Location
London, ON N6H 2Y9
Date and Time
6:00 PM - 4:30 PM
About this Event
Registration Deadline - Monday, November 1, 2021
A unique online retreat experience to meet the needs of women in
unprecedented times.
Join us this Fall for a unique online retreat opportunity to gather with other women from across the Diocese of London to grow in your faith other women from our community.
“...You know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light.”
(Romans 13:11-12, RSV)
What People Are Saying About the Retreat
“So amazing! My heart is overflowing!”
“It could not have come at a better time in my life.”
“The video quality was amazing and the talks were so engaging”
“The Holy Spirit is working boldly through your feminine genius! Although we couldn’t sing loudly because of restrictions, your voices spoke for all of us. You sang for us what we could not.”
“ I’m in tears.... and I’ve only watched the first session!”
“I live so far away that I don't usually get to participate in this type of ministry. I felt included and remembered.”
“it gave me validation that God loves me”
“I feel this is a commissioning. I want to grow in my commitment to scripture. I want to build other women up in my circle.”
FRIDAY EVENING
6:30pm: Rosary
7:00 pm: Welcome and Session One
Arise, Shine You’re Light Has Come: Heather Khym
Heather dives into who and what is the light that we are living for? This session is HOPE-filled and a reminder of the goodness of God, His trustworthiness, and the Hope that we are living for in eternity.
Small group discussion
9:00 pm: Social
SATURDAY MORNING
9:00 am: Session Two
Praise & Worship
How Am I Resisting The Light? Mary Bielski
Speaking directly into today’s context, Mary will invite participants to consider how they are resisting God’s presence and action in their lives. Specifically, looking at how we can often “put things on” that are not of the Lord and how those things often need to be taken off before we can be clothed in the armour of Light. This session is a call to personal examination to remove barriers between ourselves and the Lord, to be unveiled before Him.
Journal exercise
10:30 am: Break
10:45am: Session Three
Praise & Worship
Know His Voice: Rachel Herbeck
John 10 reminds us that the sheep know the voice of the shepherd and do not listen to strangers. How in our current context can we discern the voice of the Lord? How do we know His voice as opposed to the voice of the enemy? Rachel’s session will be a bit more practical - giving concrete indicators of how we can know God’s voice.
Small group discussion
AFTERNOON
12:15 pm: Lunch
1:15 pm: Session Four
Don’t Battle Alone: Debbie Herbeck
Debbie breaks down What authentic community is and how we can foster it in our current context. What are the markers of a healthy, Catholic women’s community? How do we strive to live into and fight for this kind of community.
Prayer Ministry
2:45 pm: Break
3:00 pm: Session Five
Praise & Worship
Put On the Armour of Light: Bishop Scott McCaig
Bishop Scott provides us with a prophetic exhortation, calling each of us forth, in our uniqueness as women to bring the fullness of our feminine genius to the service of the mission of the church today. To put on the armor of the light and walk boldly in His ways.
Closing Remarks/Ritual
4:15/4:30: Retreat End
Join us online or in-person after the retreat for Mass at 5:00pm*