Colloquia

Thursday 18 March and Thursday 16 September both between 10.00 - 11.30 and hosted on Zoom

Speakers: James Mustard, Precentor of Exeter and Elizabeth Burke, Rector of Holsworthy

Attendance is free, but numbers are restricted so please contact Gill Behenna to register your attendance and receive the Zoom login link. Delegates from all Praxis regions, and further afield, are very welcome.

An opportunity to join in an informal and interactive conversation reflecting on the effects of lockdown upon our liturgical life. Each colloquium will be facilitated by members of Praxis Southwest, and will include some input, group discussion time and plenary. Part of the experience will be seeing how our thinking develops between March and September.

Ploughshares and
First Fruits

Saturday 15 May at 10.00am. Cost: £20 (£18 Affiliate /Ordinand)

Venue: St. Andrew's Church Hall, Taunton, TA2 6HU. See form for booking details.

A day for clergy, readers and leaders of worship in local and rural churches

Speaker: The Reverend Chris Thorpe
Chris is the author of ‘Ploughshares and First Fruits’ (his latest book of creative worship resources published by Canterbury Press) will lead a day to encourage all who seek to enrich and sustain worship in rural situations. Chris is vicar of Shifnal, Sheriffhales and Tong, three different rural parishes in Shropshire, and he has much wisdom and experience to share. His other books include ‘Touching the Sacred’ and ‘Dreamers and Stargazers’.

1. How to develop a programme of festivals and special opportunities to connect with the wider community
2. How to draw those inside and outside the church to plan and participate in creating a special service with worked examples
3. Time working in small groups identifying which topics might be good for their particular setting and working up one of their ideas
4. Input on how to use invitation, publicity, social media etc

Flyer/booking form.