SPIRITUAL GROWTH |
| Sacred Spaces | www.sacredspace.ie | ||
| Daily Prayer and meditation on the desktop. |
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| Wholeness and Reconciliation | |||
| Fifth Sunday of the month at 6:30 pm (starting Sunday, 30th July) | |||
Our Service of Wholeness and Reconciliation is first and foremost a celebration of the wholeness, which is already ours in Christ. This is the context in which we bring our concerns, problems, brokenness, and so on to God. It is therefore essential to accept ourselves as we are, for without that self 'owning' we cannot move on to new transformation. After all, in the Eucharist, the central celebration of wholeness and reconciliation, light and dark, the new and the old, the broken and the transformed, all belong together. It is in this rich weaving of diverse elements that we both are whole and become whole. So our Service is not about waving magic wands over people, or raising unrealistic expectations, or expecting false 'miracles' that only want sweetness and light, or telling God what to do. No, it is much more grounded than that and concerned with what we may call the sacrament or gift of the present moment. | |||
In the Service there will be an opportunity to receive the laying on of hands and prayers, for those who would like it for personal reasons. |
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| The Way | Susannah Izzard: | ||
![]() | This is an informal group of people wishing to explore avenues for spiritual growth; they meet on Monday evenings. | ||
| Lent Groups | |||
![]() Authors: Robert Warren & Sue Mayfield ISBN: 0715 140795 |
Ecumenical groups meet in the homes of local people to follow a programme of study each Lent. There are groups that meet in the evening and during the day. The course of study is based on the book "Life Balance" by Robert Warren and Sue Mayfield). It is about rest, work and play; It is concerned with building "Sabbath time" into our busy lives. It will run for five weeks starting on Monday 11 February. The times and venues of the meetings and details for the relevant contact person are listed below. | ||
| Day | Time | Venue | Contact | Tel.No. |
| Mon. | 7:30 pm | 24 Swarthmore Road | Pat Weaver | 476 7400 |
| Tues. | 2:30 pm | URC Small Hall | Lorraine DaCosta | 244 6711 |
| Tues. | 7:30 pm | 29 Fox Hill | Donald Knight | 472 4804 |
| Wed. | 7:30 pm | 3 Hole Farm Road | Bertha Dunford | 476 7176 |
| Thurs. | 10:00 am | 37 Tillyard Croft | Anne Pycock | 476 3117 |
| Thurs. | 10:00 am | Bridgewater Court | Sheila Skeeles | 472 0744 |