Intensives

On-campus intensives during the session break

Intensives

Online (Distance) students have the opportunity to attend intensives during semester breaks. Some are optional whilst others are compulsory. St Mark’s staff would love to meet online students and would encourage as many students as possible to come to our Intensives.

NOTE: In these unusual times, we recommend ensuring that your travel and accommodation terms and conditions are flexible in the event that we have to make changes or cancellations to our Intensive timetable.

Intensives timetables for 2022

February 2022

All classes listed below start from 9:00am and end at 5:00pm unless otherwise stated.
A service of Morning Prayer is held in St Mark’s Chapel from 10:30am to 10:45am each day of the Intensive Schools period.

MON 14 FEB	TUE 15 FEB	WED 16 FEB	THU 17 FEB
THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills (Compulsory) Sue Olds ONLINE	THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills (Compulsory) Sue Olds ONLINE	THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills (Compulsory) Sue Olds ONLINE	THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills (Compulsory) Sue Olds ONLINE

MON 21 FEB	TUE 22 FEB	WED 23 FEB	THU 24 FEB	FRI 25 FEB
THL304/THP409 The Pentateuch (Compulsory) M Clark	THL304/THP409 The Pentateuch (Compulsory) M Clark	THL304/THP409 The Pentateuch (Compulsory) M Clark	THL304/THP409 The Pentateuch (Compulsory) M Clark	THL304/THP409 The Pentateuch (Compulsory) M Clark

April 2022

All classes listed below start from 9:00am and end at 5:00pm unless otherwise stated.
A service of Morning Prayer is held in St Mark’s Chapel from 10:30am to 10:45am each day of the Intensive Schools period.

MON 4 APR	TUE 5 APR	WED 6 APR	THU 7 APR	FRI 8 APR
	THL420 Pastoral Counselling Theory and Professional Issues (Compulsory) Colleen Hirst	THL420 Pastoral Counselling Theory and Professional Issues (Compulsory) Colleen Hirst	THL420 Pastoral Counselling Theory and Professional Issues (Compulsory) Colleen Hirst	THL420 Pastoral Counselling Theory and Professional Issues (Compulsory) Colleen Hirst
	THL432 Pastoral Counselling: Relationship and Family(Compulsory) Lauren Errington	THL432 Pastoral Counselling: Relationship and Family(Compulsory) Lauren Errington	THL432 Pastoral Counselling: Relationship and Family(Compulsory) Lauren Errington	THL432 Pastoral Counselling: Relationship and Family(Compulsory) Lauren Errington

MON 11 APR	TUE 12 APR	WED 13 APR	THU 14 APR	FRI 15 APR
THL430 Pastoral Counselling Crisis Intervention (Compulsory) Kylie Maddox Pidgeon	THL430 Pastoral Counselling Crisis Intervention (Compulsory) Kylie Maddox Pidgeon	THL430 Pastoral Counselling Crisis Intervention (Compulsory) Kylie Maddox Pidgeon
THL520 Advanced Pastoral Counselling (Compulsory) Sharon Van Doorene	THL520 Advanced Pastoral Counselling (Compulsory) Sharon Van Doorene

June 2022

All classes listed below start from 9:00am and end at 5:00pm unless otherwise stated.
A service of Morning Prayer is held in St Mark’s Chapel from 10:30am to 10:45am each day of the Intensive Schools period.

MON 27 JUN	TUE 28 JUN	WED 29 JUN	THU 30 JUN	FRI 1 JUL
THL428 (Compulsory) Pastoral Counselling Grief and Loss Kim Taylor	THL428 (Compulsory) Pastoral Counselling Grief and Loss Kim Taylor	THL428 (Compulsory) Pastoral Counselling Grief and Loss Kim Taylor
THL520 (Compulsory) Advanced Pastoral Counselling Sharon Van Doorene	THL520 (Compulsory) Advanced Pastoral Counselling Sharon Van Doorene	THL520 (Compulsory) Advanced Pastoral Counselling Sharon Van Doorene
		THL209 (Intensive 1 of 2) Wisdom and Worship Jeanette Mathews	THL209 (Intensive 1 of 2) Wisdom and Worship Jeanette Mathews
			THL132/419 European Reformations Michael Gladwin	THL132/419 European Reformations Michael Gladwin

July 2022

All classes listed below start from 9:00am and end at 5:00pm unless otherwise stated.
A service of Morning Prayer is held in St Mark’s Chapel from 10:30am to 10:45am each day of the Intensive Schools period.

