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Stoke Poges Quiet Garden
Stoke Park Farm, Park Road, 
Stoke Poges, SL2 4PG
01753 644273
quiet.garden@ukonline.co.uk

Spring 2009

garden.jpg (6632 bytes)The Quiet Garden is open from 9.45 am to 3 pm for you to enjoy a day of reflection. The pattern of the day alternates between more formal input one week and a reflective morning the next.

You may like to read, walk in the garden, or visit the nearby church of St Giles where Thomas Gray wrote his famous Elegy. You are welcome to stay for the whole day. Hot drinks are available but do remember to bring lunch. For those who are able to make a donation, £5 per visit is very welcome.

Led Mornings and Quiet Afternoons
On these days we are guided by an invited speaker. The sessions begin in the Long Room promptly at 10 am and end at 12.30 pm. Then you are most welcome to stay on for the rest of the day.

Exploring Prayer Together
These guided sessions explore different ways of deepening our experience of prayer and meeting with God in the silence. Starting promptly at 10.00 am we end at 12.00 noon - again, you are welcome to stay on for the rest of the day.

Theme for this term: Pilgrim People - Following the Way
Each of us starts from a different place, but we are all called to follow the same Way and, as St Augustine wrote, our hearts are restless until they find their rest in God.

Each session, though linked to the theme, is complete in itself. See below for details.

29 January 
10am-12 noon

Pilgrim People – Following the Way
Starting out
As we prepare to follow the Way where is our starting place?  
Where does our path lie?

5 February  10am-12.30pm

Being Honest with God 
Using the Psalms in prayer

 The Revd Dr Steve Newbold, Associate Vicar of Christ Church, Roxeth, Harrow

12 February
10am-12 noon

 Pilgrim People – Following the Way
On the Way
Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life (John 14.16).  
What does this mean for each of us?

19 February
10am-12.30pm

 Wrestling with God
Exploring how we view God with whom we wrestle and the nature of that wrestling.		 Jacki Thomas, Licensed lay Minister at St Peter’s Cranbourne and Lay Chaplain at Paul Bevan House, Thames Hospicecare
26 February
10am-12 noon		 Pilgrim People – Following the Way
The Way of the Cross
For Jesus this led to Jerusalem.  He promises us life and invites us to follow him

5 March
10am-12.30pm

Starting with Me
Each church is made up of individuals. How can we, as individuals, deepen our walk with God?

 The Revd Mike Withers, retired priest at St Paul’s, Wooburn
12 March
10am-12 noon		 Pilgrim People – Following the Way
Pilgrims’ Rest
God is gracious and provides rest for the weary traveller.
19 March
10am-12.30pm		 What’s in a Name
Named by God, called by God, known by God		 The Revd Fran Caldecourt, Assistant Curate at Christ Church, Harlington
26 March
10am-12noon		 Pilgrim People – Following the Way
Blessings Unlimited
Blessings unlimited await us at the end of our journey – 
but we encounter them on the way too.
2 April
10am-12.30pm		 Personality and Prayer
An exploration of prayer to enable spiritual growth for differing personalities.

We shall end with a Eucharist at 12 noon 
at which all are welcome.

The Revd Graham Saunders, Rector of Farnham Royal with Hedgerley

 

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