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PLAYING IN GOD’S PRESENCE

Monday 6 September to Friday 10 September Residential: £289, Non-residential: £193

Please arrive by noon on Monday. Course ends with lunch on Friday.

Whether or not you are the ‘creative type’, be prepared to be amazed! Revd Anna Garvie ran this creative course at Ammerdown for the first time last year, and received fulsome praise from her participants for the way she helped them give expression to their feelings and emotions as well as deepen their spiritual awareness.

Anna writes: “For all of us, recreation is a valuable part of our lives, of being refreshed and renewed. Playing can be a form of recreation in which we learn more about ourselves and get in touch with our feelings. It is often those who serve others, giving so much of themselves, who forget the childlike delight and wonder essential to appreciating the gift of the Kingdom of God. This course is therefore about playing in God’s presence. The aim is not to create anything, but instead to be with the process - rather like doodling on a scrap of paper or twiddling a piece of string. Through reflecting on such experiences, we can become aware of our moods, desires, feelings, thoughts and images. And we find that God reveals himself in the process.”

There will be a wide range of media to choose from and play with, from painting and scribbling to weaving and sticking. Each day will offer time to ‘play’, time to reflect, and time to share with others – alongside times of shared worship and prayer.

Anna is a hospice chaplain in Peterborough. She has studied art and art as therapy. She is a trained counsellor as well as an Anglican priest and spiritual director and will be available to give one to one accompaniment if required.

Places are limited to 6, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

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