1. religion and spirituality

Spiritual Direction
Kingsmead Centre has a team of priests and trained lay spiritual directors who
are available to offer spiritual direction during your retreat, or for ongoing/
regular spiritual direction. Retreatants will be assigned to available spiritual
directors on a first-come-first-served basis, unless there are exceptional reasons.
A stipend of $30 per session is recommended for your Spiritual Director.
Spiritual Directors: Fr Christopher Soh, SJ, Fr Leslie Raj, SJ, Ms Celina Lin,
Ms Diana Koh, Ms Diana Tan, Ms Joy Toh, Mr Lance Ng, Ms Roselie Chia.
(For more information on the Spiritual Directors, please visit the Kingsmead
Centre’s website at www.kingsmeadcentre.sg).
Other retreats
1. Subject to prior bookings and availability of Retreat Directors, individually
directed residential retreats can be accepted at any time of the year provided
the person makes a request at least 10 days in advance. Retreats can be from 2
to 8 days or more, depending on your needs and preference.
2. Regular individual spiritual direction sessions can be arranged by
appointment. Contact the Centre and a spiritual director will call you to fix an
appointment.
3. A Day of Recollection for groups can also be arranged on weekdays or
weekends.
4. Groups with special requirements for retreats can contact the Centre, e.g.
ecclesial movements, renewal groups, parish groups, catechumens, neophytes.
Notes
1. A deposit of $10 per day is required for room reservation at least 5 days prior
to the retreat.
2. Registration for retreats and workshops must include full payment prior to the
date of the retreat or workshop. Cheques should be made payable to: Jesuit
Spirituality Centre.
3. It is our policy that no one be excluded from a retreat due to cost. We would be
happy to accept an affordable donation.
4. For most group retreats, there is an orientation at 7.30pm on the first evening,
followed by a meeting with your Spiritual Director. The retreat ends at 5pm on
the last day.
5. Check in and check out time for individually directed residential retreats are
between 10AM to 5:30PM.
Counselling Services
The Centre offers counselling and psychotherapy services to promote psychological health and well-being. The Centre has a team of trained counsellors who
provide counselling inspired by Ignatian Spirituality to individuals, couples and
families. Counselling sessions are by appointment and can be made through the
office.
Counsellors: Mr Clement Ong, Bro. Collin Wee, Mrs Sue Richmond, Ms Rose
Boon (for enquiries).
PROGRAMME
JANUARY TO JUNE 2015
Kingsmead Centre
8 Victoria Park Road
Singapore 266492
(behind the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius)
Tel: 6467 6072
Fax: 6468 7584
Email: cisc2664@gmail.com
Website: www.kingsmeadcentre.sg
Director: Fr Christopher Soh, S.J.
Secretary: Ms Sally Yap
JANUARY 2015
WALKING A SACRED PATH ON THE LABYRINTH
As we begin the new year, come and
experience a spiritual journey on foot. This
walking meditation along the twists and turns
of the sacred path will help you to reflect on
your relationship with God, what He is doing
in your life, and where He may be leading you to.
As you will be walking on a canvas labyrinth, socks are recommended.
Facilitators
: Roselie Chia and Joy Toh
Date
: Saturday 10 January 2015
Time
: 10am - 1pm
Venue*
: Sacred Heart Hall Annexe (behind St Ignatius Church)
Closing date for registration : 5 January
Contribution
: $30
A PERSONAL CALL … VOCATIONS IN LIFE
A stay-in retreat
Ever wondered about your vocation in life? What does vocation really mean? In
a Married, Single, Priestly or Religious state? Or is it something more? Come for
a weekend retreat to explore and discover God’s invitation to you, as we listen to
a panel who will share on how they discovered and live their vocations in these
contemporary times.
Facilitators
: Celina Lin, Lance Ng, Diana Koh
Dates
: 26 June (7pm) – 28 June (4pm) 2015
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre
Closing date for registration : 17 June
Contribution
: $180 (non-aircon), $220 (aircon), inclusive of SD stipend.
Notes:
1. VENUE for all programmes, unless
otherwise stated, will be at the Hall of
INTRODUCTION TO AUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS
How to engage in and facilitate one?
The dire lack of authentic conversation spaces has reduced many conversations
into gossip, slander and the vulgar. How does one facilitate and nurture safe
spaces for authentic conversation that is so critically needed in the church and the
world today? Listen to your call through the needs of the many who thirst for real
conversation.
