Good Friday: Day of Recollection
Standing with John and Mother Mary [at the foot of the cross]
When: Friday, April 3, 2026 [Good Friday] – 9:00am – 1:00pm; Doors open at 8:00 am.
Where: Marianist Retreat and Conference Center 4000 Hwy 109, Eureka, MO 63025
Price: $45 per person – Registration below
Details:
All are welcome to attend our annual Good Friday Day of Recollection on Friday, April 3, 2026, at the beautiful and peaceful Marianist Retreat and Conference Center. The theme of the day is “Standing with John and Mother Mary (at the foot of the cross)” and it doesn’t get much more Marianist than that! The world-famous Marianist Three O’clock prayer (https://www.marianist.com/three-oclock-prayer/) begins with this line:
Lord Jesus,
we gather in spirit at the foot of the Cross
with your Mother and the disciple whom you loved.
How cool is that?
This day will include time for inspirational conferences, personal reflection, spiritual direction, and even golf cart tours of our property!
Doors to our building and our chapel will open at 8 am and we will have coffee and donuts available as folks arrive. Programming begins at 9 am and ends at 12:15 pm with a light Lenten lunch so that anyone wishing to attend their own church’s Good Friday services can. Our doors will remain open until 3 pm for anyone who would like to pray in our chapel, hike our trails, and/or be blessed by our many outdoor prayer experiences.
About Our Presenters:
Anne Hruz currently works for the St Louis Archdiocese where she has served for 13 years as the Coordinator of Healing and Deliverance Ministry at the Catholic Renewal Center. She frequently gives training in prayer ministry and talks for parish groups and retreats. Anne is a trained Spiritual Director and serves as an instructor in the Certificate in Spiritual Direction program for the St. Louis Archdiocese. She earned her bachelor’s degree in theology and education at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, her hometown. Anne and her husband Paul met and married in Milwaukee 34 yrs ago, before moving to St Louis in 1997. They are blessed with 5 young adult children and 7 grandchildren. St. Joseph Manchester is Anne’s home parish, where she has served on ACTS teams, the Pro-Life Committee and Jonah prayer ministry.
A long-time contributor to the Marianists’ Alive magazine, John Schroeder has also been writing about ‘found spirituality’ at his blog (www.withusstill.blog) for more than a dozen years. His book of Lenten reflections, Steadfast Spirit, was published in 2020. He has been active in leading fourth-day encounter retreat programs (such as ACTS and Kairos Prison Ministry) since 2003. He and his wife Gerri are parishioners at St. Joseph-Manchester, where they raised their three (now-adult) offspring … and where they continue to savor every opportunity to spoil their granddaughter and two grandsons.
