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.

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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. 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 10.45am 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 14th December 2024  
11.00am-12.00 midday

GROUP CHAT SESSION 

Many people appreciate the opportunity for a Zoom chat with like-minded Christians, as they miss the group discussions on normal ADoRE mornings. However, others prefer not to chat, or they find the time too limited.

This month we have decided to try out a stand-alone session allowing more time, and exclusively for those who like chatting in groups. If it works well, we'll have it again from time to time.

An opportunity to chat and pray with other ADoRE participants about renewal in the Holy Spirit. 
Suggested discussion topics will be given on the day, but could include: 


    

  • How has this year's ADoRE programme helped you?
  • What charismatic activity is there in your locality? 
  • What could you do to help or to start something in your area?
  •  Do you know about CHARIS in your Diocese?
  • How do you feel about sharing the Good News of Jesus?
  • What encouragement could other people in the group offer?
PLEASE NOTE: This is not the usual ADoRE format. There will be: 
  • NO Mass or Adoration
  • NO prophetic sharing
  • NO praise and worship
  • NO talk or testimony
  • NO telephone prayer ministry
To register for the meeting on 14th December, please click HERE(You must register in advance. Please do not leave until the day of the meeting - we will not be able to help you sign in)