Spiritual weekend: growing in inner freedom
A mini-retreat to (re)discover your inner freedom
Recognizing and taming the mechanisms that shape my relationships with God and others.
Teachings, workshops, prayer, silence...
Speakers: Father Patrick Sempere (Bassac Abbey) and Clémence Staquet (hospital chaplain)
Saturday unfolds in an atmosphere of silence to encourage personal times of inner reflection.
Programme
- Lauds,
- teachings,
- Masses,
- testimonies,
- prayer,
- personal time,
- silence,
- evening vigil...
Possible meeting with one of the speakers or a member of the Cœur de Jésus de Bassac community.
The retreat begins on Friday evening with dinner at 7:30 PM, followed by the first teaching. The retreat ends on Sunday around 5:00 PM.
Practical information
Full board.
Please bring your own sheets, pillowcase, towels, and toiletries.
Feel free to bring something to write with and a Bible.
Getting to the abbey:
By car: a large parking lot within the abbey is available to retreatants
By train: Jarnac Charente station (6 km away) — we can arrange to pick you up
Note: as of now, there is no elevator to access the rooms.
Getting there
Jarnac train station. Let us know your arrival time and we will pick you up.
GPS: Abbaye Saint Étienne de Bassac 30 minutes from Angoulême and Cognac 1.5 hours from Bordeaux 5 hours from Paris
The abbey is accessible by bike