Chester Street Uniting Church: Arts In Action

The Inner Terrorist -
A labyrinth walk facilitated by Elizabeth Grace
2-5pm Saturday 11th Sep

September 11 is now firmly etched in the psyche of all in the western world. On this day, let us walk the labyrinth with prayers for all who are victims of terrorism and for the terrorists themselves. Let us allow the labyrinth to help us access and heal our own inner terrorist who criticizes and abuses from within, preventing us from reaching our full potential in body, mind and spirit. Elizabeth Grace is an experienced psychotherapist, teacher, creative artist, storyteller and facilitator of labyrinth events. She instigated the design and construction of the Peach Labyrinth at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture in Canberra. Cost: $35 / $30 concession. CLICK for booking information.

Ye Olde Winter Yuletide

7pm Saturday 28 August

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Rendezvous in Rome
A Biblical Culture Immersion
with Elizabeth Raine & John Squires.
Saturday 16th Oct, 10am-2pm

Leave the modern world behind and immerse yourself in some of the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of an ancient time. Venture west to join with believers in the capital city of the Empire as they receive news from Paul, learn about oratory, and help Paul in his planned mission to the barbarians in Spain.

Join in a banquet of epic Roman proportions, dining on authentic cuisine while being entertained by readings, dance, music, games and more. This is a family event - bring the children. Elizabeth and John, who teach at United Theological College, are expert Biblical scholars and infectious, passionate, experienced communicators. Cost (including lunch) $30/ $25 concession / $15 children 6-12 years. CLICK or scroll down for pictures from last year's event. CLICK for booking information.

Escape to Create with Lindena Robb

Saturdays, 1 - 5pm
Reawaken your creative spirit and invigorate your life. Escape to Create is for all who want to explore their creativity in a variety of visual art media. There will be gentle guidance in a step-by-step process throughout. CLICK for more information.

31st July: Mandorlas. A mandorla is the almond-shaped segment that is made when two circles partly overlap. It signifies the overlap of opposites, like heaven and earth. The place where the opposites overlap is a place of healing. 'If thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be filled with light' (Matt 6.22). The old symbol for Christ - two lines indicating a stylized fish - is a mandorla. Come and create your own mandorla as a way to embrace duality. CLICK for booking information.

21st August: Branching Out to Dream. We will begin awareness of ourselves in the moment through painting. We follow this with a painting meditation on love and hope. From here, we will paint, wrap and decorate a stick with messages of love, hope and blessings. You will go home with a glorious 3-dimensional artefact which contains hidden messages.

25th September: Painting from the Source. Take time to stay with one painting throughout the afternoon. Allow a natural unfolding of dialogue between you and your painting. Rather than controlling and planning your artwork, you will become more receptive and spontaneous. This process brings a deep sense of peace and eradicates the critical voice. Bring a canvas to work on if you wish.

23rd Oct: Soul Cards and Chakras. This is an intuitive collage process where you will end up with a number of beautiful soul cards to contemplate at the end of the day. We will explore the ancient metaphysical system of the chakras and use this as inspiration for creating our own soul cards. Scroll down to see some examples from last year.

27th Nov: Imaging the Divine. Be inspired by exquisite spiritual verses by Rumi, St Francis of Assisi, Hafiz, Kabir, St john of the Cross and more. Quieten the mind, choose a colour, dip your moist brush, place it on the paper and allow an echo of divinity to develop before you. See below for some of the paintings created earlier this year.

Lindena Robb is a visual artist and teacher of creative and performing arts. She has been teaching "Creative Expression as Healing" at Nature Care College in Sydney for the past five years. Many of her students have called her the "teacher of freedom". She inspires her students with gentle guidance, encouragement and humor.

Cost: $50/session or $220 for series of 5, including all materials and afternoon tea. Booking is essential, and early booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Scroll down or CLICK HERE)to view samples of work from previous workshops.

For more information & all bookings
Email: artsadmin@chesterstreet.org.au or phone (02) 9869 1327 and leave a message
Note that advance bookings are necessary in case of changes to the program.

Venue for all activities: Epping Uniting Church Hall, corner Chester & Oxford Sts, Epping (at the roundabout)
Keep up-to-date by adding your name to our email contact list. Send a message to artsadmin@chesterstreet.org.au.

Escape to Create

Imaging the Divine, January 2010