Forthcoming events at Whirlow Spirituality Centre
Space to Be is a weekly opportunity to meditate in silence. It takes place in the chapel of the Holy Spirit.
Contemplative Dialogue is designed to facilitate a non-threatening, ‘safe place’ for open sharing and discussion. The focus is on listening to ourselves and others, rather than formulating a response to what is being said.
Join our weekly service in the chapel, overseen by volunteer ministers from various Christian denominations
Space to Reflect is a reflective service led by members of the Whirlow community.
These evenings in the company of Poet, Podcaster and Spiritual Director Adrian Scott will be courageous explorations of the nature of the masculine psyche.
Opportunity to practise, share and learn.
Many are drawn to silent prayer, meditation, centering prayer, contemplation ... for that purpose, we run Praying Without Words via Zoom each month.
We are delighted to announce that the Whirlow May Retreat will be held at Wydale Hall, following the sad closure of St Oswald’s.
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Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources. These days are limited to ten people onsite but may be blended (online and onsite.) on occasions.
Led by Chris Ellis, a guided quiet day with an introduction to the meaning and value of icons in aiding prayer. There will be plenty of time for personal reflection and prayer, together with an exploration of what holiness might look like.
Subsidised by the Diocese of Sheffield, these evenings are for recognised spiritual accompaniers only, whether on the Sheffield list or not.
We are delighted to share that the Whirlow Autumn Retreat will be held at Parceval Hall, in North Yorkshire.
‘Entering the Round Zion of the Water Bead’ a day of poetic exploration with Adrian Scott exploring the spiritual and lyrical vision of the poet Dylan Thomas.
Following in the steps of Jesus’ friends and disciples we will gather early in our garden and light a new fire and first candle of Easter in celebration of the resurrection.
Everyone is very welcome to join us as we follow the Stations of the Cross in the Chapel and Whirlow gardens (weather permitting), remembering the events that took place in Jerusalem on that first Good Friday to prompt our reflection and prayer.
On Maundy Thursday evening you are invited to join us as we share a simple meal, retell the story of the final night of Jesus’ earthly life, reflect on its meaning for us today and finally join in a silent vigil as we watch and pray together.
Join us for a series of three evening reflections on Monday to Wednesday of Holy Week.
Take some time out ahead of the week to come or to reflect on the week that has passed. Join us at 7pm for a hot drink and quiet fellowship before moving into the chapel at 7.30pm for a time of prayer and reflection until 8pm.
Join us this Lent as we consider a selection of early Christian texts. These writings are records of the core teachings of Jesus, which were attributed to St Thomas and widely used in the early Christian church.
Quiet Day in the Catholic tradition, led by Father Grant Naylor from St Matthew’s Carver Street, Sheffield
A concert in response to the themes of the Stations of Lament exhibition including vocal music by Tallis, Gibbons, Elgar and others. The Steel City Clerks are the adult singers of Steel City Choristers - an exciting and innovative choir of children and experienced adult singers singing in the cathedral tradition.
Led by Louise Carr, who was responsible for the creation of the Stations of Lament exhibition, you will join a group exploring the themes of the exhibition together, but also with time and space to engage with the stations in your own way.
The Stations of Lament explores in colour and cloth the theology, experience and potency of lament. Each station interprets an aspect of lament with themes of weeping, confusion & chaos, protest, comfort, truth-telling, desolation and emerging hope.
In the depths of our winter you are invited to join us in listening to conversations between our Chaplain, Alison, and friends and then joining with others in a Zoom session for times of reflection on these events.
Join us for a time of reflection and fellowship as we mark the turn of the year. Together we will prayerfully reflect on 2023 and look forward with hope to the coming year. Space and quiet for reflection, followed by some music, a (small) fire and refreshments.
We warmly invite you to join us on Christmas morning to celebrate and take Communion together.
Please note that there will NOT be our usual Reflective Communion service on Tuesday 26th December.
Join us this Christmas Eve to sing or listen to carols together and enjoy the quiet space of our beautiful, candlelit chapel. Wrap up warm; we will sing in our garden, weather permitting. Refreshments provided and a warm welcome to all.
The month before Christmas can easily become a blur of shopping, visiting, parties and travel. We invite you to join us in a day of quiet preparation as we slow down and reflect on how the coming of Jesus can be the fulfilment of our hopes and lead us back home.
The American educator and founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal Parker J Palmer uses the metaphor of the seasons as a way to consider our inner lives and spiritual journey without assumptions about our faith, church membership and identity. In these four sessions we will use each of the four seasons as a prompt to consider aspects of our lives, share our insights and find fellowship together.
