THE RETREAT

On the 8th of March 2010 Ms. Magraths, Mr. Molloys and Mr. Fortunes class went to Emmaus. Emmaus is a Retreat house and a convent in Swords. We went there on a bus and it took about twenty minutes to get there. When we got off the bus we took a short walk around the perimeter of Emmaus. The first thing we did when we went in to the house was sing three songs. There were three people there with us Rose, Therese and Gearoid ( which means Gerard in English). After that we were split into three groups of 13. We went in to small rooms with our leaders and gave some information about ourselves like are name, hobbies and Confirmation name. After that we had a cup of tea and a square bar. When we went back into our groups we had to do a play for the other groups. Then we had big break which was pasta. Most people really liked it and some even went up for seconds. After this we had about half an hour to play outside. When we came back in we had a meditation and talked about the gifts of the holy spirit. Then we sang the three songs again and left Emmaus while singing ''walk in the light'' it was a great day and we'll all remember it.