Church’s Ministry of Healing
Egan House, St Michan’s Church,
Church Street, Dublin 7, D07 X865
T: (01) 872 7876
E: hello@ministryofhealing.ie
Website by Sam Bourke
Church’s Ministry of Healing
Egan House, St Michan’s Church,
Church Street, Dublin 7, D07 X865
T: (01) 872 7876
E: hello@ministryofhealing.ie
Website by Sam Bourke
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Unwrapping the Gift: Advent quiet day
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020Sat 22 Nov 2025, 10am-4pm, The Dominican Retreat Centre, Tallaght
Under the Tree is back!
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020Under the Tree: nature connection and scripture circle
A session in nature, slowing down, noticing what’s here and turning towards the wisdom held in scripture together
Tuesday, September 30 · 7 – 8:30pm
Book your place by clicking HERE
Join Lydia from the Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland and Julie from the Bible Society Ireland as we take a pause in nature.
We invite you to come as you and spend time slowing down and resting in a beautiful space in Rathmines.
This 90 minute session contains settling in practices and nature connection prompts to support us to notice what’s here, internally and all around us.
After this we will spend time in a Scripture Circle – nourishing mind, body and spirit. This is facilitated to support wondering, listening and curiosity.
As it’s Autumn and the evenings are getting darker, we may move from our usual spot to a residents garden on the same grounds, and if weather is very prohibitive, we may move indoors for the Scripture Circle. But we will email all of that information, as well as what to bring and where to park, closer to the time.
Online lunchtime pauses – Be Still and Know
Posted on: /in Uncategorised, Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin202030 minutes.
Silence.
Scripture.
Contemplative Prayer.
Quiet Companionship – with God, with self, with others, with the here and now.
Turning our attention simultaneously to less and to More.
BE STILL AND KNOW – MONDAY LUNCHTIME, ON ZOOM
Starts 8 Sept, and runs for the next 3 weeks. Time: 1.15 – 1.45pm
Book your place by clicking HERE
You can join from your bed, from your desk, as you walk the dogs, wherever you are at, let’s acknowledge together the Presence of God in that moment, in that place.
Cameras on, cameras off – your choice. We will be blessing and praying for each other quietly as part of our practice so it can be helpful to have your name on the screen, even if it’s blank. I can help you with that if you like, and will be there 10 minutes before the session starts. But remember, God knows who you are, and you can journey with this little community anonymously or otherwise. There is room for you.
Restival: Invitation into Sacred Pause
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020The Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland invites you to join us for a day-long immersion in nature, a space to simply be and to return to the Source of our Being, on Saturday, September 20th, from 10am – 4pm, in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. In a world where rest is considered idleness, what does it mean to take a sacred pause, and bring compassionate presence to all that is here?
Book via https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/restival-invitation-into-sacred-pause-tickets-1593794404969?
Once you have booked, you will receive an eircode, info about facilitators, parking and car-pooling & what to bring, etc. The itinerary includes:
This is a donation- based event, with a sliding scale depending on your means.
Practising the Presence of God in the Midst of Our Busy Lives
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020Take 7 minutes and 42 seconds to pause and practise the presence of God in the midst of any busyness in your mind, emotions or schedule. Lydia, our Ministry Leader, guides you through this prayerful practice.
CMHI prays for all refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers
Posted on: /in Uncategorised, Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020The Church’s Ministry of Ireland prays for all who have lost their homes, their countries, their security, their safety. We pray for all refugees, for all asylum seekers, for all forced into migration. We pray for forgiveness for the times when we have been too tired or stressed to care about news headlines, when we have turned our heads away from abuses and injustices towards people seeking refuge, and we ask God to help us to live his commandment to love the stranger as ourselves.
Under the Tree now open for bookings, June 24th 2025
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020Under the Tree: nature connection & scripture circle
Join Lydia from the Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland and Julie from the Bible Society Ireland as we take a pause in nature.
We invite you to come as you and spend time slowing down and resting in a beautiful space in Rathmines.
This 2 hour session contains settling in practices and nature connection prompts to support us to notice what’s here, internally and all around us.
After this we will spend time in a Scripture Circle – nourishing mind, body and spirit.
Full details, including how to book, are available at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/under-the-tree-nature-connection-scripture-circle-tickets-1407398921059?
