At St Stephen’s Church, 360 Church St, Richmond.
10.00am-3.00pm.
BYO lunch. This will be a silent event.
We suggest a donation of $25. If possible, please bring your own water bottle and coffee mug.
Community Day, led by Daniela Miskinis.
At St Stephen’s Church, 360 Church St, Richmond.
10.00am-3.00pm.
Bring a plate of lunch to share.
We suggest a donation of $25. If possible, please bring your own water bottle and coffee mug.
Daniela Miszkinis is a clinical art therapist who has worked within psychiatric services and in private practice. She is also a visual artist and a registered teacher, bringing together therapeutic, artistic and contemplative traditions in her work. She is currently undertaking formation as a Spiritual Director.
This contemplative day invites participants into a gentle journey of silence, prayer and creative reflection, inspired by Hildegard von Bingen’s vision of viriditas – the greening, life- giving presence of God, and the crucifixion paintings of Australian artist Arthur Boyd. Through Christian meditation, visio divina and a simple contemplative art process, participants are invited to listen deeply, allowing image, symbol, and silence to open inner space for renewal, healing, and attentive presence to the movement of the divine.
A Community Day led by Dr Ruth Fowler PhD, followed by our Annual General Meeting
At St Peter’s Eastern Hill, cnr of Gisborne and Albert Streets, East Melbourne. 10.00am- 3.00pm.
Bring a plate of lunch to share.
We suggest a donation of $25. If possible, please bring your own water bottle and coffee mug.
Ruth co-founded WCCM Australia (Victoria) in 1985. She has taught and led retreats in Christian meditation in Australia and internationally. She continues to work as a spiritual director, and has recently completed a PhD on spiritual authority, contemplation, and spiritual guidance. Ruth will be speaking on The Importance of a Teacher in the Spiritual Journey
A Quiet Day, led by Leesl Wegner.
At St Stephen’s and St Mary’s Anglican Church, 383 High Street Road, Mount Waverley. 10.00am-3.00pm.
BYO lunch. This will be a silent event.
We suggest a donation of $25. If possible, please bring your own water bottle and coffee mug.
Contemplating the simplicity and wisdom of nature - an invitation to a guided Forest Therapy walk at Damper Creek Conservation Reserve. Leesl Wegner is a long-term meditator and leads a weekly meditation group in Melbourne’s inner north. Her desire to deepen her own nature connection and facilitate group-based experiences with the potential for healing and renewal, led her to become a certified Forest Therapy guide. Leesl is also a social worker and mental health advocate.
Advent four-day silent retreat: 12-15 November. Beginning Thursday 12 November at 4pm and finishing at 2pm on Sunday 15 November. More information to come.
At Santhom Grove, (formerly Pallotti College) 80 Mcnamaras Rd, Yarra Junction Victoria 3799
Advent six-day silent retreat: 21-26 November - led by Dr Mark S. Burrows Ph.D. Beginning Friday 21 November at 4pm, and finishing at 2pm on Wednesday 26 November.
Venue: Santham Grove (formerly Pallotti College), Millgrove, near Warburton, Victoria.
“And the song remains beautiful”: The HeartWork of Love in Turbulent Times
This contemplative retreat, which Mark also led at Bonnevaux last year, draws on the witness of those who glimpse the “whole” in the tumble of this fragmented and broken world. We’ll explore what it means to risk living into wholeness amid the turmoil of our times. Our guides: Hildegard, Meister Eckhart, and Julian of Norwich from the Middle Ages; Rainer Maria Rilke, Hilde Domin, Rosemerry Trommer and others among the moderns.
What joins such varied voices is their conviction that “when we awaken to the call of beauty, we become aware of new ways of being in the world,” as poet John O’Donohue once put it. Despite the turbulence in our world and the fragmentation in our lives, “the song remains. . .beautiful”, Rilke wrote. Discover what Rilke called the “heartwork” that grounds us in “the Whole”, in such unsettling times.
Cost: $950 per person for a standard room
$1,840 for a couple
Send registration enquiries to Barbara Speed at bryanspd1@optusnet.com.au
Registrations close 24 October.
Saturday 4 October – ‘Meditation and caring for creation’. A quiet day facilitated by Richard Arnold.
St Stephen’s and St Mary’s Anglican Church, 383 High Street Road, Mount Waverley. 10am-3pm. BYO lunch. $20 donation.
Richard will draw on his booklet ‘A Daily Thanksgiving Greeting to the Universe’ to reflect on creation as God’s project, how an understanding of being part of God’s Project might take root in our hearts and minds, and how an ever-deepening love for creation can awaken within us.
Richard is ordained in the Uniting Church as a Deacon and has been a meditator for many years. He holds a Certificate in Guiding Meditation in the Christian Tradition from ACU and is a Spiritual Director. Richard has a keen interest in caring for creation and currently convenes the Uniting Church Assembly’s “Net Zero Emissions Steering Group”. He is particularly interested in linking meditation and caring for creation.
Saturday 23 August – ‘The slow transforming power of Christian meditation.’ A Community Day, with AGM, facilitated by Clare Boyd-Macrae. $20 donation.
St Peter’s Eastern Hill, cnr of Gisborne and Albert Streets, East Melbourne. 10am-3pm. Please bring some lunch to share.
Clare will be reflecting on her insights and the things she has learnt as a long-time meditator. A former nurse, Clare became a writer in the 1990s. She has had over 200 articles published in The Melbourne Age, and she had a monthly column with The Melbourne Anglican for many years. She has also had three book-length non-fiction collections published.
Saturday 31 May – ‘Learning to see – again, and again’. A community day facilitated by Dr Ros Harris.
