Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living

This course will be offered in Galloway in 2012-13

This course will be offered again in Edinburgh from
October 2012 to May 2013.

In offering this course we want to help people to pray and to live reflectively.

We hope that it will be an opportunity to explore faith, discover meaning, and come to a deeper, closer relationship with God and also an opportunity to examine hopes and desires and to move towards the fullness of life we long for in ourselves, in those around us, and in the global community to which we all belong.

Course Content

Different ways of praying taken from Ignatian, Celtic and other spiritual traditions. These include coming to stillness, praying with scripture and imaginative contemplation.
Awareness of our different perceptions of God. The use of a journal and the value of self-awareness as aids to reflective living
Prayer experienced through music, art and movement.
An introduction to Ignatian discernment, through which a person may come to make choices which celebrate the unique giftedness conferred on them by the Creator

Method

The method is experience-based and reflective. It includes small group sharing. Towards the end of the course there is a short retreat.

In addition to the weekly group meetings participants are offered the opportunity of one to one spiritual accompaniment.

A five week Retreat in Daily Life follows the course in April / May and is an option for those wanting to deepen their experience further.

Who is the Course for?

The course is intended for those of different denominations and none. No particular ability in prayer is required, only a desire for God.

Participants should be prepared to share some of their experience of prayer with others. Also, because of the participatory nature of the course, it is important that there is a commitment to attend regularly.

Afterwards?

Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living is complete in itself. Some participants, however, go on to a second year, training in Spiritual Conversation, which offers training in listening attentively to others and in the art of spiritual conversation.

It also continues to nurture individual spiritual growth. People who take part in the course find themselves able to engage in informal conversation at a spiritual level; some initiate and lead reflective, faith sharing/ study groups; others go on to a training in Spiritual Direction .

Retreat

In Edinburgh a Retreat in Daily Life will be offered after the course.

Team, Venue, Dates and Course fee to be confirmed

Course flier and application form will be uploaded to this webpage in Spring 2012. In the meantime if you would like register your interest, or to be on the list to receive information as it becomes available, please contact:

Claire Starr

tel: 0131 4493045
e-mail: clairestarr@talk21.com

Galloway

GPRL will be offered again in South-West Scotland from October 2012 – May 2013. The sessions will be held monthly, on a Friday evening and Saturday 10-4, in a venue in Castle Douglas, Galloway.

To find out more about the course or to explore whether it’s for you, please feel free to contact Rachel Inglis,

tel: 01557 331548;

mob: 07881 655134;

e-mail: info@aigfois.co.uk

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For those who want a closer relationship with God For those who struggle with prayer For those who want to make choices in their lives which are in tune with God's hopes and desires for the world