Macclesfield Gatherings – 11/04
Macclesfield Gatherings - 11/04
Dear friends
Here are the details of our gatherings this week
With much love and many blessings
Laura
Tuesday 12th April 12.30 – 1.30 pm: Tao on Tuesday in Chapel
Join us for our meditation on the Tao Te Ching. We read a short passage, enjoy a time of shared silence for meditation and then share our reflections on the text. All welcome.
Join us for our meditation on the Tao Te Ching. We read a short passage, enjoy a time of shared silence for meditation and then share our reflections on the text. All welcome.
Tuesday 12th April 7 – 7.45 pm: Listening with the Ears of the Heart – Meditation for Lent on Zoom
Join the Unitarian transformers for a meditation, based on the contemplative practice of lectio divina, on what speaks to our heart from a reading of sacred poetry. No previous experience of meditation is required. Led by Laura Dobson. All welcome.
Join the Unitarian transformers for a meditation, based on the contemplative practice of lectio divina, on what speaks to our heart from a reading of sacred poetry. No previous experience of meditation is required. Led by Laura Dobson. All welcome.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94223648779?pwd=UEVkejhLQnkxV2VrMHU5THg2ZUJNdz09
Meeting ID: 942 2364 8779
Passcode: 3c9Pb1
Wednesday 13th April 7 – 8 pm: Eco-spirituality Connections on Zoom
Join the Unitarian transformers for Eco-spirituality Connections on ‘Offerings’ – exploring rituals of respect, gratitude and belonging to the land; and the transformation that may be possible in regarding everything as a gift – featuring the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer in ‘Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants.’ Led by Laura Dobson. All welcome.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94223648779?pwd=UEVkejhLQnkxV2VrMHU5THg2ZUJNdz09
Meeting ID: 942 2364 8779
Passcode: 3c9Pb1
Thursday 14th April 7 – 8.15 pm: Heart and Soul on Zoom
Heart and Soul is a contemplative spiritual gathering in which you can take time to reflect on life in the company of others. Each session follows a regular pattern, including readings and music, time for guided prayers of gratitude, compassion for others, self-reflection, and silent meditation. Led by Laura Dobson. All welcome.
This week’s theme is ‘Discernment’.
‘Seeing reality for what it is, is what we call discernment. The work of discernment is very hard.’ — Lewis B. Smedes
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 868 9873 0361
Passcode: 101861
Thursday 14th April 7.30 – 9.30 pm: Sacred Drumming Circle in Chapel
Organised by Karen Barber and friends. Please bring your own drum or other percussion instrument. All welcome.
Sunday 17th April 10 – 11 am: Sunday Gathering in Chapel
Easter Sunday – Resurrection as Spiritual Practice, led by Laura Dobson. All welcome.
“What you say, you say in a body; you can say nothing outside this body. You must awaken while in this body, for everything exists in it: Resurrect in this life.” The Gospel of Philip
Reverend Laura Dobson
Minister, Chorlton Unitarians, King Edward Street Unitarian Chapel, Macclesfield, and Unitarian Transformers
Tel: 07445 202415