Hearing and Encountering the Word of God in our Daily Lives
A Preaching Workshop with Brian Pierce, OP
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Every time the Word of God is sown in our hearts,
we are renewed by Grace to preach the Good News! Do you want to grow in your vocation with other Lay Dominicans? Join the Dominican Laity of the Southern Province, Feb 17-20, 2017, in Houston, Texas, for a preaching workshop with Brian Pierce, OP. fr Brian has been training Lay Delegates of the Word in Latin America for over 20 years. Now, he serves as the Promotor of the Laity for the Southern Province and offers his wisdom to us. |
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What kind of preaching are we talking about?
We have all heard homilies that are more bad news than good news. How can we share God’s Word as Good News? Some of us may never stand in a church pulpit, but there are many opportunities to preach. We encounter God’s WORD:
If you long to welcome words that flow out of the heart of God and share them with others, then come join us! Together we will discover together what it means to preach!
What will we do during this preaching workshop?
We will spend time listening, praying and studying God’s Word, with the hope that some inspired words will flow into the center of our being and become flesh in us and among us. Then we will speak and share that Good News Word with others.
We invite your Dominican Chapter to participate by sending one or more members.
During this workshop we will practice the ancient art of Lectio Divina, letting the Word become flesh in us. We will learn to fashion those words into a holy preaching, following in the footsteps of our holy father, St. Dominic. Just as a potter works with clay and a gardener with dirt and seeds, so will we work with words, asking the Spirit to breathe life into them and unite them with the divine Word, who is Christ.
We have all heard homilies that are more bad news than good news. How can we share God’s Word as Good News? Some of us may never stand in a church pulpit, but there are many opportunities to preach. We encounter God’s WORD:
- Watching the evening news or watching a daughter make her first communion;
- Teaching Bible study at the parish or teaching a grandson to take his first steps;
- Working in a community garden or writing a Bible reflection for my lay chapter;
- Ministering to college students or to friends in a Book Club;
- Visiting someone in a hospital or surprising a sick neighbor with a bowl of hot soup;
- Writing letters to people who are incarcerated or writing a letter to the editor;
- Serving the homeless at the soup kitchen or sharing a meal with family and friends.
If you long to welcome words that flow out of the heart of God and share them with others, then come join us! Together we will discover together what it means to preach!
What will we do during this preaching workshop?
We will spend time listening, praying and studying God’s Word, with the hope that some inspired words will flow into the center of our being and become flesh in us and among us. Then we will speak and share that Good News Word with others.
We invite your Dominican Chapter to participate by sending one or more members.
During this workshop we will practice the ancient art of Lectio Divina, letting the Word become flesh in us. We will learn to fashion those words into a holy preaching, following in the footsteps of our holy father, St. Dominic. Just as a potter works with clay and a gardener with dirt and seeds, so will we work with words, asking the Spirit to breathe life into them and unite them with the divine Word, who is Christ.
DETAILS:
Date: February 17-20, 2017 (begins Friday 5:30pm with supper / ends Monday at 2:00pm).
Place: Cenacle Retreat House, Houston, Texas
Cost: $275 per person/payment in full required
Click here to Register.
Send: $275 to Gabriele Monetti, 8615 Royton Circle, Raleigh, NC 27613.
Make checks payable to OP Laity.
Space is limited. Please register early!
Email: Ms. Sally Orcutt, OP (sally.orcutt21@gmail.com) with any questions.
Date: February 17-20, 2017 (begins Friday 5:30pm with supper / ends Monday at 2:00pm).
Place: Cenacle Retreat House, Houston, Texas
Cost: $275 per person/payment in full required
Click here to Register.
Send: $275 to Gabriele Monetti, 8615 Royton Circle, Raleigh, NC 27613.
Make checks payable to OP Laity.
Space is limited. Please register early!
Email: Ms. Sally Orcutt, OP (sally.orcutt21@gmail.com) with any questions.