Annual Retreat
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Fall Chatawa Retreat - November 4-6, 2022

Dear Recovering and Recovered Compulsive Overeaters,

The Central Office of Louisiana (COLA) has opened registration for the November 4-6, 2022, overnight fall retreat at Our Lady of Hope (OLOH) in Chatawa, Mississippi.

Full Weekend Registration price of $285.00 includes 2 nights’ lodging and 5 meals (Friday Dinner, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner & Sunday Breakfast). Each room has two twin beds with linens and towels provided. One-day registration (including Saturday Lunch) is $75.

​Registration closes on October 14th in order to provide OLOH a room and meal count, so please choose one of the following options:

1. Register by U.S.P.S. (snail mail) by:
   Printing & completing the registration form on the flyer; and ​Mailing your payment to COLA, P.O. Box 881, Metairie, LA 70004-0881; OR
2. Register on-line by:
   Making your payment through the Donate button, at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EVW4AU4R6HNS, and include “Chatawa Retreat 2022” in the memo, AND Completing the following online registration form.
   NOTE: Both the completed online form AND the online payment are required for registration.

​Although our Intergroup is in a solid financial position, 7th tradition support (at the retreat and through the Donate button online), and help with retreat fundraisers will allow us to continue to provide annual retreats and workshops that support our recovery.

DONATE

If you can donate an auction item or if your meeting will donate a gift basket, please contact Ways & Means Chair Alisha J.P. at [email protected], or 504-564-5845, on or before Friday, October 14th.

Our Lady of Hope (OLOH)

Same Beautiful Campus, New Management
Formerly St. Mary of the Pines, the new Our Lady of Hope (OLOH) now owns the campus where COLA has hosted fall retreats over the past couple of decades. While the same spirit of cooperation exists, there are notable changes to the layout, including:

1. All the bedrooms and the conference center are located on the first floor (no stairs or elevator needed, although the building does have an elevator), in Padre Pio Hall. 
2. The double occupancy rooms are “Jack & Jill” (they share a bathroom), instead of the former dorm-style setup that required a trek down the hall to shared shower and bathroom space.
3. Our former meeting space in St. Therese Hall is now the Catholic bookstore, so we will move to St. Thomas Aquinas Hall.
4. The labyrinth no longer exists.
5. The walking trail has been extended for longer meditative walks.
6. A Friday evening meal will be provided at the beginning of the retreat.
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A limited number of Private Rooms with access to a “Jack & Jill” bathroom are available first-come, first served. Again, no more dorm-style treks to the shower and bathroom for private renters.

Online Links: 

1. Website Retreat page
2. Registration form
3. ​Donate/Pay

PDF Downloads: 

1. 2022 Fall Event flyer
2. Chatawa Map
3. Registration form​