In person events on one date
WCCM: Evening come & try meditation
Taster Meditation Session & Open Evening Wednesday 10th April, 6-8pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX Come and meet people at WCCM (the World Community for Christian Meditation). See who we are, learn our practice of meditation, meditate with us and chat more over refreshments. |
Free
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Retreat Day, Truro
Desert Experience with Aubin de Gruchy, Friday 12th April, 10am-4pm, Epiphany Retreat House, Truro A time to quietly explore the possibilities of life and faith in the desert. The devastation of fire leading to new life in the South African fynbos. Discover flourishing new life when the rain falls in the Namaqualand. Celebrate the refreshing joy of streams in the desert. Reflective music by Oliver Jones. |
Cost: £25 incl. lunch
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WCCM Day event: also online
Beholding Divine Beauty: And God saw that it was very good with Lawrence Freeman Sat 13th April, 10.30-4pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX Laurence Freeman will introduce his thinking on WCCM's theme for 2024. We will explore Beauty, Goodness and the Act of Creation in all senses, including art, theology and social justice. Please join us for a gentle day of meditation, talks and community. |
Cost: £40
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Evening in person event (also online)
A Pioneering Interfaith Narrative: Fr. Bede's Witness with Fr Anthony Kalliath, Thursday 18th April, 6.30-9pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX A special evening on Bede Griffiths OSB, a British-born Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted missionary. Griffiths was part of the Christian Ashram Movement, pivotal to the founding of WCCM, and close friend of John Main. |
Cost: £20 (conc. £10)
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Hosted by WCCM: In person day retreat
One-Day London Retreat with Henry Shukman, Sat 4th May, 9.30am-4.30pm WCCM's Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX (also online) Henry looks forward to hosting his first ever retreat in the heart of London. This will be a one-day retreat, containing periods of silent sitting, guided meditations, talks, and Q&A. The Meditatio Centre is a beautiful and peaceful setting, that offers a vibrant and welcoming oasis in the heart of a busy city. Also streaming online on the day. Online access £30, scholarships available |
Cost: £60
Scholarships available |
In person Annual Julian Lecture, 2024
Julian on the Trinity by Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury Saturday 11th May, 10:30am-12 noon, Norwich Cathedral In this, the 40th Anniversary year of the Friends of Julian of Norwich, the Annual Julian Lecture will be given by Baron Williams of Oystermouth. His last Julian Lecture, a decade ago, packed out Norwich Cathedral and there was sitting-on-the-floor room only. Awaiting confirmation re streaming. |
Cost: donations
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24 hr Fri-Sat or Saturday only retreat
Silence is Golden: An introduction to silent reflection and prayer with Ian Pearce, Fri 24th-Sat 25th May or just Sat 25th St Katherine's Retreat Hose, Henley-on-Thames A silent retreat using images and Bible scripture as a source for silent reflection and prayer. There is also the opportunity to spend peaceful time in nature in St Katharine’s beautiful grounds. Please join us for either the 24 hour overnight retreat, or for the 6 hour day retreat. |
Cost: £120 for 24 hr or £40 for just Saturday
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WCCM's annual UK weekend conference
Pools of Grace: The Gift and Call of the Contemplative Church with Sarah Bachelard, (founder of Benedictus Contemplative Church, Canberra, Australia), Friday 7th-Sunday 9th June, Minsteracres, Consett, near Durham We long to find a centre that holds; one that offers not only sanctuary but resistance to the ‘blood-dimmed tide’ that threatens to overwhelm. We long for communities that nurture and seed different possibilities for being, pools of grace from which gifts may allow for all. What might such communities look and feel like? How might they truly engage the needs of our time? |
Cost: from £225
Saturday only incl. lunch £95 |
In person speaking events
The Call of Contemplative Church with Sarah Bachelard (from Australia: a rare chance to hear live!) Two different talks: 'Soul in the System' and 'Poetry, Contemplation and the G-word' In June, various UK venues: Leeds (10th) , Birmingham (11th), Chepstow (12th), Bath (12th) & Salisbury (13th) 10:30-4pm,Sat 15th June, Meditatio Centre, London EC1H 1XX (London day long event also online) Shouting, Cancelling, Signalling: Christ and the Anxieties of Speech |
Cost: donations
London: £40, c. £20, online £25 |
In person talk: also online, 2nd in 3 series
Shouting, Cancelling, Signalling: Christ and the Anxieties of Speech with Sarah Bachelard, 15th June, 10am-4pm French time Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX Speaking on a whole range of issues seems profoundly fraught. Flagrant untruth and hate are asserted; speech is scrutinised for traces of ‘cancellable’ thought or attitude and the possibility of dialogue seems unattainable. How might contemplative practice make possible different forms of exchange and allow us to inhabit our words anew? Sessions 1 & 2 only online. |
Cost: £40 (conc. £20);
online £20 (conc. £15) |
Day retreat/teaching
Returning to the Centre: Mysticism of the East & Spirituality of the West with David Cole, The Wisdom Centre, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8EL Saturday 6th July, 10am-4pm Focussing on the teachings of Bede Griffiths. Bede is best known for his pioneering work in Southern India, bringing together the Christian and Hindu contemplative traditions, teaching how humanity can emerge from the social, economic, ecological and faith crises into ‘a new earth and a new heaven’. |
£35 inc. lunch & afternoon tea
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Face-to-face events on more than one day
WCCM 4-session, meditation teaching
(also online) Learning to Meditate with Lawrence Freeman, at Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX 17th & 24th April, 1st & 8th May, 6.30pm, UK time These sessions are designed to help anyone who wants to learn to meditate. Each week we will review the practice with down to earth advice and also at its deeper meaning. Each session last for one hour and includes a talk, meditation session, question and sharing with Fr Laurence. |
Cost: free
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Evening, in person meditation teaching
An Introduction to Meditation in the Christian Tradition First Thursday of month, 6-7pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R On the first Thursday of each month an introductory evening will be held for those new to meditation. The evenings will be led by members of WCCM. |
Cost: free
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