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What's On at Nether Springs November 2013

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NOVEMBER 2013
 
1-3    Fri-Sun                  CREATIVE CRAFT  RETREAT            £120    

                                               (Description Forthcoming)

 

4-7   Mon-Thur                     A TRIP TO NARNIA WITH
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE                £165

A chance to gather in front of a warm fire to reflect upon this classic

tale by C.S. Lewis, to read aloud favourite passages, and to revisit (or indeed visit for the first time) this magical land where Aslan rules.  Intended as a reflection for children of all ages (young and old)!  Includes celebrating Bonfire Night with the village of Felton at Acton House.

 

8-10  Fri-Sun                  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING                 £100
                                                   Ecclesiastes 3:1

Join in with the life of the house based on the monastic daily rhythm of prayer, work, study/reflection, solitude and community. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night.  Just time to come and be yourself.

 

11-14 Mon-Thur        AN INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES          £165

An opportunity to learn about and experience some of the spiritual practices such as centring prayer, lectio divina, simplicity and fasting.  Together we will explore how they might bring a freshness and a depth to our daily lives as has been found by Christians throughout the centuries in their walk with God.

 

15-17 Fri-Sun               TOWARDS SIMPLICITY               £120

 ‘Help me to know that the secret of contentment lies in organizing the self in the direction of simplicity.’    
                                                                                                                                         ~Hild Liturgy, Celtic Daily Prayer

This led retreat is an opportunity to focus on the spiritual discipline of Simplicity, both inner and outer. We will be drawing on the teachings of Richard Rohr and Richard Foster and exploring together how this wisdom can be lived out in our everyday lives. If the traditional monastic vow of poverty can be translated in ‘new monasticism’ as simplicity, what does that mean for us?

 

18-21 Mon-Thur        LISTENING TO THE HEARTBEAT OF GOD:
                                                   Individually-Guided Retreat                                    £165

In the Gospel of John, we find the Beloved Disciple at the Last Supper, leaning against Jesus, lying on his breast, reclining… presumably he was near enough to hear his heartbeat, if he chose to listen.  This is a time to receive individual support and guidance as you to draw near to Christ as his Beloved One. 

 

22-24 Fri-Sun               HOUSE CLOSED

 

25-28 Mon-Thur             I STILL AND QUIET MY SOUL              £145
                                                     Psalm 131

Spend time with God within the daily life and rhythm of the community at Nether Springs. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night.  Just time to come and be yourself.

 


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Newsflash

In September 1513, 500 years ago, there occurred the bloodiest battle in the long history of warfare between England and Scotland. It all happened at Flodden, near Coldstream in the Scottish Borders – not very far from Hetton Hall, the Community’s former Mother House.

Despite initially occupying the high ground, the Scottish forces found themselves outflanked by the English and there was the most awful slaughter of the great and good of the Scottish nation, including the loss of their king, James IV.

Today the battlefield site is open farmland and, with a helpful guide, one can walk around it with the sounds of battle almost ringing in one’s ears. To do so is to reflect not only on man’s inhumanity to man, but also on how this was the last great battle between the two nations, which within 100 years had united their crowns (in 1603); and within 200 had united their governments (1707).

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