Retreat: Outline and Brief Summary

This is one of (at least) three posts I'll be dedicating to the Sons and Daughters of the Light retreat. This is just an overview of the weekend. From this I will produce a lengthy and detailed recap of the events. When that's finished, I'll have a personal entry that approaches the retreat from my own perspective and experiences.

Times are approximate. All events are in the Retreat Center unless otherwise noted. Most (if not all) of the talks began with a few songs of worship.

• Friday, January 26th
• 7:00pm
  
• Wine & Cheese
• Reconciliation
• Ice-breaker
• 8:30pm (Chapel)
  
• "Sons and Daughters of the Light"
  
• Welcome and introduction
  
• Explanation of the name "Sons and Daughters of the Light"
• What draws young adults (in their 20s and 30s) to the Church?
• What pushes them away?
• 9:00pm (Chapel)
  
• Mass (Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time)
• Eucharistic Adoration
• 11:00pm - 7:00am (Retreat Center, downstairs Chapel)
• Exposition
  
• Perpetual Adoration
• Saturday, January 27th
• 7:00am (Retreat Center, downstairs Chapel)
• Morning Prayer
  
• Reposition
• 8:00am (Dining Hall)
• Breakfast
• 9:00am
• "Marriage"
• The Church as the Bride of Christ
• You as the Spouse of Christ
• The wedding vows as a promise between God and you
• The Rosary (meditating on the Luminous Mysteries)
• 10:30am
• Small group discussion
• 11:30am
• Large group sharing
  
• 12:00pm (Dining Hall)
• Lunch
• 1:00pm
• Free time
• 2:00pm
• "Mary, Daughter of Light"
• 3:00pm
• "Joseph, Son of Light"
• 4:00pm
• Small group discussion
• 4:30pm
• Large group sharing
• 5:00pm (Dining Hall)
• Dinner
• 5:45pm
• Evening Prayer
• 6:00pm
• Small group Bible study (topic: Reconciliation)
• 7:00pm
• Large group sharing
• 7:30pm (Chapel)
• Eucharistic Adoration
• Reconciliation
• 9:00pm (Chapel)
  
• Mass (Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
  
• 10:00pm - ...
  
• Musical entertainment
• Raphael & Aly Giglio
• 11:00pm - 7:00am (Downstairs Chapel)
  
• Exposition
  
• Perpetual Adoration
• Sunday, January 28th
• 7:00am (Downstairs Chapel)
• Morning Prayer
• Reposition
• 8:00am (Dining Hall)
• Breakfast
• 9:00am
• "Living in the Light" (young adult panel)
• 11:30am
• Group prayer
• Wrap-up
• 12:00pm (Dining Hall)
  
• Lunch