Chaplaincy Academy is no longer operating.



Established in 2006, the Chaplaincy Academy was a training organisation committed to the training and spiritual formation of students nominated by Christian Churches and other Faith organisations. This was its website for a number of years.
Content is from the site's 2013 - 2016 archived content providing a glimpse of what this site offered.

The Charity's registration was revoked, effective 19 March 2018 because the charity is no longer operating and courses are no longer offered.
Information on the Charity Register has been provided to the ACNC (www.acnc.gov.au/).

The charity's history

PURPOSE START DATE END DATE
Advancing education 1 January 2014 31 August 2018
Advancing religion 1 January 2014 31 August 2018
Promoting reconciliation, mutual respect and tolerance between groups of individuals that are in Australia 1 January 2014 31 August 2018
2012 Another purpose beneficial to the community 3 December 2012 31 December 2013
2012 Advancement of education 3 December 2012 31 December 2013
2012 Advancement of religion 3 December 2012 31 December 2013
2012 Relief of poverty sickness or needs of the aged 3 December 2012 31 December 2013

 

MULTIFAITH ACADEMY FOR CHAPLAINCY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES 

Offering Qualifications in Spiritual Care
Inclusive spiritual care
Training with a multifaith focus

In the spirit of respect, the Chaplaincy Academy acknowledges the Aboriginal peoples of Australia as the traditional custodians of the land..

 

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE MULTIFAITH ACADEMY

The Multifaith Academy for Chaplaincy and Community Ministries, founded in 1993 in Brisbane, Queensland, is a training organisation committed to the training and spiritual formation of students nominated by Christian Churches and other Faith organisations 
to operate as Chaplains and spiritual carers in institutional settings and the community in the spirit of ecumenism, having an understanding and respect for all faith groups, underpinned by the values of respect, justice, love and compassion.

 

Our chaplaincy students and Graduate Chaplains minister to people who come to hospitals, prisons and other places where there are people in adversity. 
The Academy had its beginning among Christians but is not owned by any faith tradition and we strive to better reflect the lived reality of the community we serve

Vision

The basic nature of the Multifaith Academy for chaplaincy and community ministries is expressed in its name. It is inextricably both multifaith and an Academy, searching for, discovering and communicating truth in the fields of multifaith chaplaincy and spiritual care.

Within this basic character, the Academy has two basic characteristics.

As a multifaith academy, it pursues its teaching and its research inclusively.

Its themes are the exploration of the sacred, the value of the human person and the common good within a multicultural context.

As a multifaith academy it has a mission to engage fully and dynamically with all faiths in Australian society. It is inclusive in its admission of students and in its appointment of staff.

Operations

The Academy provides professional learning opportunities in classes, praxis, placements and the Spiritual Formation Program towards qualifications in spiritual care, chaplaincy and team leadership.

The Academy's multifaith theoretical framework is based on the scholarly literature about spiritual care, spirituality, communication theories, adult learning theories and educational theory on praxis and on the work of eminent social scientists.

The pedagogical framework is founded on the proposition that spiritual carers need specific understandings, skills and the right dispositions in order to be able to offer spiritual care on behalf of their religious bodies.

Written course materials faithfully apply the common theoretical models in the human sciences and draw from the best spiritual wisdom available.

Spiritual Formation Program

This Academy requires that students develop the right dispositions to be able to offer genuine spiritual care to others. MACCM expects students to take full advantage of the extensive Spiritual Formation offerings. Our unique Spiritual Formation Program is for all students, alumni and the wider chaplaincy community. Our philosophy is that in a helping profession such as chaplaincy, those who “give out” need to be spiritually refreshed so that they might be better able to refresh others spiritually. Spiritual journaling is a feature of this program and next year. 

Multifaith Identity

The multifaith Academy maintains a strong and visible link with a wide spectrum of faith groups evident in Australian society.

The adjective “multifaith’ embraces attitudes and behaviours that are inclusive of all faiths, not just Christianity. In its widest sense, the adjective also includes those who operate outside of any organised religion. So, in its widest use, the adjective could just as easily describe ‘all comers’ or ‘everybody’.

The Academy sees itself as offering training and spiritual formation to anyone who aspires to offer spiritual care to others in institutional and community settings. Our students currently include Buddhists as well as Christians, and people who identify as nominal Christians.

Relevant quotation from Albers, Meller & Thurber, Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and their Families (Fortress Press 2012), p. 154:

There are certain core values that are integral to the three major Western religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The injunction to “love one another” is likely the first and most important value that these traditions hold in common. This means “love” in the deepest sense of the word, not an emotion but, rather, an “attitude” of care and concern for all of our sisters and brothers.

