Regular Discussion Group Meeting

Tuesday 5 August 2014

This discussion will continue our thinking on the subject of the nature and content of religious gatherings.

Location:

St Michael's Church Room, Park Road, Abingdon OX14 1DB

Summer meal out at the Horns of Boningale

Monday 28 July 2014

Location:

The Horns of Boningale

Reclaiming the Book for the People

Saturday 19 July 2014 — Saturday 26 July 2014

It used to be something that people treasured as a common possession, and then came the print era and academics. It can be argued that, since the Reformation, the alleged ‘democratisation’ of the Bible has taken it further from lay people rather than closer to them.

Location:

Iona

Speaker:

Padraig O Tuama, John Bell, Jo Love, Graham Maule

A Journey of Faith - Part 3

Wednesday 16 July 2014

We plan to look at Part 3 of 'A Journey of Faith' : 'Everything we hear is opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.'

Location:

48, BROADHURST, ASHSTEAD, SURREY KT21 1QF

A Liberating Spirit?  Exploring Spirituality for the 21st Century

Monday 14 July 2014 — Thursday 17 July 2014

This is the Modern Church annual conference. It will be an opportunity to explore some of the contemporary approaches to spirituality through the lens of open minded and well-informed enquiry.

Location:

High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon Hertfordshire EN11 8SG

Speaker:

Revd Canon Professor Martyn Percy, Revd Dave Bookless, Professor Grace Davie and others

Borg’s book: Reading the Bible again for the first time: Ch 6 part 1

Friday 11 July 2014

Location:

Graces

Speaker:

led by Olive

The Meaning in the Miracles

Monday 7 July 2014

At our May meeting we discussed and decided to each read the book, chapter by chapter, 'The Meaning in the Miracles' by Jeffrey John (2002). We think that the book divides very well into chapters that one or two of us might lead in successive meetings. Our intention is for each of us to obtain a copy over the next few weeks and read it!

Location:

12 Woodrough Drive, Moseley, B13 9EP

Regular Discussion Group Meeting

Tuesday 1 July 2014

At this meeting we shall continue our exploration of what religious gatherings could be like in the future.

Location:

All Saints Methodist Church, Abingdon, OX14 2AQ

Emerging Spirituality and Awareness - a virtual conference

Monday 30 June 2014 — Saturday 26 July 2014

These talks start on Monday 30th June and go on for five days. Each talk can be streamed online free of charge for 24 hours after delivery.

Location:

On the web

Speaker:

Jack Spong, Dominic Crossan et al

‘Looking back and looking forward’

Monday 30 June 2014

This will be our annual evaluation and planning session, and is our final meeting before the summer break. It is an important meeting, at which members are invited to comment on this past year's programme, and then to brain-storm ideas and suggestions for the new session. It is entirely from these suggestions that the planning group then aims to select and set up a new programme. That we try to sort out during the summer months and will hope to get plans for 2014-2015 finalised, ready to resume our group meetings post-festival in September... The evening traditionally finishes with a taste of some light summer refreshment!

Location:

The Cluny Centre, Braid Road, Edinburgh

JUNE MEETING CANCELLED

Monday 23 June 2014

Location:

St Mary's Church Hall, Albrighton

Speaker:

The majority of the group is away so this session is now postponed.

Group monthly meeting

Wednesday 18 June 2014

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE. Our final meeting for this session - there will be no meetings during July or August. We aim to plan ahead for autumn, so please come along with any ideas as to what you would like to do.

Location:

Heaton Moor United church

Cosmos and Creation

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Cosmology addresses fundamental questions about the Universe of the kind which have traditionally been in the religious domain. At first sight this perspective seems to pull science and religion apart removing any need for the divine. However recent developments have led to a reversal of this trend suggesting that consciousness, mind and spirit are an integral part of the universe.

Location:

The Meditatio Centre, St Marks, Myddelton Square, London EC1R 1XX

Speaker:

Prof Bernard Carr

Bookham and Leatherhead PCN June 2014 meeting

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Following 'A Journey of Faith' Week 2.

Location:

49 West Down, Bookham, Surrey KT234LJ

Slow down to the heart’s time

Friday 13 June 2014 — Sunday 15 June 2014

This is the 2014 PCN Members’ Residential Weekend, exploring poetry as a resource for the spiritual life. Led by Janet Morley

Location:

The Windermere Centre, Lake Road, Windermere, LA23 2BY

Speaker:

Janet Morley

THE SIBYLS London Evening Meeting

Thursday 12 June 2014

A service open to all trans people, their friends, spouses and supporters followed by a meal together in a restaurant.

Location:

St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 6AF

Progressive Church: Reconceiving Christian Community

Saturday 7 June 2014

Is there a place for church within progressive expressions of Christianity, which tend to sit uneasily with theological orthodoxy, prescribed liturgies and hierarchical structures of authority? Many liberals and progressives feel alienated from traditional forms of church and are hanging on by their fingertips or have already given up and left.

Location:

St Mark’s CRC, 4 St Mark’s Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2SG

Speaker:

Martyn Percy

Robin asks - Part II

Friday 6 June 2014

Location:

at Sue

Speaker:

lead by Robin

Corn in Pentecost

Wednesday 4 June 2014

A Bible Study on the meaning of Pentecost.

Location:

Haisthorpe Methodist Church/Community Centre

Speaker:

Rev'd Ray Eveleigh

Creative Arts for Retreat and for Reflection

Wednesday 4 June 2014

There will be two parts to this meeting: discussion of the Creative Arts Retreat Movement (CARM) and sharing of our own examples of how creative arts have helped in our personal reflection.

Location:

Bromsgrove (further details from Tessa)

Speaker:

Leader: Rev Alan Bidnell