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2004 Retreat Programme

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1. Weekend retreats

6-8 May
Youth Retreat
A time for like-minded 18-35 year olds to discern God’s will, deepen their faith, and grow in allegiance to Jesus Christ.
Director: Fr Greg Homeming, OCD

13-15 May
God’s Merciful Love
We will refl ect on St Thérèse’s experience of God as ‘merciful love’ and how that fruitfully applies to our lives.
Director: Greg Chee, OCD

20-22 May
Christian Prayer
The place of Jesus Christ in prayer.
Director Fr Greg Homeming, OCD

26-28 August
Experience of God
Using the Carmelite saints we will identify our experience of God and we how we respond to this experience.
Director: Fr Greg Homeming OCD

7-9 October
Johannine Spirituality
A meaningful and fruitful life in the light of the miracle stories in St John’s Gospel.
Director: Sr Joy Javier, CM

14-16 October
The Fourth Mansions
Using the Interior castle of St Teresa of Jesus we will look at the major turning point of the spiritual life.
Director: Fr Greg Homeming, OCD

18-20 November
Journey to Wholeness
We explore how the Spirit leads us on the journey of life into wholeness and love.
Director: Greg Burke, OCD

25- 27 November
Youth Retreat
A time for like-minded 18-35 year olds to discern God’s will, deepen their faith, and grow in allegiance to Jesus Christ.
Director: Fr Greg Homeming, OCD

2. Long Weekend retreat

10 – 13 June Long Weekend Retreat
The Eucharist and Life
A refl ective long weekend for the Year of the Eucharist in which we celebrate the gift of the Eucharist for us today.
Directors: Frs Peter Dowd & Greg Chee & Sr Joy Javier CM

3. Week-long Retreats

11- 17 April
The Fullness of Life
The Risen Lord is with us always. In our encounter with him we receive forgiveness, healing and a joy that sets us free to live.
Director: Greg Burke, OCD

26 September- 2 October
The Spirituality of St Teresa
St Teresa gives us a simple, direct and honest approach to God, prayer and life.
Director: Fr Greg Homeming OCD

4. Special Seasonal retreats

23- 27 March
Holy Week and Easter Retreat
Celebrate the Holy Week and Easter liturgy with a contemplative spirit.
Directors: Mount Carmel Team

16- 21 December
A Contemplative Christmas
We take time to gently enter into a contemplative experience of the mystery of Christ’s birth.
Directors: Mount Carmel Team

5. Saturday Day Retreats

Spend a relaxing and peaceful day in the beautiful surroundings of Mount Carmel. The retreats begin at 10.00am and conclude at 4.00pm. They include spiritual talks and the celebration of the Eucharist. Bring your own lunch and have a picnic. Coffee, tea and biscuits are available. We pick up from Minto train station. Cost is by donation.

5 March Day Retreat
Spirituality of the Cross
Lenten refl ections on how the Cross will set us free and bring newness of life in Christ, the Way the Truth and the Life.
Director: Sr Joy Javier, CM

30 April Day Retreat
Come Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit helps us know Jesus personally and empowers us to live in a God pleasing way. How can we experience the Holy Spirit more deeply in our lives?
Director: Greg Chee, OCD

2 July Day Retreat
‘I am a sinner’
The place of sin in the spiritual life.
Director: Fr Greg Homeming OCD

3 September Day Retreat
‘ It is right to give God thanks and praise!’
A day to refl ect on the celebration of the Eucharist as prayer.
Director: Peter Dowd OCD

3 December Day Retreat
The House at Rest
A break from the end of year rush with the beautiful poetry of Jessica Powers, OCD.
Director: Greg Burke, OCD

6. Retreats for particular groups

Please contact the Secretary or Retreat Director for more information about these retreats. * Dates subject to confirmation.

3-5 June
Varroville OCDS Retreat

12-18 September
Sydney OCDS Retreat

7. YCG (Young Carmelite Group) Sundays

YCG is a group of committed young Catholics that meets one Sunday a month at Mount Carmel. Our aims are very simple. We hope to deepen our faith in Jesus—who we can know through prayer—through love of Jesus Christ and his Church, thereby placing ourselves at the service of God.

These Sunday afternoons provide an opportunity for 18-35 year olds to meet together, to pray and share. There are three main sessions, focussing on praying the Scriptures, discussing Theology, and sharing Spirituality. The sessions commence at 3pm, and finish with a light meal at 6.15pm. We celebrate Eucharist before the first session, at 2.20pm.

Dates for 2005:

27 Feb • 20 March • 17 April • 29 May • 19 June • 31 July
• 21 August • 25 Sept • 23 October • 27 Nov

Directors: Fr Greg Homeming OCD & members of the YCG
For more information visit: www.ycg.ocd.org.au
or contact Peter & Marilyn on 0409 608 271

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