Throughout 2004 and into 2005 St John's held a series of talks/workshops
on the theme of...
"What is prayer, and how can we develop our prayer life?"
All members of Churches Together in Alresford (CTIA) and the community were invited to journey together during 2004 to follow the main aim of the journey - "The renewal of the spiritual life of the individual and the church, in order to better serve God and the community."
Every first Tuesday of the month there was a talk-workshop given by invited speakers to develop our understanding of different aspects of our prayer lives.
On the preceding Sunday at St. Johns and the fourth Sunday in the month at Ovington there was a sermon introducing the theme of the month, as a preparation for the talk. There was also a follow-up in Sundays at Seven and other services where appropriate.
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"What is prayer, and how can we develop our prayer life?"
All members of Churches Together in Alresford (CTIA) and the community were invited to journey together during 2004 to follow the main aim of the journey - "The renewal of the spiritual life of the individual and the church, in order to better serve God and the community."
Every first Tuesday of the month there was a talk-workshop given by invited speakers to develop our understanding of different aspects of our prayer lives.
On the preceding Sunday at St. Johns and the fourth Sunday in the month at Ovington there was a sermon introducing the theme of the month, as a preparation for the talk. There was also a follow-up in Sundays at Seven and other services where appropriate.
The topics for each meeting were:
| Date | Title | Leader |
| 2004: | ||
| 6th January | What is Prayer? | Phil Collins |
| 3rd February | Praying with the community. Benedictine. | Jan Collins |
| 2nd March | Praying in the hard times. | Raymond Tomkinson |
| 13th March | The Surprising Lord's Prayer | Worship Workshop |
| 6th April | Praying using the Creative Arts | Peter Irwin-Clark |
| 4th May | Praying using Contemplation | Anne Lewin |
| 6th July | Praying throught the Day - Celtic | Wanda Nash |
| 7th September | Praying using the Bible. Ignatian. | Steve Pittis |
| 5th October | Praying using the emotions/senses. Franciscan/Ignatian. | Training Team |
| 9th October | Saturday workshop | |
| 2nd November | Praying with Christ the King | Raymond Tomkinson |
| 7th December | Praying the Journey to Bethlehem | Phil Collins |
| 2005: | ||
| 4th January | The Way Forward | Steve Pittis |
| 28th June | Work of the Holy Spirit | Steve Pittis |
| 24th September | Prayer walk around Alresford | Steve Pittis |
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