Capuchin Franciscan Father Martin Schratz stands outside the “Cenacle,” a new house for spiritual direction adjacent to Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville. HENDERSONVILLE — Immaculate Conception Church celebrated the opening of the “Cenacle,” a building which houses the parish’s growing Spiritual Direction Ministry. An open house was hosted Aug. 7 at the building, which is located at 718 Oakland St., one block away from the church.
The building had been most recently occupied by Ave Maria Resource Center and had also been the location where St. Gerard’s House and Grotto began. It was recently renovated after the closure of Ave Maria Resource Center.
The impetus for the Cenacle was to house the new and growing Spiritual Direction Ministry recently established at the Hendersonville parish. Four certified lay spiritual directors are currently serving the parish and the region.
The Cenacle is primarily a house of prayer for all who come. It will be used for spiritual direction, as well as for parish ministries such as Individual and Family Counseling, Healing Prayer, Unbound Prayer, Small Group Prayer Sessions and Called and Gifted Interviews.
It will offer much needed small group meeting space for the growing number of ministries at Immaculate Conception Church.
Woodley Murphy serves as the spiritual director for the “Cenacle” house in Hendersonville.
— Woodley Murphy, Special to the Catholic News Herald
Visitors at a recent open house tour the St. Ephram Room at the Cenacle. (Photos provided by Immaculate Conception Church)