“The Beatitudes & The Eucharist: A Eucharistic Retreat” will be offered in Waterville on October 9-12, and all are welcome to attend. The retreat is set for the chapel of the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament on 101 Silver Street. The facilitator for the retreat will be Fr. John Thomas Lane, SSS, currently a pastor in Highland Heights, Ohio, who also is a celebrated presenter, retreat leader, and liturgical consultant. He holds master’s degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the Catholic Theological Union and has served as a columnist for Emmanuel Magazine and The Messenger. The retreat will begin with an opening Mass on Sunday at 4PM followed by exposition and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and an overview of the Beatitudes. On Monday, a closer look at the first and second Beatitudes will start the day, followed by Mass, the opportunity for confession or spiritual direction, and a holy hour. Tuesday’s schedule features a presentation on the third, fourth, and fifth Beatitudes, Mass, and a novena, while Wednesday concludes the retreat with a focus on the sixth through eighth Beatitudes and a closing Mass at 10:30AM that will include the anointing of the sick. No registration is necessary. For more information about the retreat, call (207) 872-7072 or [email protected]. Click here for the retreat schedule.