Introduction

This booklet contains the details of spirituality retreat formation opportunities in 2022 for school and system personnel. You are encouraged to read the rationale and conditions for each retreat carefully before applying for the program that best suits you.

Just a reminder of why this is core to all we are and all we do: ● To be fully human we need to develop the spiritual dimension of the people who work in Catholic

Schools. ● In a chaotic world, spiritual development can help sustain us. ● High levels of spiritual well-being are linked with high levels of hope and a positive outlook on life. ● The spiritual formation of our staff is paramount to continuing the Catholic Ethos of our schools.

In Catholic Education, we are committed to this search for the mystery of God that can be found revealed in all the world of God’s creation. It is, therefore, the constant task of the Catholic

School to ensure that we never forget our dignity and reduce our work and ministry to that of functionaries.

“Spiritual formation in a Catholic Christian school invites people to see the realities of our world in new and life-giving ways. It calls them to recognise the presence of God in daily life experiences. Catholic school communities promote experiences, which assist students to live in healthy relationships, sensitive to the needs and gifts of others, based on the belief that to be human and to be Christian is to live in community. Such spiritual formation is transformational, leading to a richer connection with the presence of the Spirit who heals, reconciles, renews, gives life, bestows peace, sustains hope, brings joy and creates unity.

TCE RE Shape Paper 2019-2023