Welcome to the Abbey of St Barnabas at A’Beckett Park
The Abbey of St Barnabas at A’Beckett Park, a Centre for Spirituality and the Environment is on Raymond Island, a short two minute ferry ride from Paynesville. On the shores of the Gippsland Lakes, the two hectare property is a haven for many native animals, birds and plants.
Visitors, travelers and pilgrims… welcome to the Abbey of St Barnabas at A’Beckett Park!
The Abbey of St Barnabas at A’Beckett Park is a place for refreshment, learning, encounter with God, and engagement with the unique environment of the Gippsland Lakes.
We welcome you to spend a night or longer in our comfortable motel-style rooms at the Abbey, participate in one of our innovative workshops or retreats, or simply come to spend some time away.
- Comfortable overnight motel style accommodation in a beautiful natural environment on the Gippsland Lakes
- Self catered accommodation with meeting room facilities for small groups
- A program of workdays, workshops, seminars and retreats to care for the environment and nourish the soul
- Events coming in the near future include:
- Living with Grief and Loss: Hope and Joy for the journey. (2-4 September) This is for people who have lost life partners and are now trying to forge a new way as single people, or for those who have lost houses or work or loved ones.. and are at a point of transition. More information (and to book)…
- Water, Dance and Drama: (9-11 September) Susanna Pain who will be leading this retreat comes from Canberra, is a very experienced priest and retreat leader. Susanna also enjoys facilitating interplay body/movement workshops. This retreat will explore the theme of water and will be an opportunity to reconnect with yourself and God. There will be silence, meditation, gentle reflections, communal prayer, optional movement, and time for yourself to walk, pray, journal, and sleep as you choose! More information (and to book)…
- Spirituality of Spring: (16-18 September) Carolyn Raymond and Marion White from the Anam Cara Community have already started preparing for this time of learning together, reflection, shared silence and prayer. Carolyn tells me they are excited as they consider ‘the springtime of the soul’ and that she and Marion are looking forward to sharing this time of retreat with others. More information (and to book)…
- Earth and Art: (30 September to 2 October) Pene Brook has been a teacher most of her adult life in both Australia and abroad. She has a passion for learning and enjoys enabling others to learn and then learning along with them. Reflecting on questions about God and exploring the visual arts are Pene’s two great loves. She finds working with both a deeply satisfying way of exploring the ‘big’ questions of life and of God. More information (and to book)…
- A small Christian community committed in prayer and practice to the work of The Abbey
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