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A weekend retreat for Oblates of Jamberoo Abbey.

This retreat offers attendance through 3 ways: Cottage stay, Day visitor (in person but not staying overnight in the cottages) and Zoom.

The Cottages is fully booked. You are welcome to register for attendance as a Day Visitor or through Zoom. You will see 2 forms at the bottom of the page. The first one is for Day Visitor. The second one is for Zoom. Please use the appropriate form. If you need to submit for multiple person, just refresh the page to reload a new form.

Presenter

Judith Valente

Judith Valente is an American broadcast and print journalist, and author, most recently of ‘How To Live: What The Rule of St Benedict Teaches Us About Happiness, Meaning and Community’. She lives in Normal, Illinois, in the US and is an Oblate of Mount St Scholastica Monastery in Atchison, Kansas. Her website is www.judithvalente.com

Date Time

13 – 15 November 206

Arrival: Friday, 13 November between 3pm and 4pm

Departure: The retreat ends on Sunday, 15 November with Middle Hour at 12.30 pm. There is the option of staying on for private reflection on Sunday afternoon and evening, at no extra cost. Rooms must be vacated and keys returned by 9 am on Monday, 16 November.

Retreat Program

Saturday

9.00 am: Mass and Oblation ceremony. Followed by morning tea and a welcome with the Abbey community.
11.00 am – 12.15 pm: First session with Judith – Yearning for life: On the Prologue to the Rule of St Benedict
12.30 pm: Middle Hour
2.00 – 4.15 pm: Second session with Judith – Finding Our Place in the Great Benedictine narrative.

Sunday

9.00 am: Mass. Followed by a quick cuppa at the cottages.
10.30 – 12.15 pm: “Sharing the Treasure,” Each person will have a chance to share any insights gained from Saturday’s talk and his or her thoughts on the treasure of our Benedictine heritage and spirituality. This will be guided by Judith.

Retreat Cost

For Oblate weekends, there is no additional retreat cost on top of the accommodation cost. If you would like to make a donation, you are welcome to make a bank transfer to the following bank account. Please put “Oblate weekend” as the reference.

BSB: 062 562
Account No: 1005 1913
Account Name: Benedictine Abbey

Registration

The Cottages are full, but you are welcome to register for an attendance as a Day Visitor or through Zoom. Please use the corresponding form below.

Register for Day Visitor attendance

This form is for registration of attendance as a Day Visitor. For Zoom attendance, please scroll further down.

Register for Zoom attendance

This form below is for registration of attendance through Zoom.