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OFFERINGS FOR 2010 (check the website for updates through the year)
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A PRAYERFUL APPROACH TO DREAMS
helping to reintegrate into the Christian tradition the awareness of the dream as a reflective way to listen to God's invitations
led by Patrick Oliver and Evelyn Brennan
Saturday 18th September (9.00am - 4.00pm)and Saturday 2nd October 2010 (9.00am - 1.00pm)
This ten-hour course is for any individual who may wish to help others in exploring and reverently listening to what their dreams might be saying to them. It is suitable also for people who may wish to lead dream groups, therapists, ministers in parishes, and other ministries.
The purpose of the course:
The sessions include:
The vocabulary and framework for the sessions will be drawn from the Christian contemplative and mystic tradition. Much use will be made of material written by authors such as Morton Kelsey, John A. Sanford and Fr Richard Rohr. Structure of the course:Saturday 18th September 2010 9.00am – 4.00pm (6.5 hours) and
Saturday 2nd
October 2010
APPLICATIONS CLOSE Wednesday 8th September
Minimum number required: 12 people Maximum possible number: 20 people
Suggested donation: $100 in total for the two days.
Venue: Villa Maria convent of the Sisters of Adoration 123 Warren St Fortitude Valley (parking available underneath building)
Enrolment: To enrol in this course or for further information, phone Patrick Oliver on (07) 3356 4218, or email him on patrick.oliver@acu.edu.au.
St Basil the Great (2nd century): “the enigmas in dreams have a close affinity to those things which are signified in an allegoric hidden sense in the Scriptures”. Tertullian (3rd century): “Almost the greater part of mankind get their knowledge of God from dreams.” Bishop Synesius of Cyrene (5th century): “Dreams, more than any other thing, entice us towards hope. And when our heart spontaneously presents hope to us, as happens in our sleeping state, then we have in the promise of our dreams a pledge from the divinity.”
---------------------------------- A LITTLE COURSE ON PRAYER AND THE MYSTICAL LIFE
When we were little, perhaps many of us were taught that prayer is “talking to God”. Then through the years, this may have evolved into “God talking to us”. As the years went by, we probably found that prayer isn’t a way of getting what we want, nor is it a way of avoiding life’s unpleasantries. Two avenues of learning about deeper prayer are love and suffering – and these two deeply human experiences take us into the heart of Christian prayer. This five-night course will look at the rich heritage of prayer, through what the Christian mystical tradition can teach us. Rather than being an academic approach, this course will concentrate upon what being prayerful means in day-to-day life.
WHERE: Stillpoint, 16 Grove St Toowong WHEN: Wednesday evenings 7.15-9.00. 18th August, 25th August, 1st September, 8th September and 15th September 2010. CONTACT: To book, ring Stillpoint before 10th August. Phone 3217 8992.
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The Enneagram: Taking It Further -Wednesdays 7.30pm 6, 13, 20 October 2010.
This course,
which will be held at Stillpoint (126 Grove St Toowong), will follow
on from the course held there during April and May. It will be
practically based, with participants encouraged to volunteer
real-life situations that can be examined from an Enneagram
perspective.
Contact Stillpoint on 3217 8992. Registrations close on Monday 4 October. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A NEW CD by Patrick:
TIME TO GROW UP
Living into our eternal destiny
a 2-CD set
This series of talks by Patrick Oliver was presented at the Christian Meditation Community’s retreat day in November 2009. In Time to Grow Up, Patrick invites the listener to go beyond the more common perceptions of what Christian life is about, and into the heart of the Gospel message. He reminds us that eternal life isn’t a prize in the future for those who’ve fulfilled certain requirements, but it’s about sharing in God’s presence now.
Heaven and hell are real – but not as places we get sent to because we’ve passed or failed a moral exam. God’s judgment and justice are real – but not as we may have thought. “Following Jesus” is an absolute necessity for all of us - but in a way more sublime and sacred than we’ve made it to be.
CD 1 – From where are you living? Trinity, heaven and hell
Divine judgment’s upon you! God’s justice and mercy
CD 2 – Living prayerfully Revisiting difficult gospel passages
Phone Patrick on (07) 3356 4218 for your copy of the CD "Time to Grow Up: Living into our Eternal Destiny", or send your cheque for $20 plus $5 postage, made to "Patrick Oliver", to 94 Reuben St Stafford Brisbane Qld 4053.
Name ___________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
I enclose $__ ($20 plus $5 postage throughout Australia for each CD)
-------------------------------------------------- Fan the Flame - Renewal for Ministry Fan the Flame is a unique opportunity for personal renewal and professional development. The program would suit pastoral associates, members of leadership teams, chaplains, campus ministers, teachers, others engaged in ministry and anyone wishing to renew and deepen their faith. August - November Monday 17 August and alternate Mondays to 9 November 7.30pm - 9.15pm and Sunday 15 November 10.30am - 4.00pm What will I experience? Input, reflection and discussion on the following:
Members of the team bring a range of experiences, skills and training in ministry, spirituality, counselling, psychology, theology, social justice and spiritual direction: Mary Coloe pbvm
Enquiries to: The
Administrator Phone (07) 3396 3290 (International: 61 7 3396 3290)
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Excerpts from the book THE FREEING OF GOD Revisiting the gospels in the second half of life
Track 1 – Introduction Track 2 – The Prologue (John 1:1-18) Track 3 – Nicodemus (John 3: 1-18) Track 4 – The Rich Young Man (Matthew 19:16-26) Track 5 – The Adulterous Woman (John 8:1-12) Track 6 – The Sign of Jonah (Luke 11:20-54) Track 7 – The Washing of the Feet (John 13:1-20) Track 8 – The Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14: 1-21) Track 9 – The Crucifixion (Mark 15:33-39) Track 10- The Emmaus Story (Luke 24: 13-35 Track 11- Peter after the Resurrection (John 21: 14-25) _____________________________________________________________
Phone Patrick on (07) 3356 4218 for your copy of the CD "Excerpts from 'The Freeing of God: Revisiting the Gospels in the Second Half of Life'", or send your cheque for $15 plus $5 postage, made to "Patrick Oliver", to 94 Reuben St Stafford Brisbane Qld 4053.
Name _____________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________
I enclose $__ ($15 plus $5 postage throughout Australia for each CD)
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