PERTH MAY 13-15

SPEAKER Dr. Belden Lane

Professor Emeritus of Theological Studies, Saint Louis

Author of Solace of Fierce Landscapes and

Backpacking with the Saints

Renewing the Great Conversation:

Spiritual Direction and the Natural World

CONFERENCE 2016

Save the Date!

Conference Details

Weekend – Fri May 13 from 4pm – Sun May 15 2:00pm

Various accommodation options available. Double rooms, twin rooms and single rooms in the retreat house and seaside units, as well as cottages all within walking distance of the main venue.

Cost: $385 (Early Bird before March 1 - $360)

“We’ve lost our ability to converse with the rest of the world around us,” said Thomas Berry in his book The Dream of the Earth. “We’re talking only to ourselves,” he complained. “We’re not talking to the rivers, we’re not listening to the wind and stars. We have broken the Great Conversation.”

Belden Lane is fascinated by how many of the saints in the history of spirituality kept this conversation alive—looking to spiritual teachers in the natural world for guidance and discernment in their lives. Come on the journey of rediscovery with the mystics in their natural world.

St. John of God Retreat Centre,

Shoalwater Bay

REGISTRATION FORMS ONLINE

www.ansd.org.au or from bethr@iinet.net.au

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TRANSPORT FROM THE AIRPORT TO ST. JOHN OF GOD RETREAT CENTRE,

SHOALWATER BAY.

St. John’s Retreat Centre is about 1 hour south of Perth on the coast. There will be two opportunities to take a shuttle bus to the retreat centre on Friday May 13. COST: $10 pp

PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WISH TO MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE

EMAIL : bethr@iinet.net.au OR

PRINT AND POST DETAILS : ANSD Conference, 800 Gill St, Mundaring 6073

NAME – EMAIL – * MOBILE (* Required for pickup confirmation)

SHUTTLE DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT:

12 NOON and 3 PM

PICKUP PERTH TRAIN STATION: 12:30PM and 3:30 PM

Shoalwater Retreat Centre can be accessed by train from Perth on the Mandurah Line – exit Rockingham Station. Prior arrangement required for transfer from the Rockingham Station to the retreat centre. Email: bethr@iinet.net.au OR Phone: 0411 043 928

TRANSPORT DETAILS

ANSD CONFERENCE 2016

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OPTIONAL RETREATS ON OFFER

before and after the conference (Not associated with ANSD)

PRE-CONFERENCE KOORA DESERT RETREAT

Sunday May 8 – Thursday May 12

Belden Lane will accompany Anna Killigrew in offering a wilderness experience in outback Western Australia. Koora Retreat Centre is located 450Km East of Perth, near Southern Cross.

This will be a unique experience to sojourn in the desert environment with people who are passionate about Wilderness Spirituality and the Australian Landscape.

PLACES LIMITED – INFORMATION and BOOKINGS: www.kooraretreat.com.au

All Costs and Train Fare details to Southern Cross are available on the Koora Website.

POST-CONFERENCE KOORA DESERT RETREAT

Sunday May 15 – Thursday May 19

Anna Killigrew will offer a wilderness experience in outback Western Australia. Koora Retreat Centre is located 450Km East of Perth, near Southern Cross.

This will be a unique experience to sojourn in the desert environment with people who are passionate about Wilderness Spirituality and the Australian Landscape.

PLACES LIMITED – INFORMATION and BOOKINGS: www.kooraretreat.com.au

Transport from St. John of God Retreat Centre to the East Perth Train Station available after the Conference EMAIL: bethr@iinet.net.au if you wish to book a bus ticket to the station. All Costs and Train Fare details to Southern Cross are available on the Koora Website.

IN MY ELEMENT

Sunday May15 – Wednesday May 18 3-day Post-Conference Coastal Breather

Retreat at the Nuhra Community Retreat Centre, Barrugup. (20 mins south of Shoalwater Bay)

Nuhra offers modest shared accommodation in a cozy, homely atmosphere with a wood fire. Situated on a 5 acre bush block, it includes a chapel and labyrinth for meditative practice.

4:00pm Sunday May 15 – 2:00pm Wednesday May 18 A semi-structured program, balancing time and space to be at ease in Nature with short talks, guided exercises and deep relaxation. In this way the themes of earth, air, fire and water become an integrated experience that address

body, mind and spirit.

Cost: $300pp Transport provided. Further details: Anne Zevis Email: zevis123@gmail.com Phone: 0423 114 929