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Join the CRC this Lent through our 40-Day Lenten Challenge. Fast - from tv, alcohol, soda, fast food, etc. Pray - an Our Father daily for the CRC Mission & Ministry Give - become a Monthly Caring Angel

Recently a retreatant spoke to our Director about her latex allergy that prevented her from being able to eat her meals in the cafeteria since our staff uses latex gloves. We are pleased to announce that effective immediately, we are a latex free kitchen. Our goal is to serve as many people as possible while being a good steward of our resources. This change does not cost the CRC additional money or resources but it allows more people to eat in our kitchen.

The Priest from Miles Christi are coming in August to the CRC to give the Spiritual Exercises. The weekend of August 16 - 18 for women and August 23 - 25 for men. Register today before all the spots are gone!

The CRC is moving fee structures in 2020. Our goal is to better accommodate our groups while also meeting the operational expenses of running the CRC. Take a look at letter from our Director to get an understanding of how this will impact your group.

What does a Priest, an Icon, a JJ Watt Jersey, and Nashville all have in common? There part of this year's CRC Gala Auction!

The March 22-24 Lenten Silent Retreat with Kim Brown is sold out. Make sure to register for other events before they fill up.

Accompañenos en el Centro de Renovación Cristiana el lunes 4 de marzo a las 7 pm para una charla que lo ayudará a prepararse para la temporada de Cuaresma. El evento es GRATIS y en español. Facilitador en español: Lázaro Contreras, Director de la Oficina del Ministerio Hispano para la Arquidiócesis de Galveston-Houston

Get your game plan for Lent at the CRC with Deacon Russ on March 4 at 7PM. The event is FREE.

Make plans now to attend the 2019 Annual CRC Gala!!! This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the CRC and all the profits are going towards room renovations! Come enjoy a great party and help raise money for a great cause!

The CRC has been working hard to make improvements to our facilities and grounds to make your retreat experience even better. Our 2019 Projects include: Housekeeping Storage & Laundry Expansion, Ali Conference Renovation (Ali was damaged during Harvey),Replace Roofs on Rooms 33 – 64 (rooms 33 and 34 have been completed), Replace Roof on Flat Part of Chapel, Marian Hall Renovation, and Renovation of Rooms 1 – 7 & 10 – 12. The improvements at the CRC are only possible with support from donations. The projects above represent $366,100 in improvements for 2019 in addition to our general maintenance repairs and we have already funded $186,000. We still need to raise $180,100to be able to complete these projects in 2019. Please consider becoming a monthly donor or making a one-time donation today!

Thinking about Fall? No? Well if you want a Fall Retreat you should be!!!! Only 7 Fall Weekends from September - December are available: October 10 - 13 Eugene Hall & Rooms October 31 - November 3 Eugene Hall, Marian Hall, & Rooms November 7 - 10 Oblate Hall & Lodges Diana ddearing@retreatcentercrc.org and Lea lmartinez@retreatcentercrc.org today to secure your retreat weekend. To secure your retreat weekend, you must have a signed contract and deposit on file.

Did you know you can rent the CRC pool and sports pavilion for only $500 on a Sunday this summer? From May 26 - September 1. Contact Kris Bright at kbright@retreatcentercrc.org to schedule your pool/sports party!

We have a few dates in the next 6-months currently available at the CRC. If you need a retreat place consider the CRC! No minimums when within a 6-month window required. Perfect time to book your small retreat, day retreat, or friend trip! February 15 - 17 Oblate Hall, Sports Pavilion, & Lodges March 8 - 10 Eugene Hall, Marian Hall, & Rooms March 15 - 17 Eugene Hall, Marian Hall, & Rooms March 29 - 31 Oblate Hall, Sports Pavilion, Eugene Hall, Lodges, & 40 Rooms April 5 - 7 Marian Hall & 25 Rooms April 19 - 21 Easter - entire facility May 10 - 12 Oblate Hall, Sports Pavilion, Lodges, Marian Hall, & 20 Rooms May 17 - 19 Eugene Hall & 35 Rooms June 7 - 9 Marian Hall & 20 Rooms June 14 - 16 Eugene Hall, Marian Hall, & 50 Rooms Contact Diana or Lea to book today!

Calling all ACTS Parishes to help support the CRC Gala! The Gala is the largest fundraiser each year for the CRC and all the profit goes towards improving the CRC facilities. We invite ACTS Cores & Teams to discern how they can help. Maybe they could place an ad in the Gala program book starting at $50, buy a table, donate an auction item, or become one of our Sponsors! Thanks to Our Lady of Lourdes ACTS for buying a table!!!

The CRC currently has the need for some Eagle Scout projects which include various skills. Our projects include: Building Chairs for the Porches, widening the Stations of the Cross trail, creating an ADA Stations of the Cross, Installing Water Lines to the fire pits, creating French drainage around the rooms, and gravel installation.

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