This retreat, "Entering the Incarnation with Mary", will integrate Gospel texts, quotes, and various art forms to focus on the events of the Annunciation and Christ's infancy through Mary's lived experiences.  The discussion and handouts provided will give you fruit for your personal reflections on the God who entered humanity and the woman who is our Mediatrix of Grace. 

Ann Kern is an experienced retreat facilitator and longtime friend to Branches.  She completed the Spiritual Director Training Program at the St. Joseph Center for Spirituality in Clarence, New York.  Ann is a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish/Together in Christ Family in Clarence, New York.  Past parish volunteer work includes Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Coordinator of the Pre-Cana Program with her husband, Doug, and teaching religious education at several grade levels. By day she works as the Administrative Assistant to the Head of School at Nichols School in…