ADoRE
Alton Day of Renewal: Spiritual Mini-Retreat
"The Charismatic Renewal is a current of grace of the Spirit for all the Church, not just for some" - Pope Francis
"The Charismatic Renewal is a current of grace of the Spirit for all the Church, not just for some" - Pope Francis
ALL RECORDINGS (c) COPYRIGHT 2024 ALTON DAY OF RENEWAL
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OVERVIEW
God has chosen us all to be Holy, and He has given us the Holy Spirit to transform us more and more into the image of Christ Jesus, the Holy One.
Scroll down to read more about the theme, and see the monthly programme. And scroll down to the bottom of the page for video recordings of each month's talk.
You can also view videos of each month's Masses and Praise & Worship.
DEVELOPING OUR MINISTRY IN 2024
Since 2020, the Lord has opened up an amazing opportunity for ADoRE to develop our ministry online. We now invite 1300+ people from all over the UK and beyond to our meetings, and monthly attendance is 100-175. Feedback shows that our format is meeting a need for refreshing the spiritual lives of those already involved in renewal, as well as giving them an opportunity to introduce newcomers to living in the power of the Holy Spirit.
We believe the Lord wants us to step out in faith and do even more, in order to help bring the Good News of His Kingdom to those who need to hear about it.
We are pleased to report that in 2024 our average monthly attendance increased by just under 16%, with top attendance of at least 183. We now send news and invitations to around 1,700 individuals. More local parishes and communities spread the word by distributing publicity cards. More people attend from overseas.
Our Talks
Each month we will develop our understanding of how each of us is to respond to Jesus' call to a deeper relationship with Him; to appreciate how He has given us His own Holy Spirit to make us holy temples where He can dwell; to walk in holiness and to exercise the gifts of the Holy Spirit to build God’s Kingdom.
Our Speakers
We have an outstanding selection of guest speakers: leaders in Catholic Charismatic Renewal with extensive experience in both practising and teaching on empowerment by the Holy Spirit.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, they will give inspiring and practical encouragement and advice on seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus, being filled with His Spirit and exercising the gifts of the Holy Spirit in order to share the Good News in your community.
Our Vision
We seek to put Jesus at the centre of all we do: He is the source of new life and we are channels of His renewing, refreshing, healing water in a world thirsty for God’s presence.
We invite everyone to meet Jesus and enter into deeper communion with Him, to experience the love and joy of our heavenly Father. We encourage everyone to receive a new infilling of the Holy Spirit, to ignite their faith, to inspire and empower them to be Missionary Disciples and share the Good News of God’s love with those around them. Together we will spread the fire of the Holy Spirit far and wide!
Our Meetings
We provide spiritual refreshment through a programme of Mass, Adoration, Praise & Worship, Prayer, Prophetic sharing, Inspired Teaching and Healing ministry.
"I was amazed how inspirational this retreat was. Every section was concise and so powerful. The testimony was profound. Praise and worship so full of the Holy Spirit. Talk was truly divine." - Comment by a recent ADoRE participant.
God has always desired His people to be holy - “Be holy; for I, the Lord your God, am holy” (Leviticus 20:7). And St. Paul told the community in Ephesus that God “chose us in [Christ] . . . to be holy” (Ephesians 1:4). We tend to think that, because we are sinners, we cannot be holy. Yet this is not the whole story, because Jesus shed his blood in order to make us holy (Hebrews 13:12).
The truth is that every baptised person is called to holiness, chosen by the Lord to be fruitful (John 15:16). This is not something we can achieve by our own efforts: the Father gives the Holy Spirit to transform us into the image of Christ, so that our lives can bear fruit in witnessing to the good news of God’s love.
Being holy doesn’t mean being sinless, joyless or judgemental; it means co-operating with the Holy Spirit as He helps us to love and obey God’s will and to love our neighbour.
(In the programme below, Z = session on Zoom)
Illustration credit: Lance Brown www.paintedchrist.com/
The video of each month's talk will be here within a day or two of the meeting.
"I have chosen YOU" text of Mary Hirst's talk HERE
