Bere Island Holy Week Retreat

Event Coordinator: 
Contact person for the young meditators: Stefan Reynolds – E-mail: ym.bereisland@gmail.com - Tel: 079 30679905
Others for the Holy Week Retreat: registration is handled through Theresa Hobbs at the Bere Island Heritage Centre - Email: biheritage@gmail.com

Theme: Join us for a meditation retreat with Fr Laurence Freeman OSB and explore the mysteries of Easter. The Bere Island Easter Retreat will be an interior pilgrimage of the Easter mysteries as they unfold in Holy Week.

The retreat programme includes regular meditation periods, talks by Fr Laurence, the Easter liturgies with the  island people with time for reading, walks and solitude.

With its deep history and great natural beauty, Bere Island is an ideal space to open to the spiritual meaning of the season. Palm Sunday the 1st April opens the retreat with a liturgy in the church at 10.15am followed by a midday talk and meditation at the Heritage Centre. The Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be on Thursday at 6pm. The Good Friday service will be at 3pm. The Easter Vigil will begin at 10.00 pm. At dawn on Easter Morning those who wish will assemble by the Standing Stone in the centre of the island. There will be Mass on Easter morning at 10.15 am. The retreat will conclude at the Heritage Centre at noon with a final talk and meditation. Full participation of the retreat is recommended and early booking is essential.

Venue: Bere Island is a pearl of contemplative peace and beauty set in the silver sea of Bantry Bay, on the Beara Peninsular in County Cork, Ireland. Inhabited since pre-history it has a rich historical and social tradition. Walks on the Island, the friendliness of the islanders and a combination of modern conveniences and simplicity of lifestyle make it a perfect place for meditation, solitude and community experience - www.bereisland.net  

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