A Busy October For The Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center

October 14, 2020

Amarillo—October is shaping up to be a busy month at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center at 2100 North Spring.

• The Retreat Center is initiating a Book of the Month Club this month.
“We are blessed to have a number of amazing books on a large range of subjects, including prayer, women, contemplation, family and healing,” said BDRC executive director Linda Astuto.
This month the featured book is Sabbath Presence: Appreciating the Gifts of Each Day. Copies are available at $10.95 each, plus tax.
“Books available in our bookstore are on sale at 10% off list price,” said Astuto “We’re also featuring a 50% sale from now through Thursday, Dec. 31 on select items in the retreat centers Gift Shop and Bookstore.
The gift shop and bookstore is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

• The Retreat Center is offering a Contemplative Power Hour on Tuesdays, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Adoration will take place from 11:00 to 11:30, followed by the recital of the Rosary at 11:30 and Contemplative Prayer at noon. There is no charge and those attending are encouraged to stay for the entire time or for a portion.

• The Retreat Center invites the public to dine with them this month...
On Thursday, Oct. 22, the Retreat Center will offer a Pork Chop Dinner fundraiser from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. The meal of a pork chop with gravy, pan fried potatoes, sautéed cabbage, salad, rolls and butter, tea or coffee and a homemade dessert, will be served for $14.00 with advance registration and $16.00 at the door.

Both meals will be served in the retreat center’s dining room. For additional information or to make advance registrations, please call the BDRC at 383-1811 or go online to bdrc.org/dine-at-defalco.