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1 St Joseph’s Centre for Reflective Living Baulkham Hills St Joseph’s Spirituality and Education Centre Kincumber South Mary MacKillop Place North Sydney The Vale Lodge Perthville St Joseph’s House of Spirituality Batehaven St Joseph’s Centre Largs Bay Emmanuel Centre Launceston St Joseph’s Williamstown Mary MacKillop HerItage Centre East Melbourne Living Contemplatively Retreats, Sabbaticals and Programs and other opportunities for nourishing the spiritual 2016 Sisters of St Joseph Retreat Centres, Australia World Heartbeat Listening of the to the

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St Joseph’s Centre for Reflective Living

Baulkham Hil ls

St Joseph’s Spirituality and Education Centre

Kincumber South

Mary MacKillop PlaceNorth Sydney

The Vale LodgePerthvil le

St Joseph’s House of Spirituality

Batehaven

St Joseph’s CentreLargs Bay

Emmanuel Centre Launceston

St Joseph’s Will iamstown

Mary MacKillop HerItage Centre

East Melbourne

Living ContemplativelyRetreats, Sabbaticals and Programs

and other opportunities for nourishing the spiritual

2016

Sisters of St Joseph Retreat Centres, Australia

WorldHeartbeat Listening of theto the

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2016Information about the Centres, costs and registration can be found on pages 13-15.

Sisters of St Joseph Retreat Centres

This course is suited to those called to either live and minister in unfamiliar cultural settings or cross culturally in familiar settings. The course addresses global issues, contemporary mission theology and personal consequences of living cross culturally.

Annie Bond rsj and Brian Vale ssc

The Lectio Divina prayer experience is offered weekly on Wednesdays, from 11 am to 12 noon, beginning on 10 February and concluding on 21 December.

Commencing on Palm Sunday evening this retreat offers three days of theological reflection on the significance of Holy Week and concluding with three days of silence, occasional communal prayer and participation in the Mysteries of the Sacred Triduum.

Virginia Bourke rsj

This sabbatical is suited to those have recently retired from full time active ministry or intend retiring from such in the near future. This is an opportunity to consider Mission in a new stage of life.

Nancy Schreck osf and a team of local presenters.

22 January - 2 FebruaryBaulkham Hills

Commencing10 FebruaryMary MacKillop Place

20 - 27 MarchMary MacKillop Place

20 March - 27 AprilBaulkham Hills

Cross Cultural Summer School

Lectio Divina

Holy Week

Retirement for Mission

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This retreat focuses on the disciples who often struggled torecognise the risen Jesus, and enables retreatants to refocus on the One always present and always drawing ever closer.

Carmel Drew rsj

This directed retreat time offers an opportunity for days of silence, evening prayer and daily individual spiritual direction.

Kathryn Cuthbertson, Lynette Young rsj, Jennifer Scally rsj.

A retreat in the Easter season.This retreat, grounded in the Easter readings, will be a time for eyes to be opened as retreatants accompany Jesus along the way and recognise the presence of God’s reign in their lives.

Steve Sinn sj

In this second series of Saturday mornings at Mary MacKillop Place, competent presenters open up the lives and thought of four notable 20th Century people who personify the gospel as a rich and faith-filled mandate relevant to contemporary society. 10 am -12 noon.

10 - 17 AprilBatehaven

10 - 17 AprilLaunceston

17 - 24 AprilPerthville

Commencing 16 AprilMary MacKillop Place

Meeting the Stranger

Directed Retreat

‘He is not here, He is risen’

Muffins, Mystics, Monks and More Series 2

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This retreat is a process of music and imagery opening to mystery. Deep listening, expression through journaling, colour and poetry, group sharing and optional personal accompaniment will be components of the retreat.

Mary Baker rsj, Kateri Duke rsj

This retreat is open to all forms of Christian meditation with a focus on Centering Prayer. The retreat will be a silent one with the opportunity for personal direction. Experience the wine of Eternal Joy.

Tom Gleeson, a priest of the Archdiocese of Adelaide.

This retreat draws on the wisdom of Teilhard de Chardin, Ilia Delio and Beatrice Bruteau in envisaging the radiant presence of Christ-Omega in creation. The retreat will enhance the awakening of Christ consciousness.

Kerrie Hide, most recently a long serving member of the Douglas Park retreat team.

This retreat is an invitation to rest and be attentive to the Presence of God in one’s life. Retreatants will have access to spiritual accompaniment and Eucharist each day.

