BELIEVING, BELONGING, BECOMING

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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
7.30 - Morning Prayer
1-12 - First Session

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.

Celtic


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.