January 27, 2024
About forty five women from St. Jane de Chantal and surrounding parishes gathered together for a daylong women’s retreat at the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, DC. The women were invited by St. Jane’s Sodality Guild to, “Come Away and Rest for a While.” The retreat themes were kindness and mercy, and talks were presented by Father Ramzi Sidawi, OFM, Guardian of the Monastery. The women prayed, reflected, discussed, and participated in Adoration and Confession. Following the retreat, the women all agreed that they felt restored, a sense of community, and spiritually uplifted.