Small Groups

We are now making available study series based on the Daily Devotions reflections.

These resources could be used in small groups week after week, be the basis of a mid week group during, say Lent or Advent, or the basis of a church day together either in the building or at a local hotel or retreat centre.

They could be used for in-person or Zoom meetings.  Each series will have a pack for the leaders and resource sheets for participants.

Resources for Lent 2023

The sessions look at some of the people who have been declared to be saints by the Church (or are on the journey to such a declaration) – people whose lives especially pointed to God.  The Church has declared many people to be saints but we thought it would be good to look at lesser known, edgy, saints.

Some of the folk we look at lived on the edge of what we now consider the centre of things.  Others were edgy for other reasons – their politics, influence, the way they subverted convention or, in one case, for being a dog!  Some were acclaimed by the people long before, or despite never, being proclaimed as saints by the Church.  So as we read about people we, probably, have never really heard of, we think about what it might mean to be edgy saints and contemplate how they made a difference and how we might too.

Each session looks at three saints and offers information on the saint, a reading, reflection, discussion questions and a prayer.  Each week a hymn is suggested and you can email me for backing track music for them if that would be useful.  The material comes with leaders’ notes and is in large print or booklet format.  It could be used in person in church, across a pastorate, as an ecumenical Lent course or online via Zoom.

Leader's Notes Participant's Booklet
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Resources for Advent

The Daily Devotions on the O Antiphons are written by Elaine Colechin, Terry Hinks, Jonnie Hill, Sarah Moore, Helen Everard, Paul Simon, and Martin Knight.

These reflections have been turned into a small group study series that might make good content for a church away day or for three mid week sessions either in person or via Zoom.

You’ll need Bibles, pens and paper for the last session and at each of the three sessions it’s suggest that verses of O Come O Come Emmanuel are sung so you might need a musician or someone with a good voice and accurate timing!

The O Antiphons - Leader's Notes The O Antiphons - Participant's Notes
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