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Mid-May – 2023
Friday, May 19, 2023 - Sunday, May 21, 2023
5:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Malvern Retreat House
Our Lady's Hall
315 S. Warren Avenue
Malvern,
PA
19355
610-644-0400
Retreat Director and Speakers Msgr. Michael T. Mannion, STL MA Joe Crawford
$260.00 Attend In Person
$75.00 Attend Virtually
The Mid-May and Archbishop Fitzmaurice Groups invite you to a traditional men’s retreat on May 19 – 21st. Our Retreat Director is Msgr Michael Mannion, Director of Community Relations for the Diocese of Camden, NJ. We are happy to offer a weekend of prayer, friendship, and quiet time, with highlights that include
- Friday night Concelebrated Mass, led by the Most Reverend William Koenig, Bishop of Wilmington, along with Msgr Steven Hurley—Vicar General for the Bishop, Msgr Michael Mannion—our Retreat Director, and Father James McGuinn—Rector of Malvern Retreat House;
- Friday’s Mass will also feature a Knights of Columbus Color Guard;
- Three-time Grammy nominee Marty Rotella will return to lead our Music Ministry;
- Saturday Guest Speaker is Joe Crawford, retired NBA Official and local Havertown native;
- This is a traditional retreat for men with conferences, confession, adoration, prayer and Mass each day. For more information on traditional retreats please review our Frequently Ask Questions. Please contact our Community Outreach Manager at 610-644-0400 or email at mrhdirect@malvernretreat.com if you need additional assistance or have further questions.
For more information on how to register please review our How to Register for a Retreat video.
Retreat Directors and Speakers
Retreat Director
Msgr. Michael T. Mannion, STL MA
MSGR. MANNION is the Director of Community Relations for the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey. Ordained to the Priesthood in 1971, Msgr. Mannion is a pioneer in the field of post-abortion healing, having authored some of the first and finest books on the topic, including Abortion and Healing – A Cry to Be Whole (1986). He has conducted training for clergy and lay professionals throughout the world on this topic. His work has helped to develop the Church’s understanding of the wounds abortion brings and of the path to healing. His ministry inspired Dr. Theresa Burke to focus on the topic of healing after abortion and to develop the Rachel’s Vineyard retreat program, now the world’s largest ministry for post- abortion healing. Msgr. Mannion is now developing a new line of thought linking the path of healing with the traditional schools of spirituality in the Church.
Speaker
Joe Crawford
Joe Crawford is a retired NBA referee, active in the league from 1977 to 2016. During his career, he officiated over 2500 regular-season games, 313 playoff games, and 50 NBA final games, which was more than any other active referee in the league. Joey officiated his 2,000th NBA game between the Lakers and 76ers in 2005.
Joe was born in Haverford and graduated from Cardinal O’Hara. He officiated high school basketball games in Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1977 as well as games in the Eastern Basketball Association. In addition to his referee career, Joe was also active in off-court mentoring programs, including Next Level Referee Training, in conjunction with the men’s basketball team camp at Villanova University. For the NBA, he was Referee Development Performance Director, mentoring and developing young officials. Joe has also participated in Basketball Without Borders events in India, Japan and Serbia.
There was a period during his NBA career that Joe recognized his life was challenged, and he “didn’t always lean on my faith unfortunately to get me through those times.” While officiating a game in 2007, Joe called 2 technical fouls on Tim Duncan from the Spurs. What came next changed his career and life, the story of which he shares during his talks.
Joe lives in Newtown Square, with his wife, Mary. He has three children and several grandchildren.
