Participants “give up their sins” and ask
the Lord’s blessing by putting a strip of material on the altar (part of
the Lazarus scripture).
Participants work through a sharing
exercise.
Sisters Renee Dreiling and Jolene
Geier at the final blessing service.
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The 2007 RCIA Retreats at Heartland Center in Great Bend (Feb. 10)
and the Cathedral in Dodge City (Feb. 17) attracted 120 participants.
With the theme “Journey To Conversion,” activities included the
reflection on the three RCIA scrutiny readings: The Samaritan Woman
(John 4:5-42), The Man Born Blind (John 9:1-41) and Raising Lazarus
(John 11:1-45).
Sister Renee Dreiling, OP and Sister Jolene Geier, OP, from the
Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, directed the 61 English-speaking
participants, and the 59 Spanish-speaking participants were led by
Sister Matilde Monterroso, MCMI, from the Satanta parish.
“The insight gained from reflecting and sharing with others helps to
show how God is working in our lives,” said one of the participants.
Another said, “This retreat allowed me to be more open and reflect on my
journey of faith.”
“It made me think of things that are standing in the way of me deepening
my relationship with God,” commented a third participant.
The 2008 RCIA retreats will be January 26th in Great Bend and Feb. 2nd
in Dodge City, with the Spanish-speaking retreat in Dodge City only.
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