The retreat will be held at the Mt Carmel Retreat Centre - 247 St Andrews Road, Varrowville NSW
The weekend will be a time to reflect on our own and our community’s meditation stories and how they intertwine.
10am to 3pm St Benedict’s Monastery, 121 Arcadia Rd, Arcadia
For information contact Ann Lomas
atlomas@bigpond.com - 9653 2637
Venue: Redemptorist Monastery Retreat House
190 Vincent St, North Perth
Speaker: Dr Michelle Jones.
Topic: Sr. Wendy
Michelle will help us experience Advent prayerfully. The retreat will include meditation, Prayer of the Hours, & 3 talks on Sr. Wendy.
BYO lunch—Tea & Coffee provided
Suggested donation - $15.00
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
What: It will be a day of Silence, Stillness and Simplicity as we reflect again on John Main’s teachings.
Where: Marymount Mercy Centre, 36 David Road, Castle Hill.
When: Saturday 23rd November. Commencing at 10am and going through until 3pm.
BYO lunch. Tea/Coffee and morning tea will be provided
Donation $20
If you plan to attend please email Jan Wylie at - wyliejan45@gmail.com - or phone 0418 655 291.
A flyer is attached with more information
Friday 29 November-Sunday 1 December at Pallotti College, led by Penny Sturrock.
Penny has been meditating in the Christian tradition for nearly 30 years, and is an experienced retreat leader. She is also the National Co-ordinator of Meditation with Children, and a former WCCM international Co-ordinator of Meditation with Children and Young People. She is also the NSW Coordinator of the School of Meditation and a Benedictine Oblate with the WCCM. The theme for the retreat, as well as further details, will be confirmed later.
ADVENT TWILIGHT RETREAT—The Way of Love
At St Theodore’s Large Church Hall, 46 Prescott Terrace, Toorak Gardens.
Tea, coffee and book stall from 5.30 pm. Bring your own cup.
Commencing with Meditation 9.30,
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
What: "Deepening your Inner Silence with an Appreciation of Silence”.
Where: DoMN Library. Cnr Tudor anad Parry Streets, Hamilton
When: Saturday 30th November. Starting at 9.30am and going through until 12pm.
Donation: $10
Morning tea will be provided.
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
Commencing with Meditation 9.30,
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
Commencing with Meditation 9.30,
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
Commencing with Meditation 9.30,
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
Commencing with meditation at 9.30am
CBC from 10.15 to 11.30am
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
A quiet day of silence, stillness and simplicity - a time for spiritual nourishment, growth and renewal - reflecting on John Main’s teachings ‘Transformed in Christ’ from Word Made Flesh. Pallotti College, Saturday
5 October, 10am-3.30pm. BYO Lunch.
Commencing with meditation at 9.30am
CBC from 10.15 to 11.30am
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
DEEPENING DAY—Listening to John Main
At St Ignatius Church Hall, Queen Street, Norwood
In a day of silence, we will listen to the wisdom of John Main with an attitude of contemplation.
For experienced meditators. Bring your own lunch (not for sharing) and your own cup.
Venue: St Catherine’s House of Hospitality
113 Tyler St, Tuart Hill.
Cost: $275 (includes room & meals)
Facilitators: Stephanie Woods, John Coleman
A live-in weekend for meditators to deepen their practice and gain a broader understanding of the tradition of Christian Meditation.
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
Commencing with meditation at 9.30am
CBC from 10.15 to 11.30am
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs/Mparntwe
5 day retreat, with Bernard McGrath osb “Desert, Dangers and Divine Disinterest the Need to Pray Without Ceasing”
With Rev’d Dr Les Underwood
At St Michael’s Anglican Church,
18 Church Road, Mitcham
Please bring a plate of lunch for sharing, and your own cup. Tea, coffee and some snacks will be supplied.
Suggested donation $15
For more information and to register, email chr.med.southaust@gmail.com
An introduction to Visio Divina with icons (Facilitator: Frank Daniels. Frank is an experienced retreat leader, Spiritual Director, and teacher at the Living Well Centre for Christian Spirituality.).
