Events from Other Groups

 

 

ONLINE RETREAT DAY
EASTER SATURDAY, 2024

Facilitators Judith and  Gerard live at Southport in Qld. They share professional backgrounds in teaching theology, religious education and Christian spirituality and the arts in a number of Dioceses in Australia and at Australian Catholic University. They are experienced facilitators of contemplative prayer in small groups.

 

 

‘PRAYING THE HOURS OF CREATIVE SUFFERING - FROM THE BREVIARY/BOOK:
Teilhard De Chardin: A Book of Hours

Saturday March 30, 2024, 9.00am-4.00pm, AEST
[some Australian States are in AEDT timezones]

“It is in God and in God alone, that the reckless vow of all love is realised: to lose oneself in what one loves, to sink oneself in it more and more.” Teilhard, Writings in Time of War.

Facilitated by Judith Keller jdancerk@gmail.com and Gerard Sullivan gedsull@gmail.com

Our focus over this day will be meeting online for immersive prayer together drawing on the devotional texts of the DAWN and DUSK ‘hours’ of the CREATIVE SUFFERING section of the breviary/book, Teilhard De Chardin: A Book of Hours, edited by Kathleen Deignan and Libby Osgood, 2023.

Participants will need their own copy of the book in order to participate in the day.

Download the flyer Easter Saturday Teilhard Retreat Day for more details.

For further information including Online Session times over the day, please register at least 3 days before we are due to meet online. There is NO COST for the day.


 

 

 

Sublime Love

A Weekend Retreat on Zoom
with Andrew Harvey and Kerrie Hide

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st April, 2024, 9.00 am - 4.00 pm (Sydney AEST)
Friday, 19th and Saturday 20th April, 2024, 6.00 pm - 1.00am (Chicago, CDT)

We, Andrew Harvey and Kerrie Hide, invite you into a birthing process, into the ever-deeper experience of the oneing of sublime Love. Andrew will turn to one of the midwives of this process, Hadewijch of Antwerp and speak of her vast realization. Kerrie will draw us into the flowing light of embodied love through the illuminations of Mechthild of Magdeburg. Both Andrew and Kerrie will then harness the energies of Love through the writings of Teilhard de Chardin.

Please feel free to invite your friends to join us in our desire to strengthen and refresh you in your journey into love and into being a birthing field yourself, of Christ consciousness in the noosphere.

Cost A$200
Because of the importance of the adventure we are taking, we have set the cost as low as possible so as to encourage as many of you as possible to join us. 

A recording will be made available to all who register.

For more information, timetable and registration download the flyer here: Sublime Love Flyer


 

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NORTHERN TERRITORY

Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs/Mparntwe

WCCM affiliated retreats 2024 … follow the links for more information and to register

28 April-3 May 5 day interfaith retreat Exploring the Pilgrim Path of the Labyrinth, a call to the Sacred Centre with Donna Mulhearn, and Judi and Paul Taylor
https://campfireintheheart.com.au/exploring-the-pilgrim-path-of-the-labyrinth-a-call-to-the-sacred-centre/

10 -15 May 5 day retreat on this year’s WCCM theme Beholding Divine Beauty with Judi and Paul Taylor
https://campfireintheheart.com.au/beholding-divine-beauty-2024/ 

11-16 August 5 day retreat, with Bernard McGrath osb “Mind the Gaps”
https://campfireintheheart.com.au/mind-the-gaps/ 

25-30 August 5 day retreat, with Bernard McGrath osb “Desert, Dangers and Divine Disinterest … the Need to Pray Without Ceasing”
https://campfireintheheart.com.au/desert-dangers-divine-disinterestthe-need-to-pray-without-ceasing/ 


 

   

Catalyst for Renewal presents:

WOMEN DEACONS: WHY NOT NOW?

WITH SR ELIZABETH YOUNG RSM & GAIL GILL
MC: GERALDINE DOOGUE AO

WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH 2024
7.00pm – 8.30pm 
THE CRYPT ST PATRICK’S CHURCH
GROSVENOR STREET, THE ROCKS

 

Telephone 02 4971 4090 
E:  catalyst-for-renewal@outlook.com
W:  www.catalystforrenewal.org.au                                         
You can also find us on Instagram at #catalystforrenewalaustralia

Elizabeth Young rsm is an Instituted Catechist and Parish Life Coordinator in Wilcannia, NSW. She also has the diocesan roles of Director for Catholic Mission; secretary of the Diocesan Pastoral Council; secretary of the Diocesan Ecology, Peace and Justice Commission; and local coordinator for the Plenary Council/Synod. In 2021, Elizabeth founded the blogsite Liturgy on the Margins and the group Australian Catholics Exploring the Diaconate to highlight existing diaconal ministry and to encourage new solutions to respond to liturgical and sacramental needs.

