Personal & Spiritual Growth
Led by: Frances Henley Lock and others
September 2009 - July 2010 N.B. This course is FULL (at 17th August 2009). Applications are invited for...
September 2010 - July 2011 (leaflet for 2010-11)

A one year ecumenical course, held in a contemplative environment, leading to a deeper awareness of God, self and others. Read a description of the 2004-5 course from a member of that year's group HERE.

Course Content: Two topics per term:

1. Praying
2. Listening
3. Spiritual conversation
4. Discernment
5. Human being-spiritual being
6. Images of God and self

The Course is for those:

• exploring themselves and their relationship with God and others;
• in Ministry of any kind;
• interested in deepening their spiritual life;
• who can commit themselves to full attendance (Previous participants don’t want it to end!).

This is not a ‘how-to’ Course. The topics are explored in small groups - with facilitated input - but mostly from the spirit, wisdom and experience of the members of the group using a ‘creative listening’ method.
Every session starts with an experience of prayer.
Participants summarise their exploration of each topic in a short essay.

Leaders:

Frances Henley Lock is a Catholic married to a Quaker. Having spent several years as an active parishioner, she moved into counselling. Frances is working in Spiritual Direction and supervision, as well as working in Human Development.

Mary Watson (co-facilitator) is a Catholic, married with three children. Mary has trained as a Spiritual Director at Worth Abbey. She works in spiritual direction and has participated in the Personal and Spiritual Growth Course.

Jo Eaton is a Spiritual Director (trained at Worth Abbey) and a trained Counsellor and has been linked with Personal and Spiritual Growth Course for the last 4 years, both as participant and facilitator. Jo is an Anglican.

Closing date:

N.B. Closing date for applications is July 1st. Applicants are required to attend one of the Taster Evenings as part of your application to the course. Only after these, might you be offered a place on the full course.

each Wednesday for 10 weeks during term time: 19.30-21.30;
+ 1 Saturday per term: 10.00-16.00:

Course Dates for 2009-10:
Term One, 2009:
Sept. 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, (28);
Nov 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec. 2.
Saturdays: 10:00-16:00
November 28
Term Two, 2010:
Jan. 13, 20, 27;
Feb. 3, 10, (17), 24;
Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24
Term Three, 2010:
Apr. 21, 28;
May 5, 12, 19, (26);
Jun. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.
Saturdays: 10:00 – 16:00
2010 March 20 and June 26

Course Dates for 2010 – 2011:
Wednesdays 19:30-21:30 (half term breaks in brackets)
Taster Evenings:
Wednesdays 7th and 21st July
Term One, 2010:
Wednesdays:
22nd and 29th September
6th, 13th, 20th October (27th is half term)
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th November
1st December
Saturday:
27th November

COST for 2010-2011: £108 per term - in addition to the
Deposit £15 (includes the taster evening)