February news

January ended with a weekend for young people aged 18 - 35. We had 8 young people from a range of ages and professions who came to experience some Sacred space and Scripture with us. They had talks on stewardship and creation, the Psalms and also joined in the prayer of the community. Saturday was spent in a range of occupations, apple peeling, gardening and even bracelet making! It was a real experience of sharing and we hope to have more of this type of weekend for young people over the next year. It was good to see some former and present students from St. Bernard's, Slough as well.

We also welcomed Bamber Bridge parish back to Hyning last week. It is always good to see this group. We have had a series of day groups in over the last week, including a confirmation group from a parish in Ulverston.

On February 9th we began a series of talks on Wisdom Literature and the Psalms.

Cry out for insight,
      and ask for understanding.
 Search for them as you would for silver;
      seek them like hidden treasures.
 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
      and you will gain knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:3—5

More information and booking details can be found on the Programme page.

Lay associates page Our Lay associates continue to grow and deepen their links with us. Andrew has sent us a very interesting link toTarrawarra Abbey, this is the Cistercian monastery where Fr. Michael Casey is a monk. The page has a series of short commentaries on the Rule of St. Benedict. Click on the iMonk link to hear them.

Have a look at our 2010 programme to see what is on this year.

Previous news can be found by clicking on January news

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News updated Feb 10th 2010