Week of Guided Prayer – A Retreat in Daily Life

Date/Time
Date(s) - 20 Nov 2021 - 27 Nov 2021
All Day

A RETREAT IN YOUR DAILY LIFE

Learn how to pray with Scripture and experience a deeper relationship with the Lord!

Join us in this easy, mini retreat.  You can go about your daily routine and need not take leave from work to participate. It becomes even more convenient to join in virtually, rather than physically.  Just set aside half hour daily to pray on your own and another half hour to meet your personal Prayer Guide on mutually agreed time.  

The Week of Guided Prayer (WoGP) is an easy, mini retreat amidst your daily routine, without using your vacation time! Lasting a week, it begins on a Sunday afternoon (Taster session 2 to 5pm via zoom) when you, the pilgrim, will learn two prayer methods:

1. Lectio Divina
2. Ignatian Contemplation

Each day during the Week of Guided Prayer (from Monday through Friday), you will pray with the Scripture passage that your prayer guide has given you. Then you can share your prayer experiences with your prayer guide – how God related to you during your prayer.

The WoGP closes on the following Saturday afternoon (Closure session) when we gather as a group for general sharing and fellowship.

PROGRAMME

Saturday 20.11.21, 2.00 – 4.00pm:  Taster Session Via Zoom
Meet your Prayer Guide at Breakout Session.
Zoom Link will be provided to you 48 hours in advance.

Monday, 22.11.21 to Friday, 26.11.21:  Week of Guided Prayer
Meet your Prayer Guide daily for half hour between 9.00 am – 10.00 pm   (Tick preferred time slot selected below)
Choice of Virtual meeting to be agreed with Prayer Guide (eg Zoom, Whats app Video, Facetime)

Saturday 27.11.21, 2.00 – 4.00 pm:  Closing Session Via Zoom
Zoom Link will be provided to you 24 hours in advance.

Registration closes on 14 Nov 2021.

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Some frequently asked questions

IS THIS A STAY-IN RETREAT?
No. This is a retreat in daily life – you go about life as normal except that you set aside a specific time during the day to pray and to meet with your personal prayer guide throughout this Week of Guided Prayer. You do not need to take leave from work to participate. Sessions will be conducted via zoom

DO I NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY I PRAY?
No. However, during this Week of Guided Prayer, another way of praying – one that is rooted in Scripture – is introduced. Those who have completed this Week have found that Scripture comes alive and relevant in their daily lives.

IS THIS BIBLE STUDY?
This is not Bible study but praying with Scriptures. Your prayer guide will suggest Scripture verses for you to pray with daily.

WHAT BENEFITS HAVE OTHER PILGRIMS RECEIVED FROM THIS FORM OF PRAYER?
The most common feedback after a Week of Guided Prayer is how God speaks to the pilgrims through the Scripture passages. Others have said that they have come closer to God. Yet others have experienced new intimacies with Him and they have learned how to listen to God. Some others say that they have become more disciplined in prayer. Pilgrims have also found the support of their prayer guides very helpful.

IS THIS RETREAT CONDUCTED IN A GROUP?
No. Each person meets personally with his/ her prayer guide for the duration of the Week of Guided Prayer. What you share with your prayer guide is personal and confidential, and you may share as much or as little as you wish.

WHAT WILL BE MY COMMITMENT?
Each day you are expected to pray for half an hour with the Scripture passage that you have been given. Then you can share your prayer experiences with your prayer guide. The duration of this meeting is approximately half an hour.

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