Back to the Garden Women's Retreat
Back to the Garden Women's Retreat
7303 N 112th St, Waverly, NE, USA
April 4 - 6, 2025
About this Retreat
Sarina has been on a life-long journey marked by an ever-deepening trust in God’s plan. Sarina grew up and went to college in Arizona, where she abundantly encountered the Lord’s mercy.
Sarina served with FOCUS from 2019-2021 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After her missionary years, she followed the Lord's call to book a one-way ticket to Europe and become a pilgrim.
She came back to the US and returned to Lincoln, which had been such “a well” for her during her time as a missionary. It was there in 2022 that she made a private vow consecrating her heart, mind, body and soul to Jesus. Sarina then took a pioneering position at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House, serving in a new position as its Outreach and Ministry Coordinator, working as the retreat house’s marketing specialist, planning youth retreats, offering spiritual direction and prayerfully discerning what formation is most needed. The “Back to the Garden” retreat is about allowing women to encounter Jesus’ mercy in that place of woundedness, like Mary Magdalen did in the garden after the Resurrection. Sarina hopes women will walk away with a newfound sense of Jesus as bridegroom and beloved. “Your heart is the garden, it’s the indwelling of God,” Sarina explained. “This is what you’ve been made for, but there’s a place of woundedness in the feminine heart that really ruptures our relationship with Jesus.”
A Lincoln native and graduate of Pius X High School ('09), Fr. Timothy Cole Kennett was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Lincoln in 2017.
He currently serves as pastor of St. Michael, Lincoln and was previously pastor of St. Joseph, Colon and St. Mary, Cedar Bluffs AND teacher at Bishop Neumann school in Wahoo.
His home parish was St. Joseph in Lincoln. His parents are Tim and Shane Kennett, and he has three younger sisters. Shane is also a member of the Lincoln Equipping Team.
Details of this retreat
Apr. 4-6, 2025 Back to the Garden: Healing the Feminine Heart through Jesus, the Bridegroom
with Sarina Stokes and Fr. Cole Kennett
Go here for Virtual Option to Watch Online
3-Day weekend for Young Adult Women starts Friday at 7:00pm (6:00pm Reception), ends Sunday at 12:00pm.
Back to the Garden
You were made for Heaven. You were made for Jesus. You were made to walk in the garden of your heart with Him. All young adult women, open to all vocations, are invited to encounter the masculine Heart of Jesus Christ, The Bridegroom, and the restoration He has in store for your feminine identity.
During the course of the weekend, women will be invited into the journey of their hearts.
Pulling from the wisdom of St. Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, the poetic love story of the Song of Songs, and personal testimony; women will come to encounter the beauty within themselves and the truth of who they are and Whose they are, Jesus Christ’s.
Check-in at 6:00pm, with retreat starting at 7:00pm on Friday, April 19 and concludes on Sunday at 2:00pm. Bring your beautiful Sunday best for women’s brunch as we top off the retreat celebrating the Wedding Feast of the Lamb!
For any questions, please text or call Sarina at 402-512-9518
Father Cole Kennett was ordained a priest on May 27, 2017 at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln Nebraska. He is the pastor of St. Michael parish in Lincoln. Previously he was pastor in Colon and Cedar Bluffs and taught at Bishop Neumann in Wahoo.
Passionate about the restoration and integration of the whole person through the healing power of Jesus Christ, Father Kennett draws inspiration from the scriptural promise found in Revelation 21:5 "Behold, I make all things new." Father Kennett emphasizes the transformative nature of Christ's love, seeking to reclaim all that was lost in the Garden of Eden through disobedience. His ministry centers around helping others discover Christ as the New Adam and Bridegroom.
Having encountered the Father’s intense love himself he strives to help others know this love so that they might find their place in the Father's Kingdom on the other side of eternity.
Sarina Stokes was the Outreach and Ministry Coordinator at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House and is graduate of the University of Mary’s Applied Catholic Theology program. She was born in Gilbert, AZ and graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ in 2015. Following graduation, she served with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) for 2 years at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
After radically being made new in the merciful love of Jesus Christ, Sarina has “found Him whom her soul loves.” On November 1, 2022 she made a private vow of chastity to Jesus Christ; binding the entirety of her heart, mind, body, and soul to Him. Sarina loves to journey into people’s hearts to help them encounter the deep mercy of Jesus Christ and the great joy that comes with knowing Him. Continuously walking through her own story of redemption, restoration and renewal; Sarina believes that nothing is too hopeless, too broken or too lost that Jesus Christ cannot make new and bring freedom.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House offers a sanctuary of prayer and recollection on a spacious acreage near Waverly. There are 50 single rooms, each with a private bath. Retreats typically begin with a Rosary and Mass at 8 p.m. Friday, and end with Sunday Mass and lunch.
