The Blayney Eco Hub and on Zoom

1 Glasson St. Blayney, NSW

Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/4sipWYR (available from 9:45am)

This year, Earth Day 2026 is focusing on the practical. From “community cleanups, teach-ins, peaceful demonstrations, tree planting, voter registration, town hall meetings, community organizing” and everything in between, this Earth Day is all about action. Because of this focus, Earth Day organising begins this year on Saturday April 18 and runs across the weekend and into the week ahead. The World Community for Christian Meditation is also committed to action: action that rises from an encounter with the fullness of Love. This Love divine transforms us for action that is considered, attentive, and non-violent. Our World Community for Christian Meditation Australia (NSW) day together will explore how meditation and action can combine. An action has been chosen for this seminar: tree planting. You may have a tree planting plan for the day ready to go, or one can be developed on the day. Whether it be in the back yard or as part of a larger event, tree planting is how we will respond to this Earth Day invitation. The day will begin with some teaching and meditation. We will then move into the practicalities of tree planting itself. Those of us on site at the Blayney Eco Hub will plant there. Those attending online are invited to have a young tree/s ready to go or be ready to plan something for the week ahead. After lunch we will come together and reflect.

An online gathering

Contact Andrew McAlister:

andrewmcalister@gmail.com

A suggested donation of $20 to: Bendigo Bank WCCM Australia (NSW) BSB 633 000 Account No. 188198618 Reference: ED and your full name The World Community for Christian Meditation Australia (NSW) wccmaustralia.org.au

Online, contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Online following the 9.30am meditation group

Contact Penny Sturrock for online link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au

For more details click on the box for the attached flyer

Online following the 9.30am meditation group

Contact Penny Sturrock for online link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au

For more details click on the box for the attached flyer

Exploring the Poetry of the Mystics

Reading and listening to poetry before becoming silent and still.
For more details see the attached flyer

Contact Anne Cuskelly: annecuskelly@hotmail.com

Online following the 9.30am meditation group

Contact Penny Sturrock for online link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au

For more details click on the box for the attached flyer

Online following the 9.30am meditation group

Contact Penny Sturrock for online link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au

For more details click on the box for the attached flyer

The Cottage, St Benedict’s Monastery, 121 Arcadia Rd, Arcadia

10am to 3pm

Contact Jan Wylie: wyliejan45@gmail.com

For more details click the Box for the flyer

Online following the 9.30am meditation group

Contact Penny Sturrock for online link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au

For more details click on the box for the attached flyer

Online, contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Online following the 9.30am meditation group

Contact Penny Sturrock for online link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au

For more details click on the box for the attached flyer

Online following the 9.30am meditation group

Contact Penny Sturrock for online link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au

For more details click on the box for the attached flyer

St Benedict’s Monastery, 121 Arcadia Road Arcadia

Contact Ann Lomas - atlomas@bigpond.com

5pm to 6.15pm (AEDT)

Online contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Online, contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Online commencing with Meditation 9.30am (AEST)

Lectio Divina 10.15 -11.30am.

On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344

Online commencing with Meditation 9.30am (AEST)

Lectio Divina 10.15 -11.30am.

On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344

5pm to 6.15pm (AEST)

Online contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Commencing with Meditation 9.30am (AEST)

Lectio Divina 10.15-11.30am.

On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344

Online commencing with Meditation 9.30am (AEST)

Lectio Divina 10.15 -11.30am.

On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link

torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344

Rev Dr Mark S. Burrow will share his thoughts on “At the Still Point”: Mystical Musings in Fraught Times

Einstein was asked near the end of his life if he had any regrets. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Yes, I wish I had read the mystics much earlier in my life.” What does mystical vision bring in such times as ours? To help us explore this question, we’ll consider what Hadewijch, the early 13th c. Flemish Beguine, wrote of as “this wide wild simplicity,” which Meister Eckhart later described as the “whispering stillness” in the depth of things” and Julian of Norwich, after him, described as the “point” that gathers all in oneness. Such voices remind us, precisely in fraught times like ours, that the “unknowing” of wonder is the beginning of wisdom. They suggest what it means to find the courage of companionship—at the places of our fear and disillusionment. They encourage us to experience, with T. S. Eliot, that “at the still point, there the dance is.”

Mark is a scholar of medieval history, an award-winning translator and poet and has led retreats around the world including Bonnevaux.

 Christ Church St Laurence 814 George Street, Sydney

If you plan to attend please contact Jan Wylie - wyliejan45@gmail.com or phone 0418 655 291

10am to 3pm

St Benedict’s Monastery,

121 Arcadia Rd,

Arcadia

For information contact Ann Lomas

atlomas@bigpond.com - 9653 2637

5pm to 6.15pm (AEST)

Online contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Commencing online at 9.30am (AEST) with meditation followed by the CBC

Reflecting on  “The Heart of Creation"

We will look at selected chapters of this book where Fr John offers a basic companion for everyone who yearns for a deeper, truer experience of God.

The CBC will continue on the first Saturday of each month until November.

Please click on the box for more information and the Zoom link.

5pm to 6.15pm (AEST)

Online contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Commencing online at 9.30am (AEST) with meditation followed by the CBC

Reflecting on  “The Heart of Creation"

We will look at selected chapters of this book where Fr John offers a basic companion for everyone who yearns for a deeper, truer experience of God.

The CBC will continue on the first Saturday of each month until November.

Please click on the box for more information and the Zoom link.

A Quiet Day- A day of Silence, Stillness and Simplicity

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall - 167 Wentworth Street, Blackheath

Saturday 11th October

10am to 3pm

BYO lunch  tea/coffee and morning tea provided

Donation - as you wish

Contact - Marilyn Jones - marilyn.jones5@bigpond.com - or phone - 0401 637 759

Click in the box for more details 

5pm to 6.15pm (AEST)

Online contact Judi Taylor for link

taylor.judi@outlook.com

Commencing online at 9.30am (AEST) with meditation followed by the CBC

Reflecting on  “The Heart of Creation"

We will look at selected chapters of this book where Fr John offers a basic companion for everyone who yearns for a deeper, truer experience of God.

The CBC will continue on the first Saturday of each month until November.

Please click on the box for more information and the Zoom link.