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- Annual Retreat - Würzburg, Germany
We had a wonderful and inspiring weekend retreat with Fr. Laurence in
Würzburg. This annual retreat is very important for the German WCCM
Community as it always gives everyone inspiration and courage. There were
40 participants including a good number of young people, too. Fr. Laurence’s
book, “Jesus, Der Lehrer In Dir”, has also been a very valuable resource for
personal use and for disseminating the message of the WCCM.
After his arrival in Frankfurt on the 28th of April, we accompanied him to an
interview for a well-known German radio station. The broadcast of this wide-
ranging interview about the World Community will certainly contribute to
people’s knowledge of the WCCM in Germany.
After a short welcoming and introduction, the retreat started with the
“Coming Home” video. After dinner, Fr. Laurence gave a short lecture and
introduction to the subject of the weekend: “The Cycle of Growth: The
Pilgrimage and Process of Meditation”, and then we kept silence till Sunday
morning. Starting our day with meditation at 6.30 we had a lecture during the
morning and one in the afternoon. The day included four meditation sessions
and another meditation during the Eucharist celebration with Fr. Laurence in
the evening. The retreat ended after a last lecture on Sunday morning with a
discussion and a time for questions and answers with Fr. Laurence’s.
The shared silence brought the group together very quickly and the
atmosphere was marked by attentiveness and peace. For years we have
met in the same convent and the very beautiful garden there with the varied
colours, plants and places worth seeing always a fitting background for
meditative walks. The weekend was accompanied by very good springtime
weather and by the singing of the birds in the garden. This, too, was a gift!
I was happy to be accompanied by my husband and I am really grateful for
his presence and his assistance throughout the weekend! Following lunch
on Sunday, everybody seemed to leave our meeting both enriched and
happy. The responses to the retreat were very positive.
Mariya Plotzki.
hm.plotzki@gmx.de
April 2006
