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 Mudika KKIS' Retreat 2000





Pieces from Retreat 2000

Here are the articles and papers we used during Retreat 2000, in Microsoft Word form. All but one of them are in Indonesian.

All articles, in one ZIP file (68 kB)

Petunjuk Penggunaan Bahan (20 kB)
Retret (31 kB)
Our Nation's Poverty of Hope (Jonathan Sacks) (38 kB)
Aku dan Dikau Bertemu (21 kB)
Sharing (23 kB)
Berdoa (21 kB)
Kulihat Batinku - Kutemukan Dikau (25 kB)
Manusia Menurut Citra Allah (21 kB)
Bapa Kami: Mengampuni (16 kB)
Empat Sahabat (22 kB)
Abba Ya Bapa (7 kB)
Oh Tamu Agung (25 kB)
Dosa (21 kB)
Pola Rahmat dan Pola Lawan Rahmat (23 kB)
Berdoa (27 kB)
Mawas Diri Setelah Berdoa (22 kB)
Penyembuh Ilahi (22 kB)
Mengikuti Kristus (29 kB)
Panggilan Awam untuk Kerasulan (27 kB)


Click here to read the August 2000 edition of our monthly bulletin. This release contains a number of articles related to Retreat 2000.

And click here to proceed to Retreat 2000 photo gallery.


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What is our Retreat 2000
all about??

When:
3 - 6 August 2000

Guided by:
Father Ismartono, SJ;
and Ibu Bernadette.

Topic:
Spirituality in our modern daily life

It is not easy to live in this modern era, in which we occasionally lose our direction. During this retreat we would like to ponder on ourselves as people living in such era, on how we should position ourselves in our community, on how we should view and react to phenomenons and norms typically present in the modern society, and last but not least, on our relationship with God within the context of this modern age.

Keyphrases:
Me in the modern age, me in my community, me and phenomenons in the modern society, me and God in this modern era.

Language:
Indonesian

Where:
St. Francis Xavier Retreat Centre
1261 Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore

Number of participants:
Limited to 60 people.


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Retreat 2000: Summary

Sunday, 30 July 2000
11:00 - 13:00
The registration period is closed today.
We have our briefing session at Church of St. Bernadette's Parish Hall.

We form ten discussion groups. Each group carries out discussions on a keyword related to the topic of our retreat. Hence there are ten keywords, which are "Spirituality", "Faith", "Catholic", "Religious", "Mudika KKIS", "Modern", "Life", "Youth", "Personal", and "Retreat".

Also, we have an icebreaking game. Last but not least, some rules and guides are discussed.

Thursday, 3 August 2000
19:45 - 21:30
We hold the Opening Mass at Church of St. Bernadette. Father Ismartono himself, who has just arrived at Singapore in the late morning, is the celebrant.

We have some snacks after the Mass, and return home afterwards.

Friday, 4 August 2000
The first day of our retreat.

Some of us gather at Ang Mo Kio MRT whereas some others at Paya Lebar MRT. We then proceed to St. Francis Xavier Retreat Centre, located near the end of Upper Paya Lebar Road, in Hougang area. Some others opt to go to the retreat centre direct from our respective workplaces or homes. By 20:00, most of us have reached the centre.

After having a nice chicken rice dinner, we proceed with our first session, commencing at 20:30. The whole programme for this day concludes at around 23:00.

Saturday, 5 August 2000
Second day.
We wake up at around 6 o'clock in the morning.

Father Is and Ibu Bernadette guide us through the day. Sessions, snack breaks, songs, meals, discussions, sharing, contemplation, prayers... all are there.

We finish the whole programme just around midnight, after some of us say Rosary prayer and others go to confession.

Sunday, 6 August 2000
The third and final day.
We have our final sessions, the last of which concludes before we have our lunch.

After a game which turns out to be a touching experience and leaves many of us misty-eyed, our Retreat 2000 concludes with a Holy Mass.

We leave the retreat centre at around 15:30.

Sunday, 20 August 2000
11:15 - 12:45
We have our Retreat 2000 follow-up meeting at Church of St. Bernadette's Parish Centre.

During this meeting, we share the impressions, intentions and ideas we have, especially the ones we earn after participating in the retreat. There is a strong desire among us to get more involved in social activities.

We plan to put our intentions and ideas into actions, so that our Retreat 2000 will be even more fruitful for each of us as well as for Mudika KKIS, our community of faith in this foreign soil.


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What is a retreat??

What is a retreat, and why do people go on retreats??

The primary dictionary meaning of the word "retreat" emphasises "withdrawal", for example, the withdrawal of troops from enemy forces. In the religious use of the word, this idea of withdrawal is also present.

A religious retreat is a withdrawal from routine life and work so that one can reflect on, discuss, and pray about one's way of life, one's problems, and one's relationship with God. Retreats have a long history in the Catholic community, going back to the days when people would go to the desert to find a special encounter with God.

In today's Church, there are many different kinds of retreats. There are weekend, midweek, and even month-long retreats. Some emphasis complete silence and solitude, while others stress community, sharing, and dialogue among retreatants. Preached retreats feature a director, or team, who presents God's Word to the assembled group. Directed retreats usually imply a one-on-one encounter betwen the retreatant and a spiritual director.

Retreats are commonly designed for particular age groups (for example, a teen retreat) or for people's particular vocations or stages in life (for example, a priests' retreat or a retreat for divorced persons). There are almost as many reasons for going on retreats as there are people! For many people, a retreat is a special time to reflect on their relationship with God, family, coworkers, and friends. It is a time to take inventory of their Christian life and to renew their spirits. Other people make a retreat because they are experiencing a need to get away from it all for some quiet reflection and relaxation, or they may face important decisions in their lives and want to seek solutions to personal problems or trying to settle religious doubts.

While many people begin a retreat with a hesitation and fear, almost all end it with joy and happiness or with a renewed sense of peace. It's worth a try!

(Rev. Dan Lowery, C.Ss.R.)


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