MON 4 JUL	TUE 5 JUL	WED 6 JUL	THU 7 JUL	FRI 8 JUL
THL131/410 Early Church History Michael Gladwin Location: Port Macquarie	THL131/410 Early Church History Michael Gladwin Location: Port Macquarie	THL131/410 Early Church History Michael Gladwin Location: Port Macquarie	THL131/410 Early Church History Michael Gladwin Location: Port Macquarie	THL131/410 Early Church History Michael Gladwin Location: Port Macquarie

August 2022

All classes listed below start from 9:00am and end at 5:00pm unless otherwise stated.
A service of Morning Prayer is held in St Mark’s Chapel from 10:30am to 10:45am each day of the Intensive Schools period.

MON 22 AUG	TUE 23 AUG	WED 24 AUG	THU 25 AUG	FRI 26 AUG	SAT 27 AUG
THL435 (Compulsory) Applied Pastoral Theology Dirk van Doorene	THL435 (Compulsory) Applied Pastoral Theology Dirk van Doorene	THL435 (Compulsory) Applied Pastoral Theology Dirk van Doorene
THL530 Social Research Methods for Pastoral Studies Jenni Greig	THL530 Social Research Methods for Pastoral Studies Jenni Greig
	THL320/469 (Compulsory) Homiletics Andrew Cameron	THL320/469 (Compulsory) Homiletics Andrew Cameron	THL320/469 (Compulsory) Homiletics Andrew Cameron
			THL434 (Compulsory) Spiritual Direction Jane Foulcher	THL434 (Compulsory) Spiritual Direction Jane Foulcher	THL434 (Compulsory) Spiritual Direction Jane Foulcher

MON 29 AUG	TUE 30 AUG	WED 31 AUG	THU 1 SEP
THL433 (Compulsory) Pastoral Counselling: Mental Health and Trauma Sue Olds	THL433 (Compulsory) Pastoral Counselling: Mental Health and Trauma Sue Olds	THL433 (Compulsory) Pastoral Counselling: Mental Health and Trauma Sue Olds	THL433 (Compulsory) Pastoral Counselling: Mental Health and Trauma Sue Olds
THL228/MIN428 Pastoral Care Dirk Van Doorene Online	THL228/MIN428 Pastoral Care Dirk Van Doorene Online
		THL209 Wisdom and Worship (Intensive 2 of 2) Jeanette Mathews	THL209 Wisdom and Worship (Intensive 2 of 2) Jeanette Mathews

Preparing for your visit

LOCATION

If you haven’t been to St Mark’s before the street address is 15 Blackall St, Barton. If you travel from Kings Ave the second boom gate on the left (P1) is the St Mark’s carpark. Parking is free onsite and accessed through a boom gate that will open when tapped with your student card, or you can press a button for assistance from 8:30am. Your residential will be held in one of the classrooms of the main St Mark’s building on the right of the car park and you will need to sign in at the desk in the foyer as you enter. You will be directed to your classroom.

CATERING

There is a student kitchen at St Mark’s where you can help yourself to tea, coffee, milk and biscuits at any time. The kitchen also has a fridge, microwave, ovens, toaster, and sandwich press for your use. There are a few inexpensive snacks available in the kitchen also (eg cup-of-soup). Classes break each morning for chapel and morning tea and then for a lunch break of around 1 hour. There will be a catered lunch on at least one of the days of your residential so you should let your lecturer know if you have dietary restrictions so that we can cater properly. There are a number of cafés and a small supermarket nearby for other meals.

ACCOMMODATION

St Mark’s does not have any on-site accommodation, but we recommend one of the following options (some of which work best if you have your own car):

Forrest Hotel and Apartments, 30 National Circuit, Forrest
Ibis Styles Canberra, 203 Goyder Street, Narrabundah, 2604 Canberra, Australia
Canberra, Short Term and Holiday Accommodation, 47 McMillan Crescent, Griffith, 2603 Canberra, Australia
Abode, Narrabundah, 61 Jerrabomberra Avenue, Narrabundah, 2604 Canberra, Australia

We have a few options for private billeting, but that will need to be arranged ahead of time. Please contact our front office to explore these options.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

CSU students attending mandatory intensive courses may be eligible for financial assistance through the Residential School Equity Grant. See the CSU website for more details.

What Our Students Say

What Our Students Say

“The residential was one of the best experiences so far. It was lovely to see people in ‘real life’ and to be part of a faith and learning community for the time we were all there.”
— Annetia, Tasmania