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“Can I Just Have a Word?” – Hilary Garraway
About a year ago, I was reflecting on how easy it is for me to get caught up in words. Having a piece of text in front of me gets my mind thinking and I find myself analysing instead of listening with “the ear of my heart.”…
Contemplative Fire Retreat, July 4th-8th
Meeting of Core Group/Trustees 22nd June, Sparkhill
Moving towards CIO status
At the meeting of Trustees in Birmingham, attended by three Companions, the new draft Constitution was formally agreed.
CF Canada – “Leaf in the Wind” Life
Anne Crosthwait writes:
Contemplative Fire is young. People self-select in coming. There is nothing gained socially or culturally around attendance. It was created with a purpose. Over the six years I’ve tended it in Canada it has expanded, contracted and expanded again…
Wisdom on the Way – Hanging in God: The Blessed Jan van Ruusbroec, Theologian of the Mystery
Companion Malcolm Peet led the day. He spoke about how Ruusbroec focussed mainly on looking inwards as the way to God, but he also said that God can be found by contemplating external nature. So, in the morning the focus was on looking inwards and in the afternoon on the contemplation of external nature…
Philip and Jill’s Retirement Party – 10th April
“What a lovely occasion it was yesterday in
Thame Barns! Jill and I enjoyed the whole event!
The table decorations really worked, the food was
delicious, the poetry and the music spot on, the
circle dance excellent and the Gathering/
eucharist seemed to provide a fitting focus and
conclusion to the event. It felt good, once again,
to be part of our gathered community.
Philip and Jill”
Planning Our Route Day, Boxmoor Trust 12th March
All decisions made on 12th March were
recommendations to the Trustees. Agreement
was recorded from a show of hands plus ballot
paper votes…
Still Waters at St Albans – “Connection”
Helen Fitch-Hunter writes: I facilitated a recent Still Waters at St Albans on
the theme of “Connection”. I had been particularly moved by Linden and
Stephen’s Lenten Reflections in 2013 – I told them so at the time – which included a beautiful line drawing by Stephen of the Tree of Life…
Exploring Shared Leadership with Graham Booth, Community of Aidan & Hilda
The Community of Aidan and Hilda (CA&H) is a dispersed, ecumenical body drawing inspiration from the lives of the Celtic saints, and is held by two important anchors of the Communities of the early Celtic Church: the rule of the Community, often composed by the founding saint, and the work of the Anamchara or Soul Friend, who helped each individual to discern God’s voice and develop an on-going personal and patterned response…