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Diocese
of Newark Ultreya Script
(Begin
at 7:30 PM. The Ultreya should be approximately 1 ½
hours long. Start with two or three songs to gibe people
more time to arrive. After the songs are done, have
people remain standing for the gathering prayer.)
Gathering
Prayer: Gracious God, we thank you for this loving
community centered and led by the Christ in our midst.
We treasure your presence among those gathered here
and those who are with us in Spirit as we strive,
in community, to live a life of grace and continuing
transformation and as we try, with prayer and your
help, to live and act according to your will. In Jesus'
name, we ask only to live and work to your glory and
for your purposes. Amen
(Invite
everyone to sit down)
Good evening
and welcome to tonight's Ultreya. You may remember that
the word ULTREYA is used to mean "Onward," "Upward"
and "Forward." It translates, loosely, to "Persevere".
The intent of Ultreya is to root the results of the
3-Day weekend in the soil of perseverance.
The Spiritual
Director tonight is _______________________________.
He/She will be available during the floating Group Reunion
to discuss,with anyone who is interested, how and why
to seek Spiritual Direction.
Count off
for Group Reunion. (Give people direction as to where
they can meet. Give them 25 minutes. At the 20 minute
mark, leave your group and give each group the 5 minute
warning.)
(As people
return to the larger group, have the musicians play
one or two songs. After that, invite everyone to sit
and ask for announcements. When the announcements are
finished, remember to thank the musicians who are with
you tonight.)
Next, we
will have a witness talk from a member of our community.
The purpose of the talk is to share and encourage one
another in our Christian Life and Witness. After a period
of meditation on what we have just heard, we will have
a response from the Spiritual Director. After some meditation
on the Spiritual Director's response, we are all welcome
to affirm the speaker's witness or to thank him/her
for sharing. We will now stand and sing the talk song
____________________________.
(While
people are singing, take the witness speaker, spiritual
director and 3 or 4 others to pray.)
The witness
speaker for tonight is
__________________________________.
A reading
from Hebrews:
Let us
be concerned for one another, to help one another
to show love and to do good. Let us not give up the
habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead,
let us encourage one another all the more, since you
see that the day of the Lord is coming nearer.
(After
the witness talk, keep a silence of about one minute.
Then give a nod to the spiritual director to begin.
After that, keep silence for another minute before letting
the community speak - you may want to begin. When everyone
is finished, invite all to stand in a prayer circle.
Let spontaneous prayers begin. When you think that enough
time has passed, end with these words...)
We ask all
of these things, spoken and silent, in faith, in Jesus
name. Amen. Please join me in the Lord's Prayer...
Go in Peace
to love and serve the Lord. Ultreya! Ultreya! Ultreya!
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