GANDER at the calendar
Wild Goose Resource Group open events
A selection of open events for 2009/2010. Local contacts in brackets, otherwise details from the WGRG office, 0141 332 6343; wgrg@iona.org.uk.
April 2010
9th – 11th: DUNBLANE, Scottish Churches House Weekend workshop, ‘Ancient (Celtic) Gifts for Modern Times’
(01786 823588, www.scottishchurcheshouse.org)
12th – 16th: IONA
MacLeod Centre ’Together for God’
(01681 700404, bookings@iona.org.uk)
17th: CREWE Methodist Circuit workshops, ’The Need to Disbelieve in Miracles’ & ’Sacred Space and Symbol’
(Jennie Henshall, 01270 509142, j.a.henshall@virgin.net)
18th: LIVERPOOL, Christ Church, Toxteth Park
’Odd Songs for Interesting People’, afternoon for those who love to sing and those who think they can’t
(Annette James, 0151 726 0272, wisewomanaj@live.co.uk)
22nd: EDINBURGH, Fairmilehead Evening Big Sing
(Philip Hacking, 07985 625831, philip.hacking@googlemail.com)
23rd: PRESTON, St Lawrence Church, Barton
‘Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones’, encouraging lay involvement in music & worship, evening
(Margaret Sherdley, 01772 691101, m.sherdley@sky.com)
24th: PRESTON, Tabor Retreat House
A musical celebration of our faith
(01772 717122, tabor@carmelite.net)
May 2010
1st – 2nd: POCKLINGTON, E Yorks. Music workshop & Big Sing, Pocklington Methodist Church
(David Johnson, 01759 303354, davidmarkjohnson@tiscali.co.uk)
3rd – 4th: SWANWICK, Hayes Conference Centre Continuing the Journey Conference, ‘Psst!... Look Who’s Talking’
(0115 871 8564, www.continuingthejourney.com)
9th: BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
Sing with valley churches, eve
(Judith Ilett, 01229 715112, jrilett@tiscali.co.uk, Tony Adams, 01229 716305, adamsfamily2@btopenworld.com)
10th – 13th: WINDEREMERE Centre Retreat, ‘The Greatness of the Small’.
(015394 44902, http://windermere.urc.org.uk)
14th – 16th: ARMAGH
‘Ancient Paths & New Spiritual Journeys’ Celtic Spirituality Conference
(Grace Clunie, 028 3887 0667, gclunie@gmail.com)
June 2010
23rd – 25th: LANCASTER, University National Readers’ Conference for Church of England and Church in Wales
(Susan Salt, 01253 822671, nsalt@waitrose.com)
Aug 2010
14th – 20th: IONA Abbey
’Speaking of the Unmentionables’
(01681 700404, bookings@iona.org.uk)
27th – 30th: CHELTENHAM, Racecourse Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival. John Bell seminars & WGRG/ Holy City worship
(www.greenbelt.org.uk)
Sep 2010
16th: NORWICH, Cathedral Big Sing "Different Voices, Same Song" 7.30 - 9.00pm
Doors open at 6.30pm.
Free admission, no need to book, just turn up.
(Nicholas Vesey, 01603 416973, nicholas.vesey@btinternet.com,)
17th – 18th: NORWICH, St Luke’s Church
Christian Meditation Centre 2 day intensive ’Moving the Contemplative Heart to Action’
(Nicholas Vesey, 01603 416973, nicholas.vesey@btinternet.com, www.norwichmeditation.co.uk)
Oct 2010
16th: MANCHESTER, Cathedral Make a joyful noise! Diocesan Music Day workshops
(Gilly Myers, 0161 833 2220, precentor@manchestercathedral.org)
17th: DENHOLM, Hawick, Denholm Church afternoon workshop & evening worship
(Heather Marshall, 01450, marshall789@btinternet.com)
23rd-24th: EXETER
Saturday workshops Mint Methodist Church; Sunday afternoon event followed by worship University Chaplaincy
(Viv Davies, Christians Together in Central Exeter, 01392 431628, vivienne.d@virgin.net)
Nov 2010
1st-5th: LAUNDE ABBEY, Leics Retreat, ’The Spirituality of Jesus’
(01572 717254, laundeabbey@leicester.anglican.org)
6th-7th: EAST MIDLANDS Saturday Association Day on faith issues, Sunday afternoon worship workshop, evening youth event
(Becky Nicholls, East Midland Baptist Association, 0115 981 8645, administrator@embaptists.co.uk)
8th-12th: LEE ABBEY, Lynton, Devon Retreat, ’Going to Meet the Man’
(01598 752619, www.leeabbey.org.uk/devon/programme)
17th: SUFFOLK Suffolk Theology Forum Lecture, ‘Spirituality in a Secular Culture’
(Elizabeth Moore, 01359 233050, elizabeth@stedmundsbury.anglican.org)
19th: PLESHEY, Chelmsford Diocesan House of Retreat
Quiet Day, ‘Spirituality as Relationship’
(01245 237251, www.retreathousepleshey.com/programme.php)
19th-21st: PLESHEY, Chelmsford Diocesan House of Retreat Retreat, ‘New Light from Old Psalms’
(01245 237251, www.retreathousepleshey.com/programme.php)
24th: LIVERPOOL, Hope University
14th Annual Archbishop Blanch Memorial Lecture, ‘The Love and Limits of Liturgy’
(Tim Stratford, 0151 547 2155, tim.stratford@btinternet.com)
John Bell will be working in North America 17th – 27th May, & 7th June – 18th July, 20th Sep – 12th Oct. For details of North American open engagements, please see NWF link http://www.iona-nwf.org/Schedule-JohnBell.htm