Pat Corbett cssr

Yvonne Harte rsj and Therese Quinn rsj

17 - 24 AprilLargs Bay

1 - 8 MayLargs Bay

2 - 9 MayKincumber

2 - 9 MayKincumber

23 - 30 AprilWilliamstown

Being Present to Mystery

Come Home to the Heart of Life

Embracing Love’s Radiance

Directed Retreat

Directed Retreat

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Jesus’ way is a path that leads us to freedom - a radical freedom which gifts us with the privilege of participating in God’s work of art creatively and together. In this retreat inspirational works of contemporary artists invite retreatants to embrace that way today.

Therese Quinn rsj, Jill Dance rsj

This weekend retreat invites retreatants to ponder these words of Julian of Norwich by reflecting with some of the women of the scriptures.

Carmel Drew rsj

This retreat provides an opportunity to take time to allow reflection on the wonderland that is the natural landscape and allow it to speak to our heart and spirit. Lynette Young rsj and Jennifer Scally rsj

8 - 14 MayWilliamstown

27 - 29 MayBatehaven

5 - 12 JuneLaunceston

Jesus Today

The Ground of Compassion is Love

Landscapes of the Heart

In this second series of Saturday mornings at Mary MacKillop Place, competent presenters open up the lives and thought of four notable 20th Century people who personify the gospel as a rich and faith-filled mandate relevant to contemporary society. 10 am -12 noon.

21 MayMary MacKillop Place

Muffins, Mystics, Monks and More Series 2

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This weekend offers a contemplative environment and experience of different prayer practices.

This retreat enables retreatants as present day disciples to respond to Jesus’ question, by reflecting on his teachings, the miracles he did, and his journey to the Cross, as presented in Mark’s gospel.

Michael Hickey cp

Exploration of how we might journey through this gifted time.

David King cp

The retreat offers a time to walk with some of the women of the scriptures as they encountered God/Jesus and to experience the God waiting to be gracious to each retreatant.

Carmel Drew rsj

This retreat offers an opportunity for those wishing to make an 8 day retreat – either with daily spiritual direction or as one’s own retreat.

Mary Baker rsj, John Hay

10 - 12 JuneMary MacKillop Place

26 June - 3 JulyPerthville

3 - 10 JulyBatehaven

4 - 13 JulyKincumber

6 - 13 JulyKincumber

Contemplative Prayer

‘But you,’ Jesus asked his disciples, ‘who do you say I am?‘ - Mk 8:29a

Prayer and the Year of Mercy: ‘How do we live prayerfully and mercifully?’

The Lord is waiting to be gracious to you

Directed Retreat

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With ‘elected silence’ as the framework, this retreat offers an invitation to prayer based on Biblical Hymns and Canticles.

Bernard McGrath osb

This retreat explores the movement of centering in the “still point” at the heart’s centre, drawing on the wisdom of Julian of Norwich, Clare of Assisi, Thomas Merton, Bede Griffiths, Ilia Delio and Beatrice Bruteau.

Kerrie Hide, most recently a long serving member of the Douglas Park retreat team.

This program is designed for priests and women and men religious who come to Australia for ministry. Topics include an introduction to Australia – the land, its peoples and the Church; Right relationships – women and the Australian Church, integrity in ministry and child protection; and psychological aspects of entering a different culture.

Coordinators: Annie Bond rsj, Brian Vale rsj

10 - 17 JulyBaulkham Hills

10 - 17 JulyBaulkham Hills

10 - 20 JulyBaulkham Hills

‘... be the music I long to hear ….Gerard Manly Hopkins

Centering in Love

Acculturation Winter Program

This Retreats offers opportunities for days of silence, evening liturgy and daily spiritual direction.

Yvonne Harte rsj and Moya Unthank rsj

15 - 21 AugustEast Melbourne

Directed Retreat

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This retreat invites retreatants prayerfully to slow down, gaze deeply and listen, and, through photography and the arts, to receive the beauty of creation as gift – and discover God in the ‘ordinary’ of life. Retreatants are asked to bring a digital camera, iPhone/Tablet or iPhone, but are not required to have any particular skills.

Val DeBrenni, Covenant Josephite, and Mary Ryan rsj

21 - 28 AugustLargs Bay

Contemplation & Photography, Art and Poetry

A directed retreat time offers an opportunity for days of silence, evening prayer and daily individual spiritual direction.

Kathryn Cuthbertson, Lynette Young rsj, Jennifer Scally rsj

This weekend retreat centres on prayer as the heart’s response to God present in the ‘ordinary of life’.

Carmel Drew rsj

4 - 11 SeptemberLaunceston

9 - 11 SeptemberBatehaven

Directed Retreat

Glimpsing the Beauty of God

In this second series of Saturday mornings at Mary MacKillop Place, competent presenters open up the lives and thought of four notable 20th Century people who personify the gospel as a rich and faith-filled mandate relevant to contemporary society. 10 am -12 noon.

