BROTHERS' RETREAT

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July 31 - August 5, 2011

La Salle University

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EVENT SCHEDULE

The overarching theme of our four District events (District Chapter I, CTBB Retreat, Mission Assembly, and District Chapter II) is Together and By Association for Mission: A Journey of Hope.

Our Scriptural theme for the Retreat is the EMMAUS journey.

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Sunday, July 31

• 2pm – 5 pm Registration
• 5:30 pm Dinner
• 7:30 pm Welcome, Opening Ritual and Mass.
• 9 pm Social

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Monday, August 1

• 7:30 – 9 am Breakfast available
• 9 – 9:15 am Morning Prayer
• 9:15 – 9:25 Theme Setting
• 9:25 – 10:00
  • DENA: Our Journey of Hope
    (Dennis Malloy)
• 10:00 – 10:30 Group Discussion
• 10:30 – 11 am Break
• 11 – 11:35 am Called to Be Brothers Today (Bill Mann)
• 11:35 – Noon Emmaus Walk
• Noon – 4 pm Lunch and Personal Time
• 4 – 4:30 pm
  • Our Consecrated Life
    (Bob Berger)
• 4:30 – 5 pm
  • Q&A with Sean Sammon and the three speakers of this day
• 5:15 pm Mass (Celebration of Jubilarians)
• 6:15 pm Dinner
• 8:00-8:40 pm
  • Gathering in Chapel
    Brothers to be prayerfully present as they may choose: meditation, spiritual reading, journaling, praying the rosary, reading the Scriptures, etc.

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Tuesday, August 2

• 7:30 – 9 am Breakfast available
• 9 – 9:15 am Morning Prayer
• 9:15 – 9:25 Theme Setting
• 9:25 – 10:00
  • TOGETHER AND BY ASSOCIATION FOR MISSION:
    A Panel of Participants from CIL 2010
• 10:00 – 10:30 Group Discussion
• 10:30 – 11 am Break
• 11 – 11:35 am
  • VOW OF ASSOCIATION FOR MISSION
    (Bob Schieler, with CIL participants)
• 11:35 – Noon Emmaus Walk
• Noon – 4 pm Lunch and Personal Time
• 1 pm – 2:30 Meeting of “Senior” Brothers
• 4 – 4:30 pm
  • A JOURNEY OF HOPE
    (Mike French)
• 4:30 – 5 pm
  • Q & A with Sean Sammon, presenters, and panelists
• 5:15 pm Mass (Remembrance of deceased Brothers)
• 6:15 pm Dinner
• 8:00-10:00 pm Movie: “Of Gods and Men”

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Wednesday, August 3

• 7:30 – 9 am Breakfast available
• 9 – 9:15 am Morning Prayer
• 9:15 – 9:25 Theme Setting
• 9:25 – 10:00
  • BROTHERS TOGETHER WITH SISTERS IN THE CHURCH
    (Sr. Mary Dacey SSJ)
• 10:10 – 10:30 Group Discussion
• 10:30 – 11 am Break
• 11 – 11:35 am
  • THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR CALL TO BE BROTHERS, AND WHAT MORE WE CAN DO TO BE HOPE FOR OUR WORLD
    (A panel of invited Lasallians)
• 11:35 – Noon
  • Q & A session with Sean Sammon, panelists and Sr. Mary Dacey
• Noon Lunch available.
  • Afternoon off-campus options. No on-campus schedule.
• 5:15 pm Mass available.
• 6:15 Dinner available – Evening unscheduled.

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Thursday, August 4

• 7:30 – 9 am Breakfast available
• 9am – 10:30 am
  • Morning Program prepared by Vocation Promotion Committee
• 10:30 – 11 Break
• 11-11:30 Open-Mic Session (Vocation Promotion Committee)
• 11:30 - Noon Group conversations
  • Vision Statements from Constitutive Assembly
• Noon – 12:30
  • Q & A with Sean Sammon and the speakers of this day
• 12:30 Lunch, followed by personal time
• 4:45 pm Mass (Celebration of First Vows) [formal attire requested]
• 6:15 pm Social and Banquet

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Friday, August 5

• 7:30 – 9 am Breakfast available
• 9 – 9:15 am Morning Prayer
• 9:15 – 10 am
  • SUMMARY OF VISION STATEMENT RESPONSES
  • WHAT WE HAVE HEARD THESE DAYS
    (Sean Sammon, Bob Joerger)
  • WHERE MIGHT WE GO FROM HERE
    (Bob Schieler, Dennis Malloy)
• 10 – 10:30
  • Q&A with the presenters
• 10:45 Closing Liturgy (Mass of DLS) and Ritual
• Noon Lunch and Departure

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• Directions to St. Basil Court, La Salle University

• Directions to St. Miguel Court, La Salle University