Creativity of all flavours is a massive gift from God; it can enable us to understand and experience things in a different way. So, instead of giving something up for Lent, why not consider trying something different – possibly even something that you have never done before?
The Adult Discipleship Group is beginning to think ahead to Lent. Our idea is to do something creative. In a previous parish, Ian and I (plus many others) laid on a collection of workshops (‘Streams’), all with a spiritual focus/ theme, but using creativity as the vehicle. We had a menu of different activities, including photography, movement/signing, prayer walks and craft of varying descriptions. People found it really helpful and enjoyable.
Lent 2018 will be an early one, and we are planning that the workshops will take place over 4 weeks, from 26 Feb – Mar 23, so that Holy Week remains clear. The full details will be out in mid-January, in good time for people to see what is on offer and to sign up for the Stream/Streams that interest them. Please do look out for flyers and signing up sheets in all our churches then.
The precise menu isn’t yet finalised, but we hope that it will include art, psalm writing, prayer walks, Lectio Divina, Contemplative Prayer, Signing and Movement, a Book Group, Death and Resurrection in Poetry, Journaling, Food, Flowers, and other things, all with an overall theme of Resurrection/New Life.
We would love to offer some very ‘hands on’ activities as well, so if you are a photographer, card maker, textile creator, wood worker, sewer or maker in another area and would like to be involved in leading some workshops, please get in touch with me via the church office.
Colleen Rumsey