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A list of notices and events that may be of interest to EREMOS members. Please contact listed numbers and websites to verify details.

Click here to see a full list of Eremos Events. The following are events promoted free of charge for groups that are interested in supporting and being supported by Eremos. Head to the contact page to enquire about listing an event. You are also invited to send notices for inclusion in the EREMOS magazine by the 15th of the month, 2 months before the month of issue. Please see Eremos magazine contributions information for more details.

 

  • The David Malouf Symposium

    Friday 31 May 2013, 8:45 – 5:30 pm

    You are invited to participate in a celebration of author David Malouf. Academics and writers from around Australia will discuss his work, Colm Toibin will be beamed in via Skype, and David will engage with speakers and audience during the day, culminating in a conversation with Ivor Indyk.

    Registrations are essential: $45 for people who are unwaged or self-funding, $30 for students. Program and registration details are on www.acu.edu.au/maloufsymposium

    This is a once-off opportunity to spend a day with David Malouf at the Australian Catholic University, James Carroll Building, 40 Edward Street, North Sydney NSW 2060.

    Inquiries to Elaine.lindsay@acu.edu.au ph. 9739 2898.

  • Expressive Body Wisdom, Newcastle, NSW

    Join Rod Pattenden and Trish Watts and the growing Novocastrian InterPlay community at these great offerings!

    Expressive Body Wisdom at Adamstown Uniting Church Hall, cnr Brunker and Glebe Rds Adamstown. Friday 17th May 7.30 - 9pm, Saturday 18th May 9.30am to 4pm.

    Explore the playful dynamics of InterPlay, a creative, affirming approach to being human using gentle movement, voice, story and embodiment. Costs $50/40 conc. Part time registration available. Bring lunch to share - in between refreshments supplied. To register contact 4957 1887 or adamuca@bigpond.net.au

    Trish is a well known singer/songwriter, creative performer and teacher who enjoys inspiring people to find their own wells of creativity. Rod Pattenden is a teacher and facilitator working in the visual and performing arts who loves the amazement of creating new things.

    Sing the Body Alive! a vocal workshop with Trish Watts. Sunday 19th May 2 - 4pm. Costs $20/15 conc. Drawing on her training in Voice Movement Therapy and her improvisation skills, Trish will activate the joy of the body through the singing voice.

    Play, creativity, and expressive joy! Adamstown Uniting Church Hall, cnr Brunker and Glebe Rds Adamstown.

  • Enneagram - Personality Type Courses

    Enneagram Personality Types Presented by Dominique Galea

    Escape the winter chill and come and learn the basic concepts of the Enneagram in the lovely renovated Lavender Bay Hall. Insights gained from learning the Enneagram will enable you to make needed changes in the way you relate to yourself and others.

    Dominique is a qualified Enneagram teacher with 17 years experience. She has facilitated Enneagram workshops to various groups including the Sydney University Continuing Education Program and Indigenous communities. She is a teacher of children with special needs as well as a Spiritual Director.

    Saturday 29 June 2013, 9:30-4 pm

    Venue: St Francis Xavier Church Hall in Lavender Bay, Sydney

    More information and registration info are available here

     

    September 2013 Enneagram Weekend Workshop and Intensive

    GLEBE, Sydney
    Presented by Peter O'Hanrahan

    Peter is a training associate with
    Enneagram Studies in the Narrative
    Tradition and has been working with the
    Enneagram system for 33 years. He teaches
    in the United States, Europe and China.

    21-22 September 2013
    Instinctual Subtypes:
    A weekend workshop

    Venue St Scholastica's College,
    2-4 Avenue Road..Glebe NSW 2037
    PRICE Saturday only - $160
    2-day workshop - $280.
    Residential option - $375.
    (early bird prices)

    Beginners to the Enneagram or Enneagram
    subtypes are welcome to attend.
    Every person has three instincts
    (self-preservation, intimate and social) but one of
    these tends to be more central in our daily lives
    and relationships. This primary instinct
    determines our Enneagram subtype.
    Through panels, presentations and small groups,
    we will explore issues for all of the 27 subtypes,
    including:
    • Making informed choices about our personal
    priorities and major projects
    • How subtypes affect our relationships at home
    and at work
    • How to balance work, home and intimacy
    • Managing the emotional habit of our type
    • How to live with authenticity while adapting to a
    radically changing culture
    For more information about subtypes, read
    Peter’s article on his website at
    www.enneagramwork.com


