Living Faith ® Retreat Day

Join us for a Living Faith Retreat in Worcester, MA.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Talks by Living Faith writers Amy Welborn and Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A., and special guests Claire McGarry, Melanie Rigney, Terence Hegarty, Pat Gohn and the Living Faith Team.

Presider and homilist for Mass is Fr. Dennis Gallagher A.A., Vice President for Mission at Assumption University.

$95 per person, lunch included.

Seating is limited. Registration ends May 1, 2026 or when we reach capacity, whichever comes first.
Contact Pat Gohn (pat.gohn@bayardusa.com) with food allergies by March 1, 2026.

Note: Those traveling from out of town and needing overnight accommodation must make their own reservations separately. Living Faith is not coordinating lodging. However, our partners at Assumption University have a limited quantity of on-campus guest housing. Visit their registration link.

Living Faith Retreat | June 13, 2026

Assumption University, Worcester, MA

Listening to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

MAIN BALLROOM, TSOTSIS FAMILY ACADEMIC CENTER

8:30 am

Arrivals

9:00 am

Welcome

Pat Gohn

9:15 am – 12:30 pm

Morning Session

Morning Prayer

Keynote Talk: “Listening to the Heart of Jesus”

Amy Welborn

Reflection: “Living With Christ”

Terence Hegarty

Mass: Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Holy Spirit Chapel

MAIN BALLROOM, TSOTSIS FAMILY ACADEMIC CENTER

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Afternoon Session 1

Keynote Talk: “Listening to the Heart of Mary”

Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.

Reflection: “Lectio Divina and Living Faith”

Claire McGarry

Various locations on campus, to be announced

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Session 2

Option 1: Talk: “Hearts Beating Today”

Wisdom from the saints for building devotion to Jesus and Mary in our lives today.

Melanie Rigney

Option 2: Scriptural Rosary

Terence Hegarty

Option 3: Time for quiet prayer or Lectio Divina

Self-directed

MAIN BALLROOM, TSOTSIS FAMILY ACADEMIC CENTER

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Afternoon Session 3

Living Faith Writers Panel

Thematic and general Q & A: Hosted by Pat Gohn, with Amy Welborn, Fr. Dennis Gallagher, Melanie Rigney, Terence Hegarty and Claire McGarry

Brief personal reflections, volunteered by guests

Evening Prayer

5:00 pm

Farewells

Living Faith ® Retreat Day

Join us for a Living Faith Retreat in Worcester, MA.

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