The 4th Day Renewal is a continuation of the Cum Christo and the Step II movement. Our Cum Christo weekend is a once in a lifetime experience. As candidates we can only make the weekend one time. After that we can participate as volunteers. The desire to renew our own 3-day experience has resulted in what we now know as a Renewal Weekend.
The Holy Spirit renews us by renewing our heart and by renewing our spirit. Ezekiel 36:26 says that God gives us a new heart and puts a new spirit within us. Actually, the new heart and the new spirit are the renewed heart and the renewed spirit. This may be compared to the old heaven and old earth being renewed to be the new heaven and new earth. Our old being is being renewed into a new being. At the time of our rebirth, God gave us a new heart and a new spirit.
The heart is a loving organ and the spirit is a receiving organ. We love God with our heart and receive God with our spirit. But both our spirit and our heart were old and were not fulfilling their proper functions. In our new birth, the Spirit of God renewed our heart to love God and renewed our spirit to receive God. This is fully proven by our experience.
The format of the Renewal weekend is similar to Cum Christo and “Building up the Body of Christ” is the central theme. The weekend is for both men and women; it includes a series of inspiring talks, along with the opportunity for Reconciliation, Mass, group discussion, reflections, meditations, music, fellowship and prayer services are integrated throughout the weekend, as well as, the opportunity to receive individual Spiritual Direction and or guidance. The prayer is that one leaves this experience empowered by the Holy Spirit to continue the mission to evangelize the Catholic Church.
The next 4th Day Renewal Weekend is September 25-27, 2020 at St. Bernard’s in Billings Heights. It is a very relaxing weekend rich in Spiritual nourishment which renews our original commitment to Christ made at the beginning of our fourth day. Please join us for an amazing weekend as we continue to gain strength and courage on our journey for Christ. If you thought your Cum Christo/Cursillo/Journey weekend was incredible, be prepared to experience an even greater weekend! For more information, Contact Mary Strauss at 208-7881 (leave a message) or Lucy Melugin at 208-2340. You can also check bigskycumchristo.org. God Bless.
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