2025 ANZURA Conference – Brisbane
3 – 6 October 2025
This year’s ANZURA Annual Conference will be held 3 – 6 October at the lovely Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, which is situated in Ormiston, Brisbane, Queensland on beautifully landscaped grounds overlooking Moreton Bay.
Theme:
The Sails of Faith Unfurled – “Faith is to religion what sails are to a ship” (159:3.8)
In this physical world, the free-will act of faith by a human mind comes perhaps as close as is possible to actual creation in that it enables what was once only an idea to become real. Even though great physical effort might also be pressed to the task it can usually be said that faith was the essential beginning, like a fundamental “atomic” particle, without which the idea would not have progressed at all.
Sometimes faith is more like a signal, the way the sail of a ship unfurled signals willingness to run with the wind. And for readers of The Urantia Book, faith is the act of beginning on page one feeling like an insect lost on a vast surface of paper and ink (57 square metres in the soft-cover edition) but proceeding anyway, hopefully with an eventual happy transition to a familiar landscape. Here the mind in pursuit of knowledge shows its natural tendency to boldness in matters not completely understood, which is a form of faith in its own ability to climb into trouble and to climb back out again for a gainful experience overall.
On top of all these ways of appreciating faith, as necessary, marvellous, miraculous or surprising, The Urantia Book offers many specifics relating to the operation of mind, spirit, personality, and closeness to God.
It is therefore proposed that in the conduct of the talks and exercises of ANZURA Conference 2025 participants will be gently surrounded with opportunities to appreciate the special ability of the human mind to deal in matters of faith, with high probability of better understanding.
Venue
Ormiston is a bay-side suburb about 22km east of Brisbane City Hall and about 20km south of Brisbane Airport. The venue is dedicated to the traditional concept of the religious retreat so, in addition to very comfortable accommodation close to the meeting room and dining room, there is ample opportunity for quiet reflection and prayer in the several places within the gardens provided for that purpose, including a small chapel and an outdoor labyrinth.
Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, 267 Wellington Street, Ormiston, QLD 4160,
https://santateresa.org.au
Cost
Full Conference: $550 includes 3 nights with ensuite accommodation and all meals from Friday dinner to Monday breakfast.
Daily Rate: $100 – includes lunch and dinner.
Daily Rate: $50 – includes lunch only.
Catering
All meals and morning teas from Friday dinner to Monday breakfast are provided and they are served in the dining room right beside the meeting room. Additional coffee, tea, and biscuits are self-serve. Special dietary requirements can be satisfied upon request. Please indicate these on the registration form.
Transport
Ormiston train station is the closest approach by public transport: Airtrain from Brisbane Airport to Central, then city train to Ormiston, which is the second-last stop on the Cleveland line. There is a 2km gap between the train station and the venue. It’s an easy walk as it’s all flat along Wellington Street or perhaps call a taxi or Uber. Taxi direct from the airport over the Gateway Bridge (about 20km) is also a fast but a more expensive option.
Enquiries and Registrations
To register, click on the button below for the brochure and registration form. Simply print out the form, fill it in, and post or email it to us.
For further information please contact ANZURA:
Phone: 0431 285 943
anzura.urantia@gmail.com
ANZURA PO Box 1581, Warriewood NSW 2102 or email a scanned or photographed copy.