Saturday 24 August at St Peter’s Eastern Hill. BYO Lunch.
In Lectio Divina (literally divine reading), we are invited to “listen with the ear of the heart” to the words being read. In Visio Divina (literally ‘divine seeing’) we are invited to “see with the eyes of the heart” the image or icon before us. It follows a similar process to Lectio Divina of meditation, prayer and contemplation, while using a visual medium rather than text.
10am to 3pm St Benedict’s Monastery, 121 Arcadia Rd, Arcadia
For information contact Ann Lomas
atlomas@bigpond.com - 9653 2637
Introductory Session 6pm to 8pm AEST.
The community is again offering an online ETW for those who find it difficult to travel or live in a regional area of our country. We will meet on Friday night, 16th, for an Introductory session and continue on Saturdays 17th and 24th August 10.30am to 3.30pm AEST.
Click on the box for more information.
Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs/Mparntwe
5 day retreat, with Bernard McGrath osb “Mind the Gaps”
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
Venue: St. Thomas More Catholic Church
100 Dean St, Bateman
Speaker: John Coleman
Topic: “Meditation-a Gift?”
The day includes meditation & 2 presentations from John. There will be books for sale.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (A.G.M.)
Time: 11.45am-12.45pm.
The A.G.M will follow morning tea for one hour.
All members are encouraged to attend as we need to reach a quorum to hold the AGM.
BYO lunch—Tea & Coffee provided
Suggested donation - $15.00
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
Commencing with meditation at 9.30am
CBC from 10.15 to 11.30am
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
All groups are encouraged to attend with either their group leader and/ or another representative.
We will meditate together, listen to one another joys and challenges in their groups, and hear the latest Community News.
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
Commencing with meditation at 9.30am
CBC from 10.15 to 11.30am
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
An opportunity to deepen your experience of Christian Meditation and learn more about the essential elements of the practice, the history of the tradition and the spiritual journey.
A short introductory session on Friday 31st May from 6 to 8pm AEST then Saturdays 1st and 8th June from 10.30am to 3.30pm AEST
A flyer is attached with more details.
Contact: Penny Sturrock - torlonia@bigpond.net.au
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
An opportunity to deepen your experience of Christian Meditation and learn more about the essential elements of the practice, the history of the tradition and the spiritual journey.
A short introductory session on Friday 31st May from 6 to 8pm AEST then Saturdays 1st and 8th June from 10.30am to 3.30pm AEST
A flyer is attached with more details.
Contact: Penny Sturrock - torlonia@bigpond.net.au
Commencing with meditation at 9.30am
CBC from 10.15 to 11.30am
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
An opportunity to deepen your experience of Christian Meditation and learn more about the essential elements of the practice, the history of the tradition and the spiritual journey.
A short introductory session on Friday 31st May from 6 to 8pm AEST then Saturdays 1st and 8th June from 10.30am to 3.30pm AEST
A flyer is attached with more details.
Contact: Penny Sturrock - torlonia@bigpond.net.au
An Introduction to Christian Meditation - online
Contact Maximo Cristanti – maximoc@gmail.com or
0431 996 108
Introduction to the sacred art of Lectio Divina (Facilitator: Roland Ashby).
Saturday 25 May at St Peter’s Eastern Hill, 15 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne. 10am-3pm. BYO Lunch.
Lectio Divina (literally divine or sacred reading) is an ancient Benedictine practice of reading and praying the Scriptures and other sacred texts by listening with the “ear of the heart” for the gentle stirrings of the Spirit, and for a life-giving or life-transforming word God is offering us for our life today.
Abbess Christine Valters Paintner, author of Lectio Divina – The Sacred Art, describes Lectio Divina as “being present to each moment in a heart- centred way. When we pray Lectio we see sacred text as God’s living words being spoken to our hearts in the moment. The practice allows us to encounter God in an active and intimate way. The invitation of Lectio Divina, therefore, is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred texts ... Lectio asks us to listen, savour and respond – not simply understand their meaning.”