Let the retreats begin! Coming down to the final couple of weeks here it's time to start wrapping things up with the year end retreats. It's such a great time spending extended periods of time with the youth, getting to know them and leading them closer to Christ in a different way then just our regular 2 hour nights every week. This past weekend we got to hang out with the First Communion and our Unchained youth for some excellent time growing closer to God. In the First Communion retreat we had time to reflect on the sacrament of receiving the Holy Eucharist for the first time, high energy activities for them to get to know each other better and praying with all 110 of them was definitely really moving and special.
Over the course of the Unchained retreat we started with a talk challenging them about what are you truly living for? This weekend was made to make the youth think and really focus on how we can truly open the doors to greatness in living with God at the centre of all that we do. Sure we may have only had 4 of our youth able to stay for the whole weekend but they were the ones that God called. It was made very evident as to why they came in just the ways they came to love Christ and grow in a relationship with him. Absolutely beautiful.
We also had a really cool opportunity to meet with Bishop Fredrick Henry of the Calgary Dioceses last weekend as well! It was great to show him just the presence of Net in our community. Unfortunately it was for our Nuns that are leaving our community. They are Carmelite Sisters with such a love and passion for our Lord Jesus Christ and his most Sacred Heart. A huge thank you to their time spent here in Medicine Hat and may God bless them on their journeys.
Stayed tuned for this next weekend full of retreats! God bless!
Matthew ten-Bohmer
Infuse 2
Medicine Hat, AB
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