Christian Spirituality and Those 18-35
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While people of all ages are welcome on any of our programmed events, several are particularly aimed at young adults.
Holy Week and Easter
Live the Holy Week liturgies and celebrate Easter together with other young adults. There is choice of two retreats: the Community Retreat is a lively combination of workshops, personal space, and active preparation of the great Holy Week liturgies; the Individually Guided Retreat is a quieter experience where the participants attend the liturgies created by the Community Retreat and possibly some of the workshops, as well as meeting one-to-one with their prayer guide each day.
New for 2011: a Cross Walk on Good Friday for all who wish to participate
As one of the options on Good Friday you could be part of a group that carries a cross through the lanes and footpaths near Loyola Hall. This five hour walk will culminate in the celebration of the Good Friday liturgy with all the other retreatants back at Loyola Hall — a memorable way of entering into Jesus’ passion.
In Search of a Way
How about some quiet and space to get a sense of where you are headed in life? This individually-guided retreat is designed for you but is also open to anyone aged 17-35 who would like some peace and quiet before Christmas.
Each day participants will meet one-to-one with their retreat guide to talk about whatever is of concern to the retreatant and for the guide to suggest ways of praying, reflecting and generally helping the person to get the most out of their time. There will also be a number of workshops about prayer and about decision-making which are offered to the whole group. Although the retreat is conducted in silence, there will be some opportunity for sharing with others on the retreat for those who want it.
Student and University Chaplaincy Retreats
Loyola Hall offers a number of opportunities to University and College Chaplaincies. The house can accommodate groups for day or residential retreats, either led by the Loyola Hall Team or not. We also offer an outreach programme, in which some of our team come to you and give a non-residential retreat.
* AIM: To encourage students and staff to explore their relationship with and understanding of God
* METHOD: A week’s programme combining a community retreat with a week of guided prayer in daily life.
* PHILOSOPHY: Grounded in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, which aims to find God in all things.
Community Retreat
This usually begins on a Sunday with a day or half-day of recollection, is open to all, and can easily be developed around the main chaplaincy liturgy for the week. The aim of the day is to provide an opportunity for a quiet time of prayer and reflection and also to introduce the week of retreat.
For the rest of the week, Monday to Friday, a series of two-hour group workshops are offered in the late afternoon or evening. Participants can attend all or any of these sessions according to interests and schedules. The style and themes of the workshops are flexible and can be based around spirituality or theology. Some of the workshops we are currently able to offer are: ways of praying; praying with paint and clay; discernment and making decisions with God; the spirituality of social justice; the identity of Jesus; approaches to scripture; and faith and the ethical journey.
The community retreat concludes on the Saturday (or Friday evening) with a celebration — liturgical and otherwise!
Guided Prayer in Daily Life
This runs concurrently with the community retreat and is conducted one-to-one. The number of places available on such a retreat depends on the size of the team. The focus of this retreat is on the individual’s own prayer and life, and participants are encouraged to spend some time in prayer each day, and to reflect upon their experience during a 30 minute session with their individual guide.
Participant’s on this part of the retreat are also be encouraged to attend the Community Retreat.
If you are interested in a chaplaincy retreat please contact Stephen Hoyland or Matthew Power, SJ