Mount on the Road

Mount on the Road for Parish Communities

Spiritual formation where you need it.

As a parish priest or faith formation leader, would you like to offer more quality spiritual nourishment to your parishioners, but lack the time and energy to create and lead one? Let the staff at the Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Ministry do the work for you.

The Ursuline Sisters and staff are recognized for their excellence in providing programs and retreats to feed your soul.

With “Mount on the Road,” we bring that expertise to your parish or provide programming online. Our motto is:

“We come to you. You come to us. We meet online.”

Your parish can choose from existing programs, or work with our staff to cater a program to your needs.

Mount on the Road offers …

  • Top-notch presenters with the spiritual formation, education and experience you have come to expect from the Ursuline Sisters and the Retreat Ministry.
  • Highly rated, enriching program content that is in line with the Catholic Church.
  • Huge savings in staff time/cost since we create the curriculum and plan the program.
  • Flexibility – we offer the programs at your parish or online.
  • Customized options are also available on a limited basis. Contact us to discuss your needs and to get a personalized quote.

Examples of presentations/retreats offered include:

  • Praying with the Saints
  • Who is Your God?
  • Trinity and Relationship
  • Living Mary’s “Yes”
  • Beginning to Pray
  • Praying With the Bible
  • Praying in Times of Illness
  • The Key to Spiritual Vitality in Aging
  • Understanding and Praying the Mass
  • Developing a Eucharistic Spirituality

Program format and pricing

In addition to the presentation, the program may include times for prayer, quiet reflection, Lectio Divina, small-group sharing, and creative expression with music, poetry and/or visual arts.

Parish Program Pricing includes:

  • One Evening or 1-hour session: $125 within Owensboro, Kentucky vicinity
  • Two-hour session: $199
  • Two to four 1.5-hour program sessions: $300–$600
  • Retreat Day up to six hours, including three hours of input: $500

Special programming for Lent and Advent

We know Lent and Advent are special times when you want to offer programming for your parish. A season of Spiritual Formation for Lent or Advent includes:

  • Retreat Day
  • Two to four 1.5-hour program sessions
  • Follow-up session in Easter time or after Christmas (Epiphany).
  • Total Cost: $950–$1,300

Zoom retreats

Retreats and programs online will continue. Sign up and pay for eight or more of your parishioners and get a 25 percent discount on each registration.

“We are grateful for Mount Saint Joseph’s partnership in our diocesan efforts to make disciples of Jesus who witness God’s love to others. Ongoing Adult Faith Formation is essential in helping Catholics, and the Mount offers a spiritual powerhouse of teachers and resources. I highly recommend them for your personal and parish growth.” – Jeff Andrini, Director of Evangelization for the Diocese of Owensboro.

“Mount on the Road” Staff

Sister Cheryl Clemons, OSU, Ph.D., has been offering retreats, parish missions, and RCIA programs for over 25 years. Along with teaching and administrative experience, she brings extensive training in theology, Scripture, spirituality, and spiritual direction. Her deep love for study and prayer is always interwoven with her passion for connecting the treasures of Catholic theology and spirituality to people’s faith and everyday life.

 

 

 

Other Ursuline Sisters and contracted professionals may also be available for programs.

A brochure is available upon request.

Please contact Sister Cheryl Clemons, program specialist with the Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Ministry, to discuss what we can do for your parish.

Call 270-244-0394

Email [email protected]