Part of the human condition is the reality of loss—through death, loss of livelihood, terminated communication with loved ones, moving to a new location, closing a place of worship, or experiencing disabling health issues, to name but a few. 

This retreat will focus on loss from a Christian perspective with reflection on personal experiences of grief and loss, living with loss, and responding to people who are bereaved.

It will offer time for teaching, for quiet reflection, for sharing, and for growing from loss. 

Mary Ann Nicholls 

Mary Ann has lived in DuBois, PA, with her husband David for 51 years.  She is the mother of three married daughters and grandmother to four grandchildren. 

She recently retired as Pastoral Associate for Holy Spirit Parish, which she served for 12 years.
Prior to moving to DuBois from Irwin, PA, fourteen years ago, she served as the Director of the Spiritan Retreat Center in Bethel Park, as a campus minister at Duquesne University and St. Vincent College, where she was also the Assistant Dean of Students, and as an academic librarian and p/t faculty member at Seton Hill University.  She also taught at Duquesne University and La Roche University; currently, she teaches online courses for the University of Dayton Pastoral Ministry Program and is a Spiritual Director.

She earned a BA in Humanities from La Roche University, a Master's in Library Science from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master's of Divinity from St. Vincent Seminary.