We want our retreats to be accessible to everyone, please consider an additional donation, or contact the Retreat House to inquire about financial assistance or if your parish pays part of the cost. If the retreat you’re interested in is full, contact us to be put on a waiting list. A few double rooms are available upon request. Airport transportation to/from LNK or OMA is also available upon request.
In-person at the Retreat House or at-home, live stream and on demand recordings. In-person retreats include meditations by the retreat master, the sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation, the Liturgy of the Hours and other devotions, extended opportunities for silence and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Go here for Virtual Option to Watch Online
with Sarina Stokes and Fr. Cole Kennett
Go here for Virtual Option to Watch Online
3-Day weekend for Young Adult Women starts Friday at 7:00pm (6:00pm Reception), ends Sunday at 12:00pm.
Back to the Garden
You were made for Heaven. You were made for Jesus. You were made to walk in the garden of your heart with Him. All young adult women, open to all vocations, are invited to encounter the masculine Heart of Jesus Christ, The Bridegroom, and the restoration He has in store for your feminine identity.
During the course of the weekend, women will be invited into the journey of their hearts.
Pulling from the wisdom of St. Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, the poetic love story of the Song of Songs, and personal testimony; women will come to encounter the beauty within themselves and the truth of who they are and Whose they are, Jesus Christ’s.
Check-in at 6:00pm, with retreat starting at 7:00pm on Friday, April 19 and concludes on Sunday at 2:00pm. Bring your beautiful Sunday best for women’s brunch as we top off the retreat celebrating the Wedding Feast of the Lamb!
For any questions, please text or call Sarina at 402-512-9518
Father Cole Kennett was ordained a priest on May 27, 2017 at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln Nebraska. He is the pastor of St. Michael parish in Lincoln. Previously he was pastor in Colon and Cedar Bluffs and taught at Bishop Neumann in Wahoo.
Passionate about the restoration and integration of the whole person through the healing power of Jesus Christ, Father Kennett draws inspiration from the scriptural promise found in Revelation 21:5 "Behold, I make all things new." Father Kennett emphasizes the transformative nature of Christ's love, seeking to reclaim all that was lost in the Garden of Eden through disobedience. His ministry centers around helping others discover Christ as the New Adam and Bridegroom.
Having encountered the Father’s intense love himself he strives to help others know this love so that they might find their place in the Father's Kingdom on the other side of eternity.
Sarina Stokes was the Outreach and Ministry Coordinator at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House and is graduate of the University of Mary’s Applied Catholic Theology program. She was born in Gilbert, AZ and graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ in 2015. Following graduation, she served with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) for 2 years at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
After radically being made new in the merciful love of Jesus Christ, Sarina has “found Him whom her soul loves.” On November 1, 2022 she made a private vow of chastity to Jesus Christ; binding the entirety of her heart, mind, body, and soul to Him. Sarina loves to journey into people’s hearts to help them encounter the deep mercy of Jesus Christ and the great joy that comes with knowing Him. Continuously walking through her own story of redemption, restoration and renewal; Sarina believes that nothing is too hopeless, too broken or too lost that Jesus Christ cannot make new and bring freedom.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House offers a sanctuary of prayer and recollection on a spacious acreage near Waverly. There are 50 single rooms, each with a private bath. Retreats typically begin with a Rosary and Mass at 8 p.m. Friday, and end with Sunday Mass and lunch.
We want our retreats to be accessible to everyone, please consider an additional donation, or contact the Retreat House to inquire about financial assistance or if your parish pays part of the cost. If the retreat you’re interested in is full, contact us to be put on a waiting list. A few double rooms are available upon request. Airport transportation to/from LNK or OMA is also available upon request.
In-person at the Retreat House or at-home, live stream and on demand recordings. In-person retreats include meditations by the retreat master, the sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation, the Liturgy of the Hours and other devotions, extended opportunities for silence and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Go here for Virtual Option to Watch Online
Getting Here
Our Lady of Good Counsel, 7303 N 112th St, Waverly, NE, USA
Accommodation
Single Rooms
Last Chance