Worship lies at the heart of the Wellspring Community's life and concerns. We seek to renew and deepen our spirituality, prayer and worship in our uniquely Australian context.
Our Australian spirituality has much in common with that of other countries, but we are also keen to foster the writing and reflection of particularly Australian experiences and ideas about spirituality and worship.
There is a delight in sensing God in the bush, in the desert, at the coast, on a mountain, in a forest. We value our outdoor experiences, where we read God in creation. We are also involved in our local congregations of many denominations, contributing to and taking part in relevant, modern expressions of worship while valuing the traditions that have been handed down over the centuries.
Above all we are committed to an approach to worship that is participative, affirming and sharing individual gifts and corporate resources, and recognising that we need God, we need each other, and God needs us, for we are part of the Body - God's hands, eyes, feet in today's world.
The Community has a strong interest in Celtic spirituality, in spirituality in general, and especially in the development of a contextualised spirituality that reflects the Australian character and landscape . We seek an approach that sees spirituality not as an exercise in pietistic individualised detachment but rather as a multifaceted engagement or centredness in the life of the Spirit, with a clear social dimension and expression. The link between spirituality and social and political commitment from a Christian perspective is central to the Community's purpose and continuing life.
(Adapted from the Iona Community statement on worship).
Easter Dawn Service at Leura overlooking Mount Solitary, Blue Mountains National Park 2019
WEDNESDAYS WITH WELLSPRING
Worship in the Celtic Meditative Creation Tradition
This is a monthly online worship time in the Iona tradition. It is held on the first Wednesday of each month beginning with an optional 15 minutes catch up. Worship begins on the hour or half hour. Everyone is welcome.
Note: There is no worship evening in the month of January.
The zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86344756135pwd=WU1xWDlYUjd4OXRrd0wzNUlWTUNUQT09
Meeting ID: 863 4475 6135
Passcode: 863873
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Meeting ID: 863 4475 6135
7.15pm Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, ACT, 6.45pm SA, 4.15pm WA
Booklet to Purchase
The New Story of the Evolving Universe
by Jacinta Shailer sgs
This brand-new Wellspring publication contains 3 short talks by Sister Jacinta Shailer sgs, delivered to different groups in 2025. It is a distillation of a lifetime of deepening commitment to Creation Spirituality. Her language is free from religious jargon, and wisely integrates science with spirituality, so relevant today. As she says in the first talk:
‘When we say “God is eternal” we mean God is eternally young, God is ever green, ever verdant, ever flowering. Every action of God is new, for He makes all things new.’ Our evolutionary God is luring us on to new places and new ways of being, to a future of promise.”
You can buy the new booklet from us
To order please email wellspringcommunity2023@gmail.com your name, postal address and the number of copies you require. Then pay the correct amount $5.00 for one copy to
Name of Account: Wellspring Community Inc. Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633 000
Account number: 202878096 Reference: (Your name) and “New Universe”
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