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RETREAT for families and engaged couples at Magdala: "Peace or the sword: peace in the Bible and spirituality"
A family weekend... Organized by the Family Brotherhood of the Fraternités Monastiques de Jérusalem, which offers families and engaged couples opportunities to deepen their faith and prayer life through weekend retreats.
Deepening your prayer life with the Bible
A teaching by Sister Marie-Laure, of the Fraternités Monastiques de Jérusalem in Paris
Program highlights:
- A time of lectio divina (sharing around a biblical text)
- Times of teaching and discussion on the theme
- Times of prayer following the rhythm of monastic liturgies
- A walk in the forest
- Activities and spiritual times offered to children according to their age
- A vigil on Saturday evening
Weekend designed for the whole family. Children are supervised during the teaching sessions. The vigil on Saturday evening includes children aged 7 and up. Younger children are supervised separately.

Programme
Weekend start: 10:00 a.m. for the teaching session (preferably arrive Friday evening before 10:30 p.m. - plan to eat dinner beforehand).
The vigil on Saturday evening is organized for families with children aged 7 and up.
Younger children are put to bed and watched over by supervisors.
Participation in the monastic offices
Practical information
- Full board on site
- Please bring bed sheets, bath towels, and travel cribs for babies.
Contribution to expenses:
€190 per couple, €25 for children under 3, €50 for ages 4-11, €60 for ages 12-17.
This overall price includes overnight accommodation, meals, and compensation (hospitality and fees) for the speaker for couples and for the supervisors for children.
Getting there
The nearest train stations are Salbris and La Ferté-Imbault, both accessible by regional train (1h30 from Paris), a quarter of an hour's drive from the community (please contact them).
The community is located 1 hour by car from Orléans, Blois, and Bourges, 1h30 from Tours, and 2h15 from Paris.
A relatively flat area, ideal for a bike ride!