Due to the high volume of Private Retreats we do not have any lead courses in April .Please contact us for small group or day retreats.

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MAY 2010

RENEWAL COURSE FOR RELIGIOUS, PRIESTS AND LAY LEADERS.

10th May-24th June

Our Seven Week Renewal Courses are specifically designed to meet the needs of those who are looking for a shorter renewal course with a clear focus on personal renewal through prayer, inner healing and an integrated spirituality of true self-esteem. Each week of the course covers a specific subject but the underlying spirituality and purpose remain the same. Our Celtic Studies and Spirituality week concludes with a three day pilgrimage to Ians, St. Columba’s Island.

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Led by Fr. Jim McManus C.Ss.R. and Dr. Stephanie Thornton

12th-16th July 2010

The healing power of forgiving is being re-discovered today by psychologists and medical scientists. Jesus, of course, knew this power.  That is why he asked us to forgive “seventy times seven”

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SAINTS OF THE THIRD AGE

19th-23rd July

Information to follow

Summer Retreat

26th-29th July

Taking time away, in a retreat centre is therapeutic for body,mind and spirit.. Frequently people sum up their feelings after a time of retreat with workds such as “this has made all the difference in my life”. or “I can now start again”. or “I have been deeply touched and I know my life has changed”. They begin to get a new and more life giving perspective on their lives.

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AN INTEGRATED LEADERSHIP COURSE

25TH-29TH January 2010

Directed by Dr. Jim Urquhart MA,MBA,Ph.D

The purpose of this course is to give Congregational leaders the opportunity to come together and reflect, under the guidance of a highly experienced psychologist and facilitator, on the social and spiritual dynamics of entry to and exit from different roles in community. Help in managing personal,transitional change can be of great benefit to leaders.

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 ICON PAINTING RETREAT.

25th-28th January 2010

Directed by: Iconographer and Icon Specialist,- Helen McIdowie-Jenkins MA

Helen McIldowie-Jenkins is a renowned iconographer and teacher of iconography. She has undertaken many commissions for various churches, institutions and individuals both in the UK and overseas. She specialises in teaching small groups of ten the art of painting their own icon. Helen has travelled to various parts of mainland Greece, Northern and Southern Cyprus, Istanbul, Ravenna and Scicily to study Byzantine art and icons, she has made several trips to St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai and Egypt.

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PERSONAL COUNSELLING,INNER HEALING AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTION 

31st JAN-12TH FEBRUARY 2010

“With  Him there is Pleniful Redemption”

Leaders in all communities today realise that the ability to empathise with those who are hurting is the most important quality of leadership.  It is easy to know what a person is saying: it is not easy to know how they are feeling when they are saying. This integrated approach to pastoral ministry trains participants to begin to listen to those feelings.  In this intensive fifty hour training programme:

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LENTEN RETREAT

15TH-19TH February 2010

Directed by Fr. Gerry Mulligan C.Ss.R.

The tranquil atmosphere of St. Mary’s with its spacious grounds overlooking the beautiful city of Perth, make it a place of rest. Retreatants can find themselves here and experience deep, inner peace. Many people leave St. Mary’s with a new sense of the powerful presence of God in their lives.

This retreat will try to bring the Gospel to life, to our life and show us the path of discipleship. He can do for us more than we imagine because “with him there is plentiful Redemption”.

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HOLY WEEK RETREAT.  

 29th MARCH- 3rd April 2010

Celebrate Holy Week in the healing environment of St. Mary’s and begin living more consciously a spirituality of true self -esteem.  Self-esteem is often the missing dimension in a  person’s life. Each of us should know how to defend against a negative self image, cultivate good self-esteem and receive inner healing for the hurts and wounds of life.

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27TH-31ST. December 2009

There is no better way to bring your year to a fulfilled conclusion than to come away for a few days on retreat.  The peaceful environment of St. Mary’s Monastery will provide you with space and tranquillity you need for yourself from time to tome.

The Spirituality of true self-esteem is based on the word of God. It is our response to God’s life-affirming word that we are “precious in his sight”. The appropriate response to that word is to have a high regard for oneself and to live accordingly.

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