Residents Encounter Christ (REC)
REC is a Catholic evangelizing ministry of priests, deacons, professed religious and lay persons who enter prison to provide 3-day spiritual retreats and to share the saving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The REC teams from this area now cover ten N.Y. State correctional facilities within the Archdiocese of New York which are located in Dutchess, Westchester, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan Counties.
The Catholic chaplains who recognize the positive impact of REC upon the prison population are asking us not only to sustain but also to increase the REC presence at their facilities. REC is faithful to church teachings and very well aligned with the “new evangelization” to which our recent Holy Fathers have been calling us. We need to increase the number of lay persons actively involved in REC – particularly in the MEN’s prisons. Please prayerfully consider helping in some way.
For more information about REC and ways in which you may be able to help, please call Frank Fitzgerald at (845) 297-3335 or HNJ parishioner, Jim Collins @ [email protected]
ENGAGED CATHOLICS
"A wedding is a day, a marriage is a lifetime!" Catholic Engaged Encounter is an intensive marriage preparation retreat that will help you prepare for your life as husband and wife. The weekends are held at the beautiful and peaceful Mount Alvernia Retreat House in Wappingers Falls, NY. Interested in attending or do you know someone who might be? For more information or to register, visit our website:
www.engagedencounterny.
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