17 SeptemberMary MacKillop Place

Muffins, Mystics, Monks and More Series 2

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This retreat offers a new way to explore the joy of the Gospel of John through the wide variety of images which appeal to the senses - water jars, wells, mountains and harvest, perfume of pure nard, the call of our name, the taste of good wine.

Therese Quinn rsj and Lynette Young rsj

This retreat invites retreatants to walk with modern day prophets, poets and artists like Esther De Waal, Rowan Williams, Pope Francis and Christine Valters Paintner and rediscover the spiritual art of attentiveness in times of transition, change and listening to the call to embrace new horizons.

Yvonne Harte rsj

This retreat is guided by St. Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross as well as insights from Richard Rohr and other contemporary writers. They inspire us to respond to God’s invitation to deep relationship and so discover our own mystical heart.

Moya Unthank rsj

17 - 23 SeptemberWilliamstown

19 - 25 SeptemberEast Melbourne

30 September - 7 OctoberKincumber

Enjoying our senses from John’s Gospel

Lost in Wonder and Hope for the Future

Finding the Mystic Within

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In this second series of Saturday mornings at Mary MacKillop Place, competent presenters open up the lives and thought of four notable 20th Century people who personify the gospel as a rich and faith-filled mandate relevant to contemporary society. 10 am -12 noon.

15 OctoberMary MacKillop Place

Muffins, Mystics, Monks and More Series 2

This contemplative guided retreat will reflect on the writings of two Mystics, Thomas Merton and the poet Mary Oliver, and nourish an awareness and appreciation of the Sacred within all of life.

Lyndall Brown rsj

A retreat in Ordinary Time. This retreat, grounded in the Scriptures, will be a time to come home to the relationships in our lives, to have our heart opened once again to the One who first loved us and called us to serve.

Steve Sinn sj

16 - 23 OctoberLargs Bay

30 October - 6 NovemberPerthville

Embracing Mystery

‘Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.’ Mt 6:21

“What you seek is seeking you”- RumiThis retreat will be an invitation to recognize anew God totally active and present in each moment of life- alluring into communion. There will be opportunity for stillness and silence, daily contemplative activities, spiritual direction and creative life journaling.

Elaine Smith rsj andValda Dickinson rsj

30 September - 7 OctoberKincumber

Yielding to the Contemplative Within

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This weekend offers a contemplative environment and experience of different prayer practices.

4 - 6 NovemberMary MacKillop Place

Contemplative Prayer

This retreat is an invitation to rest and be attentive to the Presence of God in one’s life. Retreatants will have access to a spiritual companion and guide each day.

Genevieve Ryan rsj andEileen Taylor rsj

This retreat centres on Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love” and Pope Francis’ “Joy of the Gospel”. Though separated by centuries, they both proclaim the same powerful message of the Gospel: a deep understanding of God’s great love for us, and the joy and hope that this brings.

Moya Unthank rsj

With insights from Dom Bruno Barnhart’s The Good Wine - Reading John from the Centre, the retreat will look at another way of living our days on this troubled earth, ‘a way that is as close to us as our breathing, as intimate as our beating heart’. Guided prayer included.

Pat Corbett cssr

6 - 13 November Largs Bay

6 - 13 November Baulkham Hills

6 - 13 November Baulkham Hills

‘A Vacation with God by the Sea’ - Directed Retreat

Julian of Norwich and Pope Francis: Heralds of Hope

The Inner Journey

This weekend retreat focuses on the use of senses to become more aware of God’s loving presence. Hearts open with surprise, gratitude and generosity.Carmel Drew rsj

4 - 6 NovemberBatehaven

Open while Awake!

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This retreat is a journey with the Canticle of Canticles through the poetry of John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila and Alphonsus Liguori. Let us ‘be ready to feed on bread rather than milk. The Song of Songs has bread to give that is splendid and delicious.. Let us bring it forth if you please and break it.’ St Bernard.

Pat Corbett cssr

20 - 27 November Kincumber

The Canticle of Canticles

Mary Baker rsj

See www.marymackillopplace.org.au for details.

