Prayer and SpiritualityEmmaus is a joint ministry of the Campion Centre of Ignatian Spirituality and the Diocese of Sale. The Emmaus Spirituality Centre is located at 121 - 123 High St, Berwick.
Emmaus offers parishes, groups, teams and individuals days of reflection and prayer, retreats, including walking retreats, individual spiritual direction within the Ignatian tradition and the Full Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
Emmaus activities are for all, with some financial assistance available to those who may not be able to fully afford costs associated with spiritual direction.
What is Spiritual Direction? Is this possible online? Yes!
In Spiritual Direction, you reflect deeply on your daily experiences of your daily life. Gradually, as you reflect, you begin to recognize God’s presence and grace. You come to realize how God's spirit is truly with you every day and everywhere, as close as you are to yourself.
Spiritual Direction is really not about being ‘directed’. Rather, it is very much about being ‘invited’ to draw closer to God. You are invited into this relationship whether you attend church or not. God seeks you where you are.
Spiritual Direction invites you to a closer relationship with God within your Faith tradition. In the midst of a busy life, many people find it difficult to notice God’s actions in their daily interactions.
Yet, at the deepest level, all of us long for a more conscious experience of God’s presence and love. We want to find Peace in ourselves and our world. We want to be people who grow and make this a better world.
FREE – Introduction to Spiritual Direction
The Emmaus Team is offering a free 45-minute Zoom session to anyone who wishes to know more about Spiritual Direction and the Emmaus programs. This is an opportunity to meet with a team member and gain a greater understanding of what Spiritual Direction is about. Email: salespirituality1@gmail.com to arrange a suitable time
Who Are Spiritual Directors?
Spiritual Directors may come from a variety of faith traditions. They have completed extensive training and formation in the art of Spiritual Direction. Directors continue enhancing their knowledge and skills by engaging in ongoing education, and supervision and also meeting regularly with their Spiritual Director.
Emmaus Team members:
Geraldine Naismith is married with 5 adult children and presently nine grandchildren. She is a retired psychologist who worked in Private Practice for more than 20 years and is an accredited Spiritual Director of the Ignatian tradition. She is a member of the Emmaus Spirituality Team within the Sale Diocese, the Being with God in Nature Ignatian Spiritualty Team and is a founding team member in the development of the Australian Ignatian trail in South Australia. Her passion is facilitating longer walking retreats, following her 3 Camino experiences in Spain – a section of the Santiago Camino and twice on the Ignatian Camino. As a Spiritual Director she loves to accompany others in their search of a closer relationship with our Loving Creator.
Theresa Denny – yet to come
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Contact: salespirituality1@gmail.com
or 0409352898
Catholic Diocese of Sale website: https://www.sale.catholic.org.au/
Emmaus activities
“Come away to a secluded place all by yourselves, and rest awhile.” Mark 6:31
Individual Spiritual Direction $80 per session or what one can afford
Prayer Sessions/Afternoon $25 per person or affordable donation
Full Day Retreat/Prayer $50 per person
No one is excluded – one pays what one can afford
In Spiritual Direction you reflect deeply on the daily experiences of your life. Gradually, as you reflect, you begin to recognize God’s presence and grace. You come to realize how God's spirit is truly with you every day and everywhere, as close as you are to yourself. Spiritual Direction is not about being ‘directed’. Rather, it is very much about being ‘invited’ to draw closer to God. You are all warmly invited into this relationship as God seeks you where you are.
For more information, please contact Emmaus Sale, salespirituality1@gmail.com