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Regular Events

Centering Prayer

A slice of silence in your busy day
Centering Prayer together
 
Time: 1st Thursday of every month 12.30 to 1pm from February
Venue: St Andrew’s on the Terrace, Room location posted each week as you enter
Facilitated by Diane Gilliam-Weeks
(027) 4978374

Christian Meditation – Home of Compassion

Home of Compassion invite you to join us in a led introduction to Christian meditation. This practice is an ancient form of contemplative prayer, deeply anchored in the teachings of the early Christian desert fathers and mothers of the 4th and 5th centuries. All are welcome.
 
Time: Every Thursday morning 11am and Monday evening 7pm
Venue: Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine St, Island Bay
 
For more information email or call
(04) 383-7769
 

Christian Meditation

Meditation is offered on Tuesday evenings between 7-8pm every week from end of January and early November.
We meet weekly alternating between Zoom meetings and in person in Maureen’s home.
 
Contact E-mail Maureen for more details.
Or phone (021) 1763669

Contemplative Listening Group

Times: 1.30-2.30pm on the first Friday of each month (Feb-Dec)
Venue: 217/61 Wai-iti Crescent, Woburn, Lower Hutt 5010
Contact: Maureen 

Christian Meditation Group

Venue: Catholic Parish of Sts Peter and Paul, 60 Knights Road, Lower Hutt
Every Friday, 10.45am-12.00pm (from February to December)
Contact: Shirley (027)4954174

Sunday Network Sit by Zoom

A time of lectio divina and meditation by Zoom every Sunday evening at 7:30pm by The Contemplative Network Aorearoa. The evening will start with a poem, scripture or other reading, include a time of sharing, and then move into a 25-minute meditation.
 
Contact: Please contact Pat for the zoom link
 
 

Workshops

If you or your group are interested in learning more about different forms of prayer, Wellington Contemplative Retreats can organise some of the different forms of prayer,
these include:

  • Lectio divina
  • Imaginative / Ignation prayer
  • Visio divina
  • body prayer
  • breath prayer
  • centering prayer
  • creative prayer
  • contemplative / silent prayer
  • the Examen
  • nature contemplation
  • writing in prayer
  • and more

Feel free to enquire if you would like to find out more about these contemplative practices.

Week of Guided Prayer

Would your church or group like to facilitate a week of seeking God individually and together?

Weeks of Guided Prayer, sometimes referred to as “a retreat in daily life”, are like a retreat, except that you remain in your normal day to day routines, choosing to consistently spend a half hour in prayer each day through the week, and having the opportunity to talk with a spiritual director daily.
The week begins and ends with a Group contemplative worship experience including a guided meditation.

Find out more

Labyrinths in Wellington

Find out more about Labyrinths on this website.
Or contact us if you would like to facilitate a group labyrinth prayer session.

Johnsonville

Labyrinth at Johnsonville Uniting Church,
18 Dr Taylor Terrace, Johnsonville. 
http://www.juc.org.nz

Porirua

Ratonga Rua-o-Porirua Campus,
Porirua Hospital grounds,
Upper Main Drive, next to the Chapel.

Lower Hutt

The Fredric and Margaret Wallis Labyrinth
Hutt Hospital ground

What is a "Quiet Day"?

A day away from the usual hubbub of daily life, to allow a focus on, and listening to God. These are usually facilitated around a topic or theme and provide plenty of space for personal reflection and prayer.

– Check our calendar to find out the next quiet day near you –