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A retreat obviously needs three or four good presentations. Maybe the priest can get you started in the morning. Follow up questions might be on what they expect and what they will give during the day. Or reactions to the message he has given.

Then a personal testimony could be given -- with questions that would bring out the possibility of everyone sharing a part of their faith story.

A third presentation during the day could be on Trust or Living in the Light; it could be given by a peer or a member of the local community or a religious community. Your archdiocese might have suggestions for you there. Follow up questions could deal with trust: trusting myself, trusting others, trusting God. (Or walking in the light -- through personal Scripture study, interaction at the university and thirdly serving in the larger community -- point being evangelization.

The fourth presentation could tie it off with summarizing the day and looking at how we go out into the world to live our faith (through our own prayer life, through service, through reaching out to others -- even if it is only with a smile.) You get the idea.

You might bring the group back after lunch with a guided mediation. I have several that are appropriate. (Actually the Holy Ground song by Michael Smith could be used -- and I have additional material for that.

FReepmail me if you want.

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Another idea just popped into my head.

You could pair people off with someone they didn't know very well for Prayer Partners throughout the day.

Another idea -- invite other friends -- and always start with some kind of an icebreaker.

And then prayer, prayer, prayer.