Silver Wattle | Courses & Events 2016
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Courses & Events 2016
Silver Wattle Quaker Centre invites you to be part of our 2016 course program, which is designed to deepen your spiritual life and readiness for your life in the world. Try our ‘search button’ to look up a topic or a leader’s name.
Our appoach to courses
The emphasis in all our courses is on interactive learning. They start with a tour of the Centre and dinner followed by course introduction session in the evening of the first day. On the last day, there is a final morning session followed by lunch. Classes are held in the morning and afternoon, and occasionally there will be a gathering in the evening. But you will find that plenty of time has been set aside for individual contemplation, study in the library or consultation with the facilitators. Most courses include a period when the whole community is in silent retreat and you will be offered guidance on how to spend this time usefully.
The maximum number of participants in a course is generally 15 and there may be one facilitator or more, with invited guest speakers. A Resident Elder offers spiritual accompaniment and guidance to participants and other residents. Friends-in-Residence support the teachers and staff in running the Centre and attending to individual needs. Accommodation is in single, double or twin rooms, and an adjacent bathroom and shower is shared by a group of 3 rooms. Vegetarian and major food allergies are catered for; participants are asked to bring any special foods that they need.
Silver Wattle runs on a rhythm of prayer and work. We invite you to join in food preparation, gardening, cleaning and general maintenance. Once a week there is a Community Meeting for Reflection in which all are invited to share their experiences and raise issues for consideration.
After your course has finished, we invite you most warmly to stay on for a retreat, or to enjoy living in community with us, whenever there is a vacancy.
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 02/04/2016 - 08/04/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Sink Down to the Seed Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 14/04/2016 - 21/04/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Course Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 21/04/2016 - 24/04/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) National Gathering Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 25/04/2016 - 29/04/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Living the Peace Testimony Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 03/06/2016 - 09/06/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Quakerism 101 Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 10/06/2016 - 13/06/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Indigenous Spirituality & Culture Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 17/06/2016 - 23/06/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Silent Retreat Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 15/07/2016 - 21/07/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Winter Gardening Week Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 05/08/2016 - 11/08/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Nine Windows to the Soul - the Enneagram Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
| 26/08/2016 - 01/09/2016 4:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Writing your Life Retreat Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, Bungendore NSW |
