Another beautiful day filled with beautiful women.
It is such a blessing to have women from a variety of parishes in New Mexico. There were women from: the Estancia Valley Catholic Parish; Our Lady of Sorrows and Immaculate Conception in Las Vegas; Queen of Heaven, St. Therese, Our Lady of Assumption, and St. Anne in Albuquerque; Incarnation and St. John Vianney in Rio Rancho; Holy Child in Tijeras; St. Frances Cathedral Basilica, Santa Fe; San Miguel del Vado, Ribera; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Villanueva; St. Rose of Lima, Edgewood; St. Anthony's in Pecos; Our Lady of Sorrows in Willard; and St. John XXIII in Santa Fe.
Links to songs that were shared during the retreat:
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They will Know We Are Christians by Our Love
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Today I Met a Boy I'm Gonna Marry
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We kicked off the morning with refreshments, prayer, introduction and an ice breaker.
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The first presentation was on Walking with Jesus and the ups and downs, the challenges and joys that come with choosing to follow Jesus.
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Then we moved on the a presentation on Walking Away from an abusive marriage and the struggles and risks associated.
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After that we had a presentation on Walking with Jesus as a Single Mom but not alone as we always have Jesus helping.
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Then we broke for lunch and had some time to share and get acquainted even more with our new and old friends.
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In the afternoon we had an activity with door prizes.
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Our parish priests offered to be available for confession for those who were interested in partaking of this wonderful sacrament.
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The following presentation was on Walking with Jesus Today and Forward. What does it really mean to follow Jesus. We are encouraged to "walk our talk" and teach by example.
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We had the opportunity to share with each other on what it is like to Walk with Jesus in our particular vocations and states in life.
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Santuario de Nuestro Señor de Esquipula (Santuario de Chimayo) website: Link
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History and information about the Santuario Link
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