Advent Retreat - a time to tune into God in your life!

Advent is a time to make a fresh start and to take stock of life. There are many poems and reflections about Advent, including by our own great poet, Patrick Kavanagh, who spoke of Advent as a time of finding 'the newness that was in every stale thing'!

For the most part we move through life routinely with little time for reflection or time to check if we need to move onto a new track or check the rightness or purpose of the track of current travel. For those of us who walk the path of Christ, we have the gift of the scripture/Bible as our great source of inspiration and wisdom.

Scripture is alive for each of us! It has a personal message and inspiration that is as fresh as each day, nourishing us and guiding us towards our greatest God-given potential. Scripture draws us right into our true purpose in life and shines a light to enable us to safely walk the path of truth, love, justice and hope.

Would you like to take some time in your ordinary daily life to make an Advent retreat using scripture as your source? The Retreat in Daily Life is available for you, if you are interested!

You may or may not be familiar with praying Scripture - this retreat is an opportunity to experience how scripture connects with your life. Each person will have a Spiritual Guide who will be a companion through the retreat.

When is the Retreat in Daily Life?
It begins with a group open session on Sunday evening on 23rd November in St Mary's Parish Centre, Lucan. A time of mutual suitability with Spiritual Guide will be arranged for a 20-30 minute daily meeting Monday - Friday 24th-28th November. (morning, afternoon and evening times will be available taking the reality of retreatants life into consideration). The retreat will close with a group gathering on Friday evening of 28th November to include prayer and refreshments.

What does participating in the retreat involve?
You commit to a half an hour prayer with scripture each day of the retreat and to meeting your spiritual guide on each of the days. If you are interested in participating in the retreat, please complete below/respond to questions. Return it to the parish centre or sacristy or email it to agnesfrankx@gmail.com by 9th November to facilitate the team in organising the retreat.

Name _____________________________________

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Circle/Identify the time that best suits you to meet with your Spiritual Guide
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Advent Retreat Team