Our Lady Of The Bayous Retreat Center

02/14/2020

Sacred Heart had a great Edge Retreat at Our Lady of the Bayous last weekend!

02/05/2020

We were happy to host Our Lady of Fatima’s Cast Couples Retreat! ❤️

01/26/2020

We were happy to have St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church Men’s ACTS retreat at OLOB this weekend!

10/20/2019

Thank you Red Bird Ministries for your beautiful work. We were blessed to host your retreat at Our Lady of the Bayous!

08/08/2018

04/19/2018

Our porch project is coming along! Come on over and check it out!

04/19/2018

Thank you to everyone who donated to our porch fundraising project - especially Rise-St Francis Youth Group Frisco, TX! We have almost reached our goal but still need a few more donations to finish the project. Please help us reach our goal by making a donation today. Thank you and God bless you!

01/04/2018

Please help us build a porch and then come sit on it with us!! ☺️😁

{A note from Mrs. Jennifer}

Dear friends of Our Lady of the Bayous,

As the joy of Christmas approaches, I think of all of you. Five years ago, I never dreamed I’d be the Retreat Coordinator for an old convent turned retreat house. I was unsure where to focus first and pretty overwhelmed with the number of areas that needed attention. But then you all started coming in and I gradually learned exactly where my focus was meant to be – on you. Spending time with you on retreat helped me see that God put me here to show you hospitality and love. You are so very loved.

Before every retreat, I’ve walked into the chapel and asked Jesus, “Are you ready for this?” And He always is. Hearts are always touched when people come and spend time at the retreat house – especially mine. You’re on my mind when I walk through the chapel, dining rooms, St. Francis kitchen, and St. Ambrose wing. Jesus has given me so many new friends, I still can’t believe how much I owe you. We have cleaned, painted, remodeled, built, planted, uprooted, and pruned away at the old convent to make it what it is today. The retreat house is now about 85% restored and we did it together! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

You should hear what I want to do next.

When I sneak out to the back patio to drink my coffee during your retreat, I picture a screened back porch and all of you sitting out there in rocking chairs listening to the quiet of the early morning fog. I hear the slam of a screen door and teens running down an open porch beside the chapel, ready to jump into a new retreat workday. It’s exciting to think about these new porches, and we have friends and contractors ready to help with the construction. But first, we have to raise $6,000 for the materials. If you can help us with this cost, please donate online at olobporch.familymissionscompany.com or by mail to Family Missions Company with the notation “OLOB Porch Project” in the memo. And maybe early next year, we will be sitting out there together, drinking coffee and asking Jesus, “What’s next?”

Your friendship and support continues to be the biggest reward there is. May God bless you and give you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

Let's build it!
www.olobporch.familymissionscompany.com

Jennifer Dold
Retreat Coordinator

12/19/2017

{A note from Mrs. Jennifer}

Dear friends of Our Lady of the Bayous,

As the joy of Christmas approaches, I think of all of you. Five years ago, I never dreamed I’d be the Retreat Coordinator for an old convent turned retreat house. I was unsure where to focus first and pretty overwhelmed with the number of areas that needed attention. But then you all started coming in and I gradually learned exactly where my focus was meant to be – on you. Spending time with you on retreat helped me see that God put me here to show you hospitality and love. You are so very loved.

Before every retreat, I’ve walked into the chapel and asked Jesus, “Are you ready for this?” And He always is. Hearts are always touched when people come and spend time at the retreat house – especially mine. You’re on my mind when I walk through the chapel, dining rooms, St. Francis kitchen, and St. Ambrose wing. Jesus has given me so many new friends, I still can’t believe how much I owe you. We have cleaned, painted, remodeled, built, planted, uprooted, and pruned away at the old convent to make it what it is today. The retreat house is now about 85% restored and we did it together! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

You should hear what I want to do next.

When I sneak out to the back patio to drink my coffee during your retreat, I picture a screened back porch and all of you sitting out there in rocking chairs listening to the quiet of the early morning fog. I hear the slam of a screen door and teens running down an open porch beside the chapel, ready to jump into a new retreat workday. It’s exciting to think about these new porches, and we have friends and contractors ready to help with the construction. But first, we have to raise $6,000 for the materials. If you can help us with this cost, please donate online at olobporch.familymissionscompany.com or by mail to Family Missions Company with the notation “OLOB Porch Project” in the memo. And maybe early next year, we will be sitting out there together, drinking coffee and asking Jesus, “What’s next?”

Your friendship and support continues to be the biggest reward there is. May God bless you and give you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

Let's build it!
www.olobporch.familymissionscompany.com

Jennifer Dold
Retreat Coordinator

10/06/2016

URGENT Need in Haiti: Our missionaries on the ground weathered the storms of Hurricane Matthew right alongside their Haitian brothers and sisters and are now petitioning for urgent aid on their behalf.

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The reports from our team describe the devastation as unimaginable. Please give generously to provide immediate assistance, prevent more loss of life due to illness or lack of food and water, and support the long-term recovery efforts that will continue for months. Keep the beloved people of Haiti in your prayers. Share this post and share this link to donate:

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05/01/2016

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04/30/2016

Meet the Director of our upcoming retreat, "Making All Things New Retreat" May 28 & 29 .

Retreat schedule includes :
Presentations with reflective time, Adoration, Healing Service, Confession, Mass, Great food and wonderful people.

Contact us soon to register, limited space available.

http://cny.org/stories/Father-Jeremiah-Myriam-Shryock-CFR,5494