Join us on February 24  at Shady Oaks Country Club, 320 Roaring Springs Rd, Westworth Village, TX 76114 for our Annual Lenten Retreat. Event will include breakfast, reflections by Reverend Hoa Nguyen of Holy Family, Catholic Church, confession and quiet time.

Schedule

9 a.m. Gather, Welcome and Opening Remarks, Serra Prayer for Vocations
9:10 a.m. Breakfast, Table Conversation
9:55 a.m. Introduction of Fr. Nguyen
10 a.m. Talk Part I: Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Confessions, Meditation, Table Sharing
11:15 a.m. Talk Part II: Lent
11:45 a.m. Q&A, Wrap Up, Serra Prayer for the Perseverance of Vocations, Adjourn

About our retreat master

Rev. Hoa Nguyen, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Parish in Fort Worth since August 2017, is a native of South Vietnam. The second oldest of eight children, he remembers when at the age of 12, North Vietnamese communists took over Saigon in April 1975. After years of struggles, including his father’s imprisonment, Father Hoa and his older brother fled the country in 1979 on a small fishing boat with 42 others to head to America. His boat was lost at sea for 30 days and was rescued by the USS Juneau.

Settling in Covington, Kentucky, the two brothers worked hard and earned their degrees and eventually reunited with their parents and other siblings. Father Hoa holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Kentucky. In 1989, he moved to Fort Worth to work for General Dynamics. In 1992, after months of discernment, he quit his job to enter Assumption Seminary. In 1998 he earned a Master of Divinity from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Fort Worth.

He has served in six different parishes, four as pastor. At Holy Family, Father Hoa leads a vibrant stewardship parish, one that models welcoming and belonging through the pillars of prayer, hospitality, formation and service.

RSVP using the form on this website or by contacting Tessy Ross by Friday, February 16 at 5 p.m. Event is free to Fort Worth Serra Club members. $25 for guests and members of other Serra Clubs. Pay online.