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Fr Luigi Gioia – advent retreat beginning 29 November.

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Virtual Retreat,

On the 29th of November, we launch our next retreat which is led by Luigi Gioia. Luigi has recently joined us as an associate tutor with a specialisation in spirituality and history. He has had a great deal of experience in spiritual direction and in leading retreats, so we’re very much looking forward to this new, four week programme. His themes tie in with the Advent season, so some of you might like to make the retreat the focus of an Advent group in your church. The sessions are ‘Waiting’, ‘Watching’, ‘Rejoicing’, and ‘Consoling’.  See…

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Introducing Luigi Gioia who will be leading our Advent on-line retreat

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Virtual Retreat,

Over the past 20 years, Fr Luigi Gioia has been actively involved in a variety of contexts: academia (Oxford, the Pontifical University of S. Anselmo in Rome, Cambridge, St John Collegeville, MN, USA), pastoral (as novice master in France, as abbot in Italy, as assistant priest in St Paul Knightsbridge in London), administrative (as director of the library in S. Anselmo) and organizational (as creator and academic director of the course on Leadership and the Rule of St Benedict and as Director of the Formation Program Quest in St Paul Knightsbridge, London).  These experiences have…

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Praying the Parables – this week we are asked to ‘Befriend the Night’

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Virtual Retreat,

In this week’s praying the parables Chris talks about the Night which belongs to the rhythm of our lives every bit as much as day. The book of Genesis describes God creating the two, night and day, the underlying rhythm of being and becoming. In the darkness – whatever its cause and effects might be for you – life goes on growing if only you can be receptive to it. You can’t make light happen; it will come when it comes. And the darkness itself holds its invitation, for God dwells here too. Rest…be receptive…

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Meet the College’s Chaplain – Revd Harriet Johnson

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Latest News,

Harriet was appointed part-time Chaplain at St Augustine’s on 1 September.  Harriet spent over 20 years working for the Foreign Office, in a mixture of jobs in London and overseas, including 4 years in Beijing and 6 in the Falkland Islands.  When she took voluntary redundancy she knew then the time was right to test her vocation to ministry and her rector sent her to see the DDO who suggested Harriet study a module at St Augustine’s. Harriet then signed on as a full-time independent student whilst going through discernment. In normal circumstances, she’d be…

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An interview for St Augustine’s with Bishop Rose

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Latest News,

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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On-line retreats at St Augustine’s

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Virtual Retreat,

Chris Chapman talks about when lockdown happened, and we were all thrown out of our routines, St Augustine’s hosted a series of online retreats exploring how we meet God in this experience. Chris tells us further about the College’s online retreats programme 2021  Chris’s video To log in / or register to this free resource:https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/login

Praying the Parables… week three is now available

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Newsletter, Virtual Retreat,

The Parables of Jesus reveal how we are always walking on holy ground, where the living word of God is being sown within our lives.  Rather than define truth in a statement, parables invite us to explore what is true with open mind and heard, and then respond.  Praying with Parables will explore 4 parables, both within their original context and how they might speak to us now. To login or register see here.

College Celebration…. 17th October on Facebook at 11am

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under Latest News,

The annual College Celebration takes place online this Saturday 17th October. We look back over the past year, share news of what is new, and celebrate with those students who completed a programme last summer. This year our guest speaker is Paula Gooder, Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, and the focus will be the launch of our ‘Theology for Disciples’ programme.   Facebook here.  

Online Retreat Programme – October 2020-July 2021

Posted by Rebecca Young. Under From the Principal, Virtual Retreat,

We were delighted that so many of you appreciated our trilogy of online retreats, each responding in a slightly different way to the anxieties, griefs, and bewilderments of the global pandemic. On the 18th of October, we launch the first of a year’s worth of new online retreats that take up a number of important themes in Christian life and prayer. As you’ll see from the attached flier, each retreat consists of four weekly sessions. The exception is, of course, the one offered for Lent, which lasts five weeks. Themes include Advent and the strange…

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