Various Times Between 20-27th of April
St Thomas Anglican Church, 32 Washington St, Port Lincoln
For program details, visit https://saltfestival.online.red61.com.au/event/3191:18634/
Or email Nel Taylor at penelopetaylor57@gmail.com
Venue: St Lawrence School (Staff Room)
360 Chapman Rd, Bluff Point Geraldton.
Speaker: Stephanie Woods,
Topic: “The Beatitudes and Christian Meditation”
Please consider joining the Geraldton group to celebrate their 20th Anniversary.
Bring your own lunch, tea & coffee provided
Donations welcome.
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs/Mparntwe
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
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
25th Anniversary Celebration
A Reflective Time
Venue: St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church Peebles Rd, Floreat.
Speaker: Stephanie Woods
Topic: “The Beatitudes and Christian Meditation”
Please join with the Floreat Community to celebrate their 25th Anniversary.
Celebratory Morning Tea
BYO lunch-tea & coffee provided
Donations welcome.
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
An Introduction to Christian Meditation - online
Contact Maximo Cristanti – maximoc@gmail.com or
0431 996 108
Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs/Mparntwe
5 day retreat on this year’s WCCM theme Beholding Divine Beauty with Judi and Paul Taylor
SILENT RETREAT DAY—Standing at the Crossroads: Benedictine Wisdom for Everyday Life
At St Saviours Church Hall, 596 Portrush Rd, Glen Osmond
Our Retreat Leader is Gary Stuckey, Uniting Church minister and Friend of our Community
Bring your own lunch (not for sharing) and your own cup. Suggested Donation $15.
An Introduction to Christian Meditation - online
Contact Maximo Cristanti – maximoc@gmail.com or
0431 996 108
St Benedict’s Monastery, 121 Arcadia Rd, Arcadia
For information contact Ann Lomas
atlomas@bigpond.com - 9653 2637
An Introduction to Christian Meditation - online
Contact Maximo Cristanti – maximoc@gmail.com or
0431 996 108
Speaker: Stephanie Woods
Topic: The Beatitudes and Christian Meditation
Please mark this date on your calendar- details to follow.
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 Introduction to Christian Meditation - online
Contact Maximo Cristanti – maximoc@gmail.com or
0431 996 108
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
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
5pm to 6.15pm
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
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.
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
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
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 “Mind the Gaps”
10am to 3pm St Benedict’s Monastery, 121 Arcadia Rd, Arcadia
For information contact Ann Lomas
atlomas@bigpond.com - 9653 2637
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.
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
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”
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
The retreat will be held at the Mt Carmel Retreat Centre - Details will follow as planning continues, until then, contact hlolley@bigpond.com
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
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
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
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
Commencing with Meditation 9.30 AEDT
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
More details and Zoom link on attached flyer
Contact Penny Sturrock -
torlonia@bigpond.net.au . or 0409 309 344
A time for spiritual nourishment, growth and renewal
Reflecting on John Main’s teachings
Marymount Mercy Centre, Castle Hill
10am to 3pm
Donation: $20
More details to follow
Contact Jan Wylie – wyliejan45@gmail.com - 0418 655 291
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
Commencing with Meditation 9.30 AEDT
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
More details and Zoom link on attached flyer
Contact Penny Sturrock -
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
Venue: Mary McKillop Centre, St. Joseph’s Convent
16 York St, South Perth
Speaker: Fr Greg Donovan
Topic: “This is the beloved; listen to him”, drawing on the call of Samuel; the voice of the Father at the baptism of Jesus; and our approach to Christian Meditation.
The retreat will include presentations from Fr. Greg, Meditation and Prayer of the Hours
BYO lunch—Tea & Coffee provided
Suggested donation - $15.00
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
What is it that brings and gives me meaning and purpose?
At St Michael’s Anglican Church Hall, 18 Church Rd, Mitcham
Our Speaker is Rev Dr. Les Underwood, a Uniting SA minister
Bring a plate of lunch for sharing and your own cup. Suggested Donation $15.
Commencing with Meditation 9.30 AEDT
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
More details and Zoom link on attached flyer
Contact Penny Sturrock -
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
Online contact Judi Taylor for link
taylor.judi@outlook.com
Commencing with Meditation 9.30 AEDT
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
More details and Zoom link on attached flyer
Contact Penny Sturrock -
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
Venue: St Denis Church
60 Osborne St, Joondanna
Presenters: Members of the Christian Meditation Community.
A day for those interested in learning more about the origins and practice of Christian Meditation. Speakers will be available to answer any questions.
BYO lunch, morning tea provided.
Donations welcome
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
Commencing with Meditation 9.30 AEDT
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
More details and Zoom link on attached flyer
Contact Penny Sturrock -
torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
St Benedict’s Monastery,
121 Arcadia Rd,
Arcadia
For information contact Ann Lomas
atlomas@bigpond.com - 9653 2637
Commencing with Meditation 9.30 AEDT
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
More details and Zoom link on attached flyer
Contact Penny Sturrock - torlonia@bigpond.net.au or 0409 309 344
Thursdays 15th FEBRUARY – 21st MARCH, 6 – 7 pm
At St Chad’s Anglican Church, Cheltenham Street, Highgate
With Rev’d Dianne Schaefer
RSVPs if possible to Rev’d Jo Armour on 0416 256 957 or email jearmour@outlook.com
Venue: St. Denis Catholic Church
60 Osborne Street, Joondanna.
Facilitator: Grace Reid
An opportunity to meet other Christian Meditation Group leaders to share ideas and talk about issues and successes. The day will consist of meditation, input from Grace, networking and morning tea.
Contact: 0447 381 354
Email: christianmeditation@iinet.net.au
Commencing with Meditation 9.30,
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au
Commencing with Meditation 9.30,
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au
Commencing with Meditation 9.30,
Lectio Divina 10.30-11.30am.
On Zoom contact Penny Sturrock for link
torlonia@bigpond.net.au
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
An Introduction to Meditation
There will be 3 sessions held during the day each around an hour. Each session will look at -
1.) John Main OSB and The World Community for Christian Meditation
2.) Meditation Practice
3.) Resources, courses and groups available
To RSVP and enquiries: maximoc@gmail.com
For more information see attached flyer
On Zoom, contact maryhartwig50@hotmail.com for details
10am to 3pm
St Benedict’s Monastery, 121 Arcadia Rd, Arcadia
For information contact Ann Lomas
atlomas@bigpond.com
Pallotti College, Millgrove
Leader: Sarah Bachelard
Theme: TBA
Further details and registrations to be advised.
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
Residential retreat in Alice Springs 15-20 October 2023
In a silent desert we experience the struggle to grow in silence. This is because the desert exposes to us our own distractions and temptations - our demons. And yet! Grace awaits us...in humility, distraction and temptation open the way into silence. With meditation and scripture our attention is transformed for silence. This awareness is a gift from the Desert Elders of the Christian Tradition. A gift that we can receive in the desert. Listening to Abba Anthony of the Desert and Dom John Main as our guides, this retreat is an opportunity to experience the many gifts of the desert of Central Australia.
LEARN MORE button to open the brochure
The Quiet Garden Movement
At St Theodore’s Anglican Church, 46 Prescott Terrace, Toorak Gardens
Please register your attendance by email: chr.med.southaust@gmail.com
Susie Herzberg will speak to us about the Quiet Garden Movement, and there will be time given to sit in their garden (weather permitting)
Bring a plate of lunch for sharing and your own cup.
Suggested Donation $15.
On zoom, contact maryhartwig50@hotmail.com for details