Is It Not Worth Waking Up?

Time of creation of outlines:

Spring 2011

Place of the first retreat:

Babice, Gliwice diocese

Place of creation of outlines:

Gliwice diocese

Target group:

Retreat open for people aged 13 to 23

Description of the retreat:

Retreat with a strong evangelizing character, at the same time preparing for experiencing the Paschal Holidays. A fragment of the outline reflects their character: “Christianity is taking the bull by the horns, a life full of passion, seeking and finding oneself in places surprising to us. A consistent life, but not by the force of a template that we fill. We tirelessly pursue the Holy Spirit… and thanks to this we end up in new places and spaces….”. An attempt to show the Church as a place of self-development, not self-adjustment. An attempt to help regain control over one’s own life for participants - defining one’s near and far goals, finding motivation in oneself, creating space for rebellion regarding our current life: “I don’t want this anymore!”.

List of group meeting outlines

• Meeting 1 — My Today, Great Today
  • Goal
  • Prayer
  • Introduction
  • “My today”
  • Summary and application
• Meeting 2 — If We Want to Reach the Goal – We Will Reach It?
  • Goal
  • Prayer
  • “Maps are unnecessary for us”
  • Summary
• Meeting 3 — I Command You, Adam: Wake Up, You Who Sleep!
  • Goal
  • Prayer
  • Introduction
  • Way of the Cross
  • Why am I to go?
  • We stand, wait, sleep…
  • Summary and application
• Meeting 4 — Quo Vadis?
  • Goal
  • Prayer
  • Introduction
  • Having a goal - where am I heading?
  • Not to lose the goal from sight (?)
  • Lose feelings, but always trust!
  • Meetings during the way
  • Summary – courage of the next step
  • Application