Journal

Creative Prayer Day As we gathered, there was an excitement in everyone, a bit of trepidation too! We began our creative prayer day by weighing out, mixing and kneading bread dough until soft and pliable. Once we had left it to 'prove' we settled ourselves to reflect on John 6 where Jesus speaks to the crowd and tells them. 'I am the bread of life' We entered into a led time of imaginative prayer, placing ourselves with those who sat on the hillside and listened to Jesus. The

As we prepare for the birth of Jesus, several of us joined together for a seasonal time led by The Revd. Canon Steve Summers. During the evening Steve lead us on an Advent journey, through the Nativity and beyond to Candlemas. Sometime, it is not always easy to engage with this familiar story afresh each year, so we looked at various pieces of art as a way to connect us, on this reflective journey along a well-worn pathway. As we listened and looked, we enjoyed a three course

The British Museum We began in glorious sunshine, walking across Waterloo Bridge, expectant of what our day would bring. As we walked we prayed that God might open up our hearts and minds to what we might encounter, hopeful that we would be on our own individual discover but conscious that we are walking with others, and that community brings much to us when we dare to enter into it fully. Our guide at The British Museum was Julie Woods, who led us on a fast paced bible tour

Brian Draper On Saturday we met at Worth Abbey for a Quiet Day led by Brian Draper. Brian wrote an explanation of what the day might hold for us: 'Through a mix of guided reflections and contemplative practice, we’ll explore together how one of the most soulfully, evocative of the seasons can help us to encounter the Creator afresh - in the leaf-fall and the fruitfulness, the dark and the light, the letting go and the gathering up. It’ll be a time to savour the spirituality b

We began our day in the beautiful village of Shere, and as we paused we prayed this prayer: Lord, give us all that we need as we set off...

Westminster Cathedral Quire We began our day pilgrimage to Westminster by praying that God might help us to travel unhindered by worldly...

As we travelled to Kent, we spent time reflecting on how we might leave behind all that we emotionally, physically and spiritually carry...

Our Cuckmere Pilgrimage began in beautiful weather. After arriving in Alfriston we had a picnic lunch on the Tye. There are seven...

St. Matthew Passion - is a dramatic telling of the Passion of Christ, it features some of Bach’s most beautiful and poignant chorales,...

As we arrived for our retreat, we were greeted by glorious spring sunshine. The driveway at Ladywell retreat centre, was full of...

St. Martha's Church What a beautiful day we had, we left Ashtead on St. David's Day  in fog and by the time we reached our summit, we...

It was a glorious day as we travelled to London last Thursday, there was a sense of eager anticipation as walked a short distance to The...

Last Saturday a group of twenty of us met to take part in the ancient art of Kintsugi. On this prayer day we explored how we might...

It was a joy to see so many join in with a time of Anticipating Christmas last Saturday.......as we gathered we listened to moving words...

Our day pilgrimage to Winchester was varied and full....we started the day by travelling down by coach. While we journeyed along, we...

Last Saturday, twenty people gathered for a Quiet Day on the theme of Darker Days lead us to Lighter Hope. We started by reflecting on...

Manna is a supper club where we discuss various themes about faith. Whilst wandering in the desert, the Israelites asked God to feed...

Last Wednesday, forty two of us went on a day pilgrimage to The National Gallery, where we looked at Christian art, in particular eight...

This section of the website offers a way of creating community and communicating what's happened on all of the spiritual growth events I...