5 DAY SILENT RETREAT

FRIDAY 17 –TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY

‘God, energy, source of love, bring light out of darkness, order out of chaos, from death create life. Open our eyes to see, our minds to know, that we may be transformed in Christ, the risen Christ.’

 In stillness and silence prepare for the Lenten Season. This retreat provides the opportunity for extended periods of Centering Prayer as taught by Contemplative Outreach. There will be some teaching and guidance.

Facilitator   Sr Paul

6:00 p.m. Friday 17 – 2:30 p.m. Tuesday 21 (OR until early Wednesday morning. Let Sr. Paul know)

Fee  $1,200         Meals Vegetarian

WEEKEND LENTEN RETREAT

FRIDAY 23 – SUNDAY 25 MARCH

‘Nothing in all creation is so like God as stillness.’   Eckhart

During this retreat you will immerse yourself in deep stillness and silence as well as in the practice of Centering Prayer as taught by Contemplative Outreach. There will be some teaching and guidance.

Facilitator   Sr Paul

From 6:00 p.m. Friday 23 – 2:30 p.m. Sunday 25

Fee    $650      Meals Vegetarian

‘To get to the core of God at his greatest, one must first get into the core of himself at his least, for no one can know God who has not first known himself.’    Meister Eckhart.

‘The spiritual journey is characterised by the ever-increasing knowledge of our mixed motivations, the dark sides of our personalities, and the emotional traumas of early childhood.’ 

T. Keating, Invitation to Love p. 67