Passionist Nuns Retreat House and Monastery, Clarks Summit, Pa

Our Entrance

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Monastery Happenings

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Bishop Bambera holds a wooden Crucifix,

a gift from the Passionist Nuns on his recent

visit to St. Gabriel's.

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We thank Fr. Jim Price, CP. for

preaching two of our Fall

Weekend Retreats.

We also thank Father for preaching
the Passionist Nuns Revewal of
Vows Retreat in November

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Above some of our Emmaus
friends tidy up the lawn around
the Retreat Center.

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Rev. John and Debbie Craig
present a new cd player to the
Passionist Nuns, for the Chapel

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Friends, Sal and Mary Lou Bellanca and

Betty Onofrey wish Sr. Regina a Happy

Birthday in October

85th Year of Thanksgiving

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Dear Friends -

On June 29th, 1926 - eighty-five years ago five nuns left Our Lady of Sorrows Monaster in Pittsburgh, came to start a new community of Passionist Nuns here in the Diocese of Scranton. Separation and beginnings are always a step into the unknown.

Faith and people of good will in the diocese helped the nuns through this trying time of new beginnings. The IHM Sisters, through the kindness of Mother Casmir, offered the Passionist nun's overnight accommodations at Marywood before they could settle in their new home on Green Ridge Street in Dunmore. Monsignor Kelly, the Vicar General of the diocese loaned the nuns a chalice and altar stone. Mother Sacred heart of the Good Shepherds, sent vestments, a Benediction light, flowers and bedding. In September of the same year, the very first retreats for women were organized, thanks to our Passionist Priests and retreat leaders who helped organize the retreat movement.

In 1970, it became a necessity to move from Dunmore to Clarks Summit and that is where you find us today.

Here at Saint Gabriel's Monastery, while few in numbers and aging, we still live our life of prayer faith-fully and continue to host many retreats. All of this is possible through the kindness, loyalty and efforts of our many generous retreatants, friends and benefactors.

This year, as we thank God for being able to offer retreats our eighty-fifth year, we are keenly aware of the devastation of Hurricane Irene that affected many of our most loyal retreatants. We pray during this long and difficult recovery and transition period, that God's gentle hands will protect and help each of you. We know, although many of you while you were unable to attend your annual Fall Retreat, (some of you for the very first time in decades) that you experienced through the flood itself, a very different kind of retreat. That experience of being stripped of everything you own! Our dear retreatants, we continue to hold you in our prayers.

This past spring our Emmaus friends came to assist with our spring-cleaning chores. Talk about sparkling windows, a freshly painted conference room, shiny floors, and neatly trimmed bushes in the newly mulched flowerbeds! At the end of that busy day, Rev. John and Debbie Craig collected donations to fund the purchase of a new CD/tape player for our Chapel. Thanks to all who took part!

The highlight of this year was the visit of the Most Reverend Bishop Joseph Bambera and Father Washington. The visit gave us a chance to meet the bishop's mother and her friends. It was indeed a blessed day to be visited by the shepherd of our diocese.

Also, with special gratitude we wish to offer sincere thanks to our Cursillo friends who have supported us all of these many years. Every year, too, with loving effort, they give us a Christmas party and gifts. As a community we are very grateful. Your prayers, love and dedication, together with all of our generous benefactors and wonderful friends are what keep this monastery and retreat center going.

It is Advent, once again, a season of waiting. Like the wise virgin in Scripture, we shall continue to light our inner candles in prayer for all of you.

With grateful hearts, we wish you a Blessed Christmas and a New Year full of hope, knowing that the God who loves will be with us always.

Sr. Teresita

and the Passionist Nuns

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Our Morning Sky's at St. Gabriel's

A New Notice of Upcoming Retreats

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St. Gabriel's Retreat Center

Private and Directed retreats are always available if space permits.

Call the Retreat Office for more information. Phone: (570) 586-4957)

or Fax: (570)587-3314 or e-mal office at kporter@epix.net

Weekends are available (call Retreat Office)

January 2012 Calendar

7 Cursillo School of Leaders

13-15 Lycoming College, Search Retreat

http://www.lycoming.edu/unitedCampusMinistry/retreats.aspx

21 Cursillo Team Meeting (Lunch) (9-3 or 4pm)

27-29 Matt Talbot Retreat - Directed by a Sister

# Full house Supper Friday 35-40?

Arrive 3pm Lv. : After noon meal Sun.

30 Meeting UMC 6-8:30pm - Rev. Beth Jones

Large Lounge 6 - 9 pm Refreshment available.

February

3-5 Marywood

http://www.marywood.edu/campmin/spirituality/retreats/search-retreat.html

Arr: Friday Afternoon/ Lv: Sunday Afternoon

10 -11 Men's Cursillo Overnight bring own supper. Arr: 9am

Full breakfast on Saturday 11th - about 8am?

Sat. 11 Cursillo School of Leaders 9 - 4 Arr: 9am

Coffee in am and Lunch #30-40? Lv: after lunch

Fri-Feb 10 Epiphany Vestry - Gallagher Room - Friday supper about 10 - 12

Sat-Feb 11 Epiphany Vestry - Coffee in am and Lunch.

