Book Study & Retreat

Women at the Well, a group open to all women interested in spiritual growth, invites you to join us. We are a diverse group, welcoming women aged 18 to 118, striving to become spiritually mature Christian women who grow in our Catholic faith, increase our understanding of it, and share it with others. We do this through book studies, Bible studies, and programs on the Catholic Faith on Wednesday evenings throughout the year.

Book Study: Encountering Emmanuel

Join Women at the Well this Advent as we anticipate the birth of Jesus. This study will be a combination of individual reflection time and group meetings.

Live Meetings: Weds., Dec. 11th and 18th in the Convent 7-9PM
Individual Reflection: Week of Dec. 1st on and Dec. 22nd
Cost: $12
Who: Women ages 18-118

Embark on a transformative journey this Advent with Heather Khym, cohost of the Abiding Together podcast, as she extends a heartfelt invitation to embrace stillness and silence amid life’s chaos, allowing God to dwell in the
depths of your being. While the world moves at an ever-faster pace, Heather encourages you to pull back from the hustle and create space for our Savior to come into every area of your life—to transform and heal it through his love.In Encountering Emmanuel, using poignant reflections and accompanying videos, Heather will gently guide you into the areas of your heart where Christ has not yet come—the areas where you’ve shut him out, the places you’ve long forgotten and ignored, or the spaces you’re ashamed to acknowledge.You’ll learn how to invite him in so that he can bring his light, love, peace, hope, and healing into your heart. From the forgotten corners to the shadowed recesses, Heather encourages you to open these spaces to the transformative power of Christ’s love.

Each day will show you a unique way God can come into your life, including the following:

He comes in the darkness
He comes to set us free
He comes to awaken us from slumber
He comes as a helpless child
He comes as a gift to the world
He comes as a person with a face
He comes to be our food

God will not force—love never does—but he asks, and we have a choice. Will you open wide your heart to the Savior and give your fiat as Mary did? Each day you’ll journey deeper into the meaning of Advent with a meditation, stunning art specially created for this book by Josiah Henley of Heart of IESVS, reflection questions, a prayer, and journaling space.

Women's Retreat

Women at the Well Ministry is going on a silent weekend retreat January 31-February 2, 2025, at the Capuchin Retreat Center in Washington, Michigan. The theme this year is covering Gospel Characters. We will reflect on how the characters in the Gospels responded to Jesus in order to strengthen our. The Gospel Characters such as Matthew, Mary of Nazareth, the Samaritan woman, the Blind Bartimaeus, Zacchaeus, Mary Magdalene, and a few others will be reflected on over the weekend.

The retreat begins on Friday, January 31 st at 6:30 pm to Sunday, February 2 nd at 1:00 pm. Carpooling will be available. All rooms each have a private bathroom. The suggested donation is $265.00. For more information, please email Sue Ladach at [email protected] or call the rectory at (734) 261-1455 ex. 200.