Admit, Submit and Commit: A journey to our true self, A Women's 11th Step Weekend
With Fr John Koelle, OFM Cap
October 23 - 25, 2026
Each of us are on a journey to discover our true self. However, we all get caught up in the roles society expects us to play. We are teachers, parents, caregivers and addicts. This weekend, we will put aside who we think we are and to discover our real self as our Higher Power sees us.
Check-in begins Friday at 4:30 PM, with a welcome buffet at 5:30 PM. The retreat concludes on Sunday at 11:00 AM.
Enders Island has long been steeped in the traditions and spirituality of the Twelve Step Program which had it’s beginnings in 1935 with the birth of AA. Our Recovery Retreats provide a unique opportunity for individuals to encounter and accompany one another as a recovery community seeking to live out the twelve steps, with particular emphasis on the eleventh step:
“We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying for the knowledge of God’s will for us and for the power to carry that out.”
About the Leader
Fr John Koelle, OFM Cap
Fr. John was born and raised in Astoria, NY and entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order in 2004 seeking to do God’s will. After completing novitiate and post novitiate studies, John made his solemn profession to the Order in 2009 and was assigned to the Provincialate in White Plains, NY as the Province’ controller. It […]
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