Month: February 2023

a Quiet Day led by Father Jeff Risbridger

Friday 31st March 2023

10am—4pm

Praying in front of each of the 14 Stations of the Cross and meditating on the Passion of Christ is part of many people’s spiritual practice in their own church communities.  It stems from the early days of Christian pilgrimage, where pilgrims would visit the scenes of the events in Jerusalem and walk the traditional route from the supposed   location of Pilate’s house to Calvary.

As Lent comes to an end and we look towards Holy Week and Easter, our Quiet Day will take a fresh look at this practice and provide the opportunity to spend time in front of some virtual  stations, reflecting on Jesus’s suffering as it continues in the lives of his people today, all of whom carry personal  crosses and many of whom are bruised, battered and broken.

Cost £25.00 to include all hot drinks & a light lunch, for all information and to book a place please contact [email protected] or call on tel. 01872 857953.

Friday 3rd March 2023

10am – 4pm at Epiphany House

At the beginning of Lent we look ahead to prepare ourselves for the eventful rapidly changing events of of Holy Week.

This day will offer an opportunity for reflection upon the significance of the beginning of this week and what it says to us in our lives in this time and place.

Cost £25.00 to include all hot drinks & a light lunch. For more information or to book a place please contact [email protected] or call us on tel. 01872 857953.

Tuesday 28th March 2023 10am – 4pm at Epiphany House.

How do we embrace a spiritual wilderness? The Asian theologian Kosuke Koyama tells us not to try to escape the emptiness, to stick with it and to “look for flowers that grow only in the desert”. Before the gratification of Easter we must live the desert journey of God’s people.

The days of Lent offer time to slow down, to give as much priority to contemplation as we do to activity. On this quiet day we will watch with the Celtic saints for signs of a gentle wind filling our sails, guiding and reshaping our course.

About Lynda:
Revd Canon Dr Lynda Barley was formerly Canon Pastor at Truro cathedral and is a trustee of the Sheldon Retreat Centre. She will share her desert journey of finding herself retiring into the isolation of the pandemic.  

Cost £25.00 to include all hot drinks & a light lunch, for all information and to book a place please contact [email protected] call us on tel. 01872 857953.