A ‘new year’ gives us an opportunity to welcome retreatants to Glanaulin. We started with Year 12 pupils from Aquinas who used spirals to develop an awareness of their strengths and qualities and what gives them resilience. ‘Be strong and courageous do not tremble or be dismayed for the…
The girls from Our Lady’s Primary School in North Belfast visited the Centre last week for their Confirmation retreat and it was a pleasure to welcome them. We explored the Sacrament of Confirmation through discussion, games, meditation, prayer, drama and liturgy. We had a great day working with them and…
Every year in the De La Salle Pastoral Centre, we make our own Advent wreath with foliage from the fir trees and holly bushes that we are lucky to have here in the grounds. But what is the significance of an Advent wreath? The ring shape symbolises that our God…
We always look forward to our annual visit from the pupils of St. Bride’s Primary School in Belfast and when they arrived earlier this month, it was great to see them. We had been working with older groups since September, which we enjoyed, but it is also lovely to go back…
For the months of October and November we were working with Year 11 groups, mostly. We welcomed our neighbours, St. Mary’s CBGS, Year 11s here to our Centre and then we travelled down to Downpatrick to facilitate the Year 11 retreats of fellow Lasallians, St. Patrick’s Grammar School. We enjoyed…
There are large leafy grounds here in Glanaulin and it is lovely to look out the window at this time of year and see the trees clothing themselves in autumnal hues, before shedding their leaves. With so many trees around the place, we often see squirrels running up the tree…
Year 8 can be at once exciting and daunting. In talking to the Year 8s about their experience of starting an new school, some of the things they enjoyed about the experience were: Making new friends (this was at the top of almost everyone’s list.) Doing new subjects Getting new…
Each year in September we have the privilege of welcoming the Year 14s from St. Joseph’s College in Belfast and each year we are impressed by the depth and maturity of these students and how fully they participate in the programme that we are using. We were exploring how God…
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