Reservations available for Parish Retreat 'The Bible: A Love Story'

The Bible is, above all, a love story... a Divine Romance! The theme of marriage runs throughout the sacred scriptures, starting with the marriage of Adam and Eve in the Garden, and culminating in the marriage of Christ and the Church in Revelation, with the crown jewel in the center...the Song of Songs.

The next Parish Retreat will explore these themes and more with speaker Bill Donaghy. The retreat takes place December 14th at 2 p.m. in the Parish Center and reservations are now being accepted.

How is it that we too often see the Bible as a kind of Divine Rule Book or cold collection of ethics? Is there a beautiful truth we've been missing, or perhaps one so beautiful we fear to come closer to it? Come and see the scriptures come alive as never before. Come to the wedding feast where Divinity marries humanity!

Click here to download a flyer with more information, including the full schedule and registration form.

Registrations can be placed in the Retreat basket after any Mass in the Church Undercroft or in the Parish Center Activity Room. You can also call the parish office at (908) 735-4024 or just join us on Dec. 14 at the Parish Center.

About our speaker

Bill has worked in the fields of mission and evan- gelization since 1999. Through his work with the Pontifical Mission Societies, Bill gave hundreds of talks on the spirituality of mission to young people throughout the greater Philadelphia area and be- yond. He has experienced the love of Christ in the missions of Haiti, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic, as well as within the realms of Young Adult and Parish ministry in Philadelphia.

In October of 2000, Bill was chosen to repre- sent his country in a special tribute at the Jubilee of Missionaries in Rome. He was given a simple cross by Pope John Paul II and called by the Holy Father to "bring Jesus back to your country." He is filled with a passion for his faith and dedicated to spreading the joy of the New Evangelization.

After teaching theology at Malvern Prep for Boys for 8 years, and speaking for the Theology of the Body Institute, he is now a full-time instructor for the Certification Program of the Theology of the Body Institute, and an international speaker. His work has taken him throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

Bill holds an Associates in Visual Arts, a Bachelors in Philosophy, and a Masters in Systematic The- ology. He also teaches theology at Immaculata University in Exton, Pa. Bill and his wife, Rebecca, live in Malvern, Pa. with their three children.