Catholic Retreat: Living the Beatitudes during a Pandemic

5440 Moeller Avenue,Norwood OH 45212

19 February, 2021

Description

We are living through unprecedented times - a culture that has become very anti-Christianity, a pandemic that has isolated us... We are living through unprecedented times - a culture that has become very anti-Christianity, a pandemic that has isolated us from the rest of the Body of Christ... What can we do? Why has the Lord allowed this at this time in history? How can we respond? Can these challenges be veiled opportunities for tremendous growth in holiness? This retreat will be an all-inclusive experience for entire families, your close friends that you may have been keeping in contact with, as well as for all retreatants attending alone. We will provide individual as well as family-oriented thought-provoking questions for discussion or meditation after each talk as well as activity pages geared for younger family members. (There will be plenty of room at this very large venue to safely attend and remain socially-distant.) SCHEDULE: Friday night, Feb 19, 2021 Praise & Worship 7:00 p.m. Praising God is one of the most valuable ways to deepen our faith and strengthen our hope, calling to mind all that we know to be true about His love, goodness, promises...we can embrace the King of Kings and Lord of Lords in song when current events challenge our faith. Mass begins at 7:15 p.m., First 30-minute talk of the retreat follows with time afterwards for small group sharing with your family or for private meditation/journaling with thought-provoking questions to ponder and pray with. Learning experiences for younger participants will be included. Saturday Feb 20, 2021 Praise & Worship 8:15 a.m. Mass begins at 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. - first 30 minute talk of the day with time afterwards for small group sharing with your family or for individual meditation with thought-provoking questions with which to ponder, journal, and pray. 10:30 a.m. - second 30-minute talk + time for small group discussion or private meditation/journaling 11:30 a.m. - lunchtime Praise & Worship 12:50 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - third 30-minute talk of the day + time for small group discussion or private meditation/journaling 2:00 p.m. - last 30-minute talk of the day + time for small group discussion or private meditation/journaling 3:00 p.m. - retreat concludes with opportunity to share your written or spoken prayer intentions with prayer teams.