View On Meetup.com Date Thursday, 12 May 2016 6:00 AM The Labyrinth will be available to walk anytime between 6am and 8am at St Patrick's Church, 1 Cambridge Road, Hove on Thursday 12 May. Come for as long or short a time as you wish between these times. We walk a canvas Labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th century labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In recent years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 03 Aug 2016 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

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 02 Aug 2016 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

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 30 Jul 2016 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). Our focus in 2016 will be the ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 14 May 2016 7:00 PM Discover the great British revival in pilgrimage. Guy Hayward and Will Parsons, part of the British Pilgrimage Trust, are re-introducing pilgrimage to 21st-century Britain – not in the old medieval form, but in a modern ‘re-wilded’ interpretation. Pilgrimage is a dedicated journey on foot to holy places. At its root, the word pilgrimage simply means ‘through the fields’. And holy place, at its root means ‘wholesome, healing’ place. So pilgrimage is simply a walk ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 27 Jul 2016 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

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 26 Jul 2016 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

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 23 Jul 2016 10:30 AM Saturday 23rd July 2016, 10.30am – 4.30pm The act of blessing is a living mystery within many spiritual traditions. In this course we will uncover, explore and celebrate our own blessedness and its action in the world, using the ‘Appleseed’ process of mindful, simple creativity. Inspired by beautiful and unexpected readings from a wide range of sources, participants are guided in meditative arts activities requiring no special skills. ‘Appleseed’, a form of practical spiritual ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 23 Jul 2016 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). Our focus in 2016 will be the ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 20 Jul 2016 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