What is your church doing for Advent? Are there any special reflective opportunities happening amidst the hustle and bustle? Let me know, and I will give them some publicity here. For example...
ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST, GILLINGHAM
5pm on Advent Sunday, 27th November 2011
'O come, O come Emmanuel' - a service of
readings, hymns, prayers and silence, reflecting on the Great 'O' Antiphons and
expressing the hope and expectancy which marks the Advent season.
http://www.fifparish.com/home/stlukesgillingham/
Saturday, 22 October 2011
Thursday, 20 October 2011
SPIRITUALITY NEWSLETTER FROM SOUTHWARK
Southwark Diocese, which is just over the "border" from us, produces a regular Spirituality newsletter with interesting thoughts and details of what's going on in the Diocese. These events may be of interest to those in Rochester too, so you might like to bookmark the page.
Spirituality newsletter
Southwark's Prayer and Spirituality page
Spirituality newsletter
Southwark's Prayer and Spirituality page
Monday, 17 October 2011
Greetings cards for festivals of other religions.
Here's an idea from Margaret Dunn - thank you, Margaret.
Greetings cards for
festivals of other religions. These are welcomed by our friends and neighbours
and some cards could be made available in churches for worshippers to take
free. There's Divali soon for Sikhs and Hindus. It needs only a picture of an
aladdin's lamp or a candle, but there are many designs to download from Activity
Village and elsewhere. A gift of a candle is also welcome. Margaret
Dunn
There is a calendar to help you find the dates of the various faiths' festival here:
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
A QUIET DAY
in Luddesdowne
PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE
in Luddesdowne
PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE
You are invited to a day of quiet reflection
which will focus on different approaches
to praying with the Bible
Saturday, 22nd October 2011
10am for 10.30 until 4pm
Cost £10
Please bring a packed lunch – coffee and tea will be provided
For further information and to book a place please contact
Ann Whiteside on 01474 814453
email: annwhites@talktalk.net
which will focus on different approaches
to praying with the Bible
Saturday, 22nd October 2011
10am for 10.30 until 4pm
Cost £10
Please bring a packed lunch – coffee and tea will be provided
For further information and to book a place please contact
Ann Whiteside on 01474 814453
email: annwhites@talktalk.net
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Franciscan Vigil for Peace
On Saturday 17th September at 730pm St Luke the Evangelist Gillingham are holding a Franciscan Vigil for Peace, being a time of silent meditation and spoken prayer in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. This service will probably last about an hour, and people are free to come and go as they please.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Network Day - Nov 2nd
The autumn Network Day will be at St Andrew’s Edenbridge on Wednesday the 2nd of November. Bishop Brian will help us reflect on The Desert Spirituality.
The day starts as usual with coffee at 10, for a 10.30 start, and will finish at 2.30 pm. Bring your own picnic, drinks will be provided. Everybody is welcome!
The day starts as usual with coffee at 10, for a 10.30 start, and will finish at 2.30 pm. Bring your own picnic, drinks will be provided. Everybody is welcome!
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Julian Meetings
Julian Meetings, an organisation which encourages contemplative prayer inspired by the teachings of Julian of Norwich, a fourteenth century mystic, has several groups in Kent. You can find out where they meet on their website here.
Here is some more information, taken from the website.
"The Julian Meetings:A Julian Meeting is usually 6 -15 people of various denominations, both lay people and clergy. They meet regularly in a house, church or chapel. A brief reading, or a piece of music, leads into about 30 minutes of silent contemplative prayer. This may be followed by a time for tea or coffee and conversation.
Julian Meetings vary and are free to do things in their own way. Our main guidelines are that a meeting is based on contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition and welcomes people of all denominations. We teach no specific method of meditation. We encourage people to find what is right for them; to discover how they can integrate contemplation into their daily prayer life and how personal and group contemplative prayer can enrich each other.
Those who attend Julian Meetings usually take a full part in the life of their own church, but some have no formal church links. Local and regional quiet days or retreats, and an annual national retreat, enable wider sharing between people from several Meetings."
Here is some more information, taken from the website.
"The Julian Meetings:A Julian Meeting is usually 6 -15 people of various denominations, both lay people and clergy. They meet regularly in a house, church or chapel. A brief reading, or a piece of music, leads into about 30 minutes of silent contemplative prayer. This may be followed by a time for tea or coffee and conversation.
Julian Meetings vary and are free to do things in their own way. Our main guidelines are that a meeting is based on contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition and welcomes people of all denominations. We teach no specific method of meditation. We encourage people to find what is right for them; to discover how they can integrate contemplation into their daily prayer life and how personal and group contemplative prayer can enrich each other.
Those who attend Julian Meetings usually take a full part in the life of their own church, but some have no formal church links. Local and regional quiet days or retreats, and an annual national retreat, enable wider sharing between people from several Meetings."
- foster the teaching and practice of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition.
- encourage people to practise contemplative prayer in their daily lives, and to explore ways of doing this which are appropriate for them.
- support the individual ecumenical Julian Meetings - groups whose members meet regularly to practise Christian contemplative prayer together.
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