    24-29 September 2013

    Enneagram Intensive:
    Integrating Psychology &
    Spirituality

    Venue St Scholastica's College,
    2-4 Avenue Road..Glebe NSW 2037
    PRICE: Commuter (EARLY BIRD) - $1789
    residential (EARLY BIRD) - $1989

    This six-day workshop offers a deep and
    transformative experience of the Enneagram,
    focusing on the integration of personality and
    spirit. Whether you are new to the Enneagram or
    a long-time student, join us for a unique and
    life-changing experience.
    The Enneagram Intensive can serve as a
    stand-alone workshop or forms Section 1 of the
    Enneagram Professional Training Program which
    was founded in 1988 by Helen Palmer and David
    Daniels, M.D. (Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry,
    Stanford University), to train and qualify
    Enneagram teachers in the Narrative Tradition all
    around the world.

    For Further information Visit Enneagramnsw.com
    or email dominique[at]enneagramnsw.com

  • Bishop Gene Robinson in Sydney – May 2013

    Paddington Uniting Church is bringing Bishop Gene Robinson to Sydney. He is the first openly gay clergy person to be consecrated in the world wide Anglican communion.

    The following events will take place at Pitt Street Uniting Church, Pitt Street, Sydney:

    • Friday 24th May - Public Lecture - Friday 7pm. $20.00 pp. Pay at the door
    • Saturday 25 May - Ecumenical Service Saturday 5 pm

    Please see http://www.paddingtonuca.org.au/pc/generobinsoninsydney.html for more details.

  • Centre for Progressive Religious Thought, Sydney

    The Centre for Progressive Religious Thought meets twice a month in Ryde.  Discussion takes place after a communal meal on the first and third Tuesday and Wednesday of the month.

    Tuesdays at 12.30 pm.  (Please bring a sandwich)

    Wednesdays at 7 pm (Contact Eric regarding a contribution to the menu)

    The actual discussion begins after approx. three quarters of an hour’s meal break.

    Enquiries: Eric Stevenson - email address below or (02) 9888 5361 or 0405 758 116.

    The Secretary, CPRT, 22 Badajoz Road, Ryde, NSW, 2112

     

    Email: cprtfreedomtoexplore@yahoo.com.au
  • Play with Paint, Epping, Sydney, NSW

    Play with Paint 2013 with Lindena Robb

    Third Saturday of the month from 1 – 5pm

    Join in creative community, led by Lindena Robb, on Saturday afternoons from 1 to 5 pm in the Epping Uniting Church Hall, corner of Chester & Oxford Streets, Epping. Cost is $55 for each workshop, including all materials and afternoon tea. Just bring an apron or painting shirt and an art book. Bookings are essential by the Thursday before each workshop. Email playwithpaint2012[at]gmail.com or phone Sharon on 0409 916 548. In February, phone the church office on 9869 2737 as that mobile number will be unavailable.


    HOPE - 16th February
    Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul,
    and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all - Emily Dickinson.

    We will begin awareness of ourselves in the moment through painting. We follow this with a painting meditation on love and hope.  From here we will paint, wrap and decorate a stick with messages of love, hope, and blessings.  You will end up with a glorious 3 dimensional artefact which contains prayers and messages of hope.

    FORGIVENESS - 16th March
    Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it - Mark Twain.

    In this class the peace that forgiveness offers will be our focus, whilst Mandalas will be the art form we use to bring harmony. Creating a mandala on coloured paper, with gorgeous metallic paints or chalk pastels, or even collage, is a pleasing process, which needs no drawing skills.

    CHANGE - 20th April
    Change is eternal and perpetual, but how do we deal with it?   Sorrow – travelling through change –letting go – stepping into potential. We will reflect on all the ways change comes upon us, and use the ever changing process of painting in a group as a playful way to exploring new responses. No experience necessary. Just a willingness to have a go. 

