ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES |
Starting 23 February (monthly)
Initial meeting Saturday 10.00am-12.00pm
Suggested Donation: $10.00 per session |
Richard Rohr ...
A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
— Discussion Group
facilitated by Bruce Warwick
What are the tasks of conversion in the second half of life?
How are they different from the first part of the journey?
This group will listen to and discuss the tapes of Richard
Rohr and Paula D’Arcy as they explore the Spirituality
for the Two Halves of Life. |
Starting 1 March (monthly)
Initial meeting Saturday 10.00am-12.00pm
Suggested Donation: $10.00 per session |
Spiritual Book Circle — facilitated by Karren Strahan
How do we know what to read these days that will truly nourish
the soul? This will be an opportunity to be part of a spiritual
reading circle that is guided in our reading, discussion and
reflection. |
Times to
be individually arranged
Cost: $60.00 |
Spiritual
Direction
— with
Marie Thompson
Spiritual direction is an opportunity to learn to trace
the movement of God in our lives and to help us make life
choices and decisions. It involves meeting regularly with
a trained spiritual director. |
Times to be individually
arranged
Cost: Negotiable |
Counselling — with
Margaret Skehan pbvm
Counselling can help people to cope with the demands of
peer and family relationships, parenting issues, personal
and emotional challenges, including grief, loss and depression. |
Tuesday
19 February
7.30pm -
8.30pm
(also 21 October)
Cost: Donation |
Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
— Evening Meditation guided
by Rev Shan |
Friday 7
March 7.00pm -
Sunday 9 March 3.00pm
Cost: $160.00
(incl accommodation and all meals - cost for non-residential
participants can be arranged)
Closing Date: 22 February
|
Crafty Ladies Weekend —
guided by Cathie Stone
Do you
love crafty things? Do you need some time and quiet space
for your spirit? Here is the weekend for you. Time out
to be creative and renew your spirit. You are more than
welcome to come for as much time as you would like. |
Sunday 9
March
11.00am - 4.00pm
Cost: $30.00
(incl morning tea; BYO lunch)
Closing Date: 1 March
|
From Thirst to Enlightenment to Life
— RCIA
Retreat Day guided by Joan Cusack pbvm
A reflection day for RCIA candidates, sponsors and teams
journeying to Easter 2008. |
LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES |
Times to
be individually arranged
Cost: $30.00 per session |
Spiritual
Direction in Lent — with
Catherine Hefferan rsm
Lent is a time to follow closely the footsteps of Jesus
and to reflect upon our own response and commitment to
living the Gospel. This opportunity will involve being
guided in your prayer by meeting regularly with a spiritual
director. |
Wednesday
12 March 6.00pm -
Wednesday
19 March 9.00am
Cost: $480.00
(cost for non-residential participants can be arranged)
Closing Date: 29 February
|
Make Your Own the Mind and Heart of Jesus
— 6-day
Guided Retreat with Yvonne Parker sgs
In the season of Lent and Holy Week we are drawn into Jesus’ journey
of life, death and resurrection. This holy walk in the footsteps
of Jesus will gently call you to reflect upon your own journey
of conversion. Input, Eucharist and spiritual direction will
be provided daily. |
Wednesday 12
March 6.00pm - Sunday/Wednesday
16/19 March 9.00am (3
or 6 days)
Cost: $240.00 for
3 days or $480.00 for 6 days
Closing Date: 29 February
|
Come Back to Me with All Your Heart
— 3/6-day Directed Retreat
with Marie Thompson
A retreat experience nourished in silence, prayer, Eucharist
and daily meetings with a spiritual director. |
Tuesday
18 March 7.30 - 9.00pm
Cost: Donation
Closing Date: 15 March |
Meditation - Living Compassionately at the
Foot of the Cross — guided by Fr John Chalmers
This meditation will invite us as people of faith to reflect
during Holy Week on what it means to accompany ourselves
and others compassionately in the midst of vulnerability
and suffering. |
Saturday
12 April
9.00am
- 1.00pm
(also 12 July and 20 September)
Massage Cost: $50.00 per hour
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
Body and Soul Mornings
Massage Therapist — Jeanette Beauchamp
Feel like being good to yourself? This is an opportunity
on a Saturday morning to read something that will speak to
your soul, enjoy a massage, and have time to be. Readings
in spirituality will be available. |
Thursday
17 April 4.00 - 8.00pm
Cost: $15.00
(BYO salad to share)
Closing Date: 5 April |
Soup, Salad and Bread for the Journey
Embracing
the Sacred Spirit of Life
— Twilight
Retreat guided
by Joan Hendriks
We are one and we are many. We need to share our stories,
our cultures, our spiritualities and ways of living in union
with the Spirit of this Great Southern Land. |
Saturday
10 May
9.00am - 12.30pm
(also 7 June and 23 August)
Cost: $25.00
per session (incl morning
tea) or $70.00 for all three sessions
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
Adult Faith Series: Getting Serious about
It All – Christian Spirituality beyond the
Cot
— facilitated by Patrick Oliver
This series of Saturday mornings is meant to be a journey
of naming what is valuable in the past and discovering
some new ways of thinking about our faith.
