Thursday, February 19, 2009

Lentern Season 2009

Karis Retreat House Tagaytay
(for more information, please contact the sponsoring organizations directly)
BEYOND I DO (Feb 20-22, 2009)

organized by Educhild Philippines


For we believe that couples who strengthen their marriage bonds raise better children and become living examples of the kind of partners those children will pick in the future.

A venue for husband and wife to take a closer look at their marriage – their conjugal life…!
How it has been, how it can be better.

Through short talks and workshop activities, participants can expect to gain deeper understanding of their spouse's needs and learn practical and effective communication skills.

The program will surely enhance the marital bond and help keep married love alive.

Program hopes to:

discover the best way your spouse would like to be loved;

and nurture day to day conjugal living

gain practical skills that will help you communicate your love to your spouse;

experience activities that help bond and strengthen your marital relationship;

To have another opportunity to please, affirm and show affection to your spouse.

continue with the Magic of Marriage

In the last two years, the Educhild Foundation has not only helped couples through the "B.I.D. weekend" in Manila, but has also brought the seminar to couples in Cebu, Bacolod, Davao, and Cagayan de Oro.

FOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATION,
PLEASE DIRECTLY CONTACT

MARIEVIC (02) 632-0103
0916-448-2178

ONFIRE---INTEGRATING OUR SEXUALITY & SPIRITUALITY RETREAT

(FEB. 27- MAR.1, 2009)
Organized by the Onfire Retreat Community

Center for Family Ministries' Rev. Fr. Ted Gonzales, SJ facilitates a thematic weekend (open to all:single, married,etc..) which centers around our individual journeys in knowing and befriending the fires of our desires and those desires that go much deeper pointing to a far greater love.

Themes of the Retreat:
HEAT / HEARTH : Dance my body!
Befriend … be at ease … and celebrate his beautiful creation!

KINDLED / KINDRED : Drive to connect and separate.
To be linked yet stand apart … to be intimate and remain whole

PASSIONATE / COMPASSIONATE :
Dare to share. Care to listen.
To be stirred and touched and moved … to redeem, repair, restore

RAZED / ABLAZE :
Do not blame. Do reclaim.
To confront the painful past … to move forward in faith and hope.

FIERY / FERVENT :
Decide to commit day by day.
To trust, transcend, transform

FOR INQUIRIES AND DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT
Chic 0917-431-2795

INTRODUCTION TO CENTERING PRAYER & LECTIO DIVINA

(March 6-8, 2009)

Organized by the Contemplative Outreach Philippines

The participants ought to arrive at KARIS at around
11:00am or so. There will be lunch served at 12:00. The Retreat proper will begin at 2:00pm

This is a QUIET retreat. Make this time of Quiet a time to just BE with the Lord.

The participant will be taught the Method of Centering Prayer with some practices of it,as well as the Method of Lectio Divina and a practice of it.

LECTIO DIVINA (LD) is loosely translated as Sacred Reading.

It is reading the word of God in the daily gospels and learning how to develop a more personal relationship with God on a daily basis.

The participant will also be given talks on the HUMAN CONDITION. There is a bit of psychology in these talks. One will find out why he behaves the way he does now, and that it is due to how he grew up from ages 0-15 years old. Also how CP and LD practices can help heal these wounds of a lifetime if he will be faithful to the prayer.

The retreat will formally end on Sunday March 8 before
noon. There is no lunch to be served on Sunday.

Retreatants are asked to bring their toiletries, a notebook and a pen, and perhaps, a small Bible if they can. The are asked to come comfortably attired, but not in shorts.

We shall have mass on Friday evening at
6pm as well as Saturday evening at 6pm anticipated for the Sunday Mass.

For further inquiries and reservations please call
ANNA MARIE LLANOS 842-4030, or 842-0201, or
0916-315-3980 or 0920-842-9833
anamariellanos@yahoo.com

LIFE'S DIRECTIONS (March 13-15, 2009)

organized by Life's Directions Retreat Group

Rev. Fr. Ted Gonzales,SJ facilitates a weekend centering around our individual search and journeys. Open to the public, the Life's Directions weekend is a mixture of conferences, testimonies, small group discussion, reflection and liturgy which gives each participant the opportunity to take a step back to find and re-acquaint with the voice within.

Module One:
Locating the Driver Along the Way--where we are, the "state of our lives", the confusions we may have found ourselves in.

Module Two:
Journeys Back--looking and contemplating our individual stories, histories and relationships.

Module Three
Attractions & Distractions--Acknowledging our individual confusions and histories, being called & invited individually & uniquely to a life of simplicity, service and surrender.

Module Four
Discovering the Center--Beneath our individual invitations to simplicity, service and surrender is a mysterious yet loving presence of the Creator.

Module Five
Finding Companions Along the Way--Discovering others who accompany us and are called uniquely by Christ who always accompanies all of us.

FOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATION,
PLEASE CONTACT DIRECTLY

cellphone: 0918-991-1237
email: ld76.orgcom@gmail.com

KARIS HOLY WEEK SILENT RETREAT (TBA)

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