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Wellington 9 -11 August
Auckland 13-15 September - to register for Auckland Retreat
Christchurch 4-6 October - to register for Christchurch Retreat
Days of Refreshment held in 2011
Instead of the usual annual weekend retreats, the National Team hosted a Day of Refreshment for each of the Dove Fellowships in their region.

South Auckland Click here to read a testimony

Terry said that we have been bought up under a misconception and need to know that Jesus is all loving; all smiling and all joyful. Joy is a very normal part of a God-centred life. Jesus Our Yoke. Let Jesus be the stronger ox in the carrying of our burdens – let Him carry the bulk of the yoke.Read more from the report of the Wellington Silverstream retreat
Terry used a very powerful visual aid to deepen our understanding of each Mystery and how it connects to our life. The Joyful Mysteries were represented by a “sprout”, a tree ready to become all that it has been created to be. Each new Mystery was represented visually by the tree as it matured, bearing fruit, being pruned, the falling of its fruit to fertilize the ground and produce more trees etc. It was very powerful to visualise ourselves as the tree and helped me to accept each stage as a very necessary part of my journey with the Lord. The final Glorious Mysteries were represented by a beautiful mature tree whose blossoms, in full bloom, radiated a delicate fragrance to all. This for me was the most important message of the weekend. We too are called to be that fragrance, the fragrance of Christ throughout the world, the fullness of Jesus to all who we meet. Read more The teaching on the Rosary gave me a fresh and rich look at this traditional Catholic Devotion. The truths that weave through these mysteries supply us with tools, attitudes and attributes for the fabric of our own lives. Invigorating, revealing keys for disciples of Jesus that highlight again and again our God’s requirement for a deepening relationship with the Trinity and with Mary, mother of Jesus. But this is not for the faint-hearted. As Terry stated several times “Christianity is not for wimps” and in order for us to be bearers of the Good News we must keep our eyes on Jesus!!!I arrived at the Dove camp very self-conscious and nervous of the fact that the Holy Trinity was about to do some major healing in my life and that this would mean me opening up my heart in the presence of people whom I was just about to meet!! This was vulnerability personified! Read more
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I experienced God’s loving presence during this amazing weekend and with this being only the second such retreat. I am learning to feel the warmth, bonding and love that goes with the fellowship of these special women. I can't speak more highly of the whole experience. Read more
Terry Modica, our 2010 speaker, is the author of the daily Good News Reflections on the readings of Catholic Mass, ministering to over 25,000 readers each day and over 6 million people in Central Africa via Radio Maria.Terry and her husband Ralph founded "Good News Ministries" a huge website which provides digital resouces for parishes and schools. It is a Catholic evangelization and faith-building ministry which changes lives through the way they share the Good News of Jesus Christ, teaching people who they are as children of God.
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