Feb. 17-19 Fri. - Sun. College Misercordia #60 ?

Arr.: eve. Supper? Lv:after noon meal Sunday

20 St. John's- Honesdale Arr: by 9:30

22 Ash Wednesday

24-26 The Jacob Institute

27 Feast of St. Gabriel

March

2-3 Overnight-Padre Pio Prayer Group Supper Fri. Brkf. Sat.

3 School of Leaders - 9am to 4pm

9-11 Vestal Retreat - Fr. Vincent Boney, CP

(Sunday - Daylight Savings))

12-15 Our Lady of Snows-1st Comm. Retreats 4 separate retreats

15-20 Rosen Intensive - afternoon Fri. until

after lunch Tuesday

21 St. Greg Women's Guild Day of Refl. (Fr. John Lapera)

22-25 Women's Cursillo (team supper Thurs.)

April

1 Palm Sunday

5 - 7 Easter Triduum

8 Easter Sunday

10 Our Lady of the Abington's- 1st Comm. Retreat, Dre. Leslie Grega

Arrival: 9:30

11-12 St. Patrick's - Scranton - about 50 children - Dre Marci Cuillo

13 -15 Mercy Associates

                                    http://www.sistersofmercy.org/

16                 St. Anthony’s, Dunmore1st Comm. - Dre. Cathy D. #23 + Ch.

18                 St. Gregory’s 1st Comm. Retreat - #52 Own presenter

19 Holy Rosary, Duryea - 40 + Ch. , Dre. Joan Dowd

19-22 Men's Cursillo http://scrantoncursillo.homestead.com/

24 St. Clare - 1st Comm. -#26 Dre. Jean Evans - Public

25 St. Ann's Basilica, Scranton - 1st Comm. - @40 Dre. Kathy Stochi

26 St. Clare - 1st Comm. - # 30 Dre. Jean Evans

26-29 UMC Men's Emmaus Walk

http://upperroom.org/emmaus/whatis/about.asp

May
1 Our Lady of Sorrows (St. Monica's Parish) Dre. Sandy N.

2 St. John Vianney - Dre. Jo Ann

3-6 UMC Women's Emmaus Walk

http://upperroom.org/emmaus/whatis/about.asp

20-27 Rosen Method Intensive

June

8-10              Prayer Retreat – Sr. Barbara

15-17            TBA

6-29/7-1       Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart

July

6/29/7-1 Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart

Gift Certificates are available for Retreats

Closed July 4th weekend

All other July and August dates open for private, directed or group retreats.

September

7-9 Preached Retreat – Rev.Paul Zilonka,cp

14-16 Preached Retreat – Rev.Paul Zilonka,cp

21-23 TBA

27-30 Cursillo Women

October

4-7 Men’s Cursillo

14-16 Prayer Retreat ??– Sr. Barbara

19 Feast of St. Paul of the Cross

19-21 “Passion of Jesus Christ” - Rev. Paul Zilonka ,cp

November

2-4 Rachel’s Vineyard

9-11 TBA

17-20 C.P. Nuns Retreat-Closed

December

7-9 TBA

25 Christmas Day - Closed

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On July 2, 1926, five nuns from Pittsburgh,

founded St. Gabriel's Monastery in the Scranton

Diocese. From left: St. Mary Agnes, C.P.,

and Sr. Mary Chrysostom,C.P.

Seated - Mother Mary Louise, C.P., (First Superior)

Sr. Mary Paul, C.P., and Sr. Mary Gabriel, C.P.

Fr. Theodore Foley, C.P.

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Fr. Theodore Foley was born on March 3, 1913, in Springfield, Massachusette. At age fourteen, he entered the Passionists and was ordained a priest in 1949. In 1964, Fr. Foley was elected as Superior General of the Passionist Congregation, the first American from the eastern United States to hold that position. He served until his death on October 9, 1974 at the age of sixty-one after contracting an illness on a trip to Asia. A great man of prayer, Fr. Theodore had a deep love for the Passion of Jesus and of Our Mother of Sorrows. He was known for his sanctity, gentle kindness and humility. His dying words were "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul."

Click on this link to see Fr. Theodore's life history http://theodorefoley.org/

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Bl. Dominic of the

Mother of God, C.P.

Cardinal John Henry Newman
1801 - 1890

On September 19, 2010, while on a papal visit to England, Pope Benedict VIX beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman, who was a convert from the Anglican church in 1845. He was received into the Catholic church by Blessed Dominic Barberi, a Passionist who by his many writings and personal holiness brought many to the faith.

http://barberi.wordpress.com/blessed-dominic-barberi/

Prayer for John Henry Newman

Eternal Father, you led John Henry Newman to follow the kindly light of Truth, and he obediently responded to your heavenly calls at any cost. As writer, preacher, counsellor and educator, as pastor, Oratorian, and servant of the poor he labored to build up your Kingdom.Grant that through your Vicar on earth we may hear the words, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter into the kingdom of the canonized saints.'May you manifest your servant's power of intercession by even extraordinary answers to the prayers of the faithful throughout the world. We pray particularly for our intentions in his name and in the name of Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord. Amen