Parish Social Ministry Lenten Retreat

Mark your calendar now for the Parish Social Ministry Lenten Retreat, offered annually by OCSJM for anybody who is interested or involved in social ministry.

This year's event - Justice for People and Planet: God's Dream and Ours - will be facilitated by Sr. Margaret Galiardi, OP, the new Pastoral Discernment Leader of the Spiritual Life Center in West Hartford, CT

Margaret Galiardi is a Dominican Sister from Amityville, NY who currently serves as Executive Director of the Spiritual Life Center in West Hartford.

In her long history of justice ministry, Sr. Margaret has lived in convents that were also shelters for homeless women and their children, for refugees, and for women recently released from prison, and has worked in soup kitchens and shelters. She also served as Executive Director for the Intercommunity Center for Justice and Peace in New York City.

Sr. Margaret was a member of the International Commission for Justice, Peace and Care of Creation for the Dominican Order. She has lectured nationally on ecological theology, developed by the Holy Father, the Bishops, and by emerging ecological and evolutionary theologians.

Sr. Margaret spent the 2009-2010 year in silence and solitude, living with the Trappist Monks in their monastery on the Lost Coast of Northern California.

Plan to join us, and treat yourself to a day of fellowship, prayer, and renewal. View the flyer for more information, and sign up today!