Fr. Dale Matson
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We held our gathering at the St. Anthony
Retreat Center in Three Rivers CA. Monday-Wednesday of this week. It is a wonderful
setting with a view “into” Sequoia Park with park features in view from the retreat
grounds like Hospital Rock and Alta Peak (11,207). Fr. Carlos Raines and I had
an opportunity to drive as far up the Generals’ Highway in the park as the
Giant Sequoias which start about 6,000’. We also had an opportunity to drop
down to the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River which is currently a raging
torrent (see video clip below). This was during our free time Tuesday afternoon.
We began with arrival/registration
and a get-together. Essentially the event can be divided into several periods of
instruction, celebrating Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer and
Compline and meals. The meals are a highlight with a top-notch buffet offering
a variety of healthy and delicious food combined with renewed table fellowship
with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
The teaching was by Dr. Greg Peters
who is at St. Michael’s College in Toronto Canada and associated with Biola
(CA), Nashotah House (WI) and visiting professor at St. John’s School of
Theology in (MN). “All Christians are Monks and all Monks are Christians” is an
important point Dr. Greg would impress upon us. There was a wrap up session following Morning
Prayer and breakfast followed by Holy Eucharist and lunch. I needed to leave
after breakfast.
Views Of The Grounds
Austere but Adequate
St. Francis
St. Anthony
Attendees
Bishop Eric Menees
Dr. Peters
Fr Richard Fr. Greg Fr James cooling their heels
2 comments:
Great Pictures, Father Dale. Thank you!
Thanks for the affirmation.
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