Growth in Prayer (GPRL) – Epiphany Group

Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living (GPRL) Online

This course starts in October 2021.

THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

This course aims to help participants develop and deepen their experience of prayer and live more reflectively. It offers the opportunity to explore faith, discover meaning and come to a deeper, more intimate, relationship with God.

It provides space to examine hopes and desires and to move towards fullness of life in ourselves, and those around us, in the global community to which we all belong.

Who is the course for?

The course is open to those of any denomination and none. No particular experience of prayer is required, only a desire for God. Participants should be prepared to share some of their experience of prayer with others. Because of the participatory nature of the course a commitment to regular attendance is important.

What previous participants have said:

The regularity has helped create a focus and a rhythm in an otherwise quite chaotic life.
I found the course very fulfilling
New ways to think about God and about prayer
God has become more approachable
It has helped me see areas I can work with God in my prayer life and
it has made me more excited about prayer
The course has slowed me down, made me take more time with God.

Course Content

Participants are offered opportunity to:

Experience different ways of praying taken from Ignatian and other spiritual traditions. These include coming to stillness, silent waiting, praying with scripture, imaginative contemplation and review of the day.
Explore aids to prayer and reflection including journaling, artwork, body awareness, music and use of images.
Develop and deepen awareness of different perceptions of God and self.
Begin to discover a way of making prayerful choices in tune with God’s hopes and desires for the world through an introduction to Ignatian discernment.

Method

The method is primarily experience based and reflective. Sessions include input, space for prayer, guided prayer and reflection and small group sharing. Participants are offered the opportunity of one to one spiritual accompaniment and towards the end of the course there is a short retreat.

Venue

The course will take place online.

Course Dates for 2021-2022

The course begins in October and ends shortly after Easter;

Wednesday evenings 7.00 – 8.45 / 9.00pm.

Term 1: Oct 27^th / Nov 3^rd / Nov 10^th/ Nov 17^th / Nov 24^th / Dec 1^st / Dec 8^th / Dec 15^th
Term 2: Jan 12^th/ Jan 19^th /Jan 26^th / Feb 2^nd/ Feb 9^th

Term 3: Mar 2^nd/ Mar 9^th/ Mar 16^th/ Mar 23^rd/ Mar 30^th / Apr 6^th /Apr 27^th

Also one weekend: Friday April 22^nd 7.00pm – 9.30pm and Saturday April 23^rd 10.00am – 4.00pm.

Cost

The full course fee is £375 payable in full or as monthly payments.

A deposit of £50 will be requested when an applicant is accepted.

THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

Applications

Download( GPRL flyer-2021-22 (DOCX)

Download Application form (DOCX)

Places are limited. Please apply as soon as possible.

For more information please contact Anne Claveirole (course tutor):

gprl@epiphanygroup.org.uk

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Bursaries

The Epiphany Group (EG) is keen that no-one should be excluded from our courses for financial
reasons. We encourage applicants to seek funding from other sources and can offer suggestions on this.

Please contact us for further information.

There is also a limited EG Bursary and Development Fund, supported by donations, which is available to those in need of assistance.

Application Form

THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

Application for Bursary (DOCX)