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Three Day Schedule
Thursday
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Begin set-up at retreat location
5:00 Team Meeting
6:00 Pilgrims begin to arrive
7:00 Registration
Send Off
(Sponsor’s Hour)
Pilgrims to Conf. Rm.
Lay Dir. Talk
8:15 Film
“The Way of a Pilgrim”
8:30 Chapel
S.D. Comments
L.D. Evening Prayer
Meditative Song
Silence
10:00 (Team Meeting)
Holy Communion
Friday
7:30 Chapel:
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion “Prodigal Son” Meditation
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 L.D. Talk
Table Assignments
9:15 Talk #1 – PRIORITY
Table disc. & poster
TBD Group Photo
10:45 Learn Key Songs
11:00 Talk #2 PREVENIENT GRACE
Table disc. & poster
12:30 Lunch
1:45 Talk #3 PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS
Table disc. & poster
3:00 Talk #4 JUSTIFYING GRACE
Agape acts explained
Table disc. & poster
WOW presentation
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Talk #5 LIFE OF PIETY
Lay Director Talk
Chapel: “Emmaus Road
Prayer Experience”
Table disc. & poster
8:30 Poster & Summary
Presentations
10:00 Chapel: Evening Prayer
10:30 (Team Meeting)
Saturday
7:30 Chapel:
Morning Prayer
“4 Responses to Christ” Meditation
8:00 Breakfast
8:45 Talk #6 GROW THROUGH STUDY
L.D. Talk
Introduce Book Table
Table disc. & poster
10:15 Talk #7 MEANS OF GRACE
11:45 Chapel – Dying Moments Communion
12:30 Lunch
(Break 1:15-2:00)
2:00 Questions on MEANS OF GRACE
2:15 Chapel visits explained by S.D.
Table disc. & poster on Means of Grace
3:00 Talk #8 CHRISTIAN ACTION
Table disc. & poster
4:30 Talk #9 OBSTACLES TO GRACE
Table disc. & poster
6:00 Dinner
6:30 Entertainment
7:00 Talk #10 DISCIPLESHIP
Table disc. & poster
8:30 Poster & Summary Presentations
9:45 Chapel: Candlelight Explanation by S.D. Time of Prayer, recommitment
TBD Return to Lobby for Refreshments
7:30 Community begins to gather
8:30 Community celebrates Holy Communion and prays for each pilgrim
9:30 Prepare for Candlelight
9:45 “Jesus, Jesus”; S.D. comments
Leave silently to “Jesus, Jesus”
Sunday
7:30 Chapel:
Morning Prayer
“Humanity of Jesus”
Meditation
8:00 Breakfast
8:50 Talk #11 CHANGING OUR WORLD
Table discussion
10:00 Talk #12 SANCTIFYING GRACE
Table discussion
11:00 Talk #13 BODY OF CHRIST
Table discussion
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Pack up
1:30 Talk #14 PERSEVERANCE
Table disc. of Group Reunion with Service Card
2:30 Talk #15 FOURTH DAY
Distribute take-home packets
Review material – S.D.
3:30 Pass out Personal Agape Letters
4:00 Location TBD:
Commissioning with crosses among team and pilgrims; Christian embrace
5:00 Closing: Community greets pilgrims with song
Pilgrims’ responses
Holy Communion