Women’s Fall Retreat

Recovery is a precious gift from our Higher Power. We make choices daily about how we will receive this gift, embrace the spiritual principles of the 12-Steps, and extend God’s offering of recovery to others as we walk through each day on the journey of life.

During our time together, sisters in recovery will share experience, strength and hope with other women religious in recovery.

The Promises

We will be amazed before we are halfway through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook on life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.

Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us – sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.

Alcoholics Anonymous (The Big Book)

Sponsoring Agencies

Guest House offers retreats periodically throughout the year as support for clergy and men and women religious in recovery from a variety of addictive disorders. This particular retreat is offered for our alumnae women religious as well as other sisters who came to recovery through other treatment centers or entered recovery on their own.

The Inter-Congregational Addictions Program, ICAP, is the network of sisters recovering by working programs based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The purpose of ICAP is to enhance the recovery program of sisters by helping them to network, connect, access, and affiliate with other sisters using 12-Step recovery.

For questions regarding ICAP, contact Sr. Mary Gene Kinney at 773-852-3608 or Sr. Luann Brown at 630-660-0051.

About the Location

Located one hour north of Detroit, the Center’s 95 acres of gentle meadows and quiet woodlands offer a wonderful opportunity to renew your peace of mind. Each bedroom has a private bath. The retreat center is located 14 miles east of Guest House. On Wednesday evening, retreatants will have the opportunity to visit the Guest House campus.

Address

62460 Mt. Vernon Road
Washington, MI 48094
248-651-4826

Registration Fee

The retreat fee is $399 and covers all presentations and lodging at the Capuchin Retreat Center. The fee also includes meals from dinner on Monday, October 7, through lunch on Thursday, October 10.

Transportation

Guest House offers complimentary chauffeur service to and from Detroit Metro Airport in Detroit, MI and Bishop International Airport in Flint, MI. If you would like to take advantage of this service, please provide flight information.