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CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Men from across southeast Michigan gathered to spend a day in thought and prayer Nov. 16, in preparation for the feast of the Nativity. The Day of Reflection was sponsored by GCU District 11 and hosted at St. Nicholas Parish. Father Joseph Repko, pastor of St. Nicholas Parish and chaplain for both GCU District 11 and Lodge 860, organized the event.
The program, held at the start of the Philip’s Fast, featured talks by facilitators Deacon Gregory Loya of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Parma, Ohio, Deacon Robert Cripps of Holy Spirit and St. Nicholas parishes in the Cleveland area, and the parish’s own Subdeacon Phillip Dinsmore.
The daylong event was free, thanks to a GCU District 11 grant. It began with continental breakfast in the parish hall, followed by prayer and the talks. It concluded with the 4 p.m. Divine Liturgy in the church.
Caption: Father Joseph Repko, pastor of St. Nicholas Parish, looks at Deacon Gregory Loya, a presenter at the men's day retreat in preparation for Christmas, Nov. 16. (Photo courtesy of Father Joseph Repko)
As published in Horizons, Dec. 8, 2019.
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