2024 Mission Retreat

October 14-17, 2024

We look forward to meeting you this fall in Lake Dallas. The theme of this year’s retreat is how to inculcate and grow a remnant mission within a local parish. Sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday will be organized with breakout sessions discussing these four topics:

  1. Praying for mission

  2. Forming your remnant

  3. Spiritual direction as a framework for minsitry

  4. Hospitality as the central mode of mission

Below is the current schedule.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening Social 		7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Breakfast
8:30am Welcome
8:45am Session 1
9:00am Breakout 1
10:00am Debrief
11:00am Mass
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Session 2
1:45pm Breakout 2
2:45pm Debrief
3:30pm Personal Time
5:00pm Evening Prayer
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening Social
 7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Breakfast
8:30am Day 2 Introduction
8:45am Session 3
9:00am Breakout 3
10:00am Debrief
11:00am Mass
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Session 4
1:45pm Breakout 4
2:45pm Debrief
3:30pm Closing Session
5:00pm Evening Prayer
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening Social 		8:00am Breakfast

Each session will begin with a brief keynote introducing the topic. The remainder of the session will be organized around smaller breakout groups, where attendees can discuss and compare notes with other attendees.

All sessions and activities will be held at the Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House, a 37-acre facility located on the shores of Lewisville Lake. The retreat center is located 45-60 minutes north of Dallas/Ft. Worth and Dallas Love Field airports.

Retreat participants will have full access to the Retreat House facilities, including the chapel, seminar rooms, dining hall, and indoor and outdoor space for meditation.

The regular registration rate is $475, which includes room (3 nights), meals and use of the conference facility. We have reserved the facility’s entire inventory of single and double rooms with private baths, with registration charged on a per person (rather than per room) basis.

In addition to the program sessions, a major goal of the retreat is to promote fellowship between attendees through shared worship, meals and evening socials.

Please contact jwest@thedht.org if you have any questions about the retreat or the registration process.

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