
Quiet days for reflection at a centre behind an attractive country church; garden with a water feature; nearby country footpaths and walks, ideal for exploring the link between the outer landscape and our spiritual journey.
The Centre for Reflection -- address and how to find us -- offers you a quiet space for:
| church away days | led quiet days and evenings with a theme | drop in quiet days |
| meetings | retreats | adult education |
| training sessions | conferences | ecumenical gatherings |
Entrance to the Centre |
"Outer Landscape - Inner Journey": window by Jackie Shayler-Webb |
This garden makes connections between the "Outer landscape" and our "Inner journey" and offers a sense of peace and stillness for those who sit and reflect on Drop in quiet days or led Quiet Days. The design of the garden which has no grass creates visual links between the outer landscape of stones, flowing water, circular seat round a tree and Mediterranean planting. The garden also holds a piece of sculpture by Jean Parker entitled Glimpses. It looks like a mobile disc on end, with one side of the Portland stone cut rough and the other very smooth. The two sides representing light and dark are cut through at an angle giving a glimpse of the garden beyond, a beautiful rendition of the glimpses of the Resurrection we catch in our every day lives. On the wall by the pool is a plaque with a quotation from Isaiah 58 "You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail".
Garden pool at the Centre |
"Glimpses": sculpture by Jean Parker |
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Saturdays - reflection days and workshops
Cost reductions - bring a friend for half price. So - for example - where the cost is shown as £20, 2 people can book for £30.
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Sundays -
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Mondays - regular meditation group -
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Thursday day time - regular writing and art groups -
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Friday evenings -
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For pre-booking, please contact the coordination team for the Centre for Reflection - contact details. |
You can also see some selected topics and leaders of previous quiet days.
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3rd Thursday in the month Open from 10am, finishes at 3.30pm Dates: Drop in quiet days continue in the new year
Come for all or any part of the day, as you wish. Bring a packed lunch if you are with us at that time of day - refreshments provided. Cost: donation. |
| No prior booking needed, just drop in - all welcome |
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4th Sunday in the month During summer months, 4th Sunday reflection services are at 6pm. In darker months, starting this year in September, these 4th Sunday services revert to morning at 10.30am. |
| All day (Mondays to Thursdays, and Saturdays) | 10am-4pm | £85 donation |
| Morning only (Mondays to Thursdays, and Saturdays) | 10am-1pm | £45 donation |
| Afternoon only | 1-4pm | £45 donation |
| A £40 deposit secures your booking. | ||
Facilities at the centre
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You can book a time by contacting the coordination team for the Centre for Reflection - contact details.
We can be flexible in solving the needs of your group. Do discuss your particular requirements with the Coordinator.
The Coordinator will arrange for a host to meet you at the Centre on the day, in order to open up and serve tea/coffee/juice on arrival, and also for someone to close the Centre when you finish.
Please note that we operate a no-smoking policy.
| Centre Coordination team: | Hester Wilk and Ian Wainwright
Remember that the team is part time and only available certain days of the week. Please allow up to almost a week for your enquiry to be answered. |
tel: 01235 850423
with answering machine |
| email: coordinator AT reflect.freeuk.com | ||
| Minister: | Rev Ulrike Bell | |
| (to send email replace "AT" by the "@" sign and remove all the spaces) | ||