Title: Retreat in the City: ‘Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you.’
Coming together around the message of Jesus.
Venue: Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh.
Time: Registration: 9am-9.30am. Retreat: 9.30am – 6.30pm approximately.
Event Description: You are invited to join Jean Vanier, with members of L’Arche and Faith and Light, in a time for reflection, experiencing community and welcoming difference. Exploring together the Gospel message of Jesus, we will be guided by Jean to consider our open-ness to ‘encountering the other,’ crossing the frontiers beyond what is comfortable and familiar towards more meaningful sources of life in an increasingly insecure world.

‘Our security will not be in money, nor in armed protection, but in the depth of our friendships. If we can love each other, respect each other, confirm each other – that’s where our security will be.’

Gathering daily at the Gillis Centre, this non residential retreat – including an optional evening programme offering a variety of experiences and expressions of Christian worship and spirituality – is open to all, with some priority given to those with disabilities and their carers. Each day will end after a shared worship at approximately 6.30pm. The optional evening programme will run from 8pm-9.30pm approximately.
Cost: £55 per person for 2.5 days: optional evening programme, lunch and tea/coffee breaks inclusive.
Applications to: Celia Stone, Jean Vanier Retreat, PO Box 28832, Edinburgh, EH15 1WF, or via website <www.vanieredinburgh2007.freewebspace.com>