What - or who? - is God? An angry moral scorekeeper? A supernatural Santa for those who do what’s right? A fiction? An irrelevance?

Explore this and other fundamental questions at Whirlow Spirituality Centre’s summer book group, reading The Divine Dance,by Richard Rohr (with Mike Morrell).

The writers think about God in a different way that can cut through conflicting perspectives. They speak of the Divine as a community; as a dance.

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Deep Talk 2019

Deep Talk is an invitation to a communal conversation about and engagement with our life journey.

Founding stories from scriptures and other sources are brought to life and then retold from different vantage points. It can give courage and freedom to participants, who re-imagine their own story in a safe group context.

Whirlow will host 3 Deep Talk events this year.

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Praying with Icons: An Introductory Workshop.

You may be drawn to - or turned off by! - the idea of using icons in prayer. This introductory day, led by Rev Dr Chris Ellis, will begin to open up a little of the history of Christian iconography and reflect on some theological aspects of these devotional images.

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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.

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The first of two events in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit created for all recognised Spiritual Accompaniers.

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Days of Retreat are specifically designed and facilitated to offer maximum quiet and solitude in the special setting of Whirlow Spirituality Centre.

They are facilitated by a recognised spiritual accompanier and restricted to 10 participants.

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Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources.

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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.

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At these popular evenings, simple, sacred rounds and chants in four-part harmony are learned and sung.

This might be music that is joyful, glad, sad or peaceful, from a variety of sources.

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An opportunity to share your story with others who have been bruised, perplexed or discouraged by their experience of the discernment process for ordination.

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Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources.

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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.

READ MORE

The first of two events in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit created for all recognised Spiritual Accompaniers.

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Deep Talk 2019

Deep Talk is an invitation to a communal conversation about and engagement with our life journey.

Founding stories from scriptures and other sources are brought to life and then retold from different vantage points. It can give courage and freedom to participants, who re-imagine their own story in a safe group context.

Whirlow will host 3 Deep Talk events this year.

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A special autumn evening with the Guild of Strings and guest Caroline Hallam, this concert centres on the fabulous string sextet from Strauss’s opera Capriccio.

The programme will also feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss and Edward Elgar, as well as songs, stories and poetry from the world of stage and screen.

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Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources.

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This retreat will be led by Nouwen’s biographer Michael Ford.

Participants are invited to encounter Father Nouwen as a Lonely Mystic, the title of Dr Ford’s latest book. The day will explore Henri's writings on prayer and divine intimacy as well as examining his own joys and struggles as an active contemplative, yearning for God and human companionship.

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Julian: a Life of Love, Contemplated

Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) is known through her book about the spiritual life, The Revelations of Divine Love. She was probably the first woman to write a book that has survived in English. 

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The Desert Day is a time set apart to meditate on the Word, rest and let go in silence. It is suited to those who enjoy any form of silent prayer or wish to gently explore it.

Drawing on the practices of the desert Fathers and Mothers,…

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Days of Retreat are specifically designed and facilitated to offer maximum quiet and solitude in the special setting of Whirlow Spirituality Centre.

They are facilitated by a recognised spiritual accompanier and restricted to 10 participants.

READ MORE

Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources.

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The poetry of Welsh priest-poet R S Thomas can be a valuable resource for prayer and meditation and will be used as such on this day.

Through words and images, Thomas explored testing aspects of faith

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At these popular evenings, simple, sacred rounds and chants in four-part harmony are learned and sung.

This might be music that is joyful, glad, sad or peaceful, from a variety of sources.

READ MORE

An opportunity to watch and wait for the coming Christ, with Whirlow Spirituality Centre chaplain Joy Adams.

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An opportunity to watch and wait for the coming Christ, with Whirlow Spirituality Centre chaplain Joy Adams.

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Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources.

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