'Extraordinary', 'powerful' and 'anointed '-ADoRE's Alastair Emblem unpacks how the ADoRE mini retreat is transforming lives.
We surely all long to bear the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. But we so often fail because we strive to be fruitful in our own strength, instead of recognising that we can only be fruitful “as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved” (Colossians 3:12).
On August 31st, there is an opportunity to participate in a free mini-retreat morning that will explore in more depth how we need to ask the Holy Spirit to transform our thinking in this area. This meeting on Zoom, “Bear the Fruit of the Holy Spirit,” will be hosted by ADoRE, one of the longest-running charismatic days of renewal in the country. The session includes Mass, Adoration, Praise and Worship, inspired Teaching and Prayer for all participants to foster the presence of the Holy Spirit in them.
"This is the latest part of our 2024 programme," said a spokesman for ADoRE. "We are continuing to develop our understanding and appreciation of how we are to respond to God's call to holiness; co-operating with the Holy Spirit as He transforms our lives so that we can remain in Jesus the vine and bear fruit by helping people."
The main talk will be given by Maria Heath, former National Coordinator for CHARIS England, and now Director of Mission Northampton.
The next ADoRE spiritual mini-retreat will take place on 31st August from 10.00-1.00 “BEAR THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT – our transformed lives will help other people.” Including Mass, Adoration, Praise, Prayer for the gifts of the Holy Spirit and inspiring guest speaker Maria Heath. Please register for the Zoom meeting in advance at bit.ly/ADOREAUG2024 More information at www.altonrenewal.com/this_month
A poster plus other publicity materials can be downloaded from the website: https://www.altonrenewal.com/your_parish We hope and pray that you can publicise this event. This is part of ADoRE’s monthly Zoom course to inspire Catholics to respond to God's call: "Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy” (Leviticus 20:7). Details of the year's programme can be found at www.altonrenewal.com/2024.
There is also a wide range of free information, resources and other videos on the website, explaining many aspects of renewal in the Holy Spirit. People from all over the country have been joining the ADoRE mini-retreat Zoom mornings over the last four years and thoroughly enjoying them. Here is a recent comment from an ADoRE participant:"It was an extraordinarily powerful and anointed morning - every component beautifully flowed, resulting in what seemed such an elevated experience.”
ADoRE (Alton Day of Renewal) is a monthly meeting of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Formed in 1975, it is now one of the longest continually running Charismatic Days of Renewal in Britain, dedicated to the encouragement of a personal relationship with God, through Jesus, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
It is affiliated with CHARIS, the international body established by Pope Francis in 2019 to support all those working to share the current of grace which is the charismatic renewal. Pope Francis has described charismatic renewal as 'a great force at the service of the proclamation of the Gospel, in the joy of the Holy Spirit.'
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