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9th Annual United YMSofR Bishop Bilinski Memorial Men's Spiritual Retreat
at The Bishop Hodur Retreat and Recreation Center, Waymart PA
"Each year this retreat gives me an opportunity to unwind, connect, and deepen my sense of faith in Christ"~ 2025 Retreat Attendee
In-Person attendance is $175 (3 nights) or $150 (2 nights). This fee includes:
4 Day, 3 Night stay at the retreat center.
All meals, beverages, and snacks.
Retreat materials and printouts.
Coal Mine & Museum Tour
Retreat gift bag.
Paper registration form (linked above) and check made out to the "United YMS of R" for $175 or $150, can be mailed to:
Andrew Humphreys – 1054 Hamlin Highway, Lake Ariel, PA 18436
Day 1
Day 1
June 17th: Settle in and get to meet your fellow retreat attendees. Get to know this years theme, and engage in opening activities.
Day 2
Day 2
June 18th: A full day starting bright and early, As we take part in Holy Mass, experience a guided tour of a local coal mine, and view the newly renovated seminary. Finish the day back in Waymart with a retreat session and experience Eucharistic Adoration in our private chapel.
Day 3
June 19th: Our second full day of the retreat. Enjoy a celebration of holy mass, quiet reflection time free of technology, and enjoy some downtime to explore the retreat center grounds, surrounding area, or partake in a round of golf. . Finish the day with a retreat session and a patriotic celebration for America's 250th anniversary.
Day 4
Day 4
June 20th: Our Final day of the retreat. Holy mass, retreat speaker session, and wrap up activities all before your mid-day trip home.
Retreat Theme : “Broken Chains- For God and Country”
“God brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains” Psalm 107:14
Celebrants and Presenters For This Year's Retreat
Celebrants and Presenters For This Year's Retreat
Prime Bishop Anthony Mikovsky
Prime Bishop Anthony Mikovsky
Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church
Rt. Rev. John Mack
Bishop-Ordinary of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese and Pastor of Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral
Rt. Rev. Bernard Nowicki
Bishop Emeritus of the Central Diocese of The Polish National Catholic Church
Rev. Jason Soltysiak
Rev. Jason Soltysiak
Retreat Master and Pastor at St. Mary's PNCC in Parma, Ohio
Rev. James Konicki
Rev. James Konicki
Pastor at Holy Name of Jesus PNCC in Schenectady, New York
Rev. Jim Ploskonka
Rev. Jim Ploskonka
Pastor at All Saints PNCC in Sterling Heights, Michigan
The Venue
The Venue
Bishop Hodur Retreat and Recreation Center
Bishop Hodur Retreat and Recreation Center
554 Honesdale Road, Waymart, PA 18472
554 Honesdale Road, Waymart, PA 18472
In 1929 it was Bishop Francis Hodur’s vision to establish a facility that would provide a natural and wholesome environment for youth, a serene setting for the elderly and a place suitable for religious retreats, patriotic picnics and family gatherings. Fast forward 96 years, and his vision lives on with the retreat facility in his namesake.
In 1929 it was Bishop Francis Hodur’s vision to establish a facility that would provide a natural and wholesome environment for youth, a serene setting for the elderly and a place suitable for religious retreats, patriotic picnics and family gatherings. Fast forward 96 years, and his vision lives on with the retreat facility in his namesake.
Our Venue is as much a part of our retreat as the speaker sessions and holy mass. Feel your stress fade away as you take in the beautiful rolling Pennsylvania mountains and breath taking sunsets. The retreat center also offers a swimming pool, hiking trails, grand commons area, newly renovated Great Hall, Volleyball and Baseball fields, secluded pond filled with large bass for fishing, and Wi-Fi along with many other amenities as well. For a full list of items to bring with you for your stay, please download the attached document by clicking the button below.
Retreat Preview: Video Series
More Info To Come Soon!
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Bishop Stanley Bilinski : July 11, 1953- November 2, 2018
In 2017 at the bi-annual United YMS of R Convention in Detroit, Michigan; Bishop Stanley Bilinski, bishop of the Western Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church, challenged the United YMS of R to create an event for the men of the church to be able to come together to pray and worship the Lord.
Out of that challenge, a subcommittee of the United YMS of R was formed to plan the first ever National Men's Spiritual Retreat for May of 2018. Bishop Bilinski's challenge, vision, and presence were a huge factor in the success of that first annual retreat.
Unfortunately, after a long fought illness, Bishop Bilinski was called home to be with the Lord a few months following that first retreat. When planning began for the second annual retreat in 2019, it was unanimously voted on by the United YMS of R board of directors to rename the retreat to what it is called now. "The Bishop Stanley Bilinski Memorial Men's Spiritual Retreat." Bishop Bilinski's legacy will forever be tied to this retreat, in which he gave so much thought and effort to make possible.
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