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“True Creativity is the courage to stay in the ambivalence”
Charlotte Wright writes:
Recently Peter and I were invited for supper with our suffragan bishop, Michael Beasley (his predecessor was Bishop Paul Bayes, our former CF bishop-accompanier) and his wife Lizzie. They invited us because they thought we might enjoy meeting Bishop Martin of Linkoping in Sweden. Our curiosity was aroused…
As always, our Wisdom on the Way event on November 11 included a silent contemplative walk. At Greenacres Chiltern, Beaconsfield we were able to walk the woodland labyrinth on site, as we reflected on the material presented by Companion Tom Hinds on the subject of Living Towards Dying and the Transforming Hereafter? There were additional creative and reflective elements to the day led by Companion Helen Fitch-Hunter
Our theme for the Contemplative Fire Community Weekend September 2017 was Return to the Heart – see photographs on our Reflections and Snapshots page.
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Community Weekend – Return to the Heart
The main speaker at the Community Weekend was Vincent Strudwick. Vincent has been a monk, then priest and historical theologian in the Church of England for nearly 60 years, 25 in the faculty of theology of Oxford University. He is an Emeritus Fellow and Honorary Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford, and is Founding Director of the Oxford Summer School in Theology at Oxford. In 2009, he was awarded the Lambeth Doctorate for his scholarship and teaching ministry by Archbishop Rowan Williams. He is also a Contemplative Fire Companion, having been with the community since its birthing.
Be Part of Resourcing Our Community Life during Advent and Lent
Sharon Roberts & Diane Rutter write:
Spiritual food for deep journeying during these special times of attentiveness and preparation has been offered by a wide variety of Companions since the early days of Contemplative Fire…
Ann Crosthwait -Mystic in Motion