Coming shortly…
17th February 2020
First a reminder that the Busy Persons Retreat begins next Monday afternoon (5.00pm for tea and cake in FCH Chapel Room, 5.30pm for the launch). This is a wonderful opportunity to give some attention to the deeper journey of your life, helped by some great resources. We’ll be using some beautiful booklets which come from the Christian tradition, but all are invited to take part. See below for more details or email Simon.
Life too busy?
Long for some peaceful space in your life?
Like to explore different ways of praying ?
This is a campus-based retreat, organised by the Chaplaincy Team. It’s not too time-heavy, has no travel or overnight commitments, and is open to both students and staff, and is free.
The retreat is an opportunity, in the middle of our busy lives, to create a little space. In this space we have a chance to reconnect with ourselves and with God.
The retreat will start with a gathering on Monday 24th February in the Chapel room at FCH. There will be tea and cake at 5.00pm, with our short service at 5.30pm.
If you can’t join us on Monday, and you would like to participate in the retreat, just tell any of the Chaplaincy team.
How does it work?
At our initial gathering, each person will be given a bag with some prayer resources. Over the ten day period you are invited to use the resources as much or as little as you wish. Each person is also linked up with a prayer guide. You arrange to meet two or there times with your guide, at a time and place to suit you both.
The retreat ends on Wednesday March 4th with a short service in the chapel at FCH at 5.00pm
For more information, or to register for the retreat, contact Sarah Rogaly 01452 714083
srogaly@glos.ac.uk or any of the Chaplaincy Team
At FCH Chapel this week:
- At Monday’s Cake and Chat at 5.15pm we welcome some researchers from the local Mental Health Trust and will help them think about the future of their service (helped by cake…)
- On Wednesday at 5.00pm in Holy Book Club we’ll be looking at texts from the Qur’an and First and Second Testaments of the Bible around the theme of appearance (and celebrating a birthday with more cake!)
- On Thursday at 12.30pm our Communion service will help us reflect on worry – followed by lunch
At Park Faith Space this week:
- Dogs on Tuesday will meet in the Faith Space at 12.30pm for a walk to the park.
- Wednesday’s Big Questions Cafe again welcomes the researchers from the local Mental Health Trust – sharing lunch from 12.30pm
- Thursday’s Morning Prayer at 8.30pm, Friday Bakeoff at 2.30pm and Breathe at 4.30pm will be kindly led by Tom in Jo’s absence.
At Oxstalls Faith Space this week there are no organised acrivities this week, but all are welcome – as they are at Pittville Faith Space.