Outreach
 Our CIS outreach teams are available to work in your parish, school or group setting. Our desire is to come to you wherever that may be within Australia, to help build up the prayer life and spirituality of your community. Experienced spiritual directors will work closely with you in developing a program that will allow participants to deepen their personal prayer life and relationship with God. Our programs also encourage the development of spiritual leaders within your group.
Parish/Group Reflection Days
Throughout the year. One Day.
All CIS Teams
Our outreach teams are ready to help plan and offer reflection days in your parish or group. In stillness and quiet, we can guide you through prayer using scripture, poetry, art and music. Experience good spiritual conversation, refreshment and new life in your relationship with God.
Parish/Group Retreats
Throughout the year. 1-4 Days.
All CIS Teams
Our outreach teams have a variety of retreats which can be offered to your faith community. These are 1-4 day retreats created to open up a space for your community to personally encounter God. Experience good spiritual conversation, refreshment and new life in your faith.
Home Retreats
Throughout the year. Evenings, days or weekends.
All CIS Teams
Our outreach teams are ready to collaborate and plan a Home Retreat with anyone who can organise a group of 6-12 persons. It can be from 4-8 weeks and includes a 1-2 hr weekly meeting with a retreat director and personal prayer of 30 minutes for five days of each week.
The Everyday Spiritual Exercises:
Progress in the Service of God Progress in God’s Love Progress in Mercy, Healing and Freedom
Throughout the year. Four Weeks in 21 Days.
All CIS Teams
These three retreats are a form of the Exercises given by Ignatius to many people and they have been well received through our CIS programs in recent years. Pages 17-18 give a full description of the contents. If you would like one of these retreats in your parish or with your group, contact the local CIS team.
Progress in Love, Mercy and Healing - Lenten Retreat
Sun 21–Thur 25 Feb; Sun 28 Feb –Thu 4 Mar ;
Sun 7 –Thur 11 Mar (Canisius or Parish, NSW)
Des Purcell SJ & CIS Team
This retreat is a Everyday Spiritual Exercise Retreat adapted for Lent. It is offered at Canisius and as an outreach to parishes. One can make a 1, 2 or 3 week retreat. Each week builds on the others - beginning with love, it moves through the mysteries of sin and mercy, reconciliation and healing. As a lenten retreat, this retreat tracks through the dark side of our humanity. But, with God’s tender mercy, it provides a surer route to greater love, wholeness and service. Begins at 10.30am. ($60 live-out
Trying the Everyday Exercises: Progress in God’s Love
Sun 12 Sep – Thu 16 Sep (Canisius or Parish, NSW)
CIS Staff
This retreat may be at Canisius or an outreach to parishes. It starts with Sunday Eucharist and meeting, then daily prayer Monday to Thursday. It ends in a final day meeting with a spiritual director. ($60 live-out)
Parish Retreats in Daily Life
Throughout the year. 1-10 weeks (Parishs)
All CIS Teams
We offer a Retreat in Daily Life with individual spiritual direction and group meetings. Retreats may be from 1-10 weeks. Contact local CIS.
The Winding Road: Retreat in Daily Life for Men.
Sat 24 Jul - Mon 16 Aug. Three Weeks (Loyola, SA)
Wayne Brabin, Tony Fogarty
This retreat offers men a way to integrate a pattern of personal prayer into their daily life while sharing the experience. Over three weeks we meet for joint prayer, sharing and spiritual direction. (Donation)
Masculine Spirituality Retreats
Throughout the year.
Tony Fogarty or Wayne Brabin (Loyola, SA)
Campion Outreach Team (Campion, VIC)
Our team offers a range of opportunities to support men in their faith journey. The experiences can be parish-based programs, workshops and prayer days, evenings or mornings.
Time Out For Mothers
Throughout the year. Five Mornings. (Local parish, Vic)
Campion Outreach Team
A retreat for mothers of young children available on request through parishes. Five mornings presented in a delightful series on experiencing God in everyday mothering: naming my child, myself, my God, my Church and my place. These will be explored with prayer, sharing & creative activity honoring the unique experience of mother and child.
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