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

This Month 










Overall theme for 2024: “CHOSEN TO BE HOLY” - Transformation by the Holy Spirit. 

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.

Each month we will develop our understanding and appreciation of how we are to respond to God's call. Showing how 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 to love Him and to love our neighbour.

SEE THE FULL 2024 PROGRAMME




THIS MONTH'S MEETING
Speaker: Allegra Mutanda. Director of Evangelisation and Leadership at St Peter's Winchester, where she is helping the parish fulfil its vision of bringing people closer to Jesus Christ in hope and joy. Previously she was part of Sion Catholic Community for Evangelism for 12 years.

You will need to register in advance to receive the link to the Zoom meeting, even if you have attended before:
SCROLL DOWN FOR LINK TO REGISTER FOR THE MEETING

TIME TABLE (approximate timings for zoom meeting)
10.00am  Mass 
10.55am  Adoration
11.05am  Prophetic sharing
11.30am  Break
11.40am  Praise Song
11.45am  Testimony
11.50am  Talk
12.30pm  Q&A on the talk
12.45pm  Final announcements
1.00pm    Finish meeting




USUAL MONTHLY ONLINE PROGRAMME 

You are very welcome to join us on Zoom. See THIS MONTH'S MEETING panel for details of the next meeting and scroll down to JOINING DETAILS panel for how to register and participate.    

Rosary: we would normally start our meeting with the Rosary, but this is not part of the Zoom conference. You can choose to watch an online Rosary for example Rosary Joyful Mysteries from Lourdes (30 minutes); or say your own, using our ADoRE "Rosary with Scriptures" Link HERE
Mass and Adoration: livestreamed on Zoom from 10.00am with an entry hymn and short introduction. Please join from 9.50 and stay muted. More information on Adoration HERE

Reflection and prophecy: after Adoration, participants may offer words that they feel the Lord is giving them. Please press the "Reactions" button to raise a hand and wait till we ask you to unmute your microphone and invite you to speak. More information about Prophecy HERE

Praise and Worship: After a 10 minute comfort break, at 11.20am there will be a fuller welcome and introduction and a time of sung praise and worship. Song words will be shown on screen so you can join in at home, though your microphone should still be muted. (The time delay online makes it tricky to sing in unison).

Testimony: at 11.40am there will be a short testimony from someone about their own experience of renewal in the Spirit.

Talk: at 11.45 we have an inspiring talk from our guest speaker for the month. (See THIS MONTH panel for details.) This will conclude with a time of prayer for renewed outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit on all participants.

Sharing: At aroud 12.30, we will share our response to the talk, or have a Question & Answer session, before further prayer and final announcements. The meeting finishes at around 1.00pm.

Prayer Ministry: We offer the opportunity for you to receive prayer for healing or spiritual renewal of your faith by telephone after the meeting. Details HERE

Watch again: Most months we record the Mass & Adoration, Praise & Worship, Talk & Testimony so that you can remind yourself of the retreat, or catch up if you missed it. Go to our YouTube channel  HERE








JOINING DETAILS 

Even if you have registered and attended before, you must register for the meeting in advance each month, using the button below and we will send you the link to the meeting. Or go to bit.ly/ADORENOV2024. We will also send the link again the day before the meeting as a reminder.




On the day, please join the zoom meeting from about 9.45am by clicking on the link in the confirmation email you will have received. This should take you straight in to the Zoom meeting. PLEASE NOTE: You may not be able to join the meeting by going into your Zoom app first. You may join the meeting at any time after it starts.

For more details about using Zoom and participating in the meeting, go to ADORE ONLINE
















ADoRE 23rd November 2024  
"YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES – giving your testimony in the power of the Holy Spirit" Mini-Retreat for Spiritual Renewal on ZOOM. 
Register in advance at bit.ly/ADORENOV2024 
There is one fear that unites almost everyone in our parishes – the thought of talking to someone about our faith! 
It’s easy to make many excuses for not doing so, maintaining that our actions speak louder than words. 
It’s true that we should witness through the way we live, but it’s also vital that we follow St Peter’s advice: 
“if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.” (1 Pet 3:15)

This free mini-retreat morning will explore in more depth why and how we can be effective witnesses through sharing our own testimonies. The key is to understand fully what Jesus said to his followers immediately before he told them to be his witnesses: “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.”

As members of Christ’s body here on earth, we have been given the commission, the authority and the power 
to share in his mission and proclaim the Good News of God’s Kingdom.