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Fax: (02) 9290 2445
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Our street address:
The Compassionate Friends
NSW Inc.
4th Floor, Room 404
32 York Street,
SYDNEY NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA
International dialling:
Tel: 61 2 9290 2355
Fax: 61 2 9290 2445
The 2010 Residential Weekend
will be held
At the Mary MacKillop Centre, North Sydney
11—13 September 2010
Set in beautifully landscaped grounds minutes from the central CBD, the Mary MacKillop Centre is the ideal city venue for our very special
residential weekends. Among the Facilitators will be
Dr Judith Murray from Queensland, and Julie Dunsmore AM.If you have never before had the opportunity to come to a Residential Weekend, rest assured that you will be warmly welcomed and will receive loving support during your stay. You will be greeted upon arrival by a TCF volunteer who can answer any questions and be there to make sure you get the most from the weekend.
We do not want any bereaved parent or sibling to miss the weekend due to financial hardship. Financial assistance is available, if you need help with travel costs or with the cost of the weekend. Please feel free to talk to your Chapter Leader or to Mary Carroll at the Bereaved Parent Centre.
Feel free to ring the Bereaved Parent Centre at (02) 9280 2355 if you have any questions.
Click below to go directly to:
Invitation
The Venue: Mary McKillop Centre , North Sydney NSW
The Facilitators
The Programme
Registration
Dear Friend,
I would like to extend a personal Invitation to you to join us at a very special weekend in Sydney for all bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents. This weekend, recognising our “Thirty Years of Compassion and Friendship”, will be held at the Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney. Registration forms for the weekend, to take place 11-13 September, are enclosed.
If you would like to come as a day participant for either Saturday, Sunday, or both days, you are most welcome.
Accommodation for those who wish to stay at the Mary MacKillop Centre for the entire weekend is available-tariff sheet enclosed. Arrangements may also be made for billeting or for financial assistance with travel or accommodation costs in hardship cases. Ring me at the Centre or your Chapter Leader to discuss this in utmost confidence.
We hope you will be able to join us for all or any part of this very special weekend. Please use the enclosed forms to register; or ring us, and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Compassionately yours,
Mary Carroll, OA , President TCF NSW
The Residential Weekend will include small group sessions and keynote addresses featuring the following facilitators;
Julie Dunsmore, AM, President of the National Association of Loss and Grief NSW.
Julie, a familiar friend to TCF NSW, has previously facilitated at Residential Weekends and Workshops for us. She is a grief counsellor who is well known for her work with the families of the victims of the 2002 Bali bombing, as well as counselling of youth and raising awareness of mental health issues.Dr. Judith Murray. Judith is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and Program Director of the Master of Counselling Course. Major themes of her research have been in the area of reactions to bereavement and other situations of loss, and the development and evaluation of interventions to enhance mental and spiritual well-being. more.....
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Friday |
11th September |
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6.00pm |
Pre dinner drinks |
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Saturday |
12th September
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7.00 to 7.30am |
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7.30 to 8.30am |
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9.00 to 9.15am |
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9.15 to 10.00am |
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10.00 to10.30am |
Morning tea. |
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10.30 to 11.30pm |
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11.30 to 12.30pm |
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12.30 to 1.30pm |
Lunch Break |
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1.30 to 3.00pm |
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3.00.to 3.15pm |
Afternoon tea |
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3.15 to 5.00pm |
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5.00 to 7.00pm |
Annual General Meeting and Free time
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7.00pm |
Dinner in Restaurant with silent auction |
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Sunday |
13th September
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7.00 to 7.30am |
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7.30 to 8.30am |
Breakfast |
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9.00 to 10.00am |
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10.00am to10.30am |
Morning Tea |
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10.30am to 11.30pm |
Remembering our children with readings and poetry.
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11.30 to12.00 noon |
Closure of the Gathering. |
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12 00 noon |
Lunch to be served before departure. |
Registration is
due by 30th July and must be accompanied by payment in full or a deposit of
$50.00. With the balance due by 1 September.
Registration needs to be on the the registration form
download
form (MS Word) or
download
form (PDF ).
No phone applications, please.
Visa and MasterCard credit cards are accepted.
Refund conditions: fully refundable if notified in writing by 1 September 2010. Cancellation fee of $100 if notified after that date.
Sue, a volunteer at the Bereaved Parent Centre in Sydney, is coordinating billeting for any country members who wish to use this service during the Residential Weekend . Any City and Met members who are able to provide accommodation may ring Sue at the Centre on any Thursday.
For extra information regarding the Accommodation please email info@thecompassionatefriends.org.au or phone the Accommodation Co-Coordinator at the Centre on 02 9290 2355.If anyone is unable to attend for financial reasons please feel free to call our President, Mary Carroll, at home, on a strictly confidential basis or speak with your Chapter Leader. Please do this as soon as possible as some Grants may be available. Contact Mary through the Centre on 02 9290 2355.
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