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We offer in-person and online Catholic spiritual retreats for adults with physical disabilities.
AIM is an outreach ministry of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Boca Raton, Florida.
AIM is all about spiritual retreats for adults with physical disabilities. We have retreats online via Zoom and others in-person in Delray Beach, Florida. We held our 2023 weekend retreat June 9-11 at the Duncan Center in Delray Beach.
The date hasn't been set yet for our 2024 retreat. If you've got questions about our weekend retreats, the below links may help:
You may wonder: How can AIM offer this retreat at no charge to participants?
The entire cost of the 2023 retreat was graciously covered through generous donations
from the St. Joan of Arc Knights of Columbus and from the Notre Dame Club of Boca Raton.
The AIM ministry has been truly blessed by these gifts and is thankful for the generosity of these organizations.
We would also like to share the joy of our retreats with individuals who have not experienced such an event before. If you know of someone who would benefit from this experience, please let them know or contact Margarita at 954-821-6077 so that she can reach out to them.
A retreatant lights the liturgical candle during the ceremonial opening of an AIM weekend retreat.
AIM retreats inspire and motivate participants to lead more joyful and meaningful lives,
helping them achieve spiritual growth and a closer relationship with a loving God.
We are Christ-centered volunteers providing accessible spiritual retreats to individuals who find it difficult to participate in standard religious retreats because of their physical challenges. We meet Diocese of Palm Beach screening requirements for working with vulnerable adults.
AIM provides annual overnight weekend retreats in South Florida. Though the pandemic interrupted our in-person retreats, we started back up with one held June 9-11, 2023, and are in the planning stages for our 2024 retreat. Participants are adults (ages 18 and above) with physical disabilities, and volunteers who assist them during the retreat and their two-night stay.
Every few months, AIM holds a 1 1/2-hour online mini retreat open to all. Each mini retreat includes community building, prayers, songs, and talks given by a Catholic priest based on Biblical passages. The date for our next mini retreat has not been set yet. Please check back for details.
From time to time, AIM offers a one-day, in-person retreat at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Boca Raton. The one-day retreats start in the morning and go until mid-afternoon. The most recent Day of Spiritual Renewal was held on Saturday, June 18, 2022. The theme was: "Encountering God's unconditional love on the road to forgiveness and healing." No date has been chosen yet for the next Day of Spiritual Renewal.
While AIM retreats are based on Catholic beliefs and practices, they are open to people of all faiths who have a physical disability. Unfortunately, we are not equipped to serve adults with severe medical conditions, intellectual disabilities or mental illness.
AIM is an outreach ministry of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information about AIM, or to receive email alerts about future retreats, call or send an email.
Margarita Castellon, Core Team leader (954) 821-6077 or AIMretreatministry@gmail.com
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