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A six-hour workshop introducing the basic principles of Centering Prayer with a detailed explanation of the method and opportunities to practice. Suggested donation £10. Bring a packed lunch. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided. If required there will be six one-and-a-half hour follow up sessions. These cover essentially the same basic material so even if you couldn't make it to the workshop itself you are welcome to attend the follow up sessions. Further details from Steve Pearce (below).

Led by Jill Benet. This retreat is an experience of integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude and community. Recommended for those who have attended an Introductory Workshop and who have been practising Centering Prayer for at least six months.

"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46.10 Led by Rev'd. Mel King. Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. To book or for more information contact Enid Sedgwick (details below). Suggested donation £20.

A five-hour workshop introducing the basic principles of Centering Prayer with a detailed explanation of the method and opportunities to practice. Suggested donation £10. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided; bring a packed lunch and a cushion if liked. St. Mark’s Church is located in the town centre, two minutes’ walk from Wimbledon rail, underground and tram station, and at the end of St. Mark’s Place, a small cul-de-sac between the library and the Alexandra Pub. If you would like…

One of the biggest impediments to spiritual growth is that we do not perceive our hidden motivations. The influence of our emotional programs for happiness acquired from early childhood affect every aspect of our daily life. As we consent in the practice of Centering Prayer to letting go of our addiction to thinking we discover that our identity is deeper than the surface of the psychological awareness we identify with. The weekend will be a sharing of silence, Centering Prayer…

Led by Rev'd. Mel King. We are invited to live into the fullness of life in Christ in whom we find our true identity (John 10:10 I have come that they may have life, and life in all fullness). However, we often seek our happiness elsewhere. How do we awaken to spiritual awareness and the deeper self? And what gets in the way? A quiet day with times of Centering Prayer. The day will focus on the dynamic of the…

Led by Jill Benet. A weekend to refresh and renew our commitment to practice Centering Prayer with extended periods of prayer and silence. 17th January is the feast day of St Anthony of Egypt, Desert Father and founder of Christian Monasticism. We shall look at how Fr Thomas Keating draws on Anthony’s story as a model for our own ‘Spiritual Journey’ and how relevant his life and experience are for us in the 21st Century. Arrive on Friday in time…

Led by Rev'd. Mel King and Margaret McNulty. Tea and coffee will be made available. Please bring a packed lunch. To book and for further information contact Ruth Wilson (details below) or go here.