Destined: a Kerygma Retreat
Essential - Eucharistic - Encounter
I’m thrilled to announce a brand new retreat I’ve been working on!
“God's very being is love. By sending his only Son and the Spirit of Love in the fullness of time, God has revealed his innermost secret: God himself is an eternal exchange of love, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and he has DESTINED us to share in that exchange” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 221).
Monica Pope—my friend, ministry partner, and master catechist—and I have led dozens of kerygmatic retreats for parishes and dioceses for the past several years. A few months ago the Lord put it on our hearts to write our own kerygma retreat. As we started praying and writing this retreat it became clear that this new retreat needed to be, at its heart, focused on the Eucharistic Liturgy.
DESTINED is a one-day retreat that will, at every moment, proclaim God’s goodness and relentless desire for you. We will present the rescue mission of Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture. We will tell the story of Jesus Christ as experienced in our own lives. We will lead you to encounter Jesus Christ in the Eucharistic Liturgy.
“Christian faith is either an encounter with Him alive, or it does not exist. The Liturgy guarantees for us the possibility of such an encounter. For us a vague memory of the Last Supper would do no good. We need to be present at that Supper, to be able to hear his voice, to eat his Body and to drink his Blood. We need Him. In the Eucharist and in all the sacraments we are guaranteed the possibility of encountering the Lord Jesus and of having the power of his Paschal Mystery reach us” (Desiderio Desideravi 10).
DESTINED is for anyone who aches for a renewed encounter with Jesus Christ, who desires to experience a God who is as good as He says He is, who thirsts for greater healing and transformation whenever they attend Mass.
Our debut retreat is at St. Patrick’s parish in Waukon, Iowa on Saturday, March 12th.
If you would like to bring this retreat to your parish, school, or community, please email us: practicalkerygmaschool@gmail.com
Monica Pope, Meghan Fiebelkorn, and Paul Fahey are co-directors of Practical Kerygma, a ministry that seeks to more authentically present the Gospel and more wholistically form lay ministers in the Church. Under the Practical Kerygma umbrella, they have crafted:
Destined: A Kerygma Retreat which flows from and focuses on the rescue mission of Jesus Christ, made fully present in the Eucharistic Liturgy
Ministry Application Sessions - small group workshops focused on applying kerygmatic catechesis to specific areas of parish ministry
Life as Christ: Catholic Social Teaching Retreat which presents the Church’s social doctrine in light of the Kerygma
The Rescue: A 12-Step Recovery Bible Study and live online ministry formation/ training sessions for Rescue 12 step recovery groups
If you are interested in hosting any of these events, or want more information, please email: practicalkerygmaschool@gmail.com
