Dear friends,

We hope you had a very good Easter. At this wonder-full time of year, we offer these words from Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast:

After Jesus was put away by the establishment, his followers, although at first shattered and scattered, recognised that this kind of life can't be extinguished... That's what we call resurrection... It is something that happens today in countless lives and can be experienced: he freed us. Christ lives in those who follow his path, and they live in him; that's the ultimate kind of salvation. They are alive with his life, and in turn, become saviours for others.

This April we want to support all those who follow Jesus' path, and as new life springs up all around us, we hope that we too can resource an ever deepening aliveness here in Hull, an aliveness with the life of Christ, an aliveness of justice, peace and joy, through these upcoming events:

Weekly Meditation and Prayer Gathering, happening every Wednesday (except Wed 17th April) at Hull Minster, from 1.30 – 2.30pm.
Join our little community of meditators, gathering each Wed at 1.30pm at Hull Minster, to practice Christian Meditation and Lectio Divina, as a way into stillness, simplicity and silence.
(Prior to the Meditation and Prayer Gathering, Hull Minster hold their lunchtime Holy Communion service, at 12.30pm, to which you are also most welcome).

A Spring Within Us (365 Daily Devotionals from Richard Rohr) – Wed 10th April, 7-8.30pm, online:

This is our regular gathering for those working through Richard Rohr’s book of 365 devotional readings (A Spring Within Us), a chance to gather together and reflect on how we are finding them and what springs they are opening up within us. The next online gathering will be 7pm-8.30pm on Wed 10th April, and you can access the session via the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j (...) 

Meeting ID: 874 1821 6920

Passcode: 603698

A Space To Think About War and Peace  (Thursday 25th April, 1-3pm, venue TBC).

'There are no words foul and filthy enough to describe war' wrote the decorated First World World chaplain and poet Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy (affectionately known as "Woodbine Willie"). As we witness the brutality of war, terrorism and mass murder - and not just in Ukraine and Palestine and Israel - unfolding before us on our TV screens, at SEARCH we feel there is a need for more brave spaces for difficult conversations, in this case conversations exploring what our Christian faith has to say about war and peace. What are we called to do, and be, in the face of such violence? Our next ‘Space to Think’ will focus on this. 

Praying with Prophets – (Tues 30th April, 7-8.30pm, venue 20 Hall Walk, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, HU16 4RL)

Praying with Prophets is an opportunity to gather together around a passage from an Old Testament prophet, using the ancient spiritual practice of ‘Lectio Divina’ to help us listen deeply to discern what God may be wanting to speak to us here in Hull. For this upcoming Praying with Prophets, we will pray with a passage from Joel.

Much peace,

Sam

 

p.s. For those who might be interested, there is a Peace Pilgrimage being organised for 1st June, from Hull to BAE Systems Brough. You can find out more details here:

Peace Pilgrimage Hull - Google Docs