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Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction focuses on an encounter with God through human experience and seeks to enable an individual to respond to God’s presence in ever deeper and broader ways in order to respond more fully to that presence in all of life.

HERE is a pdf file which is helpful in giving the questions you need to ask yourself and a potential director.

Seeking a Spiritual Director?

If you are seeking help and advice about finding a Spiritual Director, read the leaflet (HERE) and send answers ONLY to those questions that appear most significant to you now, together with your postal address and email to one of the following who hold directories of available and practising Spiritual Directors:

  • for Surrey and Sussex, principally Roman Catholic Spiritual Directors (of Arundel and Brighton Diocese) and Anglican Spiritual Directors in the Guildford Anglican Diocese: Jackie Foster Tel: 01932 864249
  • for East and West Sussex, principally Anglican Spiritual Directors in the Chichester Anglican Diocese: The Revd Canon Dr Andrew Mayes.Tel: 01323 892964
  • for elsewhere in the UK: The Retreat Association Tel: 01494 433004

Further details via the Bookings Secretary.

Group Supervision for Spiritual Directors
led by Marie Thurtle and Jo Eaton

Two hours during the day, on Wednesdays either morning or afternoon.
Supervision in a group setting (maximum 8 per group) for those working as Christian Spiritual Directors. Meeting about every six weeks. Individual Supervision might be arranged with these and a few more supervisors that we know.

2011-2012 series:
2012: Jan 11, Feb 15, Mar 28, May 16, Jun 27
Cost: Per person per session £21
or £154 (or 2 x £79 instalments) for annual series of 8 meetings
2012-2013 series:
2012: Sep 12, Oct 24, Dec 5.
Cost: Per person per session £22
or £156 (or 2 x £80 instalments) for annual series of 8 meetings

Further details and application forms are available from the Bookings Secretary.

   
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