Upcoming Events
The Pilgrim’s Path in the World: Journeying with God in Advent
15th–17th November 2024
The Commission on Ministry’s Advent Retreat, kindly provided by the Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland, will run from the evening of Friday 15th November to lunchtime on Sunday 17th November in Mount St Anne’s retreat centre, Co. Laois. With the theme of The Pilgrim’s Path in the World: Journeying with God in Advent, the retreat will be led by Rev Canon Alastair Graham, with CMH:I facilitating creative responses to Alistair’s sessions through a series of art stations.
The Commission has been running this annual retreat for years and it is always a richly inspiring and gently restorative weekend. If you are anxious, lonely, overwhelmed, tired, or just seeking time away from your everyday routine to listen to God’s voice and to rest in His presence, then the retreat is for you. Places are limited and are on a first come, first served basis, so do get in touch at hello@ministryofhealing.ie to find out more and book a place. The price for the weekend is €200 per person, including accommodation and meals.
Alastair’s chosen topics for the sessions this year are wonderful – ‘reading the map’ and ‘the scent of roses’ are just two of the beautiful titles. Many people know Alastair from his parish ministry in Mullingar, in the Diocese of Meath and Kildare, and his work with a youth initiative on climate change, ‘Lighten Our Darkness By Numbers’. For those who don’t, his prayerful and gentle retreat will be a transformative experience that shouldn’t be missed.