PROGRAMME SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2010 Saturday retreats General sessions Morning sessions Evening sessions Somethng special
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SATURDAY RETREATS Booking essentialSaturday retreats begin with coffee at 10.00 am
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Sept 18 WHOSE CHURCH IS IT ANYWAY?
The Church in today's world
Frank Gallagher OCD & Gillian Coxhead
Oct 2 TERESA: A WOMAN FOR ALL AGES
Exploring the remarkable life and witness of St Teresa of Avila
Martin Wray & Eugene McCaffrey OCD
Oct 9 FROM MIND TO HEART
A day of prayer and meditation
Organised by the World Community for Christian Meditation
Vera Dalton
Oct 16 SACRED LONGINGS
Reconnecting with the earth and the wisdom of the planet
Professor Mary Grey ( Author of 'Feminist Images of God')
Oct 23 OASIS DAY - 'A TIME OF REFRESHING'
Who cares for the carers? Let others minister to you
Oasis team - Lancashire Spirituality Network
Please note - a light lunch will be provided
Oct 30 THE PARADOX OF MEISTER ECKHART
An exploration of his relevance for 21st-century thought and faith
Anthony Finnerty ( RE Adviser to the Diocese of Lancaster and a Trustee of the Eckhart Society)
Nov 6 QUIET DAY
A sacred space for silence, prayer and reflection
Tabor Retreat Team
Nov 13 POEMS OF FAITH AND DOUBT The journey of faith in words and poetry
Martin Wray
Nov 27 WOUNDED BY LOVE
St John of the Cross: the love story between God and ourselves
Joseph Chalmers O Carm ( Author of 'The Sound of Silence)
Dec 11 YOUR MIGHTY WORD LEAPT DOWN
Prayerful reflection on the hope that Advent promises
Fr. David Elder & Sr. Kathleen Hopkins RC
(experienced retreat givers and spiritual directors)
Dec 18 IN SILENCE AND PEACE
A day of stillness in the midst of the Christmas rush
Tabor Retreat Team
GENERAL SESSIONS
No booking is require for these general sessions
MONDAY MEDITATION
An open invitation to join us for this
weekly hour of quiet prayer & reflection
Every Monday 8.00–9.00 pm
recommencing Monday, September 13
LECTIO DIVINA
Based on the ancient, monastic way
of praying the scriptures
Every Friday 10.30–12 noon
Recommencing Friday, September 10
TABOR POETRY & BOOK CLUB
The joy of sharing well-loved novels,
poetry & prose with others
Second Tuesday of the month, 7.30–9.00 pm
recommencing Tuesday September 14
WORD OF LIFE GROUP
Living out the gospel message in everyday life
Second Wednesday of the month, 2.00–3.00 pm
Recommencing Wednesday September 8
THE SILVER SCREEN
Discovering gospel values and the meaning of life in film
Last Wednesday of the month, 7.00pm - 10.00pm
Recommencing Wednesday September 29
PRAYING IN THE MOUNTAINS
'Jesus climbed a mountain to pray and
spent the whole night in prayer to God'
Finding peace and stillness
in mountain landscapes
Third Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Recommencing Wednesday September 15
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Booking required for these days
EXPLORING ICON-WRITING AND PRAYER
With Rublëv's icon of the Holy Trinity
Mavis & Peter Lee
Wednesday, November 3
10.30am- 4.00pm / Suggested offering £12
INTRODUCTION TO HEALING MINISTRIES
Nurturing body, mind and spirit
Anne Lawson & Susan Coyne
Tuesday, September 7, 10.30 - 12 noon
Thursday, September 9, 7.30 - 9.00pm
No booking or payment required
MEDITATION FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Exploring time-out for yourself
Meditation Team
Wednesday, October 6 and Wednesday, November 10
7.00 - 8.00pm
No booking or payment required
SPIRITUAL FRIENDSHIP
The nature of true friendship
with insights from Aelred of Rievaulx
Martin Wray
Thursday November 11
10.30am - 12 noon / suggested offering £6
ST THERESE OF LISIEUX
''Confidence and nothing but confidence will bring us the God'
Robert Opala OCD
Friday October 29
2.30 - 6.30 pm / suggested offering £6
closing with Eucharist
THE MUSIC OF LIFE
Songs and music to inspire the heart
Frank Gallagher OCD
Thursday October 21
7.30 - 9.30 pm pm / suggested offering £6
'LIFE ' OF ST TERESA OF AVILA
A shared reading of a spiritual classic
Tabor Retreat Team
6 weeks
Tuesday 10.30–12 noon
September 21, 28 October 5, 12, 19, 26
No payment required
THE REED OF GOD
Praying with Mary in Advent
Tabor Retreat Team
Tuesday 10.30 - 12.00 noon
November 30, December 7, 14
Suggested offering for the course £15
EVENING SESSIONS
MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS
Introductory course on Christian meditation
Eugene McCaffrey OCD
4 weeks
Tuesday 7.30–9.30 pm
October 5, 12, 19, 26
Suggested offering £20
THE POWER OF THE NOW
Learning to live in the present moment
Frank Gallagher OCD
Thursday 7.30 - 9.00pm
November 4, 11, 18, 25
Suggested offering for the course £20