20 - 27 NovemberKincumber

AdventMary MacKillop Place

Directed Retreat

Lessons and Carols

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Batehaven on the South Coast of NSW Attention: Retreats

St Joseph’s House of Spirituality and Hospitality12 David Avenue, Batehaven NSW 2536Phone: 02 4472 4021 or 02 4472 7063

Email: [email protected]

The Centre can accommodate 7-8 retreatants at a time. The advertised retreats begin with the evening meal on the

first date and conclude with breakfast on the last date. Cost: $450 or $75 per day. Non-refundable deposit: $50

Cheques payable to the Trustees of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

Baulkham Hills Sydney NSW Attention: Retreats

St Joseph’s, 64 MacKillop Drive, Baulkham HillsPO Box 7386 Baulkham Hills BC NSW 2153Phone: 02 9634 2317 Fax: 02 9899 4229Email: [email protected]

Website: www.stjosephscentre.org.au

The advertised retreats begin with the evening meal on the first date and conclude with breakfast on the last date.

Cost: $550 for 6 day retreats. Non-refundable deposit: $50Cheques payable to Spirituality Ministry

of the Sisters of St Joseph

Retreat Information and Costs

For weekend, 6 or 8 day retreats please send the application form included in this brochure plus deposit to the appropriate Centre or email/phone Centre for an

application form.

For sabbaticals, summer and winter schools please request an application form by emailing

[email protected]

For Muffins, Mystics, Monks and More Series 2 register at [email protected]

Registration

Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart please do not send deposit or payment as Centres will invoice the Congregation.

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East Melbourne VictoriaAttention: Retreats

Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre362 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002Phone: 03 9926 9300 Fax: 03 9926 9330

Email: [email protected]: www.mmhc.org.au

Retreatants are requested to arrive after 11am and in time for lunch at 12.30pm.

Departure time is between 10am and 12 noon the following Sunday. There are 6 places for each retreat.

Cost: $550. Non- refundable deposit $150 Cheques payable to Mary Mackillop Heritage Centre

Kincumber South Central Coast NSWAttention : Retreats

St Joseph’s, 8 Humphrey’s Rd,Kincumber South NSW 2251

Phone: 02 4368 2805 Fax: 02 4368 3849Email: [email protected]: www.stjosephskincumber.org.au

The advertised retreats begin with the evening meal on the first date and conclude with breakfast on the last date.

Cost: $550 for 6 day retreats and $730 for 8 day retreats.Non-refundable deposit: $50

Cheques payable to Spirituality Ministry of the Sisters of St Joseph

Largs Bay AdelaideAttention: Retreats

St Joseph’s Centre, 1 Everard St, Largs Bay SA 5016Phone: 04 1883 4114

Email: [email protected] post to Kateri Duke rsj

8 Wigley St, Largs Bay SA 5016There are 12 places available on each retreat

The advertised retreats begin with the evening meal on the first date and conclude with breakfast on the last date.

Cost: $ 480 Non-refundable deposit: $50Cheques payable to the Trustees of the Sisters of St Joseph

of the Sacred Heart

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Launceston TasmaniaAttention: Retreats

Emmanuel Centre, 123 Abbott St, (PO Box 147) Newstead, Tasmania 7250 Phone: 03 6334 1082

Email: [email protected]: www.emmnuelcentre.org.au

The advertised retreats begin with the evening meal on the first date and conclude with breakfast on the last date.

Cost: $500

Persons wishing to make a private retreat may contactthe Emmanuel Centre to arrange a suitable time.

Cheques payable to the Trustees of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. EFTPOS payment also available

North Sydney NSW - Attention: RetreatsMary MacKillop Place

PO Box 1081 North Sydney NSW 2059Phone: 02 8912 4818 Fax: 02 8912 4835

Email: [email protected]: www.marymackillopplace.org.au

Holy Week Retreat: $550 Non-refundable deposit: $50Cost for weekend retreats: $250

Cheques payable to Mary MacKillop PlaceMuffins, Mystics, Monks and More mornings - donation

Perthville NSW - Attention: Retreats

The Vale Lodge, Tension Woods Ave, Perthville NSW 2795Phone: 02 6337 2946

Email: [email protected] advertised retreats begin with the evening meal on the

first date and conclude with breakfast on the last date.Cost: $550. Non-refundable deposit: $50

Cheques payable to the Trustees of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

Williamstown Melbourne - Attention: RetreatsSaint Joseph’s Williamstown

16 Esplanade, Williamstown, VIC 3016Phone: 04 1928 0841

Email: [email protected]: to be confirmed

Cheques payable to the Trustees of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

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Application for Retreat

Please return application form to the relevant Retreat Centre

with non-refundable deposit.

Name: _________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________

_______________________________________________

_________________________ P/Code _____________

Phone: ________________________________________

Fax: __________________________________________

Email: _________________________________________

Retreat Selected (Please tick)

Title: ____________________________________

Dates _____/_____/_____ to _____/______/_____

Cost: _____________________________________

Batehaven Baulkham Hills East Melbourne Kincumber South Largs Bay

Launceston North Sydney Perthville Williamstown