28th February – 6th March 2020
St Stephen’s Church, Hales Drive, Canterbury, CT2 7AB
Friday 28th February, 7.30pm
Opening Service of Prayer for Christians Together in Canterbury
Three Canterbury People of Prayer:
- Lady Loretta de Braose
- Thomas Clark
- Teilhard de Chardin
An opportunity to experience the very different approaches to prayer of three great Christians with links to Canterbury.
Other events during the week:
| Sunday 1st March | 6.00pm–7.00pm | Choral Evensong with Meditation on St David |
| Monday 2nd March | 11.00am–12.30pm | Sacred Dance workshop by Dorothy Jerrome |
| Tuesday 3rd March | 7.30pm–9.00pm | Paying attention to God’s Creation by Rev. Kevin Maddy (first of 5 weekly Lenten sessions on ‘Caring for Creation’) |
| Wednesday 4th March | 7.30pm–9.30pm | Talk on the Langton brothers and Loretta by Mr Ken Moffat, Executive Headteacher of Simon Langton Grammar Schools, followed by Compline, sung by Canterbury Gregorian Society |
| Thursday 5th March | 7.30pm | Sensory meditation using clay led by Sally Musker |
| Friday 6th March | 4.30pm–6.00pm | Teas, sharing of experiences and closing prayer (labyrinth walk if weather permits) |
Monday 2nd – Friday 6th March
St Stephen’s Church will be open daily from 10am to 4pm for anyone to pray however they wish.
| Morning Prayer | 10.00am daily |
| Meditation with music | 3.30pm Monday to Thursday |
| Evening Prayer | 4.00pm Monday to Thursday |
Resources will be available in church for different ways to pray:
| Churchyard Prayer Walk | Leaflets in the porch |
| Praying with the Body | Leaflets in the porch |
| Stations of the Cross | Leaflets in the porch |
| Prayer Pool | Crossing – South Side |
| Praying with Creation | Manwood Chapel |
| Visitation Window Meditation | Manwood Chapel |
| Creative Prayer | North Transept |
| Prayer Cafe | North Transept |
| Lady Loretta’s Life of Prayer | Chancel |
| Praying for the World | Chancel |
All welcome – come through the week as a Lenten retreat at home, or just drop in once and try something new