Consecrated laity 3 days
Weekend for All – "Remain in me as I remain in you" (Jn 15:4)
Formation on the foundations of the faith – Adults
Entering the season of Advent in a heart-to-heart with the Lord
- A spiritual pause to find renewal, understand and deepen one's faith, and reconnect with the Essential.
- 2 days lived in silence and punctuated by times of prayer and teaching.
- A silent 2-day retreat to enter into Advent.
- Each participant commits to taking part fully in both days of the retreat and to living them in silence.
Preacher: Father Jean-Sébastien Tuloup.
Programme
- Retreatants are expected from the early afternoon of Friday, December 11.
- The retreat begins with dinner at 7:45 PM and ends on Sunday, December 13 at around 4:00 PM.
Getting there
Train
The Les Houches train station is the closest. By bus: from several cities in France, Blablabus and Flixbus serve the Chamonix bus station, where you can take bus line 1 (direction Les Houches) to the Le Tourchet stop. From Geneva Airport: Alpybus takes you to Les Houches, Mountain Drop-Offs to La Flatière, and Easybus, Blablabus, and Swisstour to Chamonix. Let the community know your arrival time so they can arrange a taxi to meet you.
Car
Follow the signs toward La Flatière from the Les Houches train station
Bike
Be prepared for some steep climbs on the way to the retreat center