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(IN SITU) INTRO TO CHRISTIAN MEDITATION | Explore the contemplative tradition with a particular focus on Fr John Main’s teaching.
INTRO TO CHRISTIAN MEDITATION | Explore the contemplative tradition with a particular focus on Fr John Main’s teaching.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Gerard Majella, Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall PR55AA
For bookings, please contact the Parish office on 01772 335387 or Email – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
(IN SITU) IGNATIAN PRAYER & DISCERNMENT | An Introduction to these helpful Christian approaches.
IGNATIAN PRAYER & DISCERNMENT | An Introduction to these helpful Christian approaches.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Gerard Majella, Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall PR55AA
For bookings, please contact the Parish office on 01772 335387 or Email – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
(IN SITU) JOURNEYING ON A LEAF | Retreat Day on the Cornish Saint Ia
Journeying on a Leaf: Retreat day on the Cornish Saint Ia
11am-4pm (10.30-11am Coffee) April 12th 2024 Location: Chacewater Village Hall, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, Cornwall TR48PZ
There is free parking at the venue.
Saint Ia of Cornwall literally missed the boat when her companions left Ireland, heading for Hayle in Cornwall. Fearing crossing the sea alone, she prayed and saw a small leaf floating on the water. She watched it and it grew larger and larger. She trusted God, the leaf became her coracle and carried her across the ocean.
Ia’s story will be the creative ground from which to draw from in order to deepen your own spirituality. Using guided imaginative prayer, you will explore the journey of surrender, solitude, the leafy coracle and the wild elemental ocean, wind and sky. Her incredible odyssey across the sea will also offer beautiful material for your own creative writing. You'll be able to explore the idea of ‘journeying with nature’ through contemplation and art; working with an artist, you will have the opportunity to work with leaves and create patterns in clay - your work will be later fired in a kiln and sent to you as a beautiful reminder of the day and your own creativity. And slowing down and walking mindfully, you'll enter a leaf labyrinth, relaxing into a slow walking prayer on your journey to the Centre, to God...
All are welcome and no writing or art experience is needed.
(IN SITU) THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING | Explore this incredible mystical text written in the 14th C, a profound guide on prayer.
THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING | Explore this incredible mystical text written in the 14th C, a profound guide on prayer.
For bookings, please contact the Parish office on 01772 335387 or Email – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Gerard Majella, Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall PR55AA
(IN SITU) JONAH & THE WHALE | A spiritual sea journey into the darkness of the whale & moving towards a pathway of light.
JONAH & THE WHALE | A spiritual sea journey into the darkness of the whale & moving towards a pathway of light.
For bookings, please contact the Parish office on 01772 335387 or Email – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Gerard Majella, Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall PR55AA
(IN SITU) THE FIRE & THE WELL & THE CLOAK | Explore the spirituality of the wonderful Saint Brigid and her compelling symbolism.
THE FIRE & THE WELL & THE CLOAK | Explore the spirituality of the wonderful Saint Brigid and her compelling symbolism.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Gerard Majella, Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall PR55AA
For bookings, please contact the Parish office on 01772 335387 Email – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
(In Situ - Ireland) SAINT KEVIN RETREAT AT GLENDALOUGH | THE CAVE, THE BLACKBIRD & THE MONSTER
THE CAVE, THE BLACKBIRD & THE MONSTER | A Journey with the Christian Contemplative, Saint Kevin.
Imagine going deeper on a journey with the 6th century Saint Kevin... Just a few minutes from the stunning Monastic Site of Glendalough, Ireland, is the Brockagh Resource Centre (close to Glendalough Hermitages / St Kevin's Church) and it’s here that the day retreat will take place. We will use presentation, music, stillness, discussion, to explore the compelling spirituality of this famous hermit including the profound image of Saint Kevin’s Cave, which offers us rich ground for considering contemplative silence and why our hearts often yearn for stillness. The unforgettable story of Saint Kevin and the Blackbird will be presented through storytelling and we’ll explore questions such as: How does this story show the relationship between prayer and creation and prayer and spiritual birth? Space for inner soul work will be offered; the startling symbol of the monster of the lough can be an aid to looking at our own shadow sides and how we can bring these gently to light as well as noticing the hidden treasures we may carry. The day will end (weather permitting) with prayer in the sacred place of Glendalough itself, at St Kevin’s well.
Venue: Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh House, Ballard, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, A98D3H1
Please arrive for 10.15am, we'll start promptly at 10.30am. The day finishes at 3.30pm Please bring a packed lunch. Cost - 70 euros
Date: Friday 20th September 2024
Getting to Brockagh Resource Centre, (which is in Laragh village, very close to Glendalough Monastic Site). Easily reachable by car and public transport. The nearest train station is Rathdrum, then a short taxi ride to Glendalough. For train times see www.irishrail.ie.
You may also wish to take the Glendalough Bus www.glendaloughbus.com or local Link bus number 183.
Local Taxis - Glendalough Cabs John Preston: 0879729452 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.glendaloughcabs.ie