What to Expect as an Attendee

A Welcome (CRHP) weekend is a relaxed, two-day retreat designed to help you step away from daily stress and recharge your faith. It takes place directly at your church and is run entirely by fellow parishioners who have already attended.

Fast Facts for Attendees

• No Cost: The weekend, including all meals and snacks, is entirely free.

• Separated Weekends: Men and women attend on completely separate weekends.

• Casual Dress: You wear comfortable, everyday clothing like jeans and t-shirts.

• Sleep Arrangement: You stay overnight at the church, usually on air mattresses or cots.

• No Pressure: You are never forced to speak, share your story, or read aloud.

What You Will Do

• Listen to Stories: Parishioners share real, personal testimonies about life, family, and faith.

• Small Group Chats: You discuss the topics in small, informal groups.

• Sacraments and Prayer: You participate in Mass, reconciliation, and quiet reflection.

• Eat and Socialize: You share home-cooked meals and get to know neighbors.

Who Should Attend?

• Busy People: Anyone looking to pause, rest, and escape a hectic routine.

• New Parishioners: People who want to instantly connect with a friendly community.

• The Spiritually Curious: Anyone seeking a deeper, more personal connection to God.

Step forward and answer the call. Just as Christ chose ordinary men from every walk of life, He is calling you today. You are needed—not because you are perfect, but because you are willing. Join your brothers in fellowship, strengthen your faith, and discover the purpose God has placed within you. Lead with courage, serve with humility, and grow in truth. The Catholic Welcome Retreat is more than an event—it is an opportunity for renewal, brotherhood, and transformation. Don’t stand on the sidelines. Be part of something greater. Say yes, step in, and allow Christ to work through you.

Many men enter the program carrying stress, isolation, unresolved guilt, family struggles, addictions, career pressure, or a feeling that faith has become routine or distant. The Welcome experience is designed to help men reconnect with God, themselves, and other men in authentic Christian friendship.

The goal os this Group is to help Men lead a more enriching personal and  faith life.  Through the brotherhood and the Community Service that the men do, they become better fathers, faithful Catholic Men,  better employees, better professionals, better husbands, and better men of the  Church community. 

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