Spiritual Direction, sometimes referred to as ‘spiritual guidance’ or ‘spiritual friendship’, 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. There is a difference between spiritual direction and counselling. Where counselling deals primarily with problem areas of one’s life and attempts to bring healthy resolutions to crises, Spiritual Direction is concerned with finding and responding to God and becoming more attuned to God’s presence in order to respond more fully to that presence in all of life.
HERE
is an excellent web description of what we understand Spiritual Direction
to be.
HERE
is a pdf file which is helpful in giving the questions you need to ask
yourself and a potential director.
We offer help and advice to individuals seeking 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 Fr Patrick for Sussex and Surrey or to The Retreat Association for elsewhere.
Further details via the Bookings Secretary.
Group Supervision for Spiritual Directors
led by Marie Thurtle and Frances Henley Lock
Two hours during the day.
Supervision in a group setting (maximum 8 per group) for those working
as Christian Spiritual Directors. Meeting about every six weeks. Jane
Russell meets near Chichester. Individual Supervision might be arranged
with these and a few more supervisors that we know.
2009-2010 series:
Tuesdays 2009:
Sep 22, Oct 27, Dec 8.
Wednesdays 2009:
Sep 23, Oct 28, Dec 9.
Tuesdays 2010:
Jan 19, Mar 2, Apr 20, May 25, Jul 6.
Wednesdays 2010:
Jan 20, Mar 3, Apr 21, May 26, Jul 7.
Cost: Per person per session £18
(£126 for annual series of 8 meetings)
2010-2011 series:
Tuesdays 2010:
Sep 14, Oct 19, Nov 30.
Wednesdays 2010:
Sep 15, Oct 20, Dec 1.
2011 dates: tba.
Cost: Per person per session £19
(£129 for annual series of 8 meetings)
Further details and application forms are available from the Bookings Secretary.