Events from Other Groups

Beating the Bounds of the Parish

An event by St James Institute

An upcoming free event is our “Beating the Bounds” on 17 November 2024 where we will pray for parliament, law courts, libraries, galleries, music venues, workplaces and shops. The streets we walk are shared with workers, shoppers, tourists, as well as those who sleep rough.  We will stop at various places along the way to pray for our city and its people, remembering that God’s redemptive purposes encompass not just our church but the whole of creation.

To register and see what other events are on offer go to https://www.sjks.org.au/life-and-learning/whats-on/


 

Lead Like a Woman

Movement For the Ordination of Women 40th Anniversary Conference

28-30 November 2024

Join countless amazing women and men as we celebrate women’s experiences in Christian ministry, address challenges women face as lay and ordained leaders, and build ecumenical networks to support us into the future.

Program and registration details at: https://mowatch.com.au/conferences/2024-conference-lead-like-a-woman/

Concession rates for MOW members: https://mowatch.com.au/membership-form/ 

Download Lead Like a Woman Flyer

 

 


 

 

Men's Contemplative Group

Online on Zoom

We are a group of men seeking shared contemplative companionship through sharing our lives and reflections, lectio style, around poetry, scripture, reflective writings and so on. We build in an essential 15-20 minute period of contemplative silence. Each gathering is held online on Zoom, lasting about 75 minutes and held on the first Wednesday of each month. If you or someone you know is interested, contact Gerard Sullivan on gedsull@gmail.com. No costs are involved. All men are welcome.

For more information, download the flyer here: Men's Contemplative Group

Gerard Sullivan
[Southport Queensland.]
 


 

Conversations of the Heart presents:

 

 

I Know You by Heart: Sensing the Heartbeat of the Baby Jesus at Advent

An Online Six Day Directed Silent Retreat for Advent
Monday 11th- Saturday 16th November 2024

During this six-day silent retreat, we will embrace and press our hearts into the breast of the baby Jesus born in a manger in Bethlehem.  We will listen for and feel the quiet vibrations of the Divine Heart beating in the heart of the little divine body in our own hearts and drawing our awareness into the heart of Christ in the Trinity.  As a small community, we will create a silent field of advent love, supporting each other to sensitise to this communal vibration of the Divine Heart unifying and calming all things as it is birthed in the world in endless, cherishing love.

The retreat will be an online directed silent retreat and will include daily spiritual direction (by phone or online) and communal morning and afternoon silent prayer. The cost is $360.00, and spaces are limited.

For more information or to book please contact Robyn at robyn@conversationsoftheheart.com.au


 

 

 

Mystic Heart 2025

Pregnant with Nothing: Apophatic Prayer

A Spiritual Direction Formation Programme for experienced spiritual directors and those interested in contemplation

In this Mystic Heart formation offering, we will delve into the Christian tradition of apophatic prayer. We will continue to develop a hermeneutic of beholding for interpreting mystical texts by authors such as Denys the Areopagite, Meister Eckhart, Marguerite Porete, the Helfta Mystics, Jan van Ruusbroec, the Cloud of Unknowing author, John of the Cross and many others.  Our focus will be on the language of apophatic prayer such as nothing, nada, cloud of unknowing, darkness, abyss and emptiness.  Also, we will ponder the nature of the “apophatic self”, “apophatic knowing” and its meaning for an evolutionary world.   Through beholding communally, we will enter into the depthless depths of apophatic metaphors, into the evolutionary flow of how the prayer of the author, the writing, the reading, and the prayer of the reader, one together, unfold and awaken ever revealing apophatic wisdom.

For more information and to register, please go to https://contemplatio.com.au/schola-contemplatio/mystical-heart/
For further information contact: Robyn Fitzgerald: robyn@conversationsoftheheart.com.au


 

Labyrinth for Liz Lee notice

 

 

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


 

Online Mass Christian Meditation

 

 

 

 

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.