Advanced Ministry Formation: Diocese of Las Vegas

Advanced Ministry Formation
for Deacon Candidates and Lay Ecclesial Ministers
Diocese of Las Vegas

Annual Retreats

Retreats for Group A (2006 - 2011)

Year/Año	Date / Fecha	Location / Lugar	Topical Focus / Enfoque	Directors / Directores
1	Dec. 1-3, 2006 (Sp) Dec. 8-10, 2006 (Eng)	Life-Giving Retreat Center, Boulder City, NV (Sp) Falcon Ridge Hotel, Mesquite, NV (Eng)	Prayer as Relationship with God	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (Eng: AD, DS; Span: AD, MCas)
2	Dec.7-9, 2007 (Sp) Dec.7-9, 2007 (Eng)	Life-Giving Retreat Center, Boulder City, NV (Sp) Marywood Center, Orange, CA (Eng)	Deepening Your Daily Prayer Life	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (Eng: AD, CJ, BO; Span: TR)
3	Aug. 29-31, 2008	Falcon Ridge Hotel, Mesquite, NV	Methods of Scriptural Prayer	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (BO, TR)
4	Aug. 28-30, 2009	Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas, NV	Liturgical and Sacramental Prayer	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (FJ, SC, MCan, JH)
5	Aug. 27-29, 2010	Center for Spiritual Development, Orange, CA	Prayer and Discernment for Service	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (FJ, DR, PB, JD, JG, CN)
Ord	April 5-10, 2011 (Tues. - Sun.)	Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ	Pre-Ordination "Canonical Retreat"	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (FJ, BK, PB, MCan, LHG, AJ)

Canonical Retreat 2011

Retreats for Group B (2008 - 2013)

Year/Año	Date / Fecha	Location / Lugar	Topical Focus / Enfoque	Directors / Directores
1	Dec. 5-7, 2008	Falcon Ridge Hotel, Mesquite, NV	Prayer as Relationship with God	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (Eng: CJ, FJ; Span: TR, HJR)
2	Dec. 4-6, 2009	Falcon Ridge Hotel, Mesquite, NV	Deepening Your Daily Prayer Life	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (Eng: BO, JG; Span: TR, DM, TC)
3	Aug. 20-22, 2010	Marywood Pastoral Center, Orange, CA	Methods of Scriptural Prayer	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange (FJ, CJ, BO)
4	Aug. 26-28, 2011	Center for Spiritual Development, Orange, CA	Liturgical and Sacramental Prayer	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange
5	Aug. 24-26, 2012	Center for Spiritual Development, Orange, CA	Prayer and Discernment for Service	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange
Ord	April 15-20, 2013 (Mon. - Sat.)	Center for Spiritual Development, Orange, CA	Pre-Ordination Canonical Retreat	Team from Loyola Institute, Orange

Retreat Directors:

LIS Staff: SC = Fr. Stephen Corder, S.J.; AD = Fr. Alan Deck, S.J.; CJ = Br. Charles Jackson, S.J.; FJ = Fr. Felix Just, S.J.; BO = Sr. Barbra Ostheimer, S.N.D.; TR = Fr. Anastacio "Tacho" Rivera, S.J.; DR = Fr. David Robinson, S.J.; DS = Fr. David Schwartz, S.J.
LIS Associates: PB = Paul Bryant; MCan = Mary Cannon; MCas = Marta Castañeda; TC = Teresa Cossios; JD = Joanne Do; JG = Jack Gonsalves; LHG = Liliana Hsueh-Gutierrez; AJ = Agnes Jun; DM = Dolores Martinez; CN = Clara Nguyen; HJR = Humberto and Julia Ramirez
Other Directors: JH = Joanne Halt; BK = Fr. Bill Kenny

Books and Readings for the Retreats:

Year 1:
- Eng: Thomas H. Green. Opening to God: A Guide to Prayer. 2nd edition. Ave Maria Press, 2006. – ISBN 978-1594710711; 126 pages; $12.95
- Eng: Mark Link, S.J. Challenge: A Daily Meditation Program Based on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius. Thomas More Publishing, 1993. – ISBN: 978-0883474716; 391 pages; $8.95
- Span: Mark Link, S.J. Desafio: Un programa de reflexion diaria basado en los Ejercicios Espirituales de San Ignacio de Loyola. Trans. Rosalva Castaneda. Loyola Press, 2010. – ISBN 978-0829433005; 448 pages; $9.95
- Eng/Span: American Bible Society (ABS). Encounter with the Bible (Lectio Divina).
Year 2:
- Herbert Alphonso, S.J. Discovering Your Personal Vocation: The Search for Meaning through the Spiritual Exercises. Paulist Press, 2001. – ISBN 978-0-8091-4044-2; 88 pages; $8.95

George A. Aschenbrenner, S.J. Consciousness Examen. Somos Catolicos series. Chicago: Loyola Press. – ISBN 978-0-8294-2482-9; 32 pages; $1.95
George A. Aschenbrenner, S.J. El Examen del Consciente. Somos Catolicos series. Chicago: Loyola Press. – ISBN 978-0-8294-2493-5; 32 pages; $1.95

Year 3: Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V. Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Prayer with Scripture. Crossroad, 2008. – ISBN 978-0-8245-24883; 112 pages; $12.95
Year 4: TBD
Year 5: Dean Brackley, S.J. The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times. Crossroad, 2004. – ISBN 978-0-8245-22681; 320 pages; new $19.95
Canonical Pre-Ordination Retreat:
- Joseph Martos. Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction to Sacraments in the Catholic Church. Revised edition. Liguori, MO: Liguori/Triumph, 2001. - read Chapter XII on "Ordination" (pp. 400-465)
- National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons. Washington, DC: USCCB Publishing, 2005. - reread the Preface and Chapters 1-3 (pp. 1-74)

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For more information on the AMF Program, please contact

Fr. Bill Kenny
Holy Spirit Parish
5959 S. Hualapai Way
Las Vegas, NV 89148

Phone: 702-459-7778; Fax: 702-437-9548
Email: wjmkenny--at--embarqmail.com
Website: http://www.ctklv.org

Fr. Felix Just, S.J.
Loyola Institute for Spirituality
480 S. Batavia St.
Orange, CA 92868-3907

Phone: 714-997-9587 x28; Fax: 714-997-9588
Email: fjust2000--at--yahoo.com
Website: http://www.catholic-resources.org