12 Step Matt Talbot Retreat
The Matt Talbot Retreat Movement, Inc. is a non-profit corporation of men and women alcoholics who aid and encourage the formation of Matt Talbot Retreat Groups, so that the alcoholic can obtain Spiritual rehabilitation. A Matt Talbot retreat offers an opportunity for recovering alcoholics to seek a stronger spiritual experience and enhance their sober way of life. The people who attend these retreats are all recovering alcoholics. Retreatants are of all races, all religious beliefs, all ages, and all walks of life. There are retreats for men, women, and married couples.
Matt Talbot Retreats generally begin Friday evening and conclude late Sunday morning. Throughout the weekend brief conferences are held by a Retreat Master or Director, usually a recovering alcoholic and member of the clergy. As a rule, the Retreat Master has personal experience with our problem and also has the training and the background to provide us with guidance and insight into the Steps and our own individual spiritual path. In addition, much time is available for sharing and fellowship, and for rest and meditation away from the stresses, tensions, hustle and bustle of our daily lives.
People who attend retreats have an honest desire to stay sober, but they are often plagued by some of the following problems:
- I am having trouble with the spiritual side of the twelve-step program.
- I would like to have a Higher Power working in my life, but I don't know how to do this.
- I ask my Higher Power for guidance every morning, yet I am not happy and I show no improvement in my behavior and my thinking. What am I doing wrong?
- I would like to work on some of the steps, but my life is so full and so hectic that I just cannot find the time.
- Sometimes it seems that every one else is changing and getting some serenity, and I just feel angry and left out.
- While my recovery seems good, I would like to enhance my spiritual growth.
For more information on the 12-Step Program and the Matt Talbot Retreat, please contact us.