Abbey Retreat Program 2016

Jamberoo Abbey
2016
Retreat Program
Slow down…
breathe in the mountain air…
let stress and worry fall away…
soak in the silence…
bask in the presence and love of God.
January
15 - 17
Christian chant: A weekend retreat. ‘When you sing you pray
twice’ St Augustine. Discover the presence of Spirit in sound
through simple chant, meditation, psalmody and participation in
the Divine Office.
23
2016 with Jesus: A day retreat. Bring openness and your
desire for God as we explore what we would most like for this
year, and the prayer and outlook that will bring it about.
February
6
Youth - encountering God: A day retreat for
youth. Encounter the God who wants to encounter you.
12 - 14
Oblate retreat: A weekend retreat for oblates of Jamberoo
Abbey.
15 - 19
Lenten retreat: A three day retreat to deepen your Lenten
intentions and experience. Walk to Calvary through prayer,
meditation, chant and Scripture.
March
5
Year of Mercy: A day retreat. ‘Mercy - it suggests forgiveness, it
sings compassion’ Louis Evely. Meet the God whose name is Mercy.
April
8-10
Centering prayer: A silent weekend retreat which deepens
our meditation practice. Open to an experience of God as the
Source from whom our life emerges in each moment.
11-15
Caring for the earth: A three day retreat working with
deep reverence in the soil of our heart and the soil of the earth.
June
10-12
Centering prayer: A silent weekend retreat which will
explore kenosis (self emptying) - the practice at the heart of
Christian meditation.
June
20-24
Art retreat: A three day retreat listening for God in your
experience through art.
July
2
Encountering God: Encounter the God who wants to
encounter you. Day retreat.
15 - 17
The beloved: A weekend retreat with the God who loves you.
I am not who I think I am; I am not what I have done; I am
who God says I am, ‘His beloved’.
October
1
Introduction to centering prayer: Meet the indwelling God,
a practical introduction to centering prayer. Day retreat.
21 - 23
Caring for the earth: A three day retreat working
with deep reverence in the soil of our heart and the soil of the
earth.
November
5
A retreat with Mary: Share today with Mary - friend,
companion and mother.
11 - 13
18 - 20
God’s wisdom: A weekend retreat exploring the imprint of
God’s wisdom in our bee ecology.
Oblate retreat: A weekend retreat for oblates of Jamberoo
Abbey.
December
5-9
Advent retreat: An Advent journey on which we are
accompanied by the One who loves, calls and invites us to ever
deeper springs of encounter.
17
Maranatha! A day retreat in preparation for Christmas.
To make your booking
and for further retreat details
including accomodation and retreat costs:
Phone: Petrina on 02 4236 0533
or
Email: [email protected]
Cottage Retreat office hours:
Mondays- Fridays
10.00am - 3.00pm
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www.jamberooabbey.org.au
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