The 2019 CRC Gala will be here before you know it! Register now to be one of the guest to enjoy a fun evening raise funds for the CRC. The evening includes dinner, dancing, live performance, and great silent and live auctions!

Hot off the presses, here's a listing of open weekends for the upcoming 12-months at the CRC: February 15 - 17 Lodge Side & Oblate Hall March 8 - 10 Room Side & Eugene or Marian Hall March 29 - 31 Lodge Side & Oblate Hall April 5 - 7 Lodge Side & Oblate Hall May 10 -12 Lodge Side & Oblate Hall May 17 - 19 Room Side & Eugene Hall August 9 - 11 Room Side & Eugene or Marian Hall August 16 - 18 Room Side & Eugene or Marian Hall August 22 - 24 Room Side & Eugene or Marian Hall November 1 - 3 Room Side & Eugene Hall November 29 - December 1 Lodge Side & Oblate Hall December 13 - 15 Lodge Side & Oblate Hall & 30 Rooms & Eugene Hall January 3 - 5 Lodge Side & Oblate Hall *If you want to book a retreat between now through May 2019, there is no minimum required for last minute bookings! Contact Lea or Diana at lmartinez@retreatcentercrc.org or ddearing@retreatcentercrc.org today to secure your space!!!

Join bible scholar, speaker, and Franciscan University professor, Dr. John Bergsma for an in-depth study of Salvation History as we focus on the Covenants of Salvation History. Register early by February 1 to save money and secure your space. Limited to the first 90 people to register.

The CRC is happy to announce we have begun work on the Ali Conference Center which was flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Harvey hit the CRC hard by flooding all our lodges, Oblate Hall, and the Ali Conference Center. With the support of many volunteers we were able to get the lodges and Oblate Hall operational to continue our retreat ministry. We also used donor funds to create drainage around the CRC to prevent future damage. This past Fall we started a fund to help us raise money to replace our damaged roofs at the CRC and this December we began working at the Ali. The work at the Ali will include removal of trees to allow for drainage, replacing the roof (which currently leaks), replacing the 50 year old siding (many places has holes), restructuring the interior to add another small conference space (like the Gerard Room), making the bathrooms ADA accessible, and moving the CRC Offices to the Ali. We have a lot of work before us and with your support we look forward to providing additional meeting space and rooms for the retreat ministry. All donations to the CRC goes towards improving our facilities and grounds.

Merry Christmas from the CRC!!! 2018 was a big year for the CRC! We celebrated our 50th Anniversary, recovered from Hurricane Harvey, and had a new Director join our staff. Of course, we continued hosting groups for their retreats—96 to be exact as well as the CRC had 31 events/retreats. So what do those numbers really mean? It means about 6,000 people were directly impacted by our retreat ministry and those impacted indirectly (spouses, children, friends, coworkers, neighbors, etc) are a far greater number. Thank you for being part of our ministry and helping to draw others into a relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church through your support of the CRC. If you are looking to make an end of the year donation, the CRC would be grateful for your gift. All funds donated go towards the maintenance and facilities of our buildings and grounds. With your help we are remodeling rooms, replacing roofs, improving drainage, replacing siding, and so much more. Donate Online: www.retreatcentercrc.org Donate by Mail: CRC Retreat Partners, Inc. P.O. Box 699 Dickinson, TX 77539

The CRC will be closed for the Christmas holiday December 22 - January 1. We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa We have been very good this year and we have helped 6,000 people draw closer to Jesus through our retreat ministry (we know, we're not a Saint like you). For Christmas this year, we are wanting 10 people to commit to us by becoming one of our Monthly Caring Angel Donors. Can you help us out? $10 a month? $25 a month? $50 a month? The income from all our donations goes directly back to taking care of our facilities and grounds. Donors can donate online at www.retreatcentercrc.org or by mailing in their monthly checks to us at CRC, PO Box 699, Dickinson, Texas 77539. Thanks, CRC Staff

The first Annual Women's Advent Prayer Breakfast was a success with 80 women attending from area parishes! Here's what some of the attendees shared on facebook, "It was a very nice event! Our Advent Angels loved it! Very inspirational!" "It was a fantastic morning!" "Great morning at the CRC." "Had a wonderful time, Kim is a fantastic speaker."

The 1st Annual Marian Celebration was a success with 90 people in attendance. The evening began with Marian songs played and sung by Lisa, followed by a bilingual rosary led by Erick and Sarah, then groups went to hear talks by Dunn Esatcio and Sister Sandra. Next, Sally gave a talk on the Matachines ritual dance and then the Matachines from Texas City danced. The dancers then led the candlelit procession to the Madonna Statue for Marian songs and the evening concluded with tamales, desserts, and hot coco!