2009
DATES OF EVENTS

25th March
Lenten Day of Reflection

13th May
A Day Course in Spirituality

21st June
A Garden Retreat

12th September
Day for Religious

19th September
Day of Reflection on St. John's Gospel

17th October
Friends of Dominicans

5th December
Advent Day of Reflection

Day of Reflection on St. John's Gospel

Led by Fr. John Farrell OP and Sr. Marie-Henry Keane OP

In the gospel of John the words and actions of Jesus cross the centuries and generations and speak directly to us in our own time, our own situation. We hear our Good Shepherd calling us by name. The Day of Reflection is a chance to grow in our sensitivity to this special gospel in which we are called to "abide" in Christ, "testify" to his "works", "listen to this voice" and be fruitful as branches of the one Vine.

19th September 2009

10.00 am - 3.30 pm
Mass at 2.45 pm

Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be served.

Donation £10

Day for Religious, 12th September 2009

"We had hoped that he was the one
to redeem Israel." Luke 24:21

What will Religious do with their newly found smallness?

Builders of community of hope


Led by Sr. Raymunda Jordan OP

10.00 am - 3.30 pm

Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee provided

Donation £10

A Garden Retreat, 21st June 2009

"Consider the lilies, how they grow; they
neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these. Luke 12:27

'Everything can be an occasion of God.' John O'Donohue

This day of quiet reflection in the gardens of the Priory offers
an opportunity to "stop and stare" so that our senses can be
awakened to the Divine Presence in the place where we are
standing.

Leader: Sr. Laurentia Carroll OP

10.00 am - 3.30 pm

Mass at 10.15 am
Celebrant: Fr. John Boll MHM

Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
Also bring suitable clothing in case of rain!

Donation £10 (Concessions £8)

A Day Course in Spirituality, 13th May 2009

What it means to cultivate an authentic personal spiritual life and be inspired by such Christians Visionaries as Augustine, Therese of Lisieux and others.

This course was planned with Religious Educators,
Parish Leaders, Catechists, Clergy and Religious in mind.

But it is open to anyone who wishes to come!

10.00 am (Tea/Coffee)
3.30 pm (Closure)

Leader: Sr. Marie-Henry Keane OP

Donation £10

Please bring packed lunch. Tea and coffee provided.

Contact Bookings and Finance Co-Ordinator by the 1st May if you wish to attend.

Statistics for 2009

The Niland Conference Centre has continued to be a popular venue in the first quarter of 2009. Despite February snow, which brought some cancellation of courses, approximately 1500 people used the Centre.

Lenten Retreat Day, 25th March 2009

As Christ came into the world, he said:
'Behold! I have come to do your will, O God.'
(Heb 10:5,7)



Lenten Day of Reflection
on the
Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord

Leader: Sr. Regina McGarry OP

10.30 am - ending with Mass at 3.00 pm
Celebrant: Fr. Fergus Kelly CM

Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee provided

Donation £8