Art Sessions in D7!

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Art in D7!

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Join us for an art session! Begin with a short contemplative practice and then get creative making a mixed-media journal cover.

We are very grateful to be the recipients of 2 grants, that enable us to run art sessions for the price of a donation, making them accessible to everyone who might like to join.

However, we have limited space so do book in to our 1st session on 11th June as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.

Nathalie Borel is an artist who uses several mediums including mixed-media, paint, gelli-plates and sea glass to create beautiful pieces.

Come along to slow down and to give yourself permission to be creative and to make a mark!

If you don’t get a space for the facilitated session, we will have the downstairs space open with tea and coffee and art supplies out for a self-directed session.

 

Under the Tree is back!

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Join us on June 9th at 7pm in Rathmines for Under the Tree!

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Nature and Connection and Scripture Circle

Join us for a nourishing session of slowing down in nature and in God’s word and noticing what is here.

These sessions are a collaboration between Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland (CMH:I) and Bible Society Ireland (BSI)

In the first half of the session, we will gather under the tree and around the fire and simply be in the beauty of God’s creation. There will be time to notice and engage with the season. At this time of year, the elderflower is blooming, so Lydia might make something delicious with this. This aspect of the session will be shaped by the season and the weather.

In the second half we will gather around sacred text to wonder, to share and to listen to what God might be saying through His living Word. Julie will facilitate an interactive and reflective study, where translations of the Biblical Hebrew combined with shared wondering offers a space for fresh perspectives on the text.

We have access to an old and beautiful garden space behind the buildings on the grounds of Atlas language residence. Once you are signed in, we’ll give you all the details for meeting and heading to the space together.

As this is an outside gathering, we also recommend dressing in layers and wearing waterproofs if needed. We will provide blankets and throws and the warmth of a fire.

 

God’s Compassion; Self-Compassion – new online series with Lydia

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God’s Compassion; Self-Compassion – new online series
Wednesdays, 17th June-8th July, 7.30-8.15pm

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4 live sessions and 4 pre-recorded videos leaning into God’s compassionate presence and learning how and why to be more self-compassionate

Sometimes, without even realising it, we can be our own harshest critics. God’s heart for us is a compassionate one, full of lovingkindness. How can we turn more towards a compassionate God and learn to see ourselves through his eyes?

Throughout scripture Jesus is said to be filled with compassion or moved with compassion for the people God had placed in front of Him. And from that place of compassion, he met them at their point of need. We are called to be like Jesus. How can we learn to extend this compassionate Christfulness to ourselves, particularly when we have messed up or feel ‘not good enough’?

Join Lydia Monds, CMH:I Ministry Leader for a 4 week series that gently invites participants to turn towards a God of compassion who is already turned towards them and to open up a little more to receiving from Him and resting in who He says they are.

Each week, there will be a live zoom where we reflect on and then practice receiving God’s compassion and then reflect on and practice self-compassion.

After each session participants will receive a video going into some of the key components of God’s compassion and of self-compassion and repeating some of the prayers and practices so participants can engage with them throughout the week.

My Dwelling Place – book now!

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Join The Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland for a 4-week online series of reflection on the places we inhabit and a gentle exploration of our true belonging. Carol Casey and Lydia Monds will lead these sessions through silence, prayer, scripture, and poetry. The sessions offer a time of wondering, prayer and rest, which we pray will be like a healing balm for your mind, heart and soul. Online: Thursdays 11am – 12pm, on May 14th, 21st & 28th and June 4th.

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Participants receive a handout prior to the session with scripture readings and other texts on the topic. You do not have to read this in order to take part, however, it can be nice to draw out your own response to the texts before the facilitators bring theirs.

During the session, there is time for silence and resting in the present moment and in an awareness of the presence of God. And there is a time of reflection on the texts, to support our wondering and responding to the questions ‘where are you dwelling?’ or ‘where are you truly at home?’ and maybe even inviting a lessening of the gap between the two.

We offer a 10 minute time of reflection during the session, which can be taken in breakout rooms or in companionable silence in the main room. We provide wondering questions to support this time and encourage people to choose whichever option suits them best each week.

So come as you are for a time of exploring what it means to belong, and to pray for understanding about where our true Dwelling Place is.

Wellspring, Brook, Lake, Sea: Shared Online Space for Journaling

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Wellspring, Brook, Lake, Sea: Shared Space for Journaling

Explore the depths of your story through the restorative power of journaling.

Join Jessica Brown, writer, poet, creative writing teacher, and narrative studies and public humanities researcher, for Wellspring, Brook, Lake, Sea—a four-week online journey designed to provide a gentle, guided space for anyone and everyone, in which to write, reflect, create, and be.

Book via Eventbrite by clicking here!

Water in all its forms—from the quiet bubbling of a wellspring to the vastness of the sea—reflects the different rhythms of our inner lives. Over four weeks, we will use these metaphors to guide our pens and our hearts:

  • Wellspring – Connecting with our inner source and beginnings.
  • Brook – Finding flow, movement, and navigating the stones that are scattered along our course
  • Lake – Embracing stillness, depth, and the power of reflection.
  • Sea – Expanding our perspective into the vastness beyond ourselves.

What to expect: This is not a writing masterclass; it is a “shared space.” Whether you are a lifelong journaler or have never picked up a pen, you are welcome. Each session includes guided prompts, quiet time for personal writing, and an opportunity for gentle group sharing in a safe, supportive environment.

