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Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will offer opportunities to explore its programs, grounds and facilities on July 17 and Aug. 7.
The “Road to Discovery” programs feature a facility and grounds tour along with a brief program and a light lunch. The free events begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Retreat Center, 6910 S. Ben Burr Road, Spokane. There is no charge for the “Road to Discovery” tour and lunch but reservations are requested and can be made by calling 448-1224 or can be made online.
The tours are designed to introduce the Retreat Center’s spiritual ministries and the impact they provide for individuals, families and youth, according to a press release, and provides an overview for anyone interested in individual or group retreats, volunteer opportunities, or looking for facilities to accommodate meetings, business retreats and life celebrations.
Tracy Simmons is an award winning journalist specializing in religion reporting, digital entrepreneurship and social journalism. In her 15 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti.
Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Currently she serves as the executive director of SpokaneFAVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Wash. She is also a Scholarly Assistant Professor at Washington State University.
