Praying, Preaching , Preparing for Lent
In preparation for the Lenten Season, this retreat is an opportunity for Deacons to come together in fellowship and fraternity for a weekend of prayer, conferences and shared meals.

Presenters
Deacon Greg Kandra
Deacon Tom Rich, TSA

Deacon Greg Kandra is an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and creator of “The Deacon’s Bench.” The blog has gamered over 20 million readers from around the world. Additionally, he serves as the Senior Writer and Outreach Program Manager for the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, (CNEWA), a pontifical association founded by Pope Pius XI in 1926.

Deacon Tom Rich, TSA, serves at Our Lady of Hope R.C. Church, Carle Place, Ny, as Director of Religious Education. In addition, he is a Diocesan Judge of the Tribunal of Diocese of Rockville Centre, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Canon Law at St. Joseph’s Seminary, (Yonkers) and teaches Canon Law in the Deacon Formation Program at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, (Huntington, NY).

For more information, please contact Joy Pellegrino at jpellegrino@atonementfriars.org

The cost for this retreat is $285 per person. The cost includes all conferences and materials, 2 nights and 5 meals.

All attendees for this retreat must be vaccinated.