
Ocia – 2023
Saturday, Apr 1, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Malvern Retreat House
McShain-Horstmann Family Life Center
315 S. Warren Avenue
Malvern,
PA
19355
610-644-0400
Retreat Director and Speakers Fr. Francis E. Chambers, OSA
$45.00 Attend In Person
$0.00 Attend Virtually
O.C.I.A. – Order of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which people join the Catholic Church. This Day of Reflection is for those who are joining the church and those supporting them. The Elect, candidates, Godparents, sponsors and OCIA teams are welcome. Come spend the day that includes prayer, reconciliation and confession.
OCIA-2023Retreat Directors and Speakers
Retreat Director
Fr. Francis E. Chambers, OSA

Father Francis E Chambers, OSA has been an Augustinian Friar for fifty-one years and a priest for forty-five years. Most of his ministry has been in higher education at several universities. His primary interest is Spirituality leading to both a Master’s degree and a D.Min in the subject. He has given many retreats and Days of Recollection over the years. He is a regular confessor at Malvern Retreat House. He also has served as a week-end assistant at St. Elizabeth Parish in Uwchlan, PA for the past twenty-one years.