Presented by Matthew Kelly at St. Brigid Catholic Church

3400 Old Alabama Road ♦ Johns Creek, Georgia 30022

Saturday, September 11, 2010 ♦ 9:30am to 4:30pm

A Day of Dynamic Teaching and Application
with Special Guest - Allen Hunt and Special Musical Guest - Eliot Morris 

Co-sponsored by: St. Andrew, Roswell; St. Brendan, Cumming; St. Brigid, Johns Creek; and St. Peter Chanel, Roswell. 

Register Online Now:  Online Registration is fast, easy and totally secure and allows you to pay by credit card, debit card or checking.  Registration is processed through St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church with Vanco Services.  Simply click on the "Register Online" button below.  When you register and pay online, you will receive an email confirmation that will serve as your ticket; Please print and bring it with you on the day of the event to avoid lines.  Please enter your home parish on the payment page where you provide your credit card information. Register now - the first 200 to register will receive a free Living Every Day with Purpose and Passion DVD set.  The price of the retreat includes all retreat materials (a Matthew Kelly book, interactive workbook, CD, DVD, pen, note pad, Mass journal, program, rosary, and other materials), lunch, bottled water and light refreshments.

Matthew Kelly's Brand New One-Day Spiritual Retreat
All new talks! All new interactive workbook!

Session One:  The Voice of God 

Living every day with passion and purpose requires first and foremost that we take time to listen to the voice of God in our lives. When we learn how to do this and faithfully make it a habit in our lives, incredible things begin to happen! In this powerful and reflective presentation, Matthew will help us answer these questions... 

• Does God speak to us?
• How? How do we know it is his voice? How can we be sure we are not just talking to ourselves?
• How can we open ourselves to hear God?
• Are some places better than others to hear the voice of God?
• What are the three ways God speaks to each of us, everyday?

Session Two:  The Jesus Question 

Being intimately familiar with the Jesus of the Gospels is critical if we are to live as disciples of Jesus in the modern world. St Paul writes that it is no longer he that lives, but Christ who lives in him!  We have all desired to know Christ in this intimate, life-changing manner.  Jesus once said, "I have come to set the world on fire, and how I wish it were alredy blazing!"  Learn how your life can become a blaze with the passion and purpose of Christ as Matthew helps us discover the answers to these questions... 

• Who is Jesus?
• Who does society say he is?
• Who do you think he is?
• Who does he claim to be? 
• How can we approach the Gospel stories about Jesus that we have heard dozens of times in ways that are fresh and revealing?
• How do you figure out who Jesus is to you? What does he ask of you?
• IN what ways does the world need Jesus today?

Session Three: Understanding Your Spiritual History 

In order to figure out where we are going, sometimes we need to figure out where we have been. Every journey toward something is a journey away from something. This session will be an interactive workshop that helps participants recognize various patterns that have been present their whole lives, by exploring hopes, fears, self-destructive behaviors, relationships, and ambitions. Prayer, the Sacraments, and various spiritual disciplines play an enormous role in liberating us from self-destructive patterns that tend to plague all our lives in one way or another. The genius of Catholicism is that it demonstrates God’s interest in the whole person, not just spiritually, but also physically, emotionally, intellectually, and psychologically. We all need these answers to our deepest questions... 

• Why did God make me? What does he want?  What does he offer?
• I want to be a better person, but I stuggle with the same old sins and vices? How can Jesus help me?
• How can I break out of this cycle of needing to confess the same sin over and over again?
• Can I really grow strong in my faith?

Session Four:  Set the World on Fire 

St. Catherine of Sienna wrote, “If you are what you should be you will set the world on fire.” Here are practical answers to the questions introduced in Session Two. If we begin to live passionately and purposefully the way God is calling us to live we will set our workplace, marriage, family, parish, and community on fire. The first Christians lived, worked, and loved differently. As a result they captured the imaginations of the people of their times. They intrigued people.  Unfortunately as Catholics in the modern world we tend to just blend in. When we are living the life God invites us to live we will intrigue the people of our times in the same way the first Christians captured the imaginations of the people of their time. 

• Who does your life intrigue?
• What is the number one thing I can do for Jesus? For my family and children? For my friends and neighbors?
• I worry about my children... I can't give them what I don't feel I have. How can I help them find Jesus and gain heaven?
• How can I be a saint in this world today? Is it even possible?

You do not want to miss the unique opportunity to learn the answers to life's questions and deepen your relationship with Jesus.  The price for this one-day spiritual retreat is $99 per person and includes all participant seminar materials (a book, workbook, CD, DVD, pen, note pad, Mass Journal, program, rosary, and other materials), lunch, bottled water and light refreshments. Online Registration is fast, safe and easy - just click on the button to get started. And please share the blessings of the day by inviting a friend. 

However, if you would prefer to register by mail, download and print the pdf flyer and complete the registration information. Please clearly print your email address so that we can send you a confirmation.  Mail the completed form, together with a check ($99 times the number of people attending), made out to St. Peter Chanel, to Deacon Mike Bickerstaff ♦ St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church ♦ 11330 woodstock Road ♦ Roswell, GA 30075. Write "Matthew Kelly" in the check's memo field. Registrations by mail must be mailed no later than September 1, 2010. 

Passion & Purpose Live is the inspiring yet practical experience of dynamic teaching and application of the genius of Catholicism to every aspect of your life, including prayer & spirituality, work, dating & marriage, personal finances, health & well-being, parenting & community involvement. Beloved author, speaker and contributing writer to the Integrated Catholic Life, Matthew Kelly, special guest and author Allen Hunt, and worship leader and musician, Eliot Morris, prepare a unique message inspired by God and the teachings of the Church for each location. You’ll leave knowing that the message you heard was created just for you.