Wellspring

Our one-day silent retreat, Wellspring, is coming up again on 25th March 2017. In a beautiful setting of St Patrick’s Church, Dalkey, you will be invited to be nurtured in silence; to engage with Scripture, healing prayer and mindfulness. There will be time to walk outside or snooze; to participate in guided reflections; to avail of one-to-one discussion with a spiritual director; or just take time to read.

This time is for yourself and we will encourage you to use it in a way that serves you best.  Silence is often an entry into our heart and it helps us to better listen to the voice of God.

The facilitators for the day are Iva Beranek and Carol Casey. Suggested donation to CMH:I is €25. Please bring your own sandwich for lunch and we will provide tea and coffee. The retreat starts at 9.30am and finishes at 4.00pm.

Please note that places must be booked in advance (hello@ministryofhealing.ie).

 

The Power of Presence

This is a presentation on simple prayer practices which help to bring peace and healing in our daily lives, by connecting us to God. You will learn how  focusing on breathing, practicing gratitude and using an anchor-word can be enriching, though easy to use.

Dr Iva Beranek will speak about the Power of Presence on Tuesday, 14th March 2017 at 2pm. Venue is the Contemplative Centre on the Student Square beside Teach Fáilte (Student Centre), UL, Limerick.

The presentation is done from a Christian perspective but it is sensitive and gentle, so that people from other traditions, or none, can also participate.

Everyone is welcome.

The Power of Presence

We are offering a presentation on simple prayer practices which help to bring peace and healing in our daily lives, by connecting us to God. You will learn how gratitude, focusing on breathing and using an anchor-word can be enriching, though easy to use. We will also address one of the ways of dealing with our more challenging emotions, and how to bring some relief to them through a so-called Welcoming prayer.  

Join Carol Casey and Dr Iva Beranek as they speak about the Power of Presence on Wednesday, 8th March 2017 at 2pm in the Prayer Room at UCC, Cork.

The presentation is done from a Christian perspective but it is sensitive and gentle, so that people from other traditions, or none, can also participate.

Everyone is welcome.

Wellspring

Come to the well.
The well is deep.

Wellspring is a one-day retreat, offering some time apart: to be nurtured in silence; to engage with Scripture, healing prayer and mindfulness; to walk outside or snooze; to participate in guided reflections; to avail of one-to-one discussion with a spiritual director; or just take time to read.

We are offering WELLSPRING on a regular basis. The next one is on Saturday, 26th November 2016 from 9.30am to 4.00pm in St Patrick’s Church, Harbour Road, Dalkey. St Patrick’s Church is in a beautiful location, overlooking the sea, a short walk from Bullock Harbour, close to the DART and the town of Dalkey. This Wellspring will take place right before Advent, a season which can be busy for many people, so an invitation to pause and reflect may come to you like a gift.  

The facilitators for the day are Iva Beranek and Carol Casey. Suggested donation to CMH:I is €25. Please bring your own sandwich for lunch and we will provide tea and coffee.

Please note that places must be booked in advance (hello@ministryofhealing.ie).

Wellspring

Come to the well.
The well is deep.

Wellspring is a one-day retreat, offering some time apart: to be nurtured in silence; to engage with Scripture, healing prayer and mindfulness; to walk outside or snooze; to participate in guided reflections; to avail of one-to-one discussion with a spiritual director; or just take time to read.

We are offering WELLSPRING on Saturday, 27th August 2016 from 9.30am to 4.00pm in St Patrick’s Church, Harbour Road, Dalkey. St Patrick’s Church is in a lovely location, overlooking the sea, a short walk from Bullock Harbour, close to the DART and the town of Dalkey. This Wellspring is an invitation to pause and reflect at the end of the summer, and to charge our inner batteries before we enter into another busy season.  

The facilitators for the day are Iva Beranek and Carol Casey. Suggested donation to CMH:I is €25. Please bring your own sandwich for lunch and we will provide tea and coffee.

Please note that places must be booked in advance(hello@ministryofhealing.ie).
Last chance to book a place is on Thursday 25th August 2016 by 5pm.

Wellspring

Come to the well.
The well is deep.

Wellspring is a one-day retreat, offering some time apart: to be nurtured in silence; to engage with Scripture, healing prayer & mindfulness; to walk outside or snooze; to participate in guided reflections; to avail of one-to-one discussion with a spiritual director; or just take time to read.

