Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Easter Retreat 2007
The retreat was, in the end, a great success. Instead of being the moment for strategic reflection for which we had hoped, it turned into a time of Gospel preaching, calling us all back to the basics. Andrew spoke on Sin (Eph 2:1-3), and then three messages on the cross: the Cross and Expiation (John 19), the Cross as the Mainspring of Sanctification (various passages) and the Cross and Christian Experience (Romans 5:1-11). The immediate impact was good: the retreat being a time of great joy, many laughs and of earnest reflection and heartfelt praise. Please pray for long-term fruit!
For those who are gluttons for punishment, there are the usual mountains of photos here, but we include a few on this blog.
Part of the group on the beach, prior to a touch rugby game.
Study time: looking at passages that use the Cross as moral example. This photo is what it is ALL about!
Touch rugby - with surfers!
A Cora curry - enjoyed by all! Food is an important part of the retiro - a big task for Cora to organize, but very much (and verbally) appreciated.
The retreat was, in the end, a great success. Instead of being the moment for strategic reflection for which we had hoped, it turned into a time of Gospel preaching, calling us all back to the basics. Andrew spoke on Sin (Eph 2:1-3), and then three messages on the cross: the Cross and Expiation (John 19), the Cross as the Mainspring of Sanctification (various passages) and the Cross and Christian Experience (Romans 5:1-11). The immediate impact was good: the retreat being a time of great joy, many laughs and of earnest reflection and heartfelt praise. Please pray for long-term fruit!
For those who are gluttons for punishment, there are the usual mountains of photos here, but we include a few on this blog.
Part of the group on the beach, prior to a touch rugby game.
Study time: looking at passages that use the Cross as moral example. This photo is what it is ALL about!
Touch rugby - with surfers!
A Cora curry - enjoyed by all! Food is an important part of the retiro - a big task for Cora to organize, but very much (and verbally) appreciated.
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