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Come closer to
God, learn new ways of prayer, sort out life's
priorities.
The Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow offer
four different styles of Online Retreats
- Retreat in Daily Life
A retreat where you continue your usual daily
routine, but find space for a period of prayer each
day, probably between 20 minutes and an hour. During
the retreat you will meet a guide once a week. This is
an Advent Retreat which runs from Sunday 22nd of
November to Friday 18th of December, 2020.
- Lenten Group Retreat
A retreat which is also in daily life, but instead of
meeting weekly one to one with a guide, you will meet
with a group. There is daily material provided
to inspire your prayer. We shall be taking
Gospel stories in order to get to know the person of
Jesus better. This retreat lasts from Ash Wednesday
17th February to Easter Sunday 4th April, 2021.
- Bespoke Individually Guided
Retreats
This is a full time retreat similar to retreat that
are organised in retreat centres. You will need
to be able to find time for between three and
five prayer sessions a day and ideally not be
working or having to do other things. It is a
time to focus on your relationship with God. You will
meet personally with a retreat guide daily. Dates to
be arranged via the Ignatian Spirituality Centre with
a personal retreat guide.
- Fixed Date Individually Guided
Retreats
As with the bespoke retreat above this is a full time
retreat. You will have a daily meeting with a
retreat guide. However, there will be a daily
gathering together on Zoom with group guides and other
people who are involved in this retreat to pray
together. This gives a sense of solidarity with
others in prayer. These retreats are of
different lengths during the summer months of 2021.
Open to all: These retreats are
open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 100, men or
women, Christian, other religion or of no particular
faith.
Time Commitment: Be realistic. If
you can put aside a week to dedicate to prayer, then an
individually guided retreat would be good. But if
you are only likely to fit in one period each day, then
the retreat in daily life would be your best bet.
Either way you will be given suggestions as to ways to
meditate and ideas of things to pray about.
Guide's Role: Typically you will see
the guide online for 30 and 45 minutes. They will listen
to how things have gone with you, give you support, and
make suggestions where necessary. They are not
there to judge you, or to try to get you to commit to
any particular religion. The guide's role is to help you
to profit from the retreat experience and get in touch
with your own deeper desires and so find out what really
brings you joy, freedom and best service of God and
other.
The guide should not give advice, psychotherapy or
counselling.
Initial contact will be made by email,
then for the individually guided retreats we suggest
either Skype, Zoom or whatever social media platform for
face to face communication suits both you and the guide.
No Charge - Donation Basis: We
are making no fixed charge for this retreat, but we
would appreciate a donation if you can afford it, which
will be shared with your retreat guide. Sliding
Scale As a suggestion you might be able to
offer whatever you receive for an hour of your time for
each day you meet with a guide?
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