The annual three-day retreat of the Florida – Northeast Area was held at the Marywood Retreat Center on the banks of the St. John’s River in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Father David Caron, OP, ChM, led Knights, Dames, and guests through lecture and discussion sessions, liturgies, prayer and fellowship.
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Members left this weekend retreat feeling renewed, with their spirits recharged for the observance of Lent, which began on Wednesday, February 17th.
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During the weekend, retreat guests also took time to assemble baby travel bags for women in crisis pregnancies at Jacksonville’s Emergency Pregnancy Services.
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