FRIENDS OF ST AUGUSTINE
The Friends of St Augustine (until mid-2012 known as Augustinian Friends) is an association for people in Australia who seek participation in spirituality and in particular Augustinian spirituality with a desire to formalise their connection with the Augustinian world family.
In our busy world many people feel disconnected from their community and from each other.
St Augustine of Hippo promoted personal and communal spirituality. He asks us to be attentive to our hearts where God dwells and to our community; by being of service to each other so as to contribute to the creation of a better society.
Augustine's spirituality has been a great medicine for people since the fourth Century and we believe it is still relevant to the needs of today. It is because of his spirituality and in response to our modern needs that Augustinian Friends was formed.
Who Was St Augustine?
Augustinian spirituality reflects the life story of Augustine and his experience of conversion. As a young man Augustine was restless and without direction. He pursued a long and painful search for truth that he hoped would provide him with rest. In his conversion at the age of thirty-three he felt his innermost heart lovingly spoken to by the Word of God. It was then he wrote 'our hearts are restless until they rest in you'.
What do the Friends of St Augustine do?
Friends of St Augustine - Seeking God Together receive Amici a quarterly Newsletter and a Prayer Resource Guide.
Gatherings, as a community, are based on friendship, hospitality and prayer with discussions of Saint Augustine 's writings and celebrations of Augustinian Feast Days.
Other opportunities include adult faith formation, local, national and international gatherings and community/charity work.
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National membership is $20.00 Australian.
If you are interested and would like to find out more, write to the national leader:
Sylvia Phillips
C/- Friends of St Augustine,
St James's Priory,
P.O. Box 1051,
Coorparoo DC,
Queensland 4151
or e-mail the chaplain, Fr Paul Maloney O.S.A.:
paulmal@bigpond.com.au
AMICI - The Quarterly Publication of the Friends of St Augustine.
This quarterly publication is available to download as a PDF.
Prayer Resource Guide for February 2013
AMICI - Vol 12 Issue 1, March 2010
Prayer Resource Guide for March including Membership Form 2010
AMICI - Vol 12 Issue 2, June 2010
Prayer Resource Guide for June 2010
AMICI - Vol 12 Issue 3, September 2010
AMICI - Vol 12 Issue 3, September 2010 continued
Prayer Resource Guide for September 2010
For previous issues of AMICI and Prayer Resource Guide's
Visit the Archives
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Contact Details
If you are interested and would like to find out more about the organisation please contact:
The Secretary
Friends of St Augustine
PO Box 679
Brookvale NSW 2100, AustraliaTel: (02) 9938 0200 (from within Australia)
(+612) 9938 0200 (from outside Australia)
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