Midwest Antiochian Women’s Retreat
Friday – Sunday, May 2-4, 2008
“Living in lightof the Resurrection”
Presented by Father Steven Kostoff
at Dormition of the Mother of God
Orthodox Monastery
3389 Rives Eaton Road, Rives Junction, Michigan49277
Phone 517-569-2873
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! We joyfully completed our Lenten journey and now we live in the “light of the Risen Lord.” Jesus has overcome death through His Resurrection, and now sits at the right hand of the Father.He enters our personal lives to instruct, enlighten, heal, and show us the way to salvation and the blessedness of the Kingdom of Heaven. How we now live, following the light of the Resurrection, is the topic of Father Steven Kostoff’s talk.
Fr. Steven Kostoffhas been theparish priest of Christ the Savior/Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Cincinnati, OH (Midwest Diocese of the OCA) since 1989. He is married and has three children and one granddaughter. Fr. Steven is a member of the adjunct faculty of Xavier University in Cincinnati, and teaches various courses on the Orthodox Church in the theology department.
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Friday, May 2*
5 PM9th Hour, Vespers & Compline; Fellowship & Snacks
*Please have your evening meal before Friday arrival, as no meal is planned.
Saturday, May 3
8:30 AMLeave taking of Pascha Matinsfollowed by Paschal Hours
10 AMBright Saturday Divine Liturgy; BrunchTalk by Mother Abbess Gabriella
1-3 PMTalk by Fr. Steven Kostoff followed by a break & Q & A
4 PMTour of Monastery
5 PMDinner
6 PMVigil (Combined Vespers & Matins)
Sunday, May 4
9 AMAkathist Hymn, 3rd & 6th Hours
10 AM Divine Liturgy; Agape Meal
ACCOMMODATIONS, RESERVATIONS
Dormition Monastery’s guest house has 10
rooms/23 beds. To reserve a bed please
contact Roberta Royhab at St. Elias
Church, 419-882-4037, or at addresson
next page.
Hotels in nearby Jackson, Michigan:
Baymont Inn, 517-789-6000
Comfort Inn, 517-768-0088
Country Hearth Inn, 517-783-6404
Fairfield Inn, 517-784-7877
Hampton Inn, 517-789-5151
Holiday Inn, 517-783-2681
Retreat sponsored by Midwest Antiochian
Women, an organization of Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Women of North America
“A Sisterhood serving Christ through serving others”
We are collecting the following items for
the Monastery: paper products (paper
towels, toilet tissue, facialtissue, 8 oz. coffee
cups, 9” plates); nuts of all kinds; cereals;
olive oil (regular);coffee; herbal tea.
Please write check payable to Dormition
Monastery and mail with form below to
Roberta Royhab at St. Elias Church, 4940
Harroun Rd, SylvaniaOH43560 by
April 21.
MidwestAntiochian Women’s Retreat
May 2-4, 2008
Name______
Address______
Phone number______
E-Mail______
Parish & City______
Please select one(meals are included):
_____Friday & Saturday lodging at Monastery, $125.00 suggested donation
_____Friday or Saturday (circle one) lodging, $75.00 donation
_____Saturday Commuter, $25.00 donation