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Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will host a Day of Prayer entitled, “Afterlife 101: What Happens When Our Earthly Pilgrimage Ends?,” led by John Fencik, on Jan. 14, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
According to a press release, “Death is mysterious, yet it is also a reality that faces every human being. John Fencik will help participants ponder the “active” life of heaven, the joy of seeing the Lord, and deepen the awareness of our Christian beliefs.”
Fencik has earned a M.Div. and MA in Biblical Studies. Currently, he is the associate director of Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services of Spokane.
The Day of Prayer will begin with a rosary at 9 a.m., will include two conferences, lunch, the sacrament of Reconciliation, Mass and will close with Adoration. Cost is $35 per person and includes lunch, (or $45 which also includes use of a private room for the day). Register in advance by calling (509)448-1224 or online at www.ihrc.net
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 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, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of SpokaneFāVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.