Give voice to the inherent worth and value of every human being irrespective of the human categories that are so often devised to exclude others. The Creator has created all creatures for relationships, fellowship, and mutual care and concern. Prejudice, discrimination, and bias are not divinely ordained; they are human constructs that have no place in faith communities.

There is a common realization that human beings are not what the divine intended them to be, therefore the acknowledgement of estrangement and alienation as realities needs to be embraced. Implementing a message, mission, and ministry that takes seriously the need for forgiveness, reconciliation, healing, and blessing, irrespective of how that is done in diverse religious traditions, is imperative. 

 

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EXPLAINING OUR LOGO

Set in a circle, without beginning, without end, - the God of mystery.

The Book - our special Holy Book with the Greek letters, Alpha and Omega, symbols of the Godhead as well as the Book as a symbol of learning.

The bookmark with the fleur-de-lys as each point Trinitarian in concept while recognising Chris in the symbol of the Cross.

THE ACADEMY BADGE

The word 'Academy' denotes place of learning.
The large 'C' represents the Chaplains who will study and perfect their understanding of the needs of people in hospitals, nursing homes and prisons, and who have had their lives disrupted or interrupted in any way.

THE DESIGN: Set in a circular design, the badge signifies that all our work is based in God / Allah - the circile signifiying God, being without beginning or end.

THE COLOUR: All our sporting heroes representing the State of Queensland wear the maroon and gold. The Academy is based in Queensland and recalls the words of encouragement from Paul: To fight the good fight, to win the crown (Letter to the Romans).

THE BOOK: Reminds us that true learning is at the basis of our work for the glory of God / Allah and the edification of all.  Our truths have been written for us in the Holy Book passed on through the generations who have gone before us.

THE BOOKMARK has the design of the fleur-de-lys (the iris lily) at the extremities of the cross. The fleur-de-lys (part of the Royal Coat of Arms of the French Court) represents the Trinity through the three petals bound together at the base, and is a common motif of classic tradition.

Founded in the Christian tradition, the Academy honours the Cross of Christ in following His Way to the Father and His place in the Trinity.

Logo Material written by co-founder Denise HV.

 

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WHO DO THE MACCM’s COURSES?

The people who do the MACCM’s courses are as follows:

1. Laity from a wide variety of Christian denominations who are semi-retired or retired or planning to retire and who would like to offer spiritual care on behalf of their Church in one or more of the following institutional settings: hospitals, hospices, palliative care units, aged care facilities, mental health services, domiciliary care services, drug & alcohol units, migrant hostels, prisons, juvenile detention units, remand centres, Defence Force bases, Police & Emergency Services, Schools, Universities, Non-Government service agencies, Deaneries, and Parish/Congregation outreach services.

2. Members of Religious Orders who are assuming responsibility for supporting older and frailer members of their communities.

3. Ordinands for Holy Orders and recently ordained clergy/pastors who are required to undertake formal spiritual care training.

4. Professionals like nurses and teachers who have a significant spiritual care role.

5. Buddhist Monks, Nuns and laity.

6. Indigenous carers.

7. Mentors servicing businesses, NGOs, and schools.

Certificate of Spiritual Care (a two term course)

Certificate of Spiritual Care(a two term Course), Levels 1 & 2

Students who satisfactorily complete the first term are awarded the Spiritual Care Praxis Endorsement.

This Course is offered in both face-to-face mode.

The duration of the Course, in face-to-face mode, is 8 months, 
and concluding after satisfactory completion of all requirements such as 9 weeks of classes and 80 hours of Pastoral Visiting placement.
The Course is a highly structured and closely integrated combination of Pastoral Visiting, classes, intensives, Spiritual Journaling, and retreats.

Students undertake 40 hours of supervised pastoral visiting in their own time per term in an institutional setting agreed by the Placements Officer at our Office with "completed" Compliance Report. 
Intensives, and retreats are conducted at the Little King's Movements Cornner Carl and O'Keefe Sts., Buranda.
 

First term Cert 1:

Retreat  (all day): 27th February 2016, 9.30-4.00; Sat May 21st; Sat August 27th 2016.

Classes (locations as arranged):  Feb- May. 

Logotherapy three day Intensive (all day): 11-13 March at Buranda. Repeated 3/4/5 June
 

Second term Cert 2:

Classes (as arranged): June- August 
Retreat (all day):  May 21th

Health Care Ethics one day intensive at Oxley on 12th July includes assessment task.