We are offering WELLSPRING on Saturday, 21st May 2016 from 9.30am to 4.00pm in St Patrick’s Church, Harbour Road, Dalkey. St Patrick’s Church is in a lovely location, overlooking the sea, a short walk from Bullock Harbour, close to the DART and the town of Dalkey.

The facilitators will be Iva Beranek and Carol Casey. Suggested donation to CMH:I for the day is €20. Please bring your own sandwich for lunch and we will provide tea and coffee.

Please note that places must be booked in advance (hello@ministryofhealing.ie). 

Annual Thanksgiving Service & Gift Day

You are most welcome to join us at our Annual Thanksgiving Service & Gift Day, this year held in St Michan’s Church, at 3.00pm on Saturday, 16th April 2016. 

This is a Service of Wholeness & Healing with Holy Communion, and there will be an opportunity for prayer ministry with the laying on of hands and anointing with oil for those who desire it.  Our celebrant is the Rev Canon David Gillespie and our preacher is the Rt Rev Patrick Rooke.  

Everyone is invited to enjoy some light refreshments after the service. 

Getting to St Michan’s is easy. The Four Courts stop on the Luas Red Line is just opposite the church, and Dublin Bus no 83 stops right outside the building. Dublin Bus numbers 37, 39(a), 145, 25(a/b), 70, 66, 67, 79(a), 51d all stop along the quays, just a few minutes’ walk away. If you are planning to drive you can avail of Smithfield MultiStorey Carpark on New Church Street  or the Four Courts Carpark on Ussher’s Quay, both nearby.

We hope to see you there!

Wellspring

Come to the well.
The well is deep.

Wellspring is a one-day retreat incorporating Christian mindfulness and biblical reflection, to which all are welcome. It is a chance to spend some time apart from the noise of the world, to be fully present to yourself and to your communion with God, so that by the end of the day, you can re-enter the world refreshed.

A series of nurturing silences in which you can choose to pray, read, take a walk, or even have a little snooze will be interspersed with a few guided (and optional) reflections led by facilitators Iva Beranek and Carol Casey. There will also be an opportunity to avail of one-to-one discussion with a spiritual director.

This is our third Wellspring and it takes place in Spring, which in itself is a nurturing season. The day will begin at 9.45am at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute and conclude by 4.00pm.

Here is what some of the participants thought of a previous Wellspring: 

‘An incredibly sensitively and prayerfully planned day.’

‘I have come away reminded of the tools at my finger tips so to speak to deal with the many curved balls life seems to throw.’

The cost is €20, including coffee, tea and lunch. Places must be booked in advance (hello@ministryofhealing.ie). 

Forthcoming date for Wellspring:
Saturday, 21 May 2016

 

The power of Presence: God with us

“What would happen in a world like this if Christians were to become very still and quiet, creating oases of silence for people whose ears ache and whose heads hurt from all the noise?”
(Barbara Brown Taylor)

Join us in DCU as we explore the value of slowing down and tapping into the power of God’s presence in our daily lives. 

All are welcome.

Wellspring


Come to the well.
The well is deep.

Wellspring is a one-day retreat incorporating Christian mindfulness and biblical reflection, to which all are welcome. It’s a chance to spend some time apart from the noise of the world, to be fully present to yourself and to your communion with God, so that by the end of the day, you can re-enter the world refreshed.

A series of nurturing silences in which you can choose to pray, read, take a walk, or even have a little snooze will be interspersed with a few guided (and optional) reflections led by facilitators Iva Beranek and Carol Casey. There will also be an opportunity to avail of one-to-one discussion with a spiritual director.

This is our second offering of Wellspring and takes place as we’re beginning our Advent journey. Here are some things participants said of the last Wellspring in May:

‘Best of all were the thoughtful and well paced presentations which gave me a wonderful springboard for the times of silence.’

‘An incredibly sensitively and prayerfully planned day.’

‘I have come away reminded of the tools at my finger tips so to speak to deal with the many curved balls life seems to throw.’

‘A truly refreshing day.’

The day will begin at 9.45am at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute and conclude by 4.00pm.

The cost is €40, including coffee & tea, lunch and parking. Places must be booked in advance (hello@ministryofhealing.ie).