Facilitators : Lance Ng and Diana Koh
Date
: Saturday 24 January 2015
Time
: 9.30am – 5pm
Venue*
: Sacred Heart Hall Annex, #02-02 (behind St Ignatius Church)
Closing date for registration : 14 January
Contribution : $50 (includes lunch & refreshments)
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the Pilgrim, Kingsmead Centre.
2. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for all
our programmes.
3. REGISTRATION IS CONFIRMED only on
receipt of payment.
4. ONLINE REGISTRATION for our
programmes is now available at our new website
www.kingsmeadcentre.sg
5. For SEMINARS AND TALKS, registrants are requested
to arrive 30 minutes before start time of programme.
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FORGIVENESS
FEBRUARY 2015
A 4-day stay-in retreat
Forgiveness is more than saying ‘Sorry’. It is the ongoing work of re-creating
something new from what had been broken or destroyed. How do we forgive
ourselves, others, God, and how do we allow ourselves to be forgiven? This silent
retreat will comprise of presentations, times for prayer, small group sharing,
Spiritual Direction and daily Eucharist.
FINDING GOD IN MOVIES
Stories in movies allow for reflective moments. It
often invites us to question something about
ourselves, our faith or in a greater sense, humanity.
Facilitators
Join us to watch an animated movie, “Frozen” and
engage in conversation thereafter. Water and
munchies will be provided.
: Fr Monty Williams, SJ, assisted by Spiritual Directors from
Kingsmead Centre
Dates
: 21 May (10am) – 24 May (5pm) 2015
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre
Closing date for registration : 13 May
Contribution
: $ 420 (non-aircon); $500 (aircon), inclusive of SD stipend.
Facilitators
: Diana Koh and Joy Toh
Date
: 7 February 2015
Time
: 2pm – 5pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 28 January
Contribution
: $10
JUNE 2015
FINDING GOD IN YOUR WRITING
A full-day writing workshop designed to help you write your sacred story. Through
writing exercises and other activities you will explore and express your inmost
thoughts and feelings and gain a deeper understanding of self and your
relationship with others and with God. No prior writing experience is required.
Living with Illness
A talk on ‘Living with Illness’ by Fr Leslie Raj SJ, followed by the celebration of
the Eucharist .
Facilitator
: Roselie Chia
Date
: Saturday 6 June 2015
Time
: 9.30am - 5pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 1 June
Contribution
: $100 (including lunch and refreshments)
Facilitator
: Fr Leslie Raj, SJ
Date
: 11 February 2015
Time
: 9.30am – 12pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 4 February
Contribution
: Love Offering
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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
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READING WITH THE PILGRIM:
IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY & SOCIETY
In his book, The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times,
the late Fr. Dean Brackley, SJ (1946-2011) explores the
social implications of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
These 10 evening gatherings will be devoted to reading,
praying, and sharing questions and insights on this
insightful, inspiring and important book.
How to Join:
1. Contact Kingsmead Centre and register by 19 Jan 2015.
2. Obtain a copy of The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times
(limited copies available from the secretary).
3. Do assigned reading before each meeting.
4. Note own experiences, insights and questions.
5. Participate actively at each meeting.
Tentative Reading Schedule:
1.
9 February: Introduction + Foreword
2.
16 February: Chapters 1-2 (Freedom)
3.
23 February: Chapters 3-6 (Conversion)
4.
2 March: Chapters 7-9 (Call)
—
9 March: Break (No Session)
5.
16 March: Chapters 10-13 (Choice)
6.
23 March: Chapters 14-17 (Decision)
7.
30 March: Chapters 18-20 (Passion)
8.
6 April: Chapters 21-23 (Resurrection)
9.
13 April: Chapters 24-26 + Epilogue (Prayer)
10.
20 April: Review + Eucharist
A LOVER’S DIALOGUE WITH GOD:
A 3-day non stay-in retreat for Spiritual Directors
A 3-day non stay-in retreat for Spiritual Directors, the theme centering around
Spiritual Discernment: A Lover’s Dialogue with God. A film will be shown: the
2013 Cannes Jury Award winning film: Like Father Like Son. There will be
presentations, time for private prayer, small group sharings, and daily Eucharist.
Retreat Director : Fr Monty Williams, SJ
Date
: Friday 15 May - Sunday 17 May 2015
Time:
: 9.30am—5pm daily
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 6 May
Contribution
: $ 300
‘NOT SEVEN TIMES, BUT SEVENTY-SEVEN TIMES’
An evening seminar
Join us for an evening session to discover how we are invited into Forgiveness …
Speaker
: Fr Monty Williams, SJ
Date
: 19 May 2015
Time
: 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 13 May
Contribution
: $30
Facilitator
Dates
: Fr. Chris Soh, SJ
: Monday evenings, 9 February to 2 March 2015, and
16 March to 20 April 2015 inclusive.
Time
: 8pm – 10pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Contribution : $100
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Monty Williams, SJ, in Singapore!
