BELIEVING, BELONGING, BECOMING
LIVING THE HOURS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
& ST. MARY’S, BRUTON
4-29 MARCH 2019
Mondays to Fridays
For six years, John Reynolds was part of the community at Hilfield Friary in Dorset.
Hilfield has been home to the Anglican Franciscan Order since 1921.
John has been a Franciscan Tertiary for 35 years and is a Spiritual Director & Novice Guardian. He served at Hilfield as Bursar and Cantor.
Over this time he has come to realise how life-changing and enhancing it is, Living the Hours. It brings contentment and encouragement to daily life in an ordered rhythm not often found in parish life.
This month he will be exploring the seven ‘sapirant’ questions of life – a simple way of introducing you to the Ignatian technique of spiritual exercise.
The seven questions are ‘Who?’, ‘What?’,’Why?’, ‘When?’,’Where?’,’Which?’,’Whither?’
There will also be screenings of Richard Rohr’s seminars ‘The Path of Decent’ at the Methodist Church each morning and on Wednesday afternoons.
On Wednesday evenings during Lent, John will be at Batcombe Village Hall.
THE TIMETABLE
DAWN | DAY | DUSK |
7.00 - Arrival & Silent Prayer |
12.45 - Midday Prayer 13.00 - Lunch |
16.30 - Tea 17.00 - Evening Prayer |
FOOD
It is intended to provide Tea, Coffee, cereals for breakfast, bread & soup for lunch. Other food on a bring and share basis. Please bring your own cutlery, plate and mug – and a cushion for comfort!
THE PROGRAMME
04 March |
Who? |
05 March |
What? |
06 March |
Why? |
07 March |
When? |
08 March |
Where? |
11 March |
Which? |
12 March |
Whither? |
13 March |
Who? |
14 March |
What? |
15 March |
Why? |
18 March |
When? |
19 March |
Where? |
20 March |
Which? |
21 March |
Whither? |
22 March |
Who? |
25 March |
What? |
26 March |
Why? |
27 March |
When? |
28 March |
Where? |
29 March |
Which? |
BELIEVING,
Acceptance of Time Before
BELONGING,
Enjoyment of Time Being
BECOMING
Caring for Time Beyond
The moments gifted to us flow into the hours as they rush past
and we collect our days together one by one.
Our unique story grows along unnoticed – page by page
till building up into the volumes through the years of the shared library of lives.
Believing, Belonging, Becoming.
A resurrection in each succeeding generation of our kind.
LIVING THE HOURS
Malcom Guite Singing Bowl
Begin the song exactly where you are,
Remain within the world of which you’re made.
Call nothing common in the earth or air,
Accept it all and let it be for good.
Start with the very breath you breathe in now,
This moment’s pulse, this rhythm, in your blood
And listen to it, ringing soft and low.
Stay with the music, words will come in time.
Slow down your breathing. Keep it deep and slow.
Become an open singing-bowl, whose chime
is richness rising out of emptiness.
And timelessness resounding into time.
And when the heart is full or quietness
Begin the song exactly where you are.