Martha Hennessy will lead a retreat November 18th and 19th, 2011, at Anna Maria College, Paxton, Massachusetts.
Martha Hennessy, mother and grandmother, lives with her husband on a small farm in Vermont. Martha is the seventh grandchild of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. She works part time as an occupational therapist, and participates in resistance work against nuclear power and war, Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp, and the siege of Gaza. Writes Martha: "I am committed to the Catholic Worker tradition of welcoming the needy, celebrating the dignity of work and speaking out against war and injustice, all grounded on a foundation of prayer."
Mass will be offered Saturday morning at 9 AM and Sunday evening at 7 PM on campus.
Local accommodations are available for those traveling; please inquire for information.
Thanks to the generosity of the Sisters of Saint Anne of Saint Marie Province, the event is free, although free-will donations toward Martha Hennessy’s work will be gladly accepted!
Meals: Simple, delicious and affordable meals will be available in the nearby campus cafeteria
Sponsored by: The AMC Pastoral Ministry Program and the Sisters of Saint Anne of Saint Marie Province.
For more information on Martha, see: "Peace activist follows in Granny's footsteps" in The Toledo Blade,
and this link to Martha Hennessy's web page:
To register, please call Professor Michael Boover at (508) 849- 3431
or write: mboover@annamaria.edu
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