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Towards an Eastern Region Network
Saturday 11 November 2006
10.00am to 4.00pm
at
Ferrar House,
Little Gidding
Huntingdon
Cambridge PE28 5RJ
An invitation to:
- Make a small pilgrimage and kneel "where prayer has been valid"
- Share stories, hopes and visions
- Explore how membership of the SPP Network can benefit you and your SPP
The meeting is a "bring a packed lunch do". Coffee, tea etc will be provided.
We meet by kind invitation of Tony and Judith Hodgeson, Wardens of Ferrar House, who are new members of the SPP Network.
Rev'd Jim Cotter and other longer established members of the network are planning to be present.
An equal welcome if you are a member of the Network or just testing the water.
Suggested Preparation:
- Read T. S. Elliott's poem Little Gidding
- Bone up on the Farrar's and their friends George Herbert and Charles I
- Explore more of this website
Message Board Archive
Posted by: Gwilym on Monday 27th July 2009, 8:31 PM
We are pleased to welcome more new places to the Network.
We have updated the details of all the Places that are members of the Network to reflect their planned opening times for this summer.
Please have a browse and see whats new!
Posted by: bob foster on Saturday 25th July 2009, 9:23 AM
Relates to: St Peter's Church, Somersal Herbert
ALL SHALL BE WELL ALL SHALL BE WELL AND ALL MANNER OF THINGS SHALL BE WELL
JULIAN OF NORWICH
Posted by: john newell on Tuesday 7th July 2009, 8:53 PM
Relates to: St. Mary the Virgin, North Stoke
In this peaceful place is an inscription denoting my ancestor Robert Newell 1670 to 1750 is buried beneath a slab in the chancel floor.
A wonderful, quiet, tranquil place of worship. Thank you for leaving the door open on the occasions that I can visit from Canterbury.
Magical!
Posted by: Sybil Edwards on Wednesday 4th March 2009, 1:36 PM
Relates to: St. Thomas a Beckett, Milford Haven
This is a place filled with tranquility - sadly not as well known as it deserves, even by the people of Milford Haven and despite teh untiring work of Canon Howells who was instrumental in its restoration in 1936
Posted by: woodhar on Wednesday 26th November 2008, 4:18 PM
Relates to: Nightingale Cottage, Iburndale, Whitby
Good to have you listed
Posted by: woodhar on Tuesday 21st October 2008, 11:14 AM
The gathering for the AGM in Birmingham was good. Gwilym's meditation was profound. The reports from the intervisitaion were encouraging and the formation of a core group to advise on future developments important.
The worrying thing is there is so much opportunity and heaps of things to be done but we're all volunteers and time is short.
Want to come and help? I expect we'd be glad to have you!
Posted by: woodhar on Sunday 12th October 2008, 11:16 AM
Richard says Join the Cascade Campaign today for details Contact Us
Posted by: woodhar on Sunday 12th October 2008, 11:15 AM
AGM 18th October at Margot Hutchinson Centre 31 George Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9RG. Begins 11 a.m. - All people of goodwill welcome
Posted by: woodhar on Tuesday 9th September 2008, 1:22 PM
Relates to: St Pancras Church, Exeter
and another
Posted by: woodhar on Tuesday 9th September 2008, 1:19 PM
Relates to: St Pancras Church, Exeter
Richard writes took some pics when at St. Pancras
Posted by: woodhar on Thursday 4th September 2008, 11:52 AM
Relates to: St. Mihangel, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey
Richard Woodham comments:- There's been a debate within the Network around the term hospitaller. On the pro-side there is an arguement from history. The monastic tradition has a person responsible for the welcome of visitors, "Let every visitor be received as Christ!" writes Benedict in his Rule. On the con-side it is a bit of an odd word!
I favour hostilaller as it suggests someone focussed on the task of welcome!
Posted by: Gretel Leeb on Wednesday 27th August 2008, 11:36 PM
Relates to: St. Mihangel, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey
In this place God is ever-present in the power of the Archangel - it is a place of purification in the light of the Sun.
I have a question: Why, in the new leaflet for this place, has the term "hospitaller" been replaced with "stewards"?
Posted by: woodhar on Wednesday 27th August 2008, 4:57 PM
Relates to: St Pancras Church, Exeter
Richard the Webshepherd writes:- It was good to visit St.Pancras as part of the SPPN Inter-visitation process.
