Connections

SMX Connections organises events and activities to facilitate friendships and pastoral care amongst those of the St Marys in Exile Community. The aim is to make our community a friendlier place through social events, Cluster Groups, morning teas, and facilitating good communication networks.

Connections paves the way for new and stronger friendships, pastoral care by members to members, greater understanding of the world and the mystery of God

For more information and to subscribe to the SMX Connections email list contact Bob Aldred at smxconnections@netspace.net.au or 38246741

Coming Events

Spiritual and Culture Experience to Luang Prabang – Laos 

23 February – 4 March 2013 Full information, including the detailed itinerary and Booking Form, can be found
by clicking on Laos Brochure
This is a 9 day/8 night ‘Spiritual and Cultural Experience’

Highlights include: 8 nights accommodation incl breakfast daily, 3 lunches and 3 dinners, English speaking guides, morning giving of alms to monks ceremony, Tuk Tuk city tour, Mines Advisory Group (Land Mines) and UNESCO presentations, meditation with local monks, Pak Ou Caves and Mekong boat trip, Lao cooking class, Local orphanage & Kuang Si waterfalls, and a Traditional Baci ceremony.

Morning Teas
Normally, there is a Connections Morning Tea after the 9am Mass on the 1st Sunday of the month. This may vary, and changes are announced in the weekly Mass sheet. This is an opportunity to stay a while and enjoy the friendship of others. We invite people to bring a plate of food to share.

After 5pm Mass Dinner

The bi-monthly After 5pm Mass Dinner is arranged for the first Sunday of the even months. The restaurant and booking requirements are announced in the Mass sheet.

Tour of Sunshine Coast Indigenous Sites

Keep Saturday 2 June free for our SMX Connections Coach Tour to the Sunshine Coast. Sam Watson is working on the itinerary, and bookings will open shortly. The schedule will be different to last year, and promises to be even more informative. Watch this space.

 Gloria Jeans

It is an enjoyable ritual for those attending 9am Mass to move on to Gloria Jeans afterwards for Coffee. It’s a friendly atmosphere and we get a good number of regulars and visitors to St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome.

 Date Claimers (More to Come)

Tour of Sunshine Coast Indigenous Sites Saturday 2 June

Melbourne Cup Lunches Tuesday 6 November

SMX Christmas Party Sunday 9 December at Merthyr Street Uniting Church 6.30 for 7pm

Spiritual Tour of Asia. 23 February – 4 March 2013.

KEEP ON CONNECTING

  • Join a small group (to discuss community life)
  • Wear a Name Badge to help people get to know you
  • Talk to people you don’t know at the TLC
  • Come to coffee at Gloria Jeans after 9am mass
  • Offer to organise an event or activity based on your interest areas or in response to a perceived need.

Let’s keep this community strong by getting to know each other better.

CLUSTER GROUPS

Cluster Groups are small groups of various numbers who meet regularly in various locations around Brisbane. Some are purely social, others are discussion based. Each Cluster Group decides its own format.
If you would like to know more about a Cluster Group near you, or join a Cluster or host a new one, see http://stmaryssouthbrisbane.com/small-groups/ or  email Marg at margdoc2@bigpond.net.au