Details:

  • Where: Online via Zoom (Link provided upon registration).
  • When: each Wednesday in March. The guided session runs from 7.30-8.30pm, but don’t worry – if you’re in the creative flow, you won’t be cut off! We’ll keep the Zoom meeting open until 9pm for those who want to stay.
  • What you need: A quiet space, a notebook, and your favorite pen.

Jessica writes: “Journaling can be a gentle way to express the soul, reflect on hardship, capture everyday joys, ponder and wrestle with concern and longings, articulate fears and hopes, and play with ideas and dreams. It is a way to connect with ourselves, growing in self-knowledge and compassion, and it is a way to connect with our lives as we navigate through the days and seasons. But it’s often difficult to keep showing up to a quiet time or reflective practice on your own, so this is an offering of shared space that values that intention. These four Wednesday evenings in March will offer a variety of prompts and stretches of quiet as we write away in shared company. Bookended with welcoming and closing meditations, there will also be opportunities to share or reflect aloud (with absolutely no pressure to!). Following what waterways can teach us, the prompts will be grouped loosely around water metaphors for journaling: wellspring, brook, lake, seas. As we step further into the unfolding of 2026, I so look forward to this online gathering!”

Dublin and Glendalough healing committee spring retreat

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We are delighted to share the details of the Dublin and Glendalough Ministry of Healing’s annual spring retreat! Please do share it with anyone who may not see it or hear about it, but would love to have a quiet day of restoration.

Wellspring – book now to join this gentle day

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Our lovely day retreat ‘Wellspring’ is returning in January to offer an oasis in the city, and gentle contemplation amidst the noise and agitation of life.
Bookings are limited to 10 people due to space restrictions, so do book your place to avoid disappointment.
The day is led by Lydia, Julie and Nathalie who facilitate contemplative story and prayer, a scripture circle and a response through art.

Be Still & Know returns in 2026

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Are you destabilised in yourself due to the instability in the world?
Are you in search of something deeper and more meaningful than a shiny resolution?
Come along to our lunchtime sessions ‘Be Still and Know’ and turn towards the Prince of Peace. By resting in His Peace, we, in turn, can bring that peace to the world around us. By coming exactly as we are and experiencing acceptance and belonging and love, we can be restored by how God sees us.
You are welcome to come for one, two, three or four of the sessions. Camera on or off Sitting, lying, standing, walking. A quiet space for community and intention to turn towards the Source of our lives.

Windows of Waiting

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Windows of light for waiting hearts

Advent is a season of watching and waiting. Through Windows of Waiting, you will receive twelve gentle reflections by email, or WhatsApp. This mix of prayers, poems, guided meditations, and creative ideas will help you to rest, reflect, and prepare room for the coming of Christ this Christmas. Make space to pause this Advent.

Sign up HERE or email hello@ministryofhealing.ie if you have problems with Eventbrite. This is a donation-based event, so you are welcome to give whatever you would like.

Join Windows of Waiting, a 12-part email/WhatsApp series of short reflections, poems, and prayers, which offer gentle encouragement for the journey of Advent.

Advent is busy, but it’s also a time to pause, breathe, and remember what we’re really waiting for. Windows of Waiting is a gentle companion for this season: twelve short reflections delivered to your inbox, with poems, prayers, and ideas to help you find light along the way.

Advent is a time of holy waiting — a quiet season when even the smallest glimmer of light can speak of hope. Windows of Waiting offers twelve moments of stillness by email: a window to open, a word to hold, a light for your waiting heart.

You will receive two reflections each week, across the six weeks of Advent, written and created by Lydia and Catherine.

Reading by Candlelight – Advent book group

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As darkness moves towards light, you are warmly invited to join the Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland for a reflective Advent reading group. Sign up for one week or more, and, best of all, we will send you the texts, so you don’t have to buy any books! Book via Eventbrite HERE, or if you have difficulties with this, email hello@ministryofhealing.ie. This is a donation-based group – you choose how much you would like to donate.

Week 1 (3rd December): “the solid existence of love” – preparing for Christmas Day

· “Christmas Eve,” by Maeve Brennan (a short story, first published in The New Yorker in 1972) – audio version, read by Roddy Doyle, available

· “Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing,” by Toi Derricotte (a poem)

Week 2 (10th December): “the smaller you are, the bigger Christmas is” – childhood and Christmas

· “Christmas,” a chapter from the memoir Sculptor’s Daughter, by Tove Jansson, (published in 1968)

· “Taking Down the Tree,” by Jane Kenyon (a poem)

· “Christmas, 1970,” by Sandra M. Castillo (a poem)

Week 3 (17th December): “eventually they noticed” – Christmas cooking

· “This Year it will be Different,” by Maeve Binchy (1996) (short story)

· a short extract from The Green Road by Anne Enright (2015)

· a short extract from “Village Christmas” by Laurie Lee (published 2015 but written much earlier)

· a short extract from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843)

Week 4 (7th January 2026): “snow was general all over Ireland”

· The Dead by James Joyce (1914)

Each session offers gentle discussion, space for reflection, and the gift of listening — a pause in the busyness of winter to rest, read, and renew the spirit. Gather with us for four evenings as we explore and discuss short stories, poems, and reflections that open the heart to the season’s mystery and hope. Together we’ll read works that explore the complexity of Christmas from a child’s point of view, the sometimes painful family dynamics of celebration, and the moments of beauty that remain etched in memory.

Each reading group meeting will start with an introduction to the authors, their lives, their work, and their artistic views. We will then open up discussion, comments, likes and dislikes, and any thoughts or ideas you want to share. If you prefer to listen rather than speak, to have your camera off, or to journal or sketch during the discussion, please do!