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"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.

Led by Fr Richard Sloan and Revd Mark Waters The Welcoming Practice is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in and through the experiences of the everyday. It offers healing of our woundedness by addressing its symptoms as they show themselves in our emotional and bodily responses to the events of daily life. It complements the practice of daily silent prayer. The Welcoming Practice invites us to greater inner awakening by helping us break the negative cycle…

Led by Jill Benet. Intensive Retreats provide an opportunity for participants to immerse themselves fully in the practice of Centering Prayer often proving to be a watershed in their practice. There will be up to three hours of Centering Prayer each day and time outside meetings is held in silence. There will be time for personal reflection, contemplative liturgy and Lectio Divina. We will draw on material from Thomas Keating’s last teaching video series, ‘That We May Be One’. The…