Here are brief details of events I am involved with in coming months. For more information please click on the links.
Send my Roots Rain
Spiritual sustenance for people in ministry
Sheldon Retreat Centre, Devon, February 17th to 21st 2025
Send my Roots Rain is for people in ministry and will explore ways of allowing the life-giving water of the Spirit to soak down to your roots. This retreat has proved so popular in recent years that we are offering the same one again.
Our roots lie in our story, in our experience of calling, and above all in abiding in relationship with our life-giving God. With the demands of ministry and the uncertainties that hang over the future, our roots can become dry. In caring for others we can neglect to look after ourselves. Yet every minister is also a disciple, called to the intimacy of companionship with Christ and continued growth in the Spirit. Our spiritual, physical and emotional health matters to God, who calls each one by name.
Send my Roots Rain: Events at Sheldon Retreat
Meeting God in the Garden
Exploring recurring movements in the growth of our life in God
St. Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality Centre, St. Asaph, North Wales
May 30th to June 1st 2025
In the Bible spiritual growth is likened to the natural development processes of plants, and the part played by gardeners, whether human or divine.
Jesus, the teller of parables, invites us to hold the mystery of creation in mind and heart, like seed in the hand of a sower. ‘Look’, he says. ‘See what happens if you are grounded in God’s good soil. Behold the wonder of who you are and what you might become.’
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By Still Waters
A meditation on the 23rd Psalm
July 11th to 13th, 2025
At The Franciscan Retreat Centre, Godalming
The 23rd Psalm is an expression of what it is to be in relationship with God. Whether we are in green pastures or dark valleys, God is alongside us as our guide and provider. Wherever – or however – we are, God’s goodness and mercy seek us out. By Still Waters will explore how we can become open to God’s creative and compassionate presence within the complexity of daily life.
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Through the Door of Hope
Exploring the way of hope within challenging times
Wednesday August 20th 2025 at
The Living Well, Nonington, Kent
We live in a time when so much seems to be falling apart. Through the Door of Hope will explore the nature of hope, hope’s roots in the activity of God, and ways we can actively step into hope’s path. Hope is more than optimism or wishful thinking; it has its roots in a God who is always moving into how things are. The door of hope is always open and God steps through it with purpose and compassion. Through this same door we can step out in God into all that is broken apart.