Into the Deep
July's Quiet Day was led by Rachel Carr and explored the call of Peter. Our thanks go to Rachel, as well as to John Fells and Fiona...
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May 291 min
Filled with the Spirit: Ely 38 brings many blessings
A week after Pentecost, seven pilgrims gathered at the Diocesan House of Retreat in Pleshey in Essex, welcomed by an enthusiastic staff....
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Jan 171 min
Sharing Sustenance: Fifty Ways to Pray
I used an exercise from this book in Sunday's Refugio - but actually, the whole thing is so useful that I wanted to share it with you....
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Jan 124 min
Stables and stability: Kathleen's reflection from the Advent Refugio
I’ve been down on the Isle of Wight this week. Apparently it made the national news – not my visit, but a huge landslide on Sunday night...
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Sep 18, 20231 min
Sunshine on Medway: UK Ultreya 2023
BACC Rep Lesley Bowring reports: Canterbury Cursillo hosted this year's National Ultreya. On the Friday evening, prior to the main event,...
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Aug 18, 20232 min
Follow the path: labyrinth study day
An open space, two sacks of cracked maize, tent pegs, rope, and empty lemonade bottles sounds like an unusual recipe. But that's what...
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Jun 11, 20231 min
Welcome back!
It was great to welcome new Cursillistas from Ely #37, along with a host of old friends. Alongside an encouraging witness talk from Helen...
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Jan 24, 20233 min
Journey
Kathleen's reflection from the Epiphany Refugio Of all the figures in the nativity set, it’s the kings that I identify with the most. Not...
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Dec 22, 20222 min
The Peace of Christmas
Every year as I put up my Nativity Advent calendar and light my Advent Candle, I pray and hope that I can prepare my heart, mind and soul...
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Sep 25, 20222 min
Joyful, uplifting and dazzling: UK Ultreya 2022
Ely Cursillo's BACC Rep Lesley Bowring reports on the annual gathering of UK Cursillistas: A large crowd gathered at St Paul's Cathedral...
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Sep 17, 20221 min
Thank you to Julie!
Olivia writes: Kathleen and I managed to take Julie Hughes out for a coffee to say thank you on behalf of all of us. Julie stepped down...
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Aug 5, 20223 min
Lammas: the beginning of the harvest
One of the most interesting people on the internet is Dr Eleanor Parker, a medievalist who tweets as @ClerkOfOxford. This week she was...
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Jul 18, 20222 min
Three summer updates from Ely Cursillo
First - maybe most importantly? - bookings for our next Cursillo weekend, Ely #37, are open. We already have some pilgrims signed up, but...
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Jun 5, 20222 min
Reconnecting and moving forward: BACC Conference 2022
Kathleen Jowitt writes: At the beginning of May I attended the BACC (British Anglican Cursillo Council) conference and annual general...
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May 29, 20221 min
Time for faith to grow: a poem
Many thanks to Pauline Swinden for this verse reflection on our recent study day. We're always looking for words and pictures to put on...
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May 25, 20223 min
Walking steadily with God
Thanks to Sue Reynolds for writing this piece about our May study day. As you'll see, Sue hasn't attended a Cursillo weekend - but that...
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May 2, 20221 min
Ely Cursillo AGM 2022
It was a great blessing to be able to have our annual general meeting in person for the first time in two years - and on a beautiful...
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Mar 27, 20222 min
Back to Basics: the Cursillo Leaders' Workshop
Over the weekend of 18-20 March, Rev Olivia Coles (spiritual director for Ely Cursillo) and Kathleen Jowitt (BACC rep) attended the...
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Jan 29, 20222 min
Encouraging one another: Cursillo small groups
Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but...
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Dec 23, 20211 min
Little events, cataclysmic consequences: a Christmas reflection by Rev Stephen Bowring
Our last Refugio of 2021 took place on Saturday 18 December. Rev Stephen Bowring shared this reflection with us, talking about the...
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