Sacred Chanting and Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 13 Sep 2017 8:15 PM Any one can do this! All are welcome! You do not need to be able to sing! This universally acknowledged form of worship is simple yet transformative. The sound created when voices come together to sing simple, yet beautiful chants creates a perfect space for meditation, contemplation and prayer.  The chants are very easy and include some Taize and Christian chants as well as some from other faiths. They lead us into a 20 minute ... Read more

Morning Meditation (Labyrinth Walk)

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 12 Sep 2017 7:45 AM On Tuesday mornings we walk a seven circuit labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th Century Labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In the last thirty years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, not in the geographical sense, but of the journey we each make through life: a journey to the centre, a return to the heart, back to the Spirit who faithfully waits ... Read more

Morning Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 09 Sep 2017 8:00 AM We start with a short reading from the book, Coming To Your Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by 25 minutes of sitting meditation.  The second 30 minutes is an ancient form of contemplative practice called Lectio Divina, literally meaning divine reading. The invitation of Lectio Divina is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred text of the Bible, listening deeply with "the ears of the heart", (St Benedict). No prior experience of Lectio Divina or meditation ... Read more

Sacred Chanting and Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 06 Sep 2017 8:15 PM Any one can do this! All are welcome! You do not need to be able to sing! This universally acknowledged form of worship is simple yet transformative. The sound created when voices come together to sing simple, yet beautiful chants creates a perfect space for meditation, contemplation and prayer.  The chants are very easy and include some Taize and Christian chants as well as some from other faiths. They lead us into a 20 minute ... Read more

Morning Meditation (Labyrinth Walk)

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 05 Sep 2017 7:45 AM This is our first Tuesday meditation following our August break. On Tuesday mornings we walk a seven circuit labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th Century Labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In the last thirty years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, not in the geographical sense, but of the journey we each make through life: a journey to the centre, a return ... Read more

Morning Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 02 Sep 2017 8:00 AM This is our first Saturday morning meditation following our August break. We start with a short reading from the book, Coming To Your Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by 25 minutes of sitting meditation. The second 30 minutes is an ancient form of contemplative practice called Lectio Divina, literally meaning divine reading. The invitation of Lectio Divina is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred text of the Bible, listening deeply ... Read more

Sacred Chanting and Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 30 Aug 2017 8:15 PM Any one can do this! All are welcome! You do not need to be able to sing! This universally acknowledged form of worship is simple yet transformative. The sound created when voices come together to sing simple, yet beautiful chants creates a perfect space for meditation, contemplation and prayer.  The chants are very easy and include some Taize and Christian chants as well as some from other faiths. They lead us into a 20 minute ... Read more

Morning Meditation (Labyrinth Walk)

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017 7:45 AM On Tuesday mornings we walk a seven circuit labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th Century Labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In the last thirty years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, not in the geographical sense, but of the journey we each make through life: a journey to the centre, a return to the heart, back to the Spirit who faithfully waits ... Read more

Morning Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 26 Aug 2017 8:00 AM We start with a short reading from the book, Coming To Your Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by 25 minutes of sitting meditation.  The second 30 minutes is an ancient form of contemplative practice called Lectio Divina, literally meaning divine reading. The invitation of Lectio Divina is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred text of the Bible, listening deeply with "the ears of the heart", (St Benedict). No prior experience of Lectio Divina or meditation ... Read more

Prayer Vigil for all affected by the Manchester bomb

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 23 May 2017 6:30 PM Drop in any time this evening, 23rd May, between 6:30pm and 8:30pm for a time of stillness and prayer for all those suffering after the bomb in Manchester, and for unity in our communities. There will be opportunities to light candles and write prayers to hang on to our prayer cross.“Look upon your creation, O Lord for the earth is full of darkness, full of the haunts of violence” Psalm 74, Verse 19 Read more