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Planning Next Steps for Cherbourg

Part 3 of a series of three conversations with Ravina Waldren, Peter Arndt and Maree Rose. After prayerful reflection, the team plans what it needs to do to continue its accompaniment of the Cherbourg community.

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Praying About Cherbourg

Part 2 of a series of three conversations with Ravina Waldren, Peter Arndt and Maree Rose. After an acknowledgement of country and listening to Scripture there is a period of contemplation, a time of listening with the heart to what God is saying to them about the Cherbourg community and how the Spirit is moving the group in their accompaniment. Prayerful reflection and contemplation with the help of scripture and Church tradition is a vital element in the process of discernment. It lubricates the wheels of Christian social action from beginning to end.

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Yarning About Cherbourg

Part 1 of a series of three conversations with Ravina Waldren (Murri Ministry Team, Archdiocese of Brisbane), Peter Arndt (Executive Officer, Catholic Justice & Peace Commission of Brisbane) and Maree Rose (chair, Catholic Justice & Peace Commission of Brisbane). They have been yarning with Cherbourg community members since 2017 and took this opportunity to review what they had learned from their many conversations in Cherbourg.

Prayer – Encounter

This prayer is featured in the praying with scripture resource and reflects the pastoral theme of Encounter. It can be used anytime individually, as a group or before an activity to bring to life the ‘Culture of Encounter.’

Sharing Our Stories – Encounter

This video discussion shows a conversation on the pastoral theme of Encounter and what it means after two years of activities to bring to life the ‘Culture of Encounter.’ Members share their stories and listen to one another.

Encounter. Praying with Scripture.

Praying with Scripture – Encounter

This prayer sheet provides a process for praying together with Scripture on the theme of encounter. It invites reflection on Luke 22: 36 – 41 and provides a series of stimulus questions to help you to make connections between your insights from reflection on Scripture and your action for justice, ecology and peace.