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The CRC is blessed with talented, passionate, and hard workers who each and every day bring their best to the CRC. Odi one of our maintenance guys recently hand-crafted an amazing Sacred Heart Mosaic for the CRC Chapel. Check out the video that shows the work in progress. Amazing what he can do with some clearance tile!

Each year thousands of men, women, and children make a retreat at the CRC and a few hundred of those each year are the men and women that are our pastors and ministers. The CRC is proud to be the spiritual home for our priests, deacons, diaconate candidates, seminarians, and religious men and women each year. Many of these men and women have been coming to the CRC for decades and each time they come back, they make comments about all the improvements and renovations. We like to think the CRC is like your soul, always striving to improve and constantly working on ourselves!

The Fall 2023 Confirmation Retreats hosted at the CRC and put on by Celopas & Company dates have been added to the calendar. These parishes are fully planned 2-night retreats for youth ministers to bring their youth groups. The cost is $159 per person and includes 2-nights lodging, 4 meals, retreat team, supplies, and everything from beginning to end of the retreat! Last Fall retreats sold out, so register your youth group now to reserve your dates.

Not counting donations of cash without donors' names, in 2022 - over 300 people, families, ministries, and Foundations donated to the CRC. The total amount donated/grants was $414,978.52. 100% of these funds are directly invested into the CRC through our renovations. Over the past 3 days, Kim has manually gone through our system to prepare end-of-the-year tax letters. Per IRS guidelines, any donation over $250 needs a tax letter from the organization. If we have your email, these were sent by email. The others were sent out by mail. By sending by email, we saved $91.25, which literally allows us to buy tile and grout for a bathroom and shower at the CRC! If there were any errors, please send Kim an email at kbrown@retreatcentercrc.org. An automatic donor software system would cost around $2,000 annually, and doing it manually costs us 3-days of Kim's labor (aka FREE). We truly strive to be the best steward of the resources entrusted to our care, and we work hard to keep our operations costs low. Thank you for entrusting us with your donations. Donations of less than $250 to a charity do not require a letter from the charity, but if you would like one, please email Kim.

Well, praise be to God; we had a beautiful day to play golf and raise funds for the CRC. Thank you for supporting the Christian Renewal Center at our 4th Annual Golf Tournament. Together we were able to raise $20,330.33 (profit), which will go towards the room renovations at the CRC.

Why I came to serve as a missionary? I came to serve as a missionary at the CRC because I was really desiring to serve the Lord and others, while also having the opportunity to grow! Read the full article by

The CRC is pleased to announce our 5th Foundation has awarded funds for our Chapel renovation. The Hildebrand Foundation awarded $16,000 to the CRC!!! With this grant, we have received $84,500 from Foundations for the 5 phases of this project. Another $73,922.97 has been donated by individuals, families, and ministries. Thanks to the generosity of so many, we anticipate all 5 phases being completed in 2022, praise be to God!

The CRC Missionary program started in 2021, and our first Missionaries have completed their year of service. As the first year comes to an end, we have hired a 3rd Missionary to join the program, and we asked our Missionary, Anna, about her experience serving at the CRC. "My favorite place at the CRC is the meditation chapel. I love being able to be with Jesus in the peaceful and beautiful simplicity of this sanctuary." Click on this link for her full interview...

The Christian Renewal Center, at the request of the Catholic School's office, began providing retreats for middle school students throughout the Archdiocese. Schools can attend a planned retreat for each grade yearly, or they can run request their own theme and date. After 1-month of school in the Fall 2022 semester, the CRC has already provided retreats for 8 Catholic Schools with more planned every month through May.

Come out and join us for the Knights of Columbus Christmas Market on Saturday, November 26 at the KC Hall in Dickinson and help us carry on the tradition started at the Christian Renewal Center. Proceeds from this market will help with our ongoing support of the Christian Renewal Center, the Shrine of the True Cross Catholic Church, True Cross Catholic School, and the many other charitable activities the Knights of Columbus are involved in.

A major reason for the Chapel renovation was to increase the seating capacity. We removed 2/3 of the chancel area and have now poured concrete, adding about 20% more to the entire interior seating space!!!! Our team took down the walk-around wall around the chancel area and poured concrete there, adding 75 square feet to the altar and making a ramp so someone in a wheelchair or walker could easily gain access.

Building a new Chapel was not a financial option, so we are utilizing the space our current Chapel provides. We have reduced the current Chancel (altar) area to a 1/3 of the size it previously was. Our team has cut and busted out the concrete to prepare to pour a slab. Keep our staff and volunteers in your prayers.

The CRC Confirmation Retreat November 4-6 is SOLD OUT!!! The next Confirmation Retreat offered at the CRC is in December by Cleopas & Company. Register your parish before it is too late!!!

We saw the signs of foundation issues. So during phase 3 of the Chapel renovation, we addressed a major flaw in the Chapel Foundation. The Chapel built in 1966 had no piers or support beams in the middle of the structure. All piers were only poured along the outside wall. Following the mass flooding of Hurricane Harvey, are floor began to slope in the middle as the soil had washed away. Praise be to God, we have secured the Chapel Foundation. Forty-two piers have been installed, and the 3.5-inch slope is no more!!!! This cost $22,184 for the 42 piers and to have the floor filled in.

Phase 2 of the Chapel Renovation is complete. Thanks to donors' generous support, phase 2 is happening only after 4-months of fundraising!!! The new roof has been installed during the last week of July, praise be to God!

Adult-only event. Thursday, August 11 at 6 PM Active Shooter Training for Adults. The CRC will provide FREE training to give adults the tools to respond to an active shooter situation (Evacuate, Lockdown, and Counter). Parents can then go home and teach their children how to respond. Training provided by CRC Director Kim Brown, a Certified Active Shooter Instructor with the ALICE method.