Gail Gill has worked in Catholic education in Sydney and Broken Bay for over 30 years as a teacher and also in leadership positions. In 2009 she became a consecrated member of a ministry the then Bishop, David Walker, had established for women in the diocese. She was also a member of the Broken Bay formation team for the permanent diaconate until her recent retirement and continues to engage with groups such as Australian Catholics Exploring Diaconate and Australian Women Preach.

All Welcome – No Booking required – Entry by Donation
Download Flyer: Forum with Sr Elizabeth Young rsm & Gail Gill

 


 

Catalyst for Renewal presents:

REFLECTION MORNINGS 2024 

Holy Name of Mary Parish Hall

3 Mary St Hunters Hill NSW


9.30 AM – 12.30 PM

Come and enjoy some reflection, silence and solitude in the beautiful Marist grounds

* ALL WELCOME
* NO BOOKING REQUIRED
* ENTRY BY DONATION
* TEA & COFFEE PROVIDED 

Enquiries: Carole 02 9869 1036 or Michelle 02 9958 5963 
E: catalyst-for-renewal@outlook.com
Program updates on CFR website: www.catalystforrenewal.org.au
You can also find us on Instagram at #catalystforrenewalaustralia

Download Flyer: Reflection Mornings 2024

 

March 2 – Fr Michael Whelan sm
“Graced emergence versus stoic achievement”

April 13 – TBA

May 4 – Sr Ann Morrison rsj
“Continuing to keep our connection with God open and active”

June 1 – Rev Professor Gerard Kelly
“A fresh look at the ‘world church’: a snapshot from the Synod last October”

July 6 – Sr Patty Andrew osu
“The Spirituality of Synodality – Communion, Participation and Mission”

August 3 – Br Julian McDonald cfc
“Engaging with scripture, especially the Sunday readings”

September 7 – Br Barry Donaghue cfc
“Born in the image, Choosing the Likeness”

October 5 – Sr  Leone Pallisier osu
“Enlarge the Space in your Tent”

LAWSON CATALYST SESSIONS WILL BE COMMENCING ON MARCH 16TH. THE FULL SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON

 


Catalyst for Renewal presents:

Spirituality on the Sofa (S.O.S) 

 

 

 

All are welcome to join via Zoom on the first Wednesdays of the month, March through October, and enjoy stimulating conversations with a diverse group of speakers as they launch into our 25th year.

Each night runs from 7.30pm – 9pm AEST/ADST (NSW/Victoria time). Their 2024 theme is “LET’S TALK ABOUT ….” and topics include:

  • 6th March. Topic: “LET’S TALK ABOUT LEADERSHIP”
  • 3rd April. Topic: “LET’S TALK ABOUT CONSENT ”
  • 1st May. Topic: “LET’S TALK ABOUT THE POWER of POETRY
  • 5th June. Topic: “LET’S TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS”

Zoom link and more details are on their website https://catalystforrenewal.org.au/ or contact Marea Donovan mareadonovan@gmail.com or tel: 0414 873 910.


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Download flyer with qr code: Women of the Well Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

Women of the Well Weekend Retreats
Come. Find refreshment & drink from the Well.


Women of the Well (WoW) exists to help any woman seeking to make time and space to find refreshment and revitalisation in the loving presence of God. But not alone - in community with other like-minded women. They run Weekend Retreats throughout the year, providing a space where women can feel authentically heard & fully alive in the Spirit, to be transformed by “Living Water” (John 4:6-10). The retreats have been designed to deepen your spirituality, experienced through prayer, meditation, painting, music, journaling and sharing in small groups.

