Scripture
Joanna Obstoj will present the third part of our Growth series – Scripture: scripture is living and active, and should be so in our daily lives.
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In the context of an intimate relationship with God, there is much to learn about growing and living the Christian life in the power of the Holy Spirit. We are excited to be running the ‘Growth’ series devised by Catholic Christian Outreach in Canada. The Growth series offers practical guidance on how to grow in holiness.
Come and participate as we look at topics including:
Growth Essentials
Prayer
Scripture
Sacramental Life
Fellowship
Service and Witness
We encourage you to use this series as an opportunity for outreach by inviting friends/colleagues or family that you feel would benefit from this series.
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We also meet for coffee on Sundays after the 11am Mass at St Charles Borromeo at yumchaa (9-11 Tottenham Street, W1T 2AQ). Feel free to come to Mass and head over with others from the group or else come and find us in yumchaa around 12.30pm.
We also organise other social events which you can find out about by subscribing to our Yahoo email distribution list. Please send an email to welcome@soulfoodgroup.org if you want to be added to this. Note, you do not need to have a Yahoo email address to join it.
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What is the structure of the Life in the Spirit Seminar?
The Life in the Spirit Seminar is made up of 9 sessions and will run mostly on Thursdays from 7 to 9pm at St Charles Borromeo Church, Ogle Street, W1W 6HS:
19th Jan: Session 1 – Welcome and Witness
26th Jan: Session 2 – The Father’s Love
2nd Feb: Session 3 – Search and Rescue
9th Feb: Session 4 – Salvation through Jesus
Fri 10th – Sun 12th Feb: Weekend Retreat at the Wycliffe Centre in Buckinghamshire, covering sessions 5 to 7.
Session 5: New Heart, New Spirit
Session 6: Come Holy Spirit
Session 7: Learn to walk, Learn to run
16th Feb: Session 8 – Life in the Spirit: Prayer
23rd Feb Session 9 – Life in the Spirit: Sacraments & The Church
The format for most sessions will be praise and worship, followed by teaching, personal testimonies and small group sharing. The Life in the Spirit Seminar is a journey of discovery undertaken together as a community so, to get the most out of the series, it is key that you are able to attend all the sessions as well as the retreat weekend.
Please take this opportunity to invite other people who you feel will benefit from attending the Life in the Spirit Seminar.
Weekend Retreat.
The weekend retreat takes place from the evening of Friday 10th February until the afternoon of Sunday 12th February at the Wycliffe Centre in Buckinghamshire.
Although the Life in the Spirit Seminar is free, there is a charge of £135 for the weekend retreat. This covers accomodation and all meals from tea on arrival through to lunch on departure and unlimited tea/coffee throughout your stay. It also includes a contribution for the accompanying scripture prayer programme booklet and to help cover expenses for the priests who will minister to us at the weekend.
The rooms are a mