ST. JAMES, MO [MW Diocese Communications] — Priest Joel Wilson and the faithful of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Mission here hosted their third annual fall retreat on Saturday, October 29, 2016. The retreat theme — "Monks Amongst Us"— was developed in two separate presentations by Hiermonk Alexii [Altschul] of Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete, Weatherby, MO. Father Alexii related his journey into monasticism and spoke of the goal of monasticism and its significance in the life of every Christian.