    EXPLORING MYSTERY - 18th May
    Through a simple collage process, you will end up with a number of beautiful soul cards to contemplate at the end of the day.  Allowing intuition, creativity and choice, a story will be revealed once the cards are made with powerful cut out images. We will explore the ancient metaphysical system of the Chakras and use this as inspiration for creating our soul cards

    LOVING KINDNESS - 15th June
    An afternoon to fill the room with loving kindness, whilst we create images of peace and love. I will offer you an art process  of reflecting on your body as a way to bring loving kindness into the physical, followed by a beautiful process of giving loving kindness to others. You may collage or paint or draw, whatever takes your fancy. A warm hearted experience.

    For more information visit Arts in Action page at www.chesterstreet.org.au or email playwithpaint2012[at]gmail.com or phone 9869 1327 and leave a message.

    • Creating art together in a community becomes a practice of trust, receptivity, and compassionate relationship.
    • Art making is a dynamic process, exploring the balance between expression and containment, process and product, spontaneity anddiscipline.
    • Art is an expressive language without words.


    Lindena Robb is a visual artist and teacher of creative and performing arts. Many of her students have called her the "teacher of freedom". She inspires her students with gentle guidance, encouragement and humour.

    Each day will include a reading, a creative process, reflection, and sharing.

    Please bring a painting shirt and an A4 visual diary.

    Venue: Epping Uniting Church Hall, corner Chester & Oxford Sts, Epping (at the roundabout)

    Cost: just $55 for each workshop, including all materials and afternoon tea.

    Bookings are essential: email playwithpaint2012[at]gmail.com or phone 9869 1327 and leave a message.

  • Sea of Faith, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC

    SEA of FAITH in AUSTRALIA  (SoFiA).

    The SoFiA Network promotes the open exploration of religion, spirituality and meaning.

    'Sea of Faith' is not a church, but a network of people who are seeking a radical reappraisal of past religious traditions in order to meet today's spiritual challenges.  The Network affirms the continuing importance of religious thought and practice even though it acknowledges that religion, like art and poetry, is a purely human creation.
     
    LECTURES - Thursdays, 7.30pm.  Gold coin donation appreciated.
    Lectures are followed by questions, discussion and refreshments.
    All viewpoints are welcome.
    VENUE: Carlton Library Meeting Room, corner Rathdowne and Newry Streets, North Carlton.  
    Melways Map: 2B J2.

    21 February 2013
    David Miller  (Existentialist Society)
    "Zarathustra: Zoroaster's reformation of the proto-Vedic religion,
      as the origin of the major concepts of the Abrahamic Faiths."

    David Miller comments: "During the third millennium BC, the nomadic cattle-herders of the steppe-lands north of the Caspian and Aral Seas started moving south-east.  We know them as the proto-Indo-Iranians.  In the sixteenth century BC their charioteers invaded India carrying with them their language, related to archaic Sanskrit, as well as their primeval religion.  In India this religion became the Vedic and eventually the Vedantic, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, etc.

    Meanwhile, back in Khwarezmia and Bactria, circa 1400 BC, Zarathustra (Zoroaster) reformed that primeval religion.  In 550 BC Zoroastrianism was utilised as the religious ideology in the formation of the Persian Empire.  Ten years later the Empire rescued the Jews from their Babylonian Exile and sent them back to Jerusalem to rebuild their Temple.  Over the next several centuries, Zoroastrian concepts increasingly influenced Judaism; particularly its radical elements, the Pharisees and Christians."
     
    21 March 2013
    Rohan McLeod  (Compulsive Philosopher)
    "Nirvana and the Human Neural Net:  An Alternate Theory."

    18 April 2013
    Dr. Julie Hall  (St Michael's Uniting Church)
    "Is Religion a Force for Good?"

    16 May 2013
    Jarek Czechowicz
    "Awakening and Thinking."

    20 June 2013
    Craig Coulson
    "Jubilee 2000 Movement: Did it succeed or fail?"

    18 July 2013
    Francis Plagne
    "Modernity and the Impasse of Transcendence in Jacob Taubes."

    15 August 2013
    Adrian Pyle  (Progressive Christian Network of Victoria)
    "The Spirituality of Relocalisation."

    19 September 2013
    Alex McCullie  (Tutor, Centre for Adult Education) - Alex's Blog.
    "Story of Exodus: On-going Cultural Myth and Extraordinary History."