St Peter’s Eastern Hill, cnr of Gisborne and Albert Streets, East Melbourne. 10am-3pm. Please bring some lunch to share. $20 donation.
Last year, Ros spent six weeks on the road with her adult son, whose intellectual disability dictated much of where she could go and what she could do. Ros will reflect on this experience and invite us to join her in learning to see what is before us, right here and right now.
Ros is long-time meditator who has for the past two years co-led the national WCCM online Essential Teaching Weekends. She hopes to complete her studies to be an accredited lay preacher in the Uniting Church this year.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
An eco-spirituality meditation and mindfulness quiet day at Pallotti College, Millgrove, near Warburton, on Saturday 16 March, 10am-3.30pm.
To be facilitated by Roland Ashby.
BYO Lunch.
The focus is on contemplation in nature. The day starts at 10am and finishes at 3.30pm. The day consists of times for silent meditation, as well as the option to choose from several guided practices for contemplation in nature, including the Dadirri practice of deep listening, walking the labyrinth, contemplative walking and contemplative photography.
Email Roland Ashby if you would like to attend: editor@thelivingwater.com.au
Pallotti College, Millgrove
Leader: Sarah Bachelard
Theme: TBA
Further details and registrations to be advised.
St Peter’s Eastern Hill Anglican Church Hall 15 Gisborne St, East Melbourne
Details: Bring lunch to share , cup and water bottle. Tea and coffee provided.
Suggested donation: $20
Theme: Aboriginal Spirituality
Janssen Spirituality Centre 22 Woodvale Rd, Boronia
Contact kathryngillespie@bigpond.com for details
Yarraville: Pilgrim Uniting Church, Cnr of Bayview Rd and Montague St, Yarraville
Lilydale: St Patrick’s Community Centre Lilydale
Regional:
Sale: Delbridge Hall St Paul’s Cathedral Sale 149 Cunningham St, Sale
Bendigo: St Mary’s Anglican Church 154 High St, Bendigo
Details: 10am – 2pm
Bring own lunch, water bottle, cup. Coffee/ tea provided.
Suggested donation: $20
Royal Botanical Gardens, Visitors Centre
Enter through main gate
10am – 2.30pm (approx). Bring own lunch, water bottle, any medication, snacks, you may need. Walking shoes and appropriate clothing for a slow walk of 1.2 km approx.
Light folding chair. Wet weather cover if necessary.
Cost: $35.00 (Could be a little more, depending on numbers coming.)
Victoria cell day
12 Feb, 28 May, 6 Aug and 26 Nov - on zoom
Please contact Mary Hartwig for more details
Leader: Linda Chapman
Title: TBA
Pallotti College Millgrove
Presenter: Carol Carmody
Title: Reflecting with Julian of Norwich
St Peter’s Eastern Hill,
Anglican Church Hall,
15 Gibson St, East Melbourne 10am – 3.30pm
Bring lunch to share, water bottle and cup. Coffee\tea provided. Suggested donation $20
Presenter: Roland Ashby
Title: John Main meets St John of the Cross and Theresa of Avila
St Peter’s Eastern Hill,
Anglican Church Hall,
15 Gibson St, East Melbourne
or on Zoom
10am – 3.30pm
Bring lunch to share, water bottle and cup. Coffee\tea provided. Suggested donation $20
Victoria cell day
12 Feb, 28 May, 6 Aug and 26 Nov - on zoom
Please contact Mary Hartwig for more details
Janssen Spirituality Centre
22 Woodvale Rd, Boronia
Contact: Kathryn Gillespie kathryngillespie@bigpond.com 0438 530 324
St Peter’s Eastern Hill,
Anglican Church Hall,
15 Gibson St, East Melbourne 10am – 3.30pm
Bring lunch to share, water bottle and cup. Coffee\tea provided.
contact: Kathryn Gillespie kathryngillespie@bigpond.com 0438 530 324
Victoria cell day
12 Feb, 28 May, 6 Aug and 26 Nov - on zoom
Please contact Mary Hartwig for more details
Presenter: Susie Hii
Title: Healing through Meditation
Pilgrim Uniting Church, Yarraville, Corner of
Bayview Rd and Montague St 10am- 3.30pm
Bring lunch to share, water bottle and cup. Coffee\tea provided. Suggested donation gold coin
Presenter: School of Meditation Team
Title: TBA
Delbridge Hall
St Pauls Cathedral Sale
149 Cunningham St, Sale
10am – 3pm
Bring lunch to share, water bottle and cup. Coffee\tea provided. Suggested donation $20
Presenter: Cath Connelly
Title: Voices of Wisdom from the Celtic Tradition
Pallotti College, Millgrove
Presenter: Lydia Dyhin
Title: The Energetic Power of the Mantra and How it Transforms
Via Zoom
Suggested donation $20
Victoria cell day
12 Feb, 28 May, 6 Aug and 26 Nov - on zoom
Please contact Mary Hartwig for more details
Leader: Susanna Pain
Topic: Being at home
Place: Zoom (all welcome)
Date: Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th November 2021
Cost $25 for one day and $50 for both days
If you are planning to attend you will need to register with Liz Philippou Email: lizphilippou101@gmail.com
Victorian Annual General Meeting and Community day
Speaker: Ruth Fowler,
Topic: Discernment in the life of a meditator
Place: St Peter’s Anglican Church Eastern Hill, 15 Gisborne St, East Melbourne (or zoom if necessary).
Date: 16 October 2021 10am -3pm
Venue: Janssen Spirituality Centre, 22 Woodvale Rd, Baronia.
Dates: From 5pm Friday July 23rd to Sunday July 25th 2pm.
Contact: Kathryn Gillespie on kathryngillespie@bigpond.com or 0438 530 324
Sponsorships are available.
