New Media Retreat

New Media Retreat

This is a two track, overnight retreat that will start Saturday Morning, November 12 at 8:00 am. and go till Sunday afternoon at Camp Tekawitha. Track 1 will focus on a processing the retreat podcasts and materials in small groups while giving retreatants the freedom to listen to the talks on their own time and participate in opportunities to meet one-on-one with a campus minister or Norbertine on the retreat. Track 2 will be open to those who would like the experience of a silent retreat. Track 2 will encounter the same podcasts, participate in community prayer experiences, and have the option to participate in group media sessions, but will be housed in private rooms, have a separate dining area, and process the retreat by meeting with a campus minister or Norbertine for one-on-one sessions throughout the retreat.

This retreat will integrate four themes of spiritual development via podcasts and introduce spiritual practices through videos on the themes of silence and centering prayer. All themes of the retreat will reflect our Norbertine heritage by giving reference to either the life of Norbert, the Norbertine Constitutions, and/or the Rule of St. Augustine. The four themes of spiritual development are:

1. "Being Religious, Being Spiritual" by Fr. John Tourangeau, O.Praem.
2. "The Eucharist as a Call to Communion" by Fr. Tim Shillcox, O.Praem.
3. "Stepping Back from the Noise?" by Fr. John Bostwick, O.Praem.
4. "Recognizing & Sustaining Our Call" by Mrs. Julie Massey

During the retreat there will be workshops and sessions that will be optional for retreatants. These are to supplement the major themes of the retreat and are offered to help retreatants to connect the major themes in their own way. The optional sessions/workshops are:

1. Centering Prayer - A New Media Experience
2. Lectio Divina
3. Prayer & Posture
4. One-on-Ones
5. Reconciliation
6. Adoration

In order to be consistent with our Norbertine heritage the retreat will offer the opportunity for retreatants to participate in the common prayer experiences of Mass and Liturgy of the Hours.

New Media Retreat Schedule

Day 1:

10:00 - Leave St. Norbert College
11:00 - Arrive at Camp Tekawitha and get situated
11:30 - Introduction to the Process of the Retreat
11:45 - Mid-Day Prayer
12:00 - Lunch/Private Time
1:00 - Session 1: "Being Religious, Being Spiritual"
1:30 - Small Group (Track 1) Opportunity for One-on-One (Track 2)
2:00 - Private Time (Session on Centering Prayer or One-on-Ones - Track 1)
3:00 - Session 2: "Eucharist as Call to Communion"
3:30 - Small Group (Track 1) Opportunity for One-on-One (Track 2)
4:00 - Mass
4:30 - Evening Prayer
5:00 - Dinner/Free Time/Opportunity for One-on-Ones
6:00 - Lectio Divina in Small Groups (Track 1) Private Lectio Divina (Track 2)
6:30 - Break
7:00 - Session 3: "Stepping Back from the Noise"
7:30 - Small Group (Track 1) Opportunity for One-on-One (Track 2)
8:00 - Opportunity for One-on-Ones (Track 1), Adoration, or Private Time
9:00 - Free Time

Day 2:

9:00 - Morning Prayer
9:30 - Breakfast
10:00 - Session 4: "Recognizing & Sustaining Our Call"
10:30 - Small Group (Track 1) Opportunity for One-on-One (Track 2)
11:00 - Closing Mass
12:00 - Lunch & Depart for Campus