Past Events

You are invited to join us on Saturday 8 October 2022 at 2.30 – 4.30pm at 74 Howe Close, CO4 3XD for a Foundation Day talk to celebrate the 380th anniversary of Community's Foundation followed by a celebratory tea    Register your place by Friday 23 September - this event will be in person ONLY (NOT on Zoom)   The talk will be presented by Dr Cormac Begadon, current researcher of the Community's archive.      Cormac Begadon is Assistant Professor…

LISTENING TO EACH OTHER   In our first session of the new theme - 'Do you hear what I hear?' - we will explore the skill of listening to each other.  We are very pleased to welcome Rose Stokes. Formerly a teacher and psychodynamic counsellor, Rose is writing a training manual for Catholic Listening & Prayer Ministry and is currently trainer/case supervisor for the recently launched ministry run by Diocese of East Anglia.  She also co-ordinates the Smart Loving marriage…

LISTENING TO OURSELVES In this session we will explore the priority of finding inner stillness in a world of noise and chaos.  We are delighted to welcome Laurence Freeman OSB, monk and teacher, Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation, Bonnevaux.  Laurence will address us on the following topic:   Our conversation is in heaven (Phil 3:20) With the disastrous breakdown of social discourse in our time, the rediscovery of contemplative silence in the truth of solitude is a…

Please join us for our 2023 Lent Course Faith through the senses: a Lenten Journey Mondays in Lent from 27 February to 3 April   In each session we will begin to reflect on what God has given us through our senses and how we can use them to deepen our faith and to share it with others.  Our meeting together will set the scene for your own exploration of how we encounter God through our physical senses (including the gift…

The Community invite you to join them on Tuesday 21 March at 6.30pm at New Hall School to a talk by Bishop Guli, Bishop of Chelmsford Do You Hear What I Hear? LISTENING TO GOD Refreshments from 6pm   Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani   We are privileged to welcome Bishop Guli to talk on the subject of Listening to God, as part of our theme of listening. The Community look forward to seeing you at New Hall.   You will need to…

In our last of our series DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? Listening to others; to ourselves; to God; to creation, we travel to Italy by Zoom and are delighted to welcome Paolo Foglizzo - an expert on Laudato si' and integral ecology who will talk to us on the subject of 'listening to creation'.  Paolo is based at the Jesuit social centre in Milan and edits their journal on social issues. ONCE REGISTERED YOU WILL BE SENT A ZOOM LINK…

Please join us (on-line) for an introductory talk, as we begin our new theme - Today's Big Questions: towards a Christian Response.  We are privileged to welcome Dr Jessie Rogers, who will help us prepare for a series of discussions on some of the thorny issues of our day.  Jessie will guide us, as we seek wisdom together.   "Scripture tells us that fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions (Prov 18:2). Those of…

Are you curious about the different sides of the migration debate? Do you seek a balanced view from a Christian perspective?   Migrants and refugees are often quickly vilified by governments and in the media, and seen as a 'problem' to be dealt with. In a short talk and discussion, Megan Knowles from the Jesuit Refugee Service UK will share her experience of why people can be against welcoming migration, touching on the fears of what we lose as well…