Identify and trust your own experiences of God
Integrate spirituality into your daily life

General information

The retreat in daily life through reflection, group work, one-to-one spiritual direction, journaling, prayer and meditation offers people the opportunity over a number of weeks to begin to play/pray with these.

We have an ecumenical team of qualified, experienced Spiritual Directors/Companions to accompany us.

Discern and make difficult choices. Share your hopes, struggles and losses. Develop a sensitivity for justice and concern for the poor.

What does it involve?
  • Weekly Sunday afternoon gatherings during February/March for reflection, prayer, meditation, and listening.
  • Retreatants meet with a spiritual companion for a half to one hour about four times during the retreat.
  • During the week, retreatants are expected to continue their normal daily activities, keeping the time as free as possible from unnecessary distractions, to listen, to notice, to reflect and to pray. 

Why?
The retreat in daily life allows busy people the opportunity to focus on God in the middle of the everyday, and the challenge to integrate prayer, faith and work.
Those who have participated in these retreats in the past were all busy people:  students, professionals, people involved in voluntary work and several mothers of young children.  The ages of participants ranged from early twenties to mid eighties, both men and women.

For many it was impossible to retreat away, so this provided a unique opportunity for them to "get in touch with their life force and still live", as one participant put it.  

"It was a profound life changing experience", said one person.  

"It was really valuable and I learnt a lot", said another.

Past event details

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Sunday 14 February 2016
Sunday 21 February 2016
Sunday 28 February 2016
Sunday 6 March 2016
Sunday 13 March 2016
Sunday 20 March 2016

As well as about four meetings with a Spiritual Director/Companion, arranged at mutually convenient times.

Full cost $250, early bird $200

The event's  flyer: IntegrityRetreat16.pdf (108kb)

The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
1 Blackall Street, Barton