Fr Monty Williams, SJ, is an English Canadian
Jesuit currently teaching courses on spirituality at
Regis College at the University of Toronto. He
was ordained a priest in 1977, and completed his
doctoral studies in 1985. He gives retreats and
workshops throughout Europe, Australia, Asia,
and North America and is the author of several
books, including the award-winning Finding God in
the Dark, The Gift of Spiritual Intimacy, and Stepping
into Mystery.
MARCH 2015
A PRAYER WALK WITH JESUS ON THE LABYRINTH
CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS! During this Lenten season, come and walk a
spiritual journey with Jesus on the labyrinth. On this walking meditation, experience the companionship of Jesus as you make a pilgrimage to the Cross.
As you will be walking on a canvas labyrinth, socks are recommended.
Facilitators
: Diana Tan & Roselie Chia
Date
: Saturday 7 March 2015
Time
: 10am - 1pm
Venue*
: Sacred Heart Hall Annexe (behind St Ignatius Church)
Closing date for registration : 2 March
Contribution
: $30
A SPECIAL NIGHT OF WAITING
Why is this night different from all other nights?
THE GIFT OF CARING …
What does it mean to care for oneself, for others, for those we encounter. It is
caring which makes us human. This one-day retreat with time for quiet prayer,
small group sharing, and presentations will centre around the film The
Intouchables.
We have been preparing for Easter through forty days of
Lent, culminating in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday,
Good Friday, and the Vigil of Easter on Saturday night. All
that waiting and preparation peaks when we gather on
Saturday night for a solemn vigil.
Facilitator
: Fr Monty Williams, SJ
Date
: 13 May 2015
Time
: 9.30am - 5pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 6 May
Contribution : $100 (including lunch and refreshments)
In this talk, the speaker will explain in detail the “greatest and
most noble of all solemnities” ...on this night (which is
different from all other nights), the Church keeps watch,
celebrating the resurrection of Christ. The Easter Vigil does
not correspond to the usual Saturday evening mass and its character is UNIQUE
in the cycle of the liturgical year.
Speaker
: Br Collin Wee, fsc
Date
: 28 March 2015
Time
: 10am – 12.30pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 18 March
Contribution
: $30
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THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF ST IGNATIUS AND
THE SEASON OF LENT
Three mornings to explore the Lenten themes of
• Prayer (3 Mar 2015)
• Fasting (10 Mar 2015)
• Almsgiving (17 Mar 2015)
Facilitator
: Fr Leslie Raj, SJ
Date
: 3, 10 & 17 March 2015
Time
: 9.30am – 12pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 25 February
Contribution
: $30
BEAUTIFUL YET PRICKLY
A Lenten Retreat
The Easter Palm is both beautiful and prickly. It also
lends itself to being bent into graceful shapes in our
decorations for the season. We are like these palms
… will we allow the Lord to tame our prickles and
bend us into His image so that we radiate both His
Passion and His Resurrection?
Facilitators
: Celina Lin, Diana Koh, Diana Tan, Joy Toh, Lance Ng,
Roselie Chia
Date
: 20 March (7pm) – 22 March (5pm) 2015
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre
Closing date for registration : 11 March
Contribution
: $180 (non-aircon); $220 (aircon), inclusive of SD stipend.
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APRIL 2015
WHO ARE MY SISTERS & BROTHERS?
Walking with Jesus
How are we living the horizontal dimensions of our faith?
Is the social mission of the church for a select few?
This retreat provides encounters with the poor around us, and invites us to reflect
on our own poverty.
Facilitators
Dates
: Team from Caritas Singapore & Kingsmead Centre
: 10 April (7pm) – 12 April (5pm) 2015 [stay-in]
and a follow-up on 17 April 2015 (7pm—10pm)
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 2 April
Contribution
: $180 (non-aircon); $220 (aircon)
MAY 2015
THERE IS A SEASON FOR EVERYTHING ... A TIME FOR
MOURNING
Reflections by Fr Leslie Raj, SJ. This morning session is for those experiencing
the loss of someone or something in their lives.
Facilitator
: Fr Leslie Raj, SJ
Date
: 2 May 2015
Time
: 9.30am – 12pm
Venue
: Kingsmead Centre, Hall of the Pilgrim
Closing date for registration : 25 February
Contribution
: Love Offering
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