Retreats

College Celebration 2021 with Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin

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“Enough formality to be proper yet with sufficient informality for all to be drawn in” was how one person described St Augustine’s College Celebration 2021. We gathered at St James’ Church, Bermondsey on Saturday 9th October for a celebration of all that’s involved in the College across ordained, lay and independent students.    Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin was our guest speaker. She covered a wild field of themes, inspiring her audience and bringing considerable energy to her task as she challenged us all to be Christians out in the open and not in secret. Certificates were…

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New Audio Retreat Programme now available…

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Virtual Retreat,

St Augustine’s is delighted to announce another series of audio retreats this year.  For further information see here <https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/content/uploads/2021/09/St-Augustines-Audio-Retreat-Series-2021-22.docx.pdf> and a short introductory video here: <https://youtu.be/uif7oKEl9Hw> *    Seasons of the Spirit: exploring how God is active within the changing seasons of our lives (starting 26 September for 4 weeks) *    Inclining the Ear of the Heart: hearing and discerning God’s call and invitation (starting 6 February) *    Meeting Mystery: befriending the unknown; making room for awe and wonder (starting 1 May) As ever thanks for your donations as we are able to…

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Last on-line retreat for this year “Windows of God”

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For this retreat Chris Chapman will be joined by Dr Gemma Simmonds and Revd. Fabian Wuyts…. Each week will be a personal take on a Christian spiritual tradition or figure and the light they shed on relationship with God, our experience of life and our practice of prayer. Looking through these windows will challenge and refresh our usual ways of seeing.  For further details see here. Dr Gemma Simmonds belongs to the Congregation of Jesus. She is known internationally as a speaker and retreat-giver. Gemma is Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Religious Life…

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A Cloud of Witnesses – retreat week 3

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This week’s retreat is being lead by St Augustine’s Chaplain – Reverend Harriet Johnson.  Preview here. To login or register for the retreat see here.    

HeartEdge/St Augustine’s Summer School (12-16 July)

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See Sam Wells’ short introduction on what’s planned for the Summer School here. To find out more and book your place see: Mission Summer School (myiknowchurch.co.uk)

Next online retreat – beginning 18 April

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‘A Cloud of Witnesses’ What can we learn from the witness of people like Abraham and Sarah, Jeremiah, Job, Naomi and Ruth about the shape of God’s invitation to us?  Their journeys, struggles, hopes and prayers are not so different from our own. In this 5 week series we look back to faith journeys within the Jewish tradition – the rock from which our own religious traditions are hewn.  What wisdom might we discover for our own times?  To register of login see here: https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/login. Introduction by the retreat leader, Chris Chapman, here.

Stephen Laird talks about how our Taster Module scheme helps students ease gently into academic theological study.

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Latest News,

Our Taster Module scheme is there for people who are considering ordained or licenced ministry, but who have not yet reached the stage when they are ready to join a full-scale Church-sponsored programme. Meanwhile, others who join just want to get a feel for the experience of study within our college and community, but without making too big a commitment at the outset. The ‘Taster Students’, who study with regular student cohorts, enjoy a proactive package of support designed to help them get their studies off the ground and build their confidence. Before the module…

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Message from Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin MBE, QHC, is the Bishop of Dover and the Bishop in Canterbury

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I consciously believe, that, right now in the life of the Church, God is opening up many opportunities for ministry in the Church of England. Theological colleges have a critical role to play as it seeks to equip leaders to embrace these opportunities. We often do not engage with what God is doing in our midst because we lack the confidence to embrace God in the public square. We grow up thinking (and sometimes we are taught) that faith is private (between us and God) and with this, we lose confidence and the language of…

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This week’s online retreat examines the Prayer of Contemplation….

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Adventures in Prayer provides the opportunity to explore what prayer is, the many different forms it can take and ways of overcoming the barriers that might have made growth in prayer difficult for us in the past.  This week Father Luigi Gioia, talks about ‘Prayer of Contemplation’  as a way of welcoming the transforming power of God’s love in our lives.  

This week’s online retreat is led by Lyndall Bywater

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This week’s Adventures in Prayer is focused on Prayer and burden bearing and is led by Lyndall Bywater.  Listen to Lyndall’s introduction here.  To register or logon here.         

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