Militia Immaculata Youth and Young Adults MAX 2007 Retreats

Firing up young souls for Jesus through Mary.

Toronto, ON (PRWeb) February 25, 2007 -- With the new year in full swing, the MAX-'007 is gearing up for its awesome series of retreats! Where is Our Lady calling you?

What is the Militia of the Immaculata?

The MI is a spiritual movement approved by the Vatican, with over four million members worldwide, and founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe, OFM, Conv. in 1917. The aim of the MI is to conquer the world for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The MI is committed to providing young people with on-going Catholic formation in the spirit and mission of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Through Total Consecration to Mary, young lives are transformed into instruments of 'youth evangelizing youth,' with a mission to penetrate their world with authentic and heroic love.

Love one another as I have loved you (Jn 13:34)

Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction. Since God has first loved us (cf. 1 Jn 4:10), love is now no longer a mere "command"; it is the response to the gift of love with which God draws near to us...God does not demand of us a feeling which we ourselves are incapable of producing. He loves us, he makes us see and experience his love, and since he has "loved us first", love can also blossom as a response within us." (Deus Caritas Est 1, 17)

March 2-4, 2007

St. Mary's Parish

Corvallis, OR

Spiritual Director: Fr. Ephrem Cramer

Local Coordinator: Sheila Wight

541-396-4398

March 7, 2007

Blessed John the 23rd Parish

Confirmation MAX 2007

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Rialto, CA

Spiritual Director: Fr. Tony Fox

Local Coordinator: Kris German

909.645.0443

March 8, 2007

St. Paul's Parish

Chino Hills, CA

Spiritual Director: Fr. Tony Fox

Local Coordinator: Jun De Dios

909.973.8382

March 10, 2007

Spes Nostra Center

West Covina, CA

West Coast Leadership Certification Day

Spiritual Director: Fr. Tony Fox

Local Coordinators: Fr. Kolbe Missionaries

626.917.0040

March 11, 2007

MI Evangelization [18 & Up

Holy Mass [TBA

3rd St & Promenade; Bon Fire; Fellowship

Coordinator: Laura Price

949.910.1881

Spiritual Director: Fr. Tony Fox

March 16-19, 2007

St. Joseph's Parish

Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Spiritual Director: Fr. Tony Fox

Local Coordinator: Jim and Becki

985.351.4126

March 23-25

Retreat Pending

Possible location: Lafayette, IN

To book this weekend contact: Laura Price

949.910.1881

March 31 - April 1, 2007

Steubenville, Ohio

Spiritual Director: Fr. Patrick Greenough

Local Coordinator: Amber Kohlmeier

503.997.0491

April 13-15, 2007

Tehachapi, CA

St. Malachy's Parish

Spiritual Director:

Local Coordinator: Jenny Freeman

661.822.6327

April 20-30, 2007

Locations TBA

Spiritual Director: Fr. Steve McKinely

Local Coordinator: Gary Boisclair

808.497.7386

May 2007

CANADA

Locations TBA

Spiritual Director: Fr. Steve McKinley

MI-Canada Spiritual Dir.: Msgr. Bob Nusca

Local Coordinator: Jeanne Marroquine

416.465.9466

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