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Prayer Retreats

One way we facilitate prayer ministry is through prayer retreats.  The following retreats are currently available through the Department of Christian Formation.  For more information about any of these retreats, please contact Katie Isaza at 773-583-0220 or katie.isaza(at)covchurch.org

An Invitation to Prayer... An “Invitation to Prayer" is a guided retreat offering extended time and space for God.  In the midst of an overly busy and increasingly demanding world, the nourishment of a rich and varied prayer life too often becomes a rarity, even a luxury.  Under the leadership of a trained facilitator, and together with friends from your own faith community, this retreat is designed to encourage each participant:

•    to hear God speak to them personally;

•    to feel more deeply connected to others;

•    to discover, or re-discover, a longing to continue these deeper levels of prayer, both personally and communally

•    to become more attentive to the Spirit in order to live in the stream of God’s will

It is our prayer that such continued, deep, and rich prayer experiences will filter outward, empowering each person and each community through the Spirit to live as disciples of Christ, impacting the church and the world.

 

Streams and Pathways...  In Isaiah 43: 19 God says, “I am about to do a brand new thing!  Streams of living water in the wasteland and pathways through the wilderness.” 

Our focus of “Streams and Pathways” is to allow God to shape these “streams of living water and pathways through the wilderness” in our lives. “Streams and Pathways” is designed to allow us time to listen, to notice the movements of God in our lives. We will be working through a variety of spiritual practices in order to allow us time to hear God’s still, small voice. As we experience these practices we will have an opportunity to draft a rule of life - a pattern of spiritual practices that provides structure and direction for growth in holiness. The rule of life offers unique and regular rhythms that free and open each person to the will and presence of Christ. The journey allows us a way to partner with the Holy Spirit for personal transformation. We invite you to journey with us.

 Time to Breathe… an invitation to a place and time to hear God’s still small voice.“

A Time to Breathe” is an interactive and experiential retreat for youth that is designed to provide guidance and experience in spiritual practices so that participants may grow in their journey with God. Youth Workers and students explore together what it means to be in the presence of God.

Come take time to breathe!
•    Quiet
•    Space for God’s transformation
•    Intentional time to be with God
•    Looking at Prayer in new ways
•    Multi-sensory approaches to interact with God

 

 

 

 




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