St. Pancras is all that a smallpilgrimplace should be quiet in the midst of bustle - not retail space in the midst of rs - ancient in a modern precinct - a still place in the midst of the turning world.
Congratulations to Averil and the People of God in the centre of Exeter for keeping the rumour of God alive!
Posted by: woodhar on Wednesday 27th August 2008, 4:51 PM
Relates to: Eglwys Tecwyn Sant, Llandecwyn
Thanks for the feedback, Paul! I had heard on the grapevine that it was open again but only at certain times. The hermit St. Tecwyn who first set up his llan in the plave knew a bit about Feng Shui! (It translates from the Chinese as wind/water!)
Posted by: Paul on Monday 25th August 2008, 9:28 PM
Relates to: Eglwys Tecwyn Sant, Llandecwyn
I went to the church in August 2008 to find where some of my ancestors were buried and was stunned by the atmosphere here. A fantastic place to come and contemplate, sit and think, or just look at the beautiful views across the esturay. A truly magical place. I was also lucky enough to find the church open. The simple decor inside added to the feeling of peace. The lake just under the chiurch is also a peacful place to sit on a summer's afternoon. Incredible.
Posted by: averil swanton on Saturday 23rd August 2008, 8:05 PM
It was very good to meet Richard yesterday in St Pancras, Exeter. I have now explored the website and find it very good. I will encourage others to use it too.
Posted by: woodhar on Monday 4th August 2008, 12:28 PM
The Rt.Rev'd Peter Fox (former Bishop of Port Moresby) leading the 2008 annual pilgrimage. Its usually the 1st Sunday in August at 3.30 p.m. make a note in your diary now!
Posted by: woodhar on Monday 4th August 2008, 12:05 PM
The Rt.Rev'd Peter Fox (former Bishop of Port Moresby) leading the 2008 annual pilgrimage. Its usually the 1st Sunday in August at 3.30 p.m. make a note in your diary now!
Posted by: woodhar on Monday 21st July 2008, 10:20 AM
Thanks to Katherine for the encouragement to me and the others who enable the SPPN. I'm fired up anew with the thought of so many of us pilgrims making our own journey's finding friendship and something deeper as we go.
Here's me waving to Katherine and my other brothers and siters across cyberspace
Posted by: Katherine Dunhill on Sunday 20th July 2008, 11:06 PM
I love this website - we've had it as our home page for several months now, and it is a great doorway to the busyness of the web. I often happen on bits of this website that make me think - a picture of a quiet place perhaps - and tonight your thoughts on pilgrimage struck home. Thank you for a lovely website.
Posted by: woodhar on Friday 4th July 2008, 10:13 AM
In the spring and early summer the churchyard is rich with meadow flowers ox eye daisys, meadow saxifrage and lady's bedstaw. It gets a mow after they have flowered sometime using traditional methods. I wonder how many others have scythed God's Acre before me.
Posted by: woodhar on Friday 4th July 2008, 10:08 AM
This church is new to the Network but has been a SPP for decades
Posted by: kingm on Friday 6th June 2008, 6:36 PM
These places of open welcome are so needed by the church today. An open hospitable church says more than any sermon about how a church community wants to welcome all as God does. I am delighted to be part of this network. Do come to visit St Mary the Virgin, Great Henny
Posted by: Fr Eoin Buchanan on Sunday 27th April 2008, 8:59 PM
Brilliant website and a great resource in this world that seems to move at break-neck speed! Well done.
Posted by: Richard Woodham on Saturday 22nd March 2008, 1:47 PM
Happy Easter!
Welcome to the new website!
Please excuse a little clankiness, we're still working on it!
Comments much appreciated!
Register on the Sign up Page and then add your favourite SPPs, pilgrimage links and resources!
When you see vines in the early spring you wonder if they will ever burst into life! Hmmnn.....
Posted by: woodhar on Saturday 22nd March 2008, 1:41 PM
Happy Easter!
Welcome to the new website!
Add your favourite SPP!
Join the Network
Posted by: woodhar on Thursday 21st February 2008, 9:30 AM
P.S. We expect to officially open on Easter Sunday! Come back then and Register as a User!
Posted by: woodhar on Monday 18th February 2008, 4:04 PM
Have a closer look by accessing my blog
norfolkpilgrim.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html
Posted by: woodhar on Monday 18th February 2008, 3:59 PM
Here's a pic
Posted by: woodhar on Monday 18th February 2008, 3:50 PM
Relates to: St. Mihangel, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey
Hi Michael,
I'm testing the new website