There are still a few places available on this next retreat should you need a retreat but have forgotten to respond to the previous invitation.
Please contact Dave Newton on 0725865241 or at: newtond@telkomsa.net, as soon as possible of you are interested and I will forward a form. Details are in the previous posting.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
NEXT 3-DAY SILENT RETREAT
The next 3-day Silent Retreat led by Dave Newton is scheduled for the 2-5 June 2014 at Volmoed in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley just outside Hermanus in the beautiful Overberg region of the Western Cape.
As always the focus on this retreat will be on the participant's spending time with God in the silence re-connecting with God and themselves, leading to a renewed sense of call or vocation; as well as spending time re-connecting with their own life journey.
So every attempt is made to avoid being prescriptive in any way even though there is a basic structure to the 3 days.
This will be a time for you to listen to God, and to be taught and guided in the ancient disciplines of listening to God.
Cost of the Retreat is R900 per person.
If you want to know more or receive a registration form , then please contact Dave Newton directly at either revdavenewton@gmail.com or 0725865241 (c) or 021-9198322 (h)
As always the focus on this retreat will be on the participant's spending time with God in the silence re-connecting with God and themselves, leading to a renewed sense of call or vocation; as well as spending time re-connecting with their own life journey.
So every attempt is made to avoid being prescriptive in any way even though there is a basic structure to the 3 days.
This will be a time for you to listen to God, and to be taught and guided in the ancient disciplines of listening to God.
Cost of the Retreat is R900 per person.
If you want to know more or receive a registration form , then please contact Dave Newton directly at either revdavenewton@gmail.com or 0725865241 (c) or 021-9198322 (h)
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Petersen on Prayer in "Quest for life at its best"
Writing about the prayer life of Jeremiah, who managed to live passionately and meaningfully for God in the face of the banality of so much of his generation, Petersen says,
"Jeremiahs secret life is a life of prayer. The cellar reality of Jeremiah's towering humanity is prayer. A look at Jeremiah in secret does not show him and a few cronies in a bull session swapping stories about God, catching up on some rumors of God. God is not someone or something to be talked about. Nor do we find Jeremiah in a library studying up on God. ....... God is not an idea to be studied. And we don't find Jeremiah at his desk with pen and paper using his sharp mind and comprehensive intelligence to work out the answers to the question of God.. (How can a good God permit evil?) God is not a problem to be solved.
What we find is Jeremiah praying: addressing God, listening to God. Prayer is the act in which we approach God as living person, a thou to whom we speak, not an it that we talk about. Prayer is the attention that we give to the One who attends to us. It is the decision to approach God as the personal Center, as Lord and Savior, [with]our entire lives caught up and expressed in the approach. Prayer is personal language caught up to the highest degree."
"Jeremiahs secret life is a life of prayer. The cellar reality of Jeremiah's towering humanity is prayer. A look at Jeremiah in secret does not show him and a few cronies in a bull session swapping stories about God, catching up on some rumors of God. God is not someone or something to be talked about. Nor do we find Jeremiah in a library studying up on God. ....... God is not an idea to be studied. And we don't find Jeremiah at his desk with pen and paper using his sharp mind and comprehensive intelligence to work out the answers to the question of God.. (How can a good God permit evil?) God is not a problem to be solved.
What we find is Jeremiah praying: addressing God, listening to God. Prayer is the act in which we approach God as living person, a thou to whom we speak, not an it that we talk about. Prayer is the attention that we give to the One who attends to us. It is the decision to approach God as the personal Center, as Lord and Savior, [with]our entire lives caught up and expressed in the approach. Prayer is personal language caught up to the highest degree."
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
First Individually guided Silent Retreat for 2014
The first 3 day Individually Guided Silent Retreat for this year to be led by Dave Newton will be at Volmoed Retreat Centre in the Hemel-en Aarde Valley, near Hermanus in the Western Cape, from 10th - 13th March 2014.
As always the focus of this retreat is on the Individual's journey with God, and themselves, and others, leading to a renewed sense of call or vocation. So every attempt is made to avoid being prescriptive in any way. This will be a time for you to focus on God and to be taught and guided in the ancient disciplines of listening to God.
Cost of the retreat is R900 per person.
If you want to know more or receive a registration form then please contact Dave Newton at either e-mail: revdavenewton@gmail.com or 0725865241 or 021-9198322
As always the focus of this retreat is on the Individual's journey with God, and themselves, and others, leading to a renewed sense of call or vocation. So every attempt is made to avoid being prescriptive in any way. This will be a time for you to focus on God and to be taught and guided in the ancient disciplines of listening to God.
Cost of the retreat is R900 per person.
If you want to know more or receive a registration form then please contact Dave Newton at either e-mail: revdavenewton@gmail.com or 0725865241 or 021-9198322
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
SILENT RETREATS FOR 2014
Dave Newton will be offering a program of Silent Retreats through the year 2014 on the following dates. Please note that these are 3 day Individually Guided Silent Retreats where the emphasis is on the participant's journey with God, themselves and others, and their particular call to service and ministry in their own context, whether as a lay or ordained person. So every attempt is made to avoid being prescriptive in any way, so that the focus is on the participant and where they feel God is leading them.
The venues for these retreats will be either Volmoed, in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus, or Springfield Convent Retreat Centre in Wynberg, right in the shadow of the mountain. We will decide the venue finally based on availability (of the venue) and preference of the participants.
Dates:
10-13 March 2014
2-5 June 2014
15-18 September 2014
10-13 November 2014
Costs are kept to a minimum for these retreats so that any who need to come will not be prevented from doing so because of cost.
If you would like any further information or would like to receive registration forms for any of these retreats then please contact Rev. Dave Newton at:
E-mail: revdavenewton@gmail.com or newtond@telkomsa.net
Phones: 021-9198322 or 0725865241
The venues for these retreats will be either Volmoed, in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus, or Springfield Convent Retreat Centre in Wynberg, right in the shadow of the mountain. We will decide the venue finally based on availability (of the venue) and preference of the participants.
Dates:
10-13 March 2014
2-5 June 2014
15-18 September 2014
10-13 November 2014
Costs are kept to a minimum for these retreats so that any who need to come will not be prevented from doing so because of cost.
If you would like any further information or would like to receive registration forms for any of these retreats then please contact Rev. Dave Newton at:
E-mail: revdavenewton@gmail.com or newtond@telkomsa.net
Phones: 021-9198322 or 0725865241
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