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The Family of Pierre Bienvenu Noailles

A Family on Mission

Martillac, 7 - 15 August

 

"The Son of God came 
on earth to found 
a holy family."
                                                     P. B. Noailles

 



Congress venue: La Solitude, Martillac

 

 






 
PROGRAMME

Welcome
Wednesday, 7 August
17.00.:  Welcome - Accommodation

Thursday, 8 August
Opening
10.00  What is a Holy Family congress?
11.15  Eucharist

Friday, 9 August
Return to the Source
09.00  Day of Prayer and Reflection:
           "Return to the source of our Inspiration"
18.15   Eucharist
           What is essential to live as Family on Mission?

Saturday, 10 August
Communion is the heart of our Charism
09.00  Prayer
           How do we live communion?
           Take a look at an ordinary day in our life. Underline the
           attitudes, words, actions that have become a way of 
           communion.
11.45   Eucharist
15.00   Round Table
           "A personal experience of communion lived in the name 
           of our charism."
           Witness given by different members of the Family.

Sunday, 11 August
Feast of Dialogue, Feast of Sharing
A Congress is a feast.
11.00  Eucharist on the Island of Our Lady of all Graces.
12.45  Family buffet in the garden of the Contemplatives
15.00 - 17.30  Social - Sharing of Cultures     

Monday, 12 August
"A culture of communion",  
facilitated by Fr. José Arnaiz SM.
09.00  A multi-vocational and multi-cultural spiritual Family,     
           inspired by a charism of communion at the service of the
           Church and the World.
18.00  Eucharist

Tuesday, 13 August
A Family on mission to create communion
09.00  Prayer
09.30  Assembly
10.00  Workshops
          What further steps can we take together as Family?
          What are the challenges that confront us?

Wednesday, 14 August
Towards a common statement
09.00  Eucharist
10.00  Assembly
          What do we understand by a common statement?
10.30  Linguistic groups to propose a new text.
11.30  Assembly to work on amendments.
14.00 - 16.00  Visit to the Hermitage, where the Founder lived.
16.00  Assembly: Presentation of the final draft of the
          statement.
17.30  A Marian celebration around our Family "house".

Thursday, 15 August
Closure and missioning
09.00  Opening Prayer
           Official closure of the Congress
11.00   International Mass - missioning.
           We rejoice with the Secular Institute on the final 
           commitment of one of its members.
12.30  Aperitif followed by a festive meal.

 



The Congress
in pictures

 

 


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