2026 Family Retreat: Fortify
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CELEBRATE THE JUBILEE YEAR OF ST. FRANCIS WITH YOUR FAMILY
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JOIN US - JULY 18TH, 2026
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One day retreat designed for the whole familyStep away from the busyness of life and spend intentional time together.
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Your day will have opportunities for:- Prayer & Reflections
- Adoration
- Confession
- Great talks & Speakers
- Plenary Indulgence Pilgrimage
Create space to grow closer as a family and experience meaningful moments together.
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Click on the image below to download a copy of this flyer to share with someone you know.
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Click on the image below to download a copy of this flyer to share with someone you know.
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FAQ's
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Your whole family! RED-C Ministries is a non-profit that aims to help the whole family integrate the Catohlic faith into their everyday. That means, we want to invite the whole family into an encounter with Christ. Not just parents and not just kids; the whole family unit.
Come. Bring your spouse and bring your kids.
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There will be a nursery and childcare, as needed, for those ages 6 and under.
If there's anything else you need, please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate your family's needs.
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Typically our Family Retreats last about 6 hours. We'll have check-in around 9AM, include lunch, and end by around 3PM.
However, if your family needs to leave early, we completely understand, and we'd love to have you join for us much of the retreat as you can!
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The $50 fee covers the registration for your whole immediate family.
It also includes provided snacks, drinks, and lunch as well as the nursery and childcare, as needed, for those ages 6 and under.
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Yes! At the end of this retreat, you'll have the opportunity to journey to St. Francis on the Brazos in Waco for a special opportunity of prayer and gain a plenary indulgence for your loved ones.
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""An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints."81 "An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin." 82 Indulgences may be applied to the living or the dead." CCC1471
This year, on the 800th Anniversary of St. Francis's death, a Plenary Indulgence is granted to all the faithful who take part in the Jubilee simply by visiting a Franciscan church or any place connected to Saint Francis anywhere in the world, spending time in prayer or reflection, and praying for charity, harmony, and peace among peoples.
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