Restival: an Invitation into Sacred Pause
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020Restival is a day long immersion in nature, a space to simply be and to return to the Source of our Being
Wednesday, May 14 · 10:30am – 3:30pm – Lynn Farm, Lynn N91KX5H
Book by clicking HERE
In a world where rest is considered idleness, a luxury we can’t afford, or a segment of the wellness industry that sometimes feels like another cog in the machine, what does it mean to take a sacred pause, and bring compassionate presence to all that is here?
Join us for a day spent in nature, returning to a sense of ourselves and a sense of God’s presence with us, in us and manifest in the wonder of nature all around us.
“Return to your rest, O my soul.” Psalm 116:7a
Once you have booked, you will receive an eircode, info about where to park, what to bring, who the facilitators are and more about their sessions, etc.
Here is an itinerary of the day, where everything is invitational and a gateway into sacred rest.
Arrival, welcome, hot & cold drinks, settling in 10.30am
Opening circle & Mindful walk around the grounds 11am – 12pm
1st offering: 12 – 1
Lunch (bring a packed lunch and cook some 1pm – 2pm extras together over the fire.)
2nd offering: 2pm-3pm
Closing Circle 3pm – 3.30pm
All sessions are optional, but we encourage everyone to engage in the opening circle and mindful wander so they get their bearings.
Other options are to enjoy nature, wander, wonder, notice, rest and pray.
Non-facilitated spaces include: access to tea and coffee making facilities, hammocks, art supplies & the expanse of nature all around us.
THIS IS A DONATION BASED EVENT. We recommended donations on a sliding scale depending on your means: €10 – €40.
You can donate on Eventbrite or you can email us and donate via cash on the day.
Join us for Wellspring, May 17th
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020Come to the well. The well is deep.
Wellspring: a Quiet Day of contemplation, a scripture circle and an invitation to respond to whatever is arising through art
Saturday, May 17 · 10:30am – 3:30pm, Egan House, on the grounds of St Michan’s Church of Ireland, Church Street D07 F3P6 Dublin 7
Book by clicking HERE
Join Lydia, Julie and Nathalie for a gently led Quiet Day, ‘Wellspring’.
The day will run from 10.30 – 3.30.
Sample itinerary:
The day is an invitation to return to the source of your life, your Wellspring, the water that Jesus’ spoke about that quenches a deep thirst within us, as we return to our sense of belonging in Him.
Throughout the day we’ll be exploring the idea of a sacred pause, which emerges through scripture as guarding sacred time, and flows out into ancient and contemporary Christian monastic practices known as statio, which simply means, “the holy pause”, also translated as, “I stand” or “I remain.”
What does it mean for you in your life to return to what gives you life, to pause as a means to remain (maybe remain in an awareness of the presence of God and of your identity as a child of God?) before continuing in the structures and rhythms of daily life?
Facilitators:
Lydia is the ministry leader for the Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland and she runs contemplative sessions, Quiet days and retreats.
Julie is the development officer of the National Bible Society of Ireland and supports people to look at familiar texts with new eyes, creating a space for discussion and wondering together.
Nathalie is an artist and teacher, who facilitates sessions where people can let go of ‘I can’t’, and begin to create, play and explore where faith and art intersect.
Poems for Hope and Healing, online reading group in May
Posted on: /in Upcoming Events /by CMH_Admin2020Book via Eventbrite by clicking HERE
Each session will be an invitation to pause, reflect, and pray. We’ll discover how reading poetry together can be a spiritual practice that helps us listen to our emotions, see the world in surprising ways, and open the doors of our own creativity. Poetry has a special power to speak straight to our hearts and to jolt us with its insights.
This is a slow and mindful reading group, to which everyone is warmly welcome. You will receive the poems & a worksheet in advance. Each session will feature: thoughtful conversation about the poems; time for journaling and creative reflection with prompts to inspire you; gentle questions that invite spiritual exploration. Our chosen poems, by Emily Dickinson, Wendell Berry, Denise Levertov, and many more, explore our relationship with the divine, the healing power of nature, and the emotions that shape our bonds with both God and one another.
Jessica Brown is a Church of Ireland ordinand, poet (with 2 published collections), novelist (2 published novels), singer-songwriter, teacher, & mentor with experience leading workshops in schools, prisons, festivals, & community events. Catherine Smith is the Operations Executive of CMHI. Her doctoral research was on Irish literature, and she’s a passionate reader of poetry. This series is made possible through donations. If that isn’t possible for you at the moment, just email CMHI & we’ll book you in.
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