Advanced Certificate of Spiritual Care (another term after Levels 1 and 2 or rpl)

The Course, comprises 27 hours of classes commencing with a RETREAT.

The Course is a highly structured and integrated combination of Pastoral Visiting, Classes, & Spiritual Formation, journaling and Retreat.

Students must undertake 40 hours of supervised pastoral visiting in their own time in an institutional setting agreed by the Academy (unless otherwise currently employed in such a position) and supply a "Satisfactory" Compliance Report.
Classes are conducted as convenient to students' locations.

Diploma of Chaplaincy (completion of 4 terms)

 

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Level 1 & 2:

Levels 1 & 2
classes as arranged
Supervised Pastoral Visiting as arranged
+ 2 retreats  
+ 1 Logotherapy 
+ Day One Health Care Ethics 

Highly recommended 2016
Applied Ethics Wed 13th July 9-4 
Doing Theology Dr John Chalmers Sat 28th May & 12 November 10-3pm at Buranda
Self Care Day Wed 10th August at WEST END 9.30-4.30
Taking a Funeral with Elma Webb 10th September 10.00-3.00 at LKM Buranda
Progoff Retreat Sat 27th August 9-4 

 

Level 3:

Level 3: Advanced Certificate of Spiritual Care (usually via Levels 1 and 2 prequisite) offered from Term 1 2015. Students complete the following:

A further 40 hours of supervised pastoral visiting in an institutional setting approved by the Deputy Academic Dean and supervised by a Supervisor acceptable to MACCM: assessment is a satisfactory report from your Supervisor
OR waived with rpl through written evidence of a paid or ongoing position as chaplain in a workplace

Mental Health  (either by face-to-face classes or by Open Learning): assessment is 8 written assignments using Verbatims provided by MACCM
in Course Work

Theory & Praxis  Unit (either by an Intensive or face-to-face classes or via Open Learning): assessment is via a number of short written assignments on Verbatims provided by MACCM (Course Work)

Practical Theology Unit(this year it istitled “Doing Theology” in November 

Two Multifaith Rites using the MACCM proforma

A full Verbatim on one of your pastoral encounters using the MACCM proforma

Spiritual Formation Program: assessment is doing the two Multifaith Rites, the Practical Theology unit, the full Verbatim, and by attending a one day Retreat  (or equivalent).

 

Level 4:

Level 4: Diploma of Chaplaincy (Level 3 is prerequisite) to be offered in 2015 .

A further 40 hours of supervised pastoral visiting in an institutional setting approved by the Academic Dean and supervised by a Supervisor acceptable to MACCM: assessment is a satisfactory report from your Supervisor.

Theory & Praxis  Unit (either by an Intensive or face-to-face classes or via Open Learning): assessment is via a number of short written assignments on Verbatims provided by MACCM

Practical Theology Unit “DoingTheology”at (10.00-3.00pm)

Two Multifaith Rites using the MACCM proforma

A full Verbatim on one of your pastoral encounters using the MACCM proforma

Personalised Spiritual Formation Program: assessment is completion is satisfied by doing the two Multifaith Rites, the Practical Theology unit, the full Verbatim, and by attending a one day Retreat. Students may select additional offerings from the Spiritual Formation Booklet) and by attending MACCM Featured Events.

 

Level 5:

Chaplain Supervisor

In Level 5, the Academy offers a staged program of workshops and courses to support chaplains in their work. This program offers practical units across the Academy offerings. Activities range from e-learning courses, locally based mentoring and staff development workshops, formal courses through other agencies as arranged and requested, and guided study in the chaplaincy field through arrangements. The overall aim is to suit the needs of the candidate with best-fit provisions for her situation and plans as a Chaplain Supervisor. 

This program is designed to introduce participants to the current principles, debates and practices of mentoring, in the context of the Academy’s policies and current workplace practices. Participants are encouraged to develop research-enriched approaches to their praxis, and engage in activities and tasks designed to cultivate critical reflection on spiritual care-giving in their own contexts. A particular feature of the MACCM program is the emphasis on the value of multi-disciplinary collaboration and the distinctive multifaith focus. 


This is a year-long course across three terms with an Academy approved Course Supervisor.

A planned outline: assignment tasks are numbered. 

