Personal & Spiritual Growth
Led by: Frances Henley Lock and others
September 2007 - July 2008 N.B. This course is FULL (at 17th August 2007). Applications are invited for...
September 2008 - July 2009 (leaflet for 2008-9)

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 3 years, both as participant and facilitator. Jo is an Anglican.

Course Dates for 2008-9:

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.

Taster Evenings: 2008 July 16th or 23rd.

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

Wednesdays 19:30-21:30 (half term breaks in brackets)
Term One, 2008:
Sept. 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, (29); Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26; Dec. 3.
Term Two, 2009:
Jan. 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, (25); Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25.
Term Three, 2009:
Apr. 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20, (27); Jun. 3, 10, 17, 24; Jul. 1.
Saturdays: 10:00-16:00
2008 November 15; 2009 March 21 and June 20.

COST: £95 per term - in addition to the -
Deposit £13 (includes the taster evening)