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• Diarmuid O'Murchu at WellSpring
January 2009
WellSpring
was proud to host Diarmuid in January 2007 at a series of seminars including
Catching
Up With Jesus
and Consecrated
Religious Life–Changing Paradigms,
and look forward to hosting him again in January 2009.
Workshop
1: Meeting God in our Human Story
Friday January 9, 7.30–9.30pm
Based on his recent book, Ancestral Grace, Diarmuid will explore new horizons of
faith and meaning based on what anthropologists are discovering as they probe
our great human story of seven million years.
This is a public lecture
standing in its own right for those coming just for that. However, it is
essential for what follows on the Saturday. Cost: $25. No bookings required for
this evening session only.
Saturday January 10, 9.30am–5pm.
Lunch included. Reviewing the meaning of Incarnation and our Christian faith in
the light of the new discoveries around our great human story. Topics covered:
Core Values of Indigenous Spirituality; Jesus in the Evolutionary Context;
Process time in small groups; Incarnation and the Companionship of Empowerment.
Cost: $80. Payment in full is required with registration. Inclusive of
GST.
Workshop 2: Honouring What the Heart Desires
Monday
January 12–Wednesday January 14 9.30am-5.30pm. Lunch included. Based on
his book, The Transformation of Desire, Diarmuid will explore how central desire
is to our human and spiritual development, but more significant still the new
horizons of meaning we encounter as we engage our capacity for desire in a new
way.
Three Sessions, each of which stands on its own, and can be attended
independently. However, far more to be gained by being able to attend all
sessions, including the process time in the afternoon. Monday January
12 The Landscape of Human Desiring Tuesday January
13 What God Desires for Creation Wednesday January
14 Honour Desire in our Christian Faith. Cost: $220 or $80 per
day. Payment in full is required with registration. Inclusive of GST.
Download the brochure/registration form in PDF
format which requires a PDF reader. If you can't open the file, download either
ADOBE
reader (33.5MB) or FOXIT
reader (3MB).
• WellSpring Dream Network
Second
Thursday of each month,
The WellSpring Dream Network brings together a group of
people who are interested in depthing their own personal experience of
dreams. Following the Jeremy Taylor workshop the group follows a structured
format where the respect for the dreamer is paramount. It affirms the
belief that all dreams lead to health and wholeness and with this principle the
group explores dreams using a projective method.
•
Parker Palmer Update: CANCELLED
Dut to
health concerns, Parker has been advised not to travel to Australia.
As such, the Parker
Palmer seminars and retreat which were planned for April 2009 have been
cancelled.
• Wednesday, November 5, Taizé-style Service, 8.00-9.00 in Ashburton Church. An opportunity to share in Taizé style prayer at WellSpring, each month from March to December, including school holidays. There is half an hour silent prayer from 7.30 pm for those who wish to come earlier.
• Art Retreat Day Creative Expressions: September 23 has been transfered to Saturday November 22 . Contact Mary McCowan on 9386 5591 to register. Held at the Moreland Campus of WellSpring, 382-386 Moreland Road, Brunswick West, 3044.
