. Contact "loveserves@LittleSistersofthePoor.o
g."

For live-in and general information about the Little Sisters, website is
"Little Sisters of the Poor.org" and the "LoveServes Program," a blog by several
young women who are now in this program while they consider their
calling.

My contributions are as follow...

Sisters of Life
"Come and See" weekend, Thursday March 13 thru Sunday, March 16, 2008
http://sistersoflife.org/vocations.htm

Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Hear of Los Angeles
COME AND SEE DISCERNMENT RETREAT, May 26-29, 2008
http://www.beautyofcarmel.org/Discernment_Subpage.html

The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
Discernment Weekend - May 23-25, 2008
http://www.franciscansisterspeoria.org/newsandevents.htm

Lovers of the Holy Cross L.A
Dare to go outside of your comfort zone
Follow the link http://lhcla.org/vocation/comensee/index.htm

...and my list can go on but I'll let someone else have a chance...hee...hee...

The SMME have on coming up, Feb. 23-24th and one May 3-4th

Marians of the Immaculate Conception discernment retreats are held in Steubenville Ohio at the Marian House of Studies.

Jan. 25-27, 2008

Feb. 15-17, 2008

March 21-23, 2008

April 4-6, 2008

http://marian.org/vocations/discernment.php

Little Sisters of the Poor
Enfield, Connecticut
January 25-27

Thanks so much Phivan

Young Adults Second Saturday Project
Love-Service-Prayer
Little Sisters of the Poor
San Pedro CA 90732
feb. 9, 2008 9:30-2:00

Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate

Come and See Retreat Week
May 31-June 7, 2008

640 Hillview Road,
Cambridge, ON, N3H 5H3

(519) 653-0363 or email at soli@golden.net

SALESIANS OF DON BOSCO--COME AND SEE WEEKEND
FEB 22-24, 2008

315 SELF PLACE, SOUTH ORANGE, NJ 07050

PLEASE EMAIL FR. FRANCO PINTO FOR ANYMORE INFORMATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND

SALVOC@AOL.COM
WWW.SALESIANVOCATOION.COM

Can't make it to Sydney?
Join WYD 2008 in New York City!
July 17-20, 2008
Little Sisters of the Poor Novitiate
High School and Vocation Tracks
Info: vocationsbrooklyn@LittleSistersofthePoor
org.

Next L-S-P Session : March 8, 2008
Adoration-Lectio-Mass-Service-Lunch-Gathering

Religious Sisters of Mercy vocation discernment weekends:
April 11-13th
May 16-18th
June 13-15th

Check out their website Religious Sisters of Mercy
(right corner:vocation retreat)

They are a wonderful order! I hope some of you will check them out!

The Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception

May 16th - 18th

Justice, IL

Contact for reservation:

Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
Office of Vocations
Sr. Margaret Lekan, OP
Promoter of Vocations
9000 West 81st Street
Justice, IL 60458
708.458.3040
vocation@sistersop.org

L-S-P Second Saturday Project
Young Adults
Next session : April 12th, 9:30 AM-2:00 PM
Little Sisters of the Poor
San Pedro CA

Summer is fast approaching!
Perhaps some of you would like to take some of that time for a discernment retreat.
Don't know where? Here are some websites that have current lists of upcoming retreats.
http://www.vocations.com/discern/retreats.html
http://www.vocation-network.org/opportunit...how_opportunity select discernment opportunities
http://www.cmswr.org/retreats.htm

And of course, I have to put a little something in about ours. May 23-25 with The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, East Peoria, IL. Deadline for registration is May 10. For details see: www.franciscansisterspeoria.org/feature.htm

hm my friend said she may go to one this weekend?


anywho, "Individual visits to "come and see" may be arranged at any time."
just wanted to remind everyone that often you don't have to wait for a big scheduled weekend. they're great, but if your schedule can't afford you it, don't hesitate to schedule your own. =D

L-S-P Second Saturday Project
Young Adults
Next session - May 12th, 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Growing every time. Newcomers welcome!

Info: lspsocal.org. Click on "Current Events"

Also : Friday, May 2nd, 7:00 PM
Special Free Screening of "Into Grand Silence," an
award-winning meditation/study of the Carthusian Monks
at La Grande Chartreuse in the Frence Alps.
Followed by sung Compline.
Everyone welcome!