Contemplative Fire

Here's the latest info from Philip Roderick and the Contemplative Fire team.

Philip writes:

1    I attach a copy of Burning Bush, our occasional newsletter for Contemplative Fire.  As we seek to share the story of our call and community, could I encourage you to read this and send it on to those in your own network, wherever they are in the world, who could be interested in this community of Christ at the edge as we take shape. Download burning_bush_no_8.pdf

 

2    Tessa Holland, priest in the diocese of Chichester and regional leader of Contemplative Fire there, is involved with me on two significant projects that emerge from our membership of Round Table 5, which deals with the contemplative and sacramental dimensions of the national Fresh Expressions Initiative.  The first of these is the National Pilgrimage to Coventry Cathedral on Monday 8 December with Archbishop Rowan Williams.  Registrations for this are now being received and details can be found on http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk//standard.asp?id=3790&cachefixer

 

Secondly, Tessa and I are co-writing an article outlining the vision and practice of Contemplative Fire in a forthcoming book on the emerging church from the contemplative and catholic traditions.  The book, to be published by SCM-Canterbury press this coming May, includes a chapter by Archbishop Rowan and is to be entitled 'Ancient Faith: Future Mission' with editors Steven Croft, Ian Mobsby and Aaron Kennedy. 

 

3     Toronto visit.  Should you have any connections in Canada, especially in Toronto, just to let you know that I am hoping to seed a Contemplative Fire presence there and, to that end, am leading an Advent retreat entitled 'Holy Waiting, Holy Longing - Advent with Contemplative Fire' on 4 and 5 December.  Earlier in that same week, I shall be working with potential Contemplative Fire small group catalysts/facilitators/leaders to equip them with the norms, values and processes involved in our work.  If you have someone in mind, please let me know and I will attach a leaflet outlining the workshop/retreat. 

 

May you be blessed in all your inward and outward journeys.

 

Philip