Anglicans in Melbourne and Geelong

Calling Melbourne2Prayer

Calling Melbourne to Prayer

Here you will find -

  • downloadable resources for prayer;
  • a calendar of retreats, quiet days and other events around the Diocese and across Victoria;
  • links to various prayer resources; and
  • articles about prayer.

CM2P Paryer jpegCalling Melbourne2Prayer is an initiative of Archbishop Philip which aims to deepen and broaden the prayer life of Melbourne Anglicans, both as individuals and as members of worshipping communities. A working party supports the Archbishop in this initiative by coordinating the development of resources and other prayer events.

 


Prayer Resources

Looking for a book of prayers? Or prayers for a particular occasion or general use? Review the prayers and prayer books suggested by the CM2P team.

At the Start of the Day
Complete Morning Prayer Service for busy people by Dr Muriel  Porter (and reproduced here with her kind permission) available in Word or PDF  format.

Envornment Day tree by artist Phil Carson
-The Environment Tree by artist Phil Carson

Praying for the Environment
A liturgical resource - these services include original material written by the Revd Canon Rachel McDougall and material drawn from a number of other sources. Available in PDF format

Praying for the Diocese of Melbourne

Following the calendar of A Prayer Book for Australia, compiled by Ray Hartley

 
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A resource for all Melbourne Anglicans, the prayer diary is partly sourced from the Worldwide Anglican Communion's website: www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/ and from the Australian Anglican Communion's cycle of prayer.

Download August-September 2010 prayer diary
Download September-October 2010 prayer diary


 Prayers and Readings

A psalm and a bible reading for each day of the year, to go with, and we hope, to enrich, your prayers: Psalms and readings PDF

...or you can link to 'pray-as-you-go" - daily (or weekly, if you prefer) prayer downloads for your MP3 player, by clicking here.

 

 

Retreats and Retreat Centres

Several organisations across Victoria  offer retreats (individual and group, or for Parish groups), prayer and spiritual quiet times, and opportunities for taking time to reflect and pray within a supportive community.  For details of these organisations or further information click here

.....or you can go to the month-by month listing of retreats.


Articles on Prayer (click on each title to go to the article)

An introduction to Lectio Divina
By Margaret Crooks ( TMA April-May 2006)

The art of Lectio Divina
Commentary "Learning Lectio from a Master" by Austen Ivereigh reflects on Fr Michael Casey's teaching and insights into lectio divina. Austin Ivereigh refers to Fr Casey as "arguably the most significant monastic writer today."

Meditation - a glimpse of the Resurrection
Fr Lawrence Freeman, Benedictine monk, author and director of the World Community of Christian Meditation, visited Melbourne in March and spoke to Roland Ashby.  (TMA May 2002)

The one thing that is necessary
William Meninger OCSO, a Trappist monk at St Benedict's monastery in Snowmass , Colorado , visited Australia in December to lead retreats in contemplative prayer. The spiritual master and author, who co-fou nded the 'Centering Prayer' movement with Thomas Keating, spoke to Roland Ashby. (TMA Feb 2009).

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One of the world's  leading exponents of Lectio Devina , author and scholar Fr Michael Casey , who is also a monk at Tarrawarra Abbey in Yarra Glen, talks to Roland Ashby.  (TMA March 2008)

Integrating imagination with prayer
Using the imagination to enter the Gospel stories is a form of Christian meditation that invites us to experience the Gospel with the heart and not just the head. Alison Taylor explains. (TMA July 2006)

Nourishing our faith through imagination
Alison Taylor continues her exploration of Christian Meditation in the Ignatian tradition. (TMA August 2006)

How to be clear about discerning God's will
How do we know when we make an important decision that it is God's will? Alison Taylor explores the Ignatian method of discernment in part III of her series on Ignatian spirituality. (TMA October 2006)

 

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