Forthcoming events at Whirlow Spirituality Centre
These evenings are for recognised spiritual accompaniers, led by members of our spiritual accompanier community and hosted by Joy Adams, spiritual accompanier and member of the Spiritual Accompanier Referral Group and Wardens Group.
An evening of sacred music for the season of Lent
Space to Be is a weekly opportunity to meditate in silence. It takes place in the chapel of the Holy Spirit.
Join us for 6 sessions in Lent as together we reflect on the writings and teachings of different Christian mystics.
Join our weekly service in the chapel, overseen by volunteer ministers from various Christian denominations
On Maundy Thursday evening you are invited to join us as we share a simple meal, retell the story of the final night of Jesus’ earthly life, reflect on its meaning for us today and finally join in a silent vigil as we watch and pray together.
You are welcome to the Chapel on Good Friday at 10am as we reflect on the events of that day using the Stations of the Cross as our focus.
Following in the steps of Jesus’ friends and disciples we will gather early in our garden and light a new fire and first candle of Easter in celebration of the resurrection.
Space to Reflect is a reflective service led by members of the Whirlow community.
Come and discover the art of spiritual writing, writing about our spiritual lives and writing from that deep reflective place inside each of us.
Opportunity to practise, share and learn.
Many are drawn to silent prayer, meditation, centering prayer, contemplation ... for that purpose, we run Praying Without Words via Zoom each month.
An opportunity to experience prayer and reflection with our minds and bodies, with an invitation to join in gentle movement that is accessible to all.
Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources. These days are limited to ten people onsite but may be blended (online and onsite.) on occasions.
Contemplative Dialogue is designed to facilitate a non-threatening, ‘safe place’ for open sharing and discussion. The focus is on listening to ourselves and others, rather than formulating a response to what is being said.
A weekend retreat in which we can slow down, be present and connect with ourselves, each other, nature and the Divine.
This taster day on embodied prayer and spirituality invites you to explore wordless, playful and contemplative practice using your whole being – body, mind and spirit to worship, pray and encounter God.
An invitation to enter into a story and wonder (in silence, with words or with objects) about your feelings and what hopeful action may come next. This session is based on the Deep Talk and OutoftheBox principles of play, contemplation and dialogue.
No charge or need to book
Join us for an all-age afternoon together inspired by Charlie Mackesy’s book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse.
A time to bring our day to a quiet close, using a traditional service of compline, and some prayers for Christian Unity.
This will be a time to reflect, using psalms, liturgy, images, a little choral music to listen to, and silence.
Our senses are the pathway to experiencing connection to the world. By developing our sensitivity to listening, seeing and whole body sensation we can more deeply connect with our spiritual essence, our companions and nature.
Join us for a time of reflection and fellowship as we mark the turn of the year.
Join us for a Christmas Day reflective communion service at 9.45am in the chapel. You are welcome to arrive from 9.30am and join others in silence before the service begins. Our communion services allow time and space for reflection and the formal liturgy tends to be kept short.
Join us this Christmas Eve to sing or listen to carols together and enjoy the quiet space of our beautiful, candlelit chapel. Refreshments provided and a warm welcome to all.
Free but please book in order that we can ensure enough chairs and refreshments are available, as this is likely to be a well-attended event.
