Description of St. Anne Faculty Retreat 2024
Strengthening our Community through Sacraments
St. Anne Faculty Retreat
August 15, 2024
Schedule:
9:00 – Gathering/Hospitality
9:30 – Opening Prayer
9:45 – Eucharist, Confirmation, & Penance and Reconciliation
10:30 – Break
11:00 – Community Building Activities
12:30 – Lunch
1:15 – Communion Service
2:00 – Homeward Bound
Description:
Catholic teachers work hard. They share their faith and knowledge, and they give up personal time to plan lessons, be at class, and pray for their students. They echo the faith to our children, young people, and adults.
Strengthening our Community through the Sacraments will help St. Anne teachers prepare our students for receiving the sacraments of Penance and Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Confirmation. This retreat will give teachers the opportunity to reflect on what the sacraments mean to them, learn more about what the Church teaches about the sacraments, renew their spirit, and build a community while getting to know each other better.
Discussion Questions:
Eucharist: How does the Eucharist help you in your daily life? Do you think we sometimes take the Eucharist for granted? How can we avoid doing that? What do you think is the most important thing about the Eucharist to convey to your class?
Confirmation: How did Confirmation strengthen your faith? How is what the Church teaches about Confirmation the same or different from what you have understood in the past? For those preparing for Confirmation, how can the sacrament be less about “graduation” from religious education classes (as some view it) and more of a deepening of faith?
Penance and Reconciliation: What is difficult to get across when teaching about this sacrament? How can you help others understand that God is both just and forgiving? What are some ways that you can show mercy and forgiveness?