June/July 2016

We hope you had a blessed Memorial Day weekend! It's finally summer in Erie, Pa! The month of May had Father Larry traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a Theology on Tap. Next he headed to St. Francis Xavier in Medina, Ohio for a week long Parish Mission and to St. Paul, Minnesota for a Legatus meeting. He rounded out his May schedule with a few weddings at his home parish! 

His schedule for speaking in June is not much different than May. He will be heading to Syracuse on June 11th to a Father/Son Men's Day of Reflection with Justin Fatica of Hard as Nails Ministries. On June 14th he will be in Springfield, Massachusetts for a Legatus meeting, and he will  be heading to the Salt and Light Radio Banquet in Boise, Idaho on June 23rd. Remember that for more information on these events and future events head to our website www.thereasonforourhope.org  

Father Larry usually takes the month of July off from speaking and focuses fully on his parish. On the weekend of July 8-10 he will be the Spiritual Director for the Divine Mercy Encounter retreat that's held four times a year at his parish. 

The summer has brought some exciting and big news for the Foundation! The 1:38 Women's Conference that will be held on October 1 of this year recently announced their speakers for the day! They are former model and contestant on American's Next Top Model Leah Darrow; Mother Mary Assumpta Long, OP of the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist; and Catholic bloggers Michele Faehnle and Emily Jaminet. Registration is OPEN NOW! Please head to the website for more details about the speakers and how to register at www.138women.com. 

The Hope House Retreat Center's website  is up and running. Please pass it along to anyone in your Parish or church group who conducts retreats or plans retreats for various ministries. We have hosted groups from third graders getting ready for their First Eucharist to RCIA groups and anyone in between! The upstairs renovations are coming along quickly with four bathrooms being near completed. We will be able to accept overnight retreats for this Fall. For more information go to our website http://hopehouseretreatcenter.org/ or call us at 814-455-7364. We are currently accepting summer day conferences as well! New marketing material will be available this summer, so be on the look out for that. 

Remember you are in our prayers, so please keep us in yours. Have a blessed summer.