            51. reflective writing as a mentoring chaplain

            52. Attendance at all our SFP: retreats, Doing Theology, Applied Ethics, refreshers, etc.

            53. Evidence of current policy and administration awareness updates

            54. a planned professional reading program (all our Bulletins)

            55. Developed practice of self-care strategies

            56. Analyse Critical Incidents in supervision (from literature and personal records)

            57. Review of literature evidenced approaches on Mourning or attendance at grief seminars

            58. Scripture in Chaplaincy project/ study

            59. a 3,500 word self-reflective journal & Summary of spiritual journal

            60. a Negotiable Task relevant to your location’s Chaplain Supervisor’s role.

Level 6 Team Leader 

The Team Leader MACCM course is a Level 6000 course of professional enhancement for those already holding paid chaplains positions: it is quite negotiable across a year, using the wider resources of our unique SFP, the Continuing Professional Development Program offerings, reflection to analyse Critical Incidents, policy implementation, organisation and communication workshops, directed higher level reading, intense self-reflective journal writing, scheduled meetings with a Critical Friend, undergoing a Case Study process as a mentoring chaplain, and practice of self care strategies for burnout. Requirements are negotiable within a proven framework.

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Spiritual Formation Program in 2015

 


Start of term retreat
"Come Apart for Awhile"
Saturday 14th March at Oxley
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Patrick Oliver

Patrick OliverDr Patrick Oliver leads retreatants in spiritual formation. Patrick is providing input and reflection time for people to get in touch with the workings of God within them.
Patrick is well known for his skills in spiritual direction and counseling. Patrick has been working in the area of spiritual direction and retreats for over 20 years. He has had extensive involvement with the “Stillpoint” Centre at Toowong, as well as across the Christian denominations. Patrick lectures and has written many books on Christian spirituality and the scriptures, and his associated interests include the interaction of the soul, dreamwork and personality.
Topics that could be covered:
Religion and spirituality: similarities and differences
Religious experience
Emptying the self for the sake of the Other
The dark night of the soul.

Orientation Statment by Patrick
“These retreats are not workshops. They are not “course material” in the academic sense, nor are they designed as input for learning about chaplaincy skills. The retreat days are provided as offerings for participants’ spiritual maturing, and are invitations to deepen their awareness of the life of the human soul. The material will be presented from a Christian perspective, and will use Christian terminology. The mode of retreat days will be contemplative, in the sense that they ask engagement and attentiveness on the level of soul. Because of this, they won't be interactive or for discussion; rather they are for participants’ individual reflection.”

As usual, the day will conclude with a brief multifaith service to begin the term. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued. Participants bring their own lunch.

Designed for

Trainee chaplains and similar professionals seeking spiritual nurturance, increased sense of the sacred, and a greater awareness of their call to serve. Other interested parties might be counsellors, clergy, welfare officers, nurses, social workers, therapists, psychologists and other allied health professionals.

Style

The format of the day will include spaces for input and individual reflection. The retreat days are not workshops but opportunities for personal reflection upon the selves that they bring to ministry.

At the conclusion of the retreats, participants will be able to:

· recognise invitations of the Divine in their life and how it impacts on their own life journey and the life of others (Retreat 1)

· understand how to apply Merton’s true self/false self dichotomy in pastoral situations, and how to apply basic discernment principles (Retreat 2)

· understand the nature of spiritual desolation and how to live in it whilst continuing in the practice of ministry (Retreat 3).

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Wed 4th March
Meditation a self care provision
Register now with Ann Aboud:
[email protected]
$25.00

Susila Scott
Meditation teacher, trainer at Samadhi Grove Centre
TOPIC: Care for the Soul: Chaplains’ Self-Caring Space, a meditation workshop on the application of Buddhist meditation techniques, including techniques suitable for spiritual carers’ understanding of Buddhism. Includes some silent sitting.

Susila, a regular teacher at the Academy whose meditation workshops are held at Canossa, embarked upon the path of Buddhism 25 years ago, after looking deeply into what she felt was her spiritual life practice. After exploring Hinduism and practising in another Buddhist tradition, she was trained and ordained in the Theravada tradition. She is an Academy graduate. Her workshops on Meditation Techniques are always highly rated and provide an introduction to the basic techniques that some Buddhists draw upon to attain calm, peaceful and compassionate lives.
During the workshop, in layperson’s language, Susila explains and provides techniques suitable for spiritual carers’ self-understanding and self-care. This seminar will appeal to multifaith chaplains and caregivers wishing to focus on growth in the spiritual life. With her long experience in the Theravada tradition, Susila will introduce you gently to the meditation process and guide you to its applications in chaplaincy. Meditation is a practical self-care practice which develops loving kindness and peace.

