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Mid-winter greetings as we update and report back after the Organising Group met this week. There are a number of matters to report. Firstly we note that this website has been edited and refreshed. Please take a look around. You might like to Contact Us and report on anything you would like to commend, suggest could be improved, etc. We draw the following to your attention:
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Facilitators: Molly King and Andrew Pritchard Venue: Pukeinoi Lodge, 298 Mangone South Rd, Reikorangi near Waikanae Time: Saturday June 7 10am – 4pm Cost: $50.00 AM and PM tea provided, lunch arrangements to be advised. Download Flier or view below for further info....  March to November – WALKING THE MYSTICAL PATH – CONTEMPORARY SAGES SHOW US THE WAY.
A Contemplative Living programme undertaken at home. This programme is available as an ‘at home’ programme of: resource material, reading, reflection, spiritual practices and includes four spiritual companioning sessions by skype or phone. During the programme we look at five strands of the path: theology, prayer/meditation, compassion, creativity and social justice through teachings and practices of contemporary sages such as Merton, Newell, Bourgeault, Baxter, Rohr, Fox, Doherty to name but a few. This is an experiential programme to deepen and support your own sense of the contemplative Spirit. Facilitator: Pip Nicholls www.thegentleartofknowing.co.nz Cost: $300 for materials and spiritual companioning sessions Enquiries/registration by 14th March to: Pip (04) 562 6364 or pip.nicholls@xtra.co.nz 21-23rd Mar Step Eleven: ‘Sought through prayer and meditation…’ This retreat is for people who attend AA meetings. This residential weekend retreat is an opportunity to explore what "conscious contact" means for each of us and more importantly to experience this contact within our day to day lives. Dis-ease and stress will always distract us from ‘conscious contact’ so what are simple meditations that will bring us back. The retreat will be experimental, with time for individual reflection, discussion and there will be an AA meeting on Friday and Saturday night. Facilitator: Pip Nicholls www.thegentleartofknowing.co.nz Venue: Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine Street, Island Bay, Wellington Time: Friday 7pm to Sunday 2.30pm Cost: $140 for accommodation and meals plus koha for facilitator. If payment is an issue please contact Pip to discuss options. Enquiries/registration by 14th March to: Pip Nicholls (04) 562 6364 or pip.nicholls@xtra.co.nz  Currently we are drafting the SGM Wellington/Kapiti programme for 2014. This will be included in the 2014 SGM National Calendar. You can view the current (2013) Calendar below.
This is an invitation to qualified and registered Spiritual Directors who subscribe to SGM's focus on the Christian Heritage of Contemplative Spirituality. If you would like your planned event/s for 2014 included in the Calendar, please send information to the SGM Wellington Planning Group via Terry Alve by 31 August 2013. Also you are welcomed to request that we provide a contemplative spirituality event for your local church or ministry unit. It's around this time of the year annually that interested people are invited to apply to join the Spiritual Director's Formation Programme offered by Spiritual Growth Ministries Nationally. More info is available via the brochure below.  Late Winter: Early Spring Events Late winter and early spring naturally offer rich opportunities for contemplative mediation and prayer. SGM Wellington offers various opportunities for us to emerge out of deep winter into the season of life and joy.
The SGM 2013 National Calendar offers a full list of these events - see pages 31-33 especially. Some of these opportunities are also highlighted on this website. In particular:
Please click links on this page for more info about these events... The Eastern Suburbs Anglican Parishes: Miramar/Seatoun/Strathmore, Lyall Bay, Haitaitai/Kilbirnie and Roseneath are joining together to host a Week of Guided Prayer during Lent 2013.
The week will run from an opening service at 4pm on Sunday 10th March in St George's, Seatoun to a concluding service at 7pm on Friday 15th March - venue to be advised. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with a trained and licensed spiritual director daily Monday-Friday during the Week for 30-40mins. Want to know more, or how to register? Visit this Webpage. You can register online or by posting the manual registration form from the downloadable brochure. Want to know more about a Week of Guided Prayer? Posted by: Rev'd Terry Alve  As the image right indicates, SGM have published the print version of the National 2013 Calendar. This has been posted to all on the national database. You didn't get one? Send an email to Joanne Garton - National SGM Administrator or phone 09 267 5957. The Calendar has info about a number of SGM related activities including their spiritual director training programme and how you may subscribe to the Refresh magazine. In fact the latest mailing came with a new copy of Refresh entitled, "I and Thou." The SGM 2013 Calendar will shortly be added as a PDF file to the www.sgm.org.nz website. A full programme of contemplative spirituality events and activities has been planned for 2013 in the Wellington-Kapiti Region and is being promoted by the SGM Wellington-Kapiti organising group. Most of these events will appear on this website, along with additions and ammendments as they are advised. A link to News Blog posts like this will be emailed to those on the Wellingto-Kapiti "list" periodically. The following events are planned for February 2013: February 11 and every second Monday of the month LECTIO DIVINA AND TIME FOR SILENT PRAYER - Pa Maria, 78 Hobson St., Thorndon - 7:00-8:15pm Suggested Koha: $5 Contact: Pip Nicholls 04 562 6364 February 12 (also 12 Mar., 9 Apr., 14 May, 11 Jun., 13 Aug. - 6 MONTHLY SESSIONS WOMEN'S SHARING GROUP - Broadmeadows - 7:30-9:30pm $90 (negotiable) payable in advance - Max. 8 participants Facilitator: Trish McBride 04 478 6332 February 15 - 22 SEVEN DAY SILENT RETREAT Venue: Magnificat Community, South Wairarapa Contact: Andrew Pritchard 04 904 6764 NB: Message received from Andrew Pritchard just before Christmas: The last two places on the retreat were filled this week and so I will now have to put any more on a wait list in case there are any withdrawals. February 23 - Unless you become like a Child - A Day Retreat Venue: Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine Street, Island Bay Fee: $20 plus bring lunch - tea & coffee provided Facilitator: Helen Tripp 04 586 4626 February 26 and every last Tuesday of the month LECTIO DIVINA AND TIME FOR SILENT PRAYER - St Jame's, Lower Hutt - 12 Noon to 1pm Contact: Pip Nicholls 04 562 6364 ERRATA: The following two ammendments to the Wellington Programme have been received:
1. Advised by Pip Nicholls: There is a workshop down for me as the 21st November and it should be the 23rd November…. it’s the Thirst, Tambourines and Tessa one…. 2. Advised by Maureen Lamb: the monthly date for LECTIO at St James is now going to be on the last Tuesday of the month NOT the first as advertised in the SGM programme. It will start on Tuesday Feb 26th 2013. Another Blog post will be appear here and an email sent advising of it mid-late January. Until then have a wonderful festive season, perhaps some holidays and May 2013 be a time for you full of the awareness of God's grace. Terry Alve  Several varied events have been posted on this website recently. These include:
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Full information about these events and how to register is available via the three links above. Please contact Terry Alve if you have any queries.  2013 SGM National Programme Each year Spiritual Growth Ministries produce a national events programme booklet.
This is being compiled currently. If you are planning an event or series of events in 2013 that are in keeping with our broad aims please let us know by Thursday 6 September. Our aim is summarised in our Home Page: "We are members of local Christian churches and groups who broadly speaking are drawn together by a contemplative approach to Christian prayer, worship and practice...." Terry Alve is compiling the Wellington - Kapiti Coast - Wairarapa section of the 2013 Programme. Click on his name above to email your info or send it via the Contact Form. |
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