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Marist Family
Retreat 1999
The
'New Church' in the context of Marist Spirituality
Jan
Hulshof sm
Our
Resources | Our Call | Our
Model | Our Priorities |
Our Hope
 Dear
Marist friends,
The Marist Family Retreat in August 1999
was led by Jan Hulshof sm, a member of the Dutch province
of the Society of Mary.
The theme of the retreat was'The "New
Church" in the context of Marist Spirituality' and
was held in Mount St. Mary's, Milltown, Dublin 14 Ireland.
The retreat began on Monday the 23rd and
finished on Friday 27th August. It was organised by and open
to the various branches of the Marist Family.
Over the five days Jan explored the theme
of the retreat, using the following programme:
Monday
23 August: Our Resources
1. Morning: 'Tell me what you have in the house' (2 Kings
4:1-7)
2. Afternoon: Marist resources at the millennium passage
Tuesday 24 August; Our
Call
1. Morning: 'Come, now! I will send you…' (Exodus3:10)
2. Afternoon: Our Marist call today.
Wednesday 25 August: Our
Model
1. Morning: 'Rather blest who hear the Word of god and keep
it' (Lk 11:27)
2. Afternoon: Mary as the model of the Church
Thursday 26 August: Our
Priorities,
1. Morning: 'Of one heart and one mind' (Acts4:32)
2. Afternoon: Marists for a Marian church.
Friday 27 August: Our
Hope,
1. Morning: 'A Sign of Certain Hope and Comfort (Ephesians
5:26)
2. Afternoon: Call to Reconciliation
We thank Jan who brought such richness
to the Marist Family retreat, through these texts, through
the manner of his delivery with many additions and adaptations
and through his infectious faith, hope and love for the
Gospel, the Church and Marist Spirituality.
May Mary, holy and immaculate, inspire us to be kind to one another, compassionate, and mutually forgiving, just as God has forgiven us in Christ?
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