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RETREATS FOR YOUNG ADULTS

2009 - 2010

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September 26, 2009  ~  March 6, 2010  ~  May 22, 2010

Pathways to Prayer
For Young Adults (18-35)
with
Linda Mae Plourde, p.m., and a Team of Presenters

There is a longing in our hearts to grow in God's love and grace.  Prayer is the avenue for such growth and the means to remain united to God.  In these one-day retreats, various pathways to prayer will be presented to the participants who want to develop, deepen and nurture their relationship with God.

Arrival: 10:00 AM/ Saturday                         Departure 4:00 PM / Saturday
To register, please call (207) 284-5671

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DECEMBER  11-13, 2009
Young Adults’ Advent Retreat:
Keeping Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus
with
William Brown, OMV
David Nicgorski, OMV

From the very first moment we were born, there was and is a need for us to be connected to others.  For most people those persons were our parents, particularly our mothers.  They were the ones who provided us with stability, security and reliability.
As we mature, we develop attachments to other people and things; some are healthy while others are unhealthy and disordered.  The disordered attachments give us the wrong impression that we can depend upon them for our happiness and security.  They take the place of God and keep us from keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus (Heb. 12:2) who is the ultimate source of our happiness and peace.
In preparation for Christmas, this Advent retreat for young adults in their 20's and 30's will provide an opportunity to discover how the disordered attachments in our lives keep us from ordering our life to Christ and experience the freedom He desires for us.

Cost: $145.00
Arrival:  6:30 PM / Friday                               Departure:  1:00 PM Sunday
 

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March 26-28, 2010
Palm Sunday Young Adults Retreats:
By His Wounds We Are Healed  (Is. 53:5)
with
William Brown, OMV
David Nicgorski, OMV

In Richard Rohr's series, On Transformation, he notes that what is not transformed is transmitted.  Unless we transform the pains and sufferings in our lives, we are bound to transmit them onto others.  In order to be transformed, however, we have to be willing to face and deal with the pains and their root causes.  Presenting them to Christ, by whose wounds we are healed, (Is 53:5) is the key to experiencing the healing God desires for us.  In preparation for Easter, this Lenten retreat for young adults in their 20's and 30's provides an opportunity to discover how the sufferings we have experienced in life can be the means by which we are transformed by God's grace, and helps us to be empathetic instead of reactive in our relationships with others.

Cost: $145.00               
Arrival:  6:30 PM / Friday                        Departure:  1:00 PM / Sunday