Matt Talbot Retreat
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A Matt Talbot retreat is for people of all faiths and is an opportunity for recovering alcoholics to enhance their spirituality and sober way of life. The people who attend these retreats are all recovering alcoholics and attend the 12-step program through AA. It is a fellowship with a common bond in our Lord where you can share and receive help and support spiritually and to receive strength from each other and from God.
A Retreat Leader, who is usually a recovering alcoholic and trained in spiritual matters, gives conferences on various topics several times during the weekend, bringing valuable insights into the spiritual element of the disease of alcoholism. The Matt Talbot retreat is private and everything is confidential. There is no affiliation between AA and Matt Talbot Retreats. However, Matt Talbot Retreats are intended to foster and enhance spiritual recovery as suggested by AA's Twelve-Step Program.The last Matt Talbot retreat at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center in Venice, Florida was March 18-20, 2022. The retreat will be directed by Deacon Thomas Evrard. Deacon Tom Evrard is currently assigned to Our Lady of Peace Parish, Lynbrook, NY. Deacon Tom served 5 years in the United States Marine Corps; He retired from Benjamin Moore Paints as an Architectural Representative and Salesman. He received his B.A. from the University of the Americas; He received his Master of Arts in Theology from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY in 1991.
Ordained a Deacon for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Center, NY in 2000, his duties include: Sacramental ministries; Tribunal Advocate; Substance abuse counseling; Preaching; wake and prayers services, facilitator of days of recollection, prayer and reflection. Virtus Facilitator. He serves as Chaplain for the Long Beach, NY Police Department and Exempt Fire Department. He has been a Retreat Director for 15 years especially with 12 Step Groups and is member of a Matt Talbot Group #54 since 1981.