My Story Our Story

February 25, 2025 9:00 am - February 26, 2025 12:00 pm

Join us for an unique experience that will inspire your heart and nourish your spirit!

This retreat will introduce receivers to a ‘taste’ of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius. Using an Ignatian paradigm, or ‘way of proceeding, you will be guided to reflect with hope on your own story, your faith and your mission. Your desires and your life experiences will be brought into this way of praying. We will explore the connections between the story of Ignatius and Mary MacKillop.  We will listen to each other (sacred listening) and converse (spiritual conversation) about what has come up for us. We will see how the Trinity is at work in our lives, how God works best through us. We will be brought back into relationship with ourselves, others and God. We will see how listening to each other can be life-changing. We can realise we are not alone. It will be an opportunity to stop, ground ourselves, settle in peace, in deep consolation.

Limited spaces available.
Date: Monday 24th Feburary to Wednesday 26th Feburary 2025 | Bookings are open

Time: Start Monday 24th Feburary at 9.00am finishing on Wednesday 26th Feburary at 12pm

Location: Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre, 362 Albert St, East Melbourne 3002

Cost:     $467.50 (incl GST), including accommodation and catering.

Or $387.50 (incl GST), for day retreatants including catering.

(Cancellations made within 14 days of the event are non-refundable.)

About the Facilitator

Anne Slingo is a teacher with nearly forty years of experience in Catholic primary and secondary classrooms.  She works with Catholic organisations, opening up charism, teaching new ways of praying, discernment, sacred listening and conversation.  With a background in Ignatian Spirituality and as a giver of the First Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius, Anne brings an approach to formation that enables receivers to make sense of who they are, as they are gently accompanied. Anne has studied in Manresa, the seat of Ignatian Spirituality and has walked the Ignatian Camino. She is interested in animating the story of Ignatius of Loyola and St Mary of the Cross.

 

FAQ’s 

  • Who the retreat is for

Everyone!

  • What participants can expect of the day

Nourishment of mind, body and spirituality.  And opportunity to reflect, refresh and rejuvinative.

  • What can they get out of it (what’s in it for them?)

A different way of praying.  A way to God through the Spiritual Exercises.

  • Silent / Non Silent

A combination of time to reflect in silence and time to converse in spiritual conversation.

 

Registration Details 

  • Dates: 9am  Monday 24 Feburary 2025 till 12pm Wednesday 26th Feburary 2025
  • Location: Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre 362 Albert St, East Melbourne VIC 3002
  • Cost: $467.50 with Accomodation or $387.50 without Accomodation.
  • Limited Spots Available (Limited spaces for both live in and daily retreatants)

 

Booking

To reserve your place on this retreat

  • Book online using our TryBooking form
  • Phone 03 9926 9300 to speak with one of our friendly team members who will reserve you a place.

Additional Information

  • What to Bring: A journal (listening book)