The Covenant Retreat

The Covenant Retreat affirms that each of us is called into a covenant with God. Through this retreat experience, high school seniors begin to identify their unique relationship with God, as an individual and as part of the larger Church. The leader's guide includes material to help teachers and leaders bring the experience into the classroom for weeks before and after the retreat. Leaders will find detailed directions for implementing the retreat; lesson plans, prayers, and handouts; material to help use the student component, Answering God's Call to Covenant, after the retreat; and suggested models for liturgical celebrations to bring the retreat to a close. It also includes suggestions on how to celebrate the retreat with the entire school through graduation and other activities. Answering God's Call to Covenant helps older adolescents consider where they want to go in life before they encounter the crossroads of young adulthood. Students address seven key questions and write their own covenant statements, which will help guide them through life's many challenges. The student text also helps seniors reflect, pray, and discern on their own after graduation.

Retreat / Companion Workbook 2 is a shorter version of the full Covenant course / retreat - this workbook is used for participants in retreats or small groups. The Covenant Course is found on the website - AFJMinistry.com that is used for small groups who wish to process through the biblical verses together as a group vs. having the full workbook which provides full explanation of all the verses. (The full workbook can be used as a leader guide for the companion small group discussion. The workbook can also be used as a retreat workbook for small groups.

A practical guide to planning spiritual retreats. Step-by-step retreat designs, accompanying meditation exercises, and leader’s guidelines based on the bestseller Listening Hearts, are presented in this unique resource. Songs, from the Listening Hearts Songbook, specially-planned Eucharists, Scripture readings, meaningful projects, and meditation options are arranged to result in a Spirit-filled community bonding. Retreats designed to Create an atmosphere that will develop a sense of the meaning and value of spiritual community. Present a variety of opportunities to reflect on God’s call to each participant. Allow retreatants time to present centered in God. Retreat Designs and Meditation Exercises can be used with other Listening Hearts series books: Listening Hearts, Grounded in God (Revised Edition), and the Manual for Discussion Leaders.

From camp-like mountain retreats to urban sanctuaries to remote enclaves of miraculous natural beauty, this guidebook catalogs nearly 100 of the state's best sites for soul-searching through informative descriptions and full-color photographs. Photos.

This workbook is the companion workbook for the On-Line Course: The Covenant found on the website - AFJMinistry.com that is used for small groups who wish to process through the biblical verses together as a group vs. having the full workbook which provides full explanation of all the verses. (The full workbook can be used as a leader guide for the companion small group discussion. The workbook can also be used as a retreat workbook for small groups.