The first WoW Weekend Retreat is coming up on the Friday 19 - Sunday 21 April at St Joseph’s Spirituality and Education Centre, Kincumber South. They offer a $125 subsidised rate for first time attendees for the weekend (supported by the Sisters of St Joseph). For returning attendees who have previously utilised the subsidised rate, the cost is $350 which covers food and accommodation. To reserve a place, a $50 deposit is required. However, they never want cost to be a barrier for women to attend. To have a confidential discussion regarding cost or any questions about the retreat itself, please contact them on info@womenofthewell.com.au or call Tricia on +61417 216 917.

Register to confirm your place today.


 

For more information about the course download the flyer here: Mystic Heart 2024 Flyer

To register, please go to https://contemplatio.com.au/schola-contemplatio/mystical-heart/

 

 

Mystic Heart: Spiritual Direction in the Light of Contemplation

Union with God

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August 2024
Santa Casa Spirituality Centre, Queenscliff, Vic, and Online

Facilitated by Dr Kerrie Hide

Drawing on great mystical classics from the Western and Orthodox traditions, in this Mystic Heart formation offering, we will explore the Christian tradition of mystical union, delving into language such as the prayer of union, transformation of the soul in God, the unitive way, ecstatic union, mystical marriage, oneing, living in Christ, Trinitarian indwelling, boundless fulfilment, beatific vision, and deification. In particular we will focus on the naturally kenotic nature of contemplative prayer and the nuances of language such as yielding, surrendering, releasing, descending, emptying, voiding, abandoning, pouring and flowing. Attention will also be given to the sacred role of suffering in this transforming union.

The cost for face to face will be $825.00. This will include three nights' accommodation, (9th-12th August) two days of teaching, two followup zoom sessions, course materials and three meals per day (fresh vegetarian meals prepared onsite). For those who wish to attend online, the cost will be $425.00. This will include two days of teaching, two followup zoom sessions and course materials.


EffectiveLivingCentre

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE EFFECTIVE LIVING CENTRE IN 2024

Adelaide’s Effective Living Centre, based out of Christ Church Uniting in Wayville, will offer a range of events in 2024. Many events will be available online, so don’t let living outside of Adelaide stop you from getting involved! 2024 highlights will include:

  • Progressive Christianity Forum (formerly Seminary of the 3rd Age): in March, May, August and October.
  • Annual concert at Trinity Sessions in August
  • Poet’s Corner bi-monthly
  • Spring Open Day in our Peaceful Garden – Turlatina Wirra 

Visit their website for more information: https://effectiveliving.ucasa.org.au/ 


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4th Friday Labyrinth Walks

at the Centennial Park Labyrinth at 10 am 
Facilitated by Elizabeth Lee

 Walking the Labyrinth with the Beloved in Mark’s Gospel

Following a successful three years of  “Walking the Labyrinth with the Beloved in John’s Gospel,” these contemplative monthly labyrinth walks will continue in 2024.  Each fourth Friday of the month, we will take a different excerpt of the Gospel of Mark opening to the interplay of images, words, symbols, metaphors, silence, nature, walking, community and prayer. Let us see where we are drawn, led, or invited as we open ourselves to the Divine Mystery. 

Contact: Elizabeth Lee 0422 932 044 or Elizabeth.lee@visionandaction.com.au

Dates for 2024: 23 February, 22 March, 26 April,  24 May, 28 June, 26 July, 23 August, 27 September, 25 October, 22 November.

RSVP is helpful but not essentialAll are welcome

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Silver Wattle Quaker Centre

Silver Wattle is a Quaker Centre promoting social and religious education, and preparation for witness and service. It is located on a 1000 hectare property in Bungendore, NSW overlooking Weerewa (Lake George) close to Canberra and accessible by train from Sydney & beyond. Silver Wattle Learning courses are designed to deepen Spirit through prayer, learning and community living so that participants are renewed when they return to live and be in the world. They offer a wide variety of courses and also welcome groups and individuals for short or longer stays. See their website for what’s coming up.

https://www.silverwattle.org.au/upcoming-courses


 

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Live webcasts from Bonnevaux Centre for Peace

Hosted by the World Community for Christian Meditation

The WCCM hosts several live sessions each week from the International Meditation and Retreat Centre of The World Community for Christian Meditation and the Bonnevaux Community in near Poitiers, France, including mediation, yoga, contemplative eucharist, and courses.

The regular live events are published on this page:

 https://wccm.org/live-webcasts/

 

 

To list your event here, contact events@eremos.org.au.