    For information email sofmelb[at]yahoo.com.au or contact Chantal Babin: 0434 713 335 or visit Sea od Faith in Australia

    SoFiA Network Website - www.sof-in-australia.org  
    Don Cupitt - www.doncupitt.com
    Lloyd Geering - www.westarinstitute.org/Fellows/geering.html
    SoFiA Victoria email - sofmelb@yahoo.com.au
    Victorian Convenor - Chantal Babin.  Mobile: 0434 713 335

  • Aquinas Academy, Sydney, NSW

    For more information visit www.aquinas-academy.com, or phone (02) 9247 4651. Alternatively you can email your enquiry to: secretary[@]aquinas-academy.com

     

  • Residential Program in Spiritual Direction, NSW


    A four year program (four weekends a year) for training in spiritual direction is being run under the directorship of Sue Dunbar. The residential program is held at St Joseph's Kincumber.

    For more information visit www.rpsd.org.au or contact Sue Dunbar suedunbar53[at]yahoo.com

  • Philosophy Café, Adelaide, SA


    Join us at Mary Martin's Bookshop at Norwood thanks to the hospitality of Justin and Sarita Chadwick. http://www.marymartin.com.au/

    Philosophy Cafe meets on the third Thursday of the month, 7 – 9pm at Mary Martin's Bookshop: 134a The Parade, Norwood 5067.

    Connect with updates by emailing Nicholas Rundle at sofadelaide[at]yahoo.com.au or calling 08 8370 3583  

     

  • Spirituality in the Pilbara, Port Hedland, WA


    We meet monthly in the local Uniting Church Hall and call ourselves Spirituality in the Pilbara. We average about 10–15 people turning up and have one or two people speak on a designated topic followed by general discussions. We have several Eremos members, including Bron Elvery, the Uniting Church Minister, who usually keeps the discussion moving along.

    For further information, contact Mary Jane Coates on (08) 9172 1984 or via email 4coates[at]tpg.com.au

  • Stillpoint Centre, Toowong, QLD

    Stillpoint ​provide opportunities for individuals to develop their own spirituality. Unless otherwise advised, all courses are held at Stillpoint Centre, 16 Grove Street, Toowong www.stillpoint.org.au

    “THE NEW MONASTICISM” – Wednesdays 8, 15, 22, 29 May 2013

    Over 4 weeks, Irene Alexander will explore with us Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s call to a renewing of the church, which he named the new monasticism. How can this play out for us in 2013?

    Time:  7.15pm-9.15pm

    Place:  Stillpoint

    Cost:  $80 (concession for those of limited means $65)

    Closing date for registrations and payment:  Wednesday 1 May

    Register

     
    “BEYOND PERSONAL PIETY: Contemplation and Action” – Wednesdays 10, 17, 24, 31 July 2013

    Charles Ringma will help us to discover the links between service and prayer, contemplation and action, the practices of solitude and the quest for community, and meditation and the work of justice.

    Time:  7.15pm-9.15pm

    Place:  Stillpoint

    Cost:  $80 (concession for those of limited means $65)

    Closing date for registrations and payment:  Thursday 20 June (early due to office closure for school holidays)

    Register

     
    “BONHOEFFER:  Saint, Theologian, Radical” – Wednesdays 6, 13, 20, 27 November 2013

    Charles Ringma will lead us to explore the life and writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a way of raising the pressing questions of living the Gospel, training and formation, living in community, growing in the spiritual practices, and resisting the powers.

    Time:  7.15pm-9.15pm

    Place:  Stillpoint

    Cost:  $80 (concession for those of limited means $65)

    Closing date for registrations and payment:  Tuesday 29 October

    If you are interested in attending, please phone or email Stillpoint or post the registration form with your payment before the closing date.

    Tel: (07) 3217 8992 Email: stillpointcentre[at]bigpond.com

    Registration forms available at www.stillpoint.org.au