Led by Susila at the Lay Spirituality Centre, Canossa Care, 169 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rad., Oxley, Brisbane. Wed March 4th 9.30 start.

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Logotherapy Seminar
March 6/7/8th
9.00-4.00

3 days
PmCQ
Dr McQuillan.
Students and participants need to attend the full three days for the Certificate of Completion.
At Oxley at the Lay Spirituality Centre, Canossa Care, Oxley, Brisbane on 9.00 - 4.00.



with Paul McQuillan

Logotherapy - an Overview by Ross Pitt 2012

Logotherapy is a three day intensive led by Dr. Paul McQuillan with seven assignments that are all done in class. Alternatively, you may do this unit online. This can be arranged with the Office and the Studies Dean.

Logotherapy was developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. It is considered the "Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy" after Freud's psychoanalysis and Adler's individual psychology. Logotherapy is based on an Existential Analysis focusing on the will to meaning as opposed to Adler's Nietzschean doctrine of will to power or Freud's will to pleasure. Rather than power or pleasure, logotherapy is founded upon the belief that it is the striving to find a meaning in one's life that is the primary, most powerful motivating and driving force in humans. A short introduction to this system is given in Frankl's most famous book, Man's Search for Meaning, in which he outlines how his theories helped him to survive his Holocaust experience and how that experience further developed and reinforced his theories.

Basic principles

The neologism of Logotherapy was created with the Greek word logos ("meaning"). Frankl’s concept is based on the premise that the primary motivational force of an individual is to find a meaning in life. The following list of tenets represents basic principles of logotherapy:

▪ Life has meaning under all circumstances, even the most miserable ones.

▪ Our main motivation for living is our will to find meaning in life.

▪ We have freedom to find meaning in what we do, and what we experience, or at least in the stand we take when faced with a situation of unchangeable suffering.

The human spirit is referred to in several of the assumptions of logotherapy, but the use of the term spirit is not "spiritual" or "religious". In Frankl's view, the spirit is the will of the human being. The emphasis, therefore, is on the search for meaning, which is not necessarily the search for God or any other supernatural being. Frankl also noted the barriers to humanity's quest for meaning in life. He warns against "...affluence, hedonism, [and] materialism..." in the search for meaning.

Purpose in life and, meaning in life, constructs appeared in Frankl's logotherapy writings with relation to existential vacuum and will to meaning, as well as, others who have theorized about and defined positive psychological functioning. Frankl observed that when person's search for meaning is blocked, it may be psychologically damaging. Positive life purpose and meaning was associated with strong religious beliefs, membership in groups, dedication to a cause, life values, and clear goals. Adult development and maturity theories include the purpose in life concept. Maturity emphasizes a clear comprehension of life's purpose, directedness, and intentionality which, contributes to the feeling that life is meaningful.

Frankl's ideas were operationalized by Crumbaugh and Maholick's Purpose in Life (PIL) test which measures an individual's meaning and purpose in life. With the test, investigators found that meaning in life mediated the relationships between: religiosity and well-being; uncontrollable stress and substance use; depression and self-derogation. Crumbaugh found that the Seeking of Noetic Goals Test (SONG) is a complementary measure of the PIL. While the PIL measures the presence of meaning, the SONG measures orientation towards meaning. A low score in the PIL but a high score in the SONG, would predict a better outcome in the application of Logotherapy.

Discovering meaning

According to Frankl, "We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: by creating a work or doing a deed; by experiencing something or encountering someone; and by the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering" and that "everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances". On the meaning of suffering, Frankl gives the following example:

"Once, an elderly general practitioner consulted me because of his severe depression. He could not overcome the loss of his wife who had died two years before and whom he had loved above all else. Now how could I help him? What should I tell him? I refrained from telling him anything, but instead confronted him with a question, "What would have happened, Doctor, if you had died first, and your wife would have had to survive you?:" "Oh," he said, "for her this would have been terrible; how she would have suffered!" Whereupon I replied, "You see, Doctor, such a suffering has been spared her, and it is you who have spared her this suffering; but now, you have to pay for it by surviving and mourning her." He said no word but shook my hand and calmly left the office.

Frankl emphasized that realizing the value of suffering is meaningful only when the first two creative possibilities are not available (for example, in a concentration camp) and only when such suffering is inevitable – he was not proposing that people suffer unnecessarily.

Philosophical basis of logotherapy

Frankl described the metaclinical implications of logotherapy in his book The Will of Meaning: Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy. He believed that there is no psychotherapy apart from the theory of man. As an existential psychologist, he inherently disagreed with the “machine model” or “rat model”, as it undermines the human quality of humans. As a neurologist and psychiatrist, Frankl developed a unique view of determinism to coexist with the three basic pillars of logotherapy (the freedom of will). Though Frankl admitted that man can never be free from every condition, such as, biological, sociological, or psychological determinants, based on his experience in the Holocaust, he believed that man is “capable of resisting and braving even the worst conditions”. In doing such, man can detach from situations, himself, choose an attitude about himself, determine his own determinants, thus shaping his own character and becoming responsible for himself.

Relevance of Logotherapy to Spiritual Care

Logotherapy offers a comprehensive framework within which to apply the 4 Fs – the four resources of spiritual care: Facts, Feelings, Faith (meaning making), and Freedom. Its real strength is in elucidating the truism that Freedom is how we choose to look at our circumstances and discern our options.

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Accommodation Options during Logotherapy seminar

with Paul McQuillan
At Milton
St Francis Theological College MiltonRd.,
Ring Stephen the Manager 35147402
or Greenslopes
Isla House
Juliette St Greenslopes
$90 single 3847 1923

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Friday May 8th
10.30-12.30 OPEN DAY Information for new students 10.30 Academy rooms 47 Dornoch Terrace West End. Download flyer here. NB 50 kph speed limit in Dornoch Tce.
Start of term 2: Christian retreat
Saturday 23rd May
9.00-4.00 at the Lay Spirituality Centre, Canossa Care, Oxley. $25.00
Register now with Ann Aboud

Leading retreatants in spiritual formation, Dr Patrick Oliver is providing input and reflection time for people to get in touch with the workings of God within them.
Patrick is well known for his skills in spiritual direction and counseling. Patrick has been working in the area of spiritual direction and retreats for over 20 years. He has had extensive involvement with the “Stillpoint” Centre at Toowong, as well as across the Christian denominations. Patrick lectures and has written many books on Christian spirituality and the scriptures, and his associated interests include the interaction of the soul, dreamwork and personality.
Topics that could be covered:
Religion and spirituality: similarities and differences
Religious experience
Emptying the self for the sake of the Other
The dark night of the soul.

Orientation Statment by Patrick
“These retreats are not workshops. They are not “course material” in the academic sense, nor are they designed as input for learning about chaplaincy skills. The retreat days are provided as offerings for participants’ spiritual maturing, and are invitations to deepen their awareness of the life of the human soul. The material will be presented from a Christian perspective, and will use Christian terminology. The mode of retreat days will be contemplative, in the sense that they ask engagement and attentiveness on the level of soul. Because of this, they won't be interactive or for discussion; rather they are for participants’ individual reflection.”
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued. Participants bring their own lunch in a cooler pak. Please advise of dietary requirements and disability access requests.

Designed for

Trainee chaplains and similar professionals seeking spiritual nurturance, increased sense of the sacred, and a greater awareness of their call to serve. Other interested parties might be counsellors, clergy, welfare officers, nurses, social workers, therapists, psychologists and other allied health professionals.

Style

The format of the day will include spaces for input and individual reflection. The retreat days are not workshops but opportunities for personal reflection upon the selves that they bring to ministry.
At the conclusion of the retreat, participants will be able to:
· understand how to apply Merton’s true self/false self dichotomy in pastoral situations, and how to apply basic discernment principles (Retreat 2)

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Doing Theology: Praxis
Sat 30th May 2015
10.00-3.00 at the Lay Spirituality Centre, Canossa Care, Oxley. $25.00
Register now with Ann Aboud

Doing Theology: Learning the skill of praxis.
Fr John
Theme: On miracles.
How do we understand miracles and how do the people we minister to understand miracles?
John is Director Emeritus of Centacare Pastoral Ministries in the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane and is now its Staff Formation Director.
He holds a Doctorate in Ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary. He holds post-graduate degrees from CTS and Loyola University in Chicago, Emory University in Atlanta and Brisbane's Griffith University.

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Quiet Saturdays Program


Faber Centre Bardon Quiet Saturdays

 

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Logotherapy Seminar
March 12/13/14th June
9.00-4.00
3 days

PmCQ


with Paul McQuillan

Dr Paul McQuillan.

Students and participants need to attend the full three days for the Certificate of Completion. Read about logotherapy -
At Oxley at the Lay Spirituality Centre, Canossa Care, Oxley, Brisbane on 9.00 - 4.00 each day. do 2 enrolments Contact our Office before May 31st the cut of point then register with Ann Aboud
The cutoff date for enrolments needs to be by 31 May at latest, later than that will not give you time to read the posted material or indeed to send it.
Register now with Ann Aboud: [email protected]

Enroll with Paul
Accommodation Options for regional students:
At Milton
St Francis Theological College Milton Rd.,
Ring Stephen the Manager 35147402
or Greenslopes
Isla House
Juliette St Greenslopes
$90 single 3847 1923

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with Rev. Kevin McGovern

Rev. Kevin McGovern
Morning: Health Care Ethics 1 to be led by Fr. Kevin McGovern, Director of the Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Care Ethics who is also a member of the Australian Health Ethics Committee, one of the principal committees of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Ethics Committee. Kevin will be using Bulletin #42 and Fourth Edition of Ashley and O'Rourke's Health Care Ethics: A Theological Analysis and the Fourth Edition of Beauchamp and Childress' Principles of Biomedical Ethics.

Afternoon: Introduction to Ethical Thinking for Chaplains from different denominational persepctives:
Rev. Kevin McGovern (Catholic), Dean Peter Catt (Anglican), Dr Trevor Jordan (QUT)
Download the flyer here

Please note that your browser may be set up to play the individual files rather than download them, in which case it may be easier to download the one large zip file.

Refer all enquirees to the Academy Studies

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Wednesday July 15th at Oxley
Applied Ethics. Fr Kevin McGovern Director Caroline Chisholm Centre for Ethics
Venue: Oxley at the Lay Spirituality Centre, Canossa Care, 169 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd, Oxley, Brisbane Gate 1, 9.30 - 4.30 Register now with Ann Aboud $25 for guests
Download the flyer here.

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Exhibition Wednesday
August 12th at Academy Rooms
47 Dornoch Tce, WEST END

Free parking in the street.
Self Care Day: in 2015 Caring for the Self: Body Mind Spirit
9.30-4.30. $40. three excellent speakers at West End. Park int he street. Mind the 50 kpm in Dornoch Tce.
Download the flyer here.

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Saturday 22nd August
Start of term 3 Christian retreat
9.00 - 4.00
at Lay Spirituality Centre

Canossa Care, 169 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd. Oxley gate 1

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Patrick Oliver

Dr Patrick Oliver leads retreatants in spiritual formation. Patrick is providing input and reflection time for people to get in touch with the workings of God within them.
Patrick is well known for his skills in spiritual direction and counseling. Patrick has been working in the area of spiritual direction and retreats for over 20 years. He has had extensive involvement with the “Stillpoint” Centre at Toowong, as well as across the Christian denominations. Patrick lectures and has written many books on Christian spirituality and the scriptures, and his associated interests include the interaction of the soul, dreamwork and personality.
Topics that could be covered:
Religion and spirituality: similarities and differences
Religious experience
Emptying the self for the sake of the Other
The dark night of the soul.

Orientation Statment by Patrick
“These retreats are not workshops. They are not “course material” in the academic sense, nor are they designed as input for learning about chaplaincy skills. The retreat days are provided as offerings for participants’ spiritual maturing, and are invitations to deepen their awareness of the life of the human soul. The material will be presented from a Christian perspective, and will use Christian terminology. The mode of retreat days will be contemplative, in the sense that they ask engagement and attentiveness on the level of soul. Because of this, they won't be interactive or for discussion; rather they are for participants’ individual reflection.”
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued. Participants bring their own lunch.
Designed for
Trainee chaplains and similar professionals seeking spiritual nurturance, increased sense of the sacred, and a greater awareness of their call to serve. Other interested parties might be counsellors, clergy, welfare officers, nurses, social workers, therapists, psychologists and other allied health professionals.
Style
The format of the day will include spaces for input and individual reflection. The retreat days are not workshops but opportunities for personal reflection upon the selves that they bring to ministry.
Outcomes
At the conclusion of the retreat, participants will be able to:
· understand the nature of spiritual desolation and how to live in it whilst continuing in the practice of ministry (Retreat 3).

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SATURDAY 5th September
9.30-3.30
at Lay Spirituality Centre,
Canossa Care, 169 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rad., Oxley, Brisbane

Register now with Ann Aboud,
TOPIC: Care for the Soul: Chaplains’ Self-Caring Space, a meditation workshop on the application of Buddhist meditation techniques, including techniques suitable for spiritual carers’ understanding of Buddhism. Includes some silent sitting.

Susila, a regular teacher at the Academy whose meditation workshops are held at Canossa, embarked upon the path of Buddhism 25 years ago, after looking deeply into what she felt was her spiritual life practice. After exploring Hinduism and practising in another Buddhist tradition, she was trained and ordained in the Theravada tradition. She is an Academy graduate. Her workshops on Meditation Techniques are always highly rated and provide an introduction to the basic techniques that some Buddhists draw upon to attain calm, peaceful and compassionate lives.
During the workshop, in layperson’s language, Susila explains and provides techniques suitable for spiritual carers’ self-understanding and self-care. This seminar will appeal to multifaith chaplains and caregivers wishing to focus on growth in the spiritual life. With her long experience in the Theravada tradition, Susila will introduce you gently to the meditation process and guide you to its applications in chaplaincy. Meditation is a practical self-care practice which develops loving kindness and peace.

Led by Susila at the Lay Spirituality Centre, Canossa Care, 169 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rad., Oxley, Brisbane.

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Saturday November 14th
10.00-3.00pm

at Lay Spirituality Centre,
Canossa Care,
169 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd.,
Oxley, Brisbane
gate 1

Rev Dr John Chalmers "Doing Theology" seminar: Exploring Life’s Subtleties, Paradoxes, Joys, Pains and Truths through Contemporary Literature including Burial Rites, Someone, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.

John is Director Emeritus of Centacare Pastoral Ministries in the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane and is now its Staff Formation Director.
He holds a Doctorate in Ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary. He holds post-graduate degrees from CTS and Loyola University in Chicago, Emory University in Atlanta and Brisbane's Griffith University

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CPD Program Launch for 2015

4 March 9:30-4:30pm Meditation by Susila Scott at Canossa

19 March 6:00-8pm 'Islam: What you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask'-Dr Nora Amath at Canoss

16 April 12:30pm Visit to Mosque, 309 Nursery Rd, Holland Park
. See Holland Park mosque Flyer

SFP Event Cancellation Process

1] Executive contact Ann re numbers.
Minimum number required 10.
2] Date decision made for cancellation -2 nights beforehand
[To enable speaker to be notified and also participants who may have made travel arrangements]
3] Contact presenter with apology
4] Contact intended participants by email. [See memo below]
5] Put cancellation notice on website
6] Chris uses his network for cancellation notice
7 ] Accounts refund any monies paid through EFT

Sample Letter:

Date

Dear Intended Participant,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Spiritual Formation Event that was planned to be held on date has had to be cancelled.
We offer events in good faith and seek to support their success
We select our presenters with care and advertise widely and a cancellation is quite unusual but in this case was indeed necessary due to ------------------. [insert reason from list below]
We trust you will not be inconvenienced by this and look forward to sharing with you at a future event.

The Spiritual Formation Team,
Multifaith Academy for Chaplaincy and community Ministries
Ph 3255 2112 E-mail: [email protected]

 

REASONS
Insufficient registrations
Speaker indisposed
Venue unavailable
communication/ transport difficulties
Extreme bad weather



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Harmony Day 2013

As stars in their courses never contend,
As blossoms their hues in harmony blend,
As bird voices mingle in joyful refrain,
So God’s loving children in concord remain.

Our God is one Mind, the Mind we adore;
Ineffable joy His love doth outpour;
Let nations be one in a union of love,
God’s bountiful peace, all earth’s treasures above.


~ Excerpt from the Christian Science Hymnal; no. 236 by Irving C. Tomlinson ~

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Harmony Day 2014

20 March 2014
The Academy was fully represented at the recent annual Harmony Day celebrations held at Griffith University Nathan Campus on Thursday March 20th. The Academy executive and Bulletin editor set up a stall at the encouragement of Rev Dr Russell Briese of the Campus Interfaith Chaplaincy there. Our staff displayed flyers and photographs of Academy events like the recent graduation with promotional material on the Academy’s offerings, courses and multifaith policies.Helen the Director devised the idea of distributing stick-on butterflies to enquiring students and passersby (pictured). This was a hit as many took it upon themselves to wear the butterflies as “Signs of new life’ on their clothing and iPhones. 

This display was another effort like our three recent Open Days held at Redcliffe, the Gold Coast and West End to attract new students and publicise the unique mission of this Academy more widely.We intend to participate again next year. Meanwhile at UQ the Academy is represented on the Chaplaincy Advisory committee by Studies Director Greg Smith who will deliver a paper there on spirituality as one in the youth spirituality series.

We remind readers that our students are the best ambassadors of an Academy which has  widespread good will. They know it from the inside its distinctive emphases and live its spirit of open compassion and welcome to everyone of good will.

Greg Smith

 



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