Men’s Retreat: Learning to be a man of God on mission

From The Superior Catholic Herald...
 

While 2024 is not the first year the Diocese of Superior has hosted overnight retreats for both men and women, these retreats held a special historical significance as the first events at the new Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center in Trego.

Purchase of the former Heartwood Resort by the non-profit Minnesota Catholic Youth Partnership was finalized days before the Jan. 27-28 men’s retreat. While the facility will primarily be used for Extreme Faith Camp during the summers, parish liaison for MCYP John O’Sullivan introduced himself Saturday morning and said how the group hopes that Trinity Woods can be a place of blessing for Catholics all across the Upper Midwest.

Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship Chris Hurtubise offered his own welcome and introduced the men’s retreat speaker, encouraging attendees to “dive deeper into intimacy with Jesus Christ.” He said that after having dinner with their presenter, “I was profoundly blessed by our conversation. I’m gonna be a different dad after it. If that was just over Jimmy John’s, I can’t wait to see what’s in store” for all the men after 36 hours.

Speaker Pete Burak immediately connected with the men, announcing the “big deal” it was for him to embark on the adventure of retreat together. He quipped that when the retreat was scheduled the year prior, he never imagined that his Detroit Lions would be in the playoffs and he was hoping to get back to Michigan in time to watch.

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