Sydney Region
The Sydney ANSD Group meets about every six weeks for some nourishing input, collegial support and congenial hospitality.
Members and anyone with an interest in Spiritual Direction or the particular topic are most welcome.
Most meetings are held 12.30-3.00pm on Fridays. A couple of reflections days or longer twilight sessions are held each year.
Upcoming Events
Creating space for encountering grace: Intersections between retreats and spiritual direction
Friday 26 July 2019
12.30 to 3.00pm at St Joseph’s Centre for Reflective Living, 33 Barina Downs Rd, Norwest
Facilitated by Carolyn Craig-Emilsen and Bethany South
Come at 12.30, bring your lunch and chat. Session starts at 1.00pm. Cost: $15/$20 ANSD Member/Non-member
Flier: ANSD Sydney meeting July 2019
Spiritual direction and mental health
Saturday 26 October 2019
10.00am to 4.00pm at St Joseph’s Centre for Reflective Living, 33 Barina Downs Rd, Norwest
Facilitator TBA
Gather from 9:30am. Cost: $40/45 ANSD Member/Non-member
2020 Planning meeting
Friday 6 December 2019
12.30 to 3.00pm at St Joseph’s Centre for Reflective Living, 33 Barina Downs Rd, Norwest
Come at 12.30, bring your lunch and chat. Meeting starts at 1.00pm.
Previous topics and speakers include:
Wisdom Gleaned from “Courage and Renewal” with Rev Glenda Blakefield
Drawing on the Wisdom of St John of the Cross for Spiritual Direction with Barbara Stenning
Wisdom Comes in Many Forms: Sharing of Resources facilitated by Rev John Reid
Exploring Images in Spiritual Direction with Sr Colleen O’Sullivan
At Home With God Reflection Day with Sr Hilda Scott
Dealing with Grief in Spiritual Direction with Eileen Reeks
Living from the Silence with Michelle Vass
Music in Spiritual Direction with Sr Mary Baker
Spiritual Direction to Marginalised: Who are the marginalised? with Elizabeth Lee
Metaphor in the Spiritual Life with Alex Nelson
John Bell, Resource Worker with the Iona Community
Opening our awareness through journal writing, with Kate Scholl