This session: Christianity understood
from the “participation” approach rather
than the performance approach |
Saturday-Sunday
17-18 May Saturday
9.30am - 5.00pm
Sunday
10.00am - 4.30pm
Cost: $190.00
(incl
all materials, morning/afternoon teas and lunch)
Closing Date: 9 May |
Intensive Journal
Retreat – Life Context
— facilitated
by Kate Scholl
Based on the work of Ira Progoff the Intensive Journal retreat
offers a means of making our inner life real and actualised
in our outer life. We do this by exploring our life, in its
many aspects, our life history, our relationships, our work,
the groups and organisations and hobbies that we give our
energy to now or in the past. With gentle guidance and a
quiet atmosphere we engage in our own writing which enables
greater awareness of inner strengths and resources. |
Sunday
25 May
10.00am - 3.30pm
Cost: $40.00 a couple (incl morning
tea/afternoon tea, BYO lunch)
Closing Date: 18 May |
Couples Retreat
— Reflection
Day guided by Lisa and Mike Humphreys
This retreat provides space for married couples to explore
their ongoing commitment to sexual intimacy and spirituality. |
Saturday
7 June
9.00am - 12.30pm
(also 10 May and 23 August)
Cost: $25.00 per session (incl morning
tea) or $70.00 for all three sessions
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
Adult Faith Series: Getting
Serious about It All – Christian
Spirituality beyond the Cot
— facilitated by Patrick Oliver
This series of Saturday mornings is meant to be a journey
of naming what is valuable in the past and discovering
some new ways of thinking about our faith.
This session: A look at the Christian mystics and living
a mystical practical life |
Tuesday
10 June 6.00pm - Tuesday
17 June 9.00am
Cost: $480.00 (cost for non-residential
participants can be arranged)
Closing Date: 16 May
|
Quiet My Soul
— 6-day
Guided Retreat with Monica Brown and
Hilary Musgrave rsc
Through the blending and weaving of music
with scripture, imagery and ritual, this retreat will be
a chance to reflect on one’s own journey in the quiet
of one’s own heart in the company of God. |
Saturday 21 June
9.30am
- 4.00pm
Cost: $75.00 (incl
materials and morning/afternoon teas, BYO lunch — overnight
stay available incl breakfast: add $80.00)
Closing Date: 14 June |
Art for Healing
— Reflective
Workshop guided by Robyn Porter
This one-day workshop is designed to stimulate and foster
creativity in a safe and spiritually nurturing environment.
Through scripture, prayer, music and a variety of practical
activities, participants will be encouraged in the use
of art materials as a therapeutic tool for spiritual healing. |
Sunday 22 June
10.00am
- 3.30pm
(also 3 August)
Cost: $30.00 per day (incl
morning tea, BYO lunch)
Closing Date: 15 June |
Renewing the Minister – for
Lay Ministers in Parishes
— Reflection
Day guided by Marie Thompson
An opportunity for lay people involved in parish ministry
to renew themselves and reflect upon the blessings of their
ministry. The day will provide input, reflection time and
sharing. |
Friday 27 June 6.00pm -
Sunday 29 June after
lunch
Cost: $160.00 (incl accommodation and
all meals — cost for non-residential
participants can be arranged)
Closing Date: 20 June |
Spiritual Yoga Retreat
— guided by Laurene Hassard
This weekend offers Hatha yoga, breathing practices, meditation
and a chakra workshop. Laurene has taught yoga for the
last nineteen years in Denmark, USA and Australia. |
Tuesday
1 July 6.00pm - Saturday/Tuesday
5/8 July 9.00am (3
or 6 days)
Cost: $240.00 for 3 days or $480.00 for
6 days
Closing Date: 1 June
|
Pay Attention
and Your Soul Will Live
— 3/6-day Directed Retreat
with Colleen Brady rsm
A retreat experience nourished in silence, prayer, Eucharist
and daily meetings with a spiritual director. |
Tuesday 1
July 6.00pm - Tuesday
8 July 9.00am
Cost: $480.00 (cost for non-residential
participants can be arranged)
Closing Date: 1 June
|
Living at the Heart of Love
— 6-day Guided Retreat
with Liz West lcm
This retreat is about living with and in Christ, from
a “heart” spirituality, an affective and loving
relationship with the Lord. Input, quiet prayer, spiritual
direction and Eucharist will be provided daily. |
Saturday 12 July
9.00am
- 1.00pm
(also 12 April and 20 September)
Massage Cost: $50.00 per hour
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
Body and Soul Mornings
Massage Therapist — Jeanette Beauchamp
Feel like being good to yourself? This is an opportunity
on a Saturday morning to read something that will speak
to your soul, enjoy a massage, and have time to be. Readings
in spirituality will be available. |
Sunday 3 August
10.00am
- 3.30pm
(also 22 June)
Cost: $30.00 per day (incl morning tea,
BYO lunch)
Closing Date: 25 July |
Renewing the Minister – for
Lay Ministers in Parishes
— Reflection Day guided
by Marie Thompson
An opportunity for lay people involved in parish ministry
to renew themselves and reflect upon the blessings of their
ministry. The day will provide input, reflection time and
sharing. |
August
- November
Monday 11 August
and alternate Mondays to 3 November 7.30pm
- 9.15pm
and Saturday/Sunday 15/16 November 9.00am
- 4.00pm
Cost: $550.00
(includes materials, workshop/ retreat)
Closing
Date: 1 August |
Fan the Flame - Renewal
for Ministry
Fan
the Flame is a unique opportunity for personal
renewal and professional development. The program would suit pastoral
associates, members of leadership teams, chaplains, campus
ministers, teachers, others engaged in ministry and anyone
wishing to renew and deepen their faith.
Click here for more information on Fan
the Flame. |
Saturday
23 August
9.00am - 12.30pm
(also 10 May and 7 June)
Cost: $25.00 per session (incl morning
tea) or $70.00 for all three sessions
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
Adult Faith Series: Getting
Serious about It All – Christian
Spirituality beyond the Cot
— facilitated by Patrick Oliver
This series of Saturday mornings is meant to be a journey
of naming what is valuable in the past and discovering
some new ways of thinking about our faith.
This session: Journeying with others on the Christian
walk |
Saturday
6 September
9.00am
- 4.00pm
Cost: $35.00
(incl morning tea, BYO lunch)
Closing
Date: 1 September |
Women in the Christian Tradition
— Scripture Reflection Day
guided by Mary Coloe pbvm
Why has our Catholic/Christian tradition struggled so much
with women? What was Jesus’ attitude to women? These
are some of the questions and issues that will be explored
during this day. |
Saturday 20 September
9.00am
- 1.00pm
(also 12 April and 12 July)
Massage Cost: $50.00 per hour
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
Body and Soul Mornings
Massage Therapist — Jeanette Beauchamp
Feel like being good to yourself? This is an opportunity
on a Saturday morning to read something that will speak
to your soul, enjoy a massage, and have time to be. Readings
in spirituality will be available. |
Sunday 21 September
10.00am
- 3.30pm
(2nd
day 2 November)
Cost: $30.00 (incl morning tea, BYO lunch)
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
In Nature My Being Lives
and Wisdom Comes
— 1-day Guided Retreat
in Nature
Nature has a gentle way of reminding us to listen to the
deeper stirrings of our heart. These guided prayer experiences
will offer an opportunity to walk among nature and to come
home to the holy ground of our lives.
This day: On the Mountain (Mt Tamborine) with Annette Shears
pbvm |
Tuesday
23 September 6.00pm -
Tuesday 30 September 9.00am
Cost: $480.00 (cost for non-residential
particants can be arranged)
Closing Date: 1 September |
Let Your Soul Dance
— 6-day
Guided Retreat with Maree Heggerty rsm
When we open to the Inner Dance and tap into the eternal part
of self, the Soul, we find ourselves on the path
to transformation. Intuition is strengthened, the
mind is stilled, energies are brought into balance,
communication becomes clear and strong, and we
better hear “the Voice of God” speaking
within. These six days offer a group experience with some
input (musings), gentle dance, story, stillness, silence,
sharing and reflection. |
Tuesday
23 September 6.00pm - Saturday/Tuesday
27/30 September 9.00am
(3
or 6 days)
Cost: $240.00 for 3 days or $480.00 for
6 days
Closing Date: 1 September |
The Spirit is the One who
makes all things new
— 3/6-day Directed Retreat
with Joan Cusack pbvm
A retreat experience nourished in
silence, prayer, Eucharist and daily meetings with a spiritual
director. |
Tuesday
7 October 6.00pm -
Saturday/Wednesday 11/15 October 9.00am
(3
or 7 days)
Cost: $240.00 for 3 days or $560.00 for
7 days
Closing Date: 7 September |
When You Seek Me With All Your Heart I
Will Let You Find Me
— 3/7
day Directed Retreat with Elaine Smith
rsj and Marie Thompson
A retreat experience nourished in
silence, prayer, Eucharist and daily meetings with a spiritual
director. |
Thursday
23 October
4.00 - 8.00pm
Cost: $15.00 (BYO salad to share)
Closing Date: 11 October |
Soup, Salad
and Bread for the Journey
Who Are My Kin?
— Twilight Retreat guided
by Mary Tinney rsm
An exploration of my oneness with the Universe and the
Sacred. |
Sunday 2 November
10.00am -
3.30pm
(1st
day 21 September)
Cost: $30.00 (incl morning tea, BYO lunch)
Closing Date: 2 weeks ahead |
In Nature My Being Lives
and Wisdom Comes
— 1-day Guided Retreat
in Nature
Nature has a gentle way of reminding us to listen to the
deeper stirrings of our heart. These guided prayer experiences
will offer an opportunity to walk among nature and to come
home to the holy ground of our lives.
This day: At the Ocean (Bilinga, Gold Coast) with
Brian Thompson |
Friday 7 November 6.00pm -
Sunday 9 November 1.30pm
Cost: $160.00 (incl accommodation and
all meals — cost for non-residential
participants can be arranged)
Closing Date: 28 October |
Advent: Preparing for the
Sublime
— Weekend Retreat
guided by Patrick Oliver
This weekend allows us to participate in the jewels of
Advent, by allowing us to be present, like Mary, to the
sublime promises that God has made to us. The days will
be a mixture of both input and reflection time. |
Thursday
27 November 6.00pm -
Monday/Friday 1/5 December 9.00am (3
or 7 days)
Cost: $240.00 for 3 days or $560.00 for
7 days
Closing Date: 27 October |
The Desert shall
Rejoice and Blossom
— 3/7
day Directed Retreat with Chris Gleeson sj and Marie Thompson
A retreat experience nourished in silence, prayer, Eucharist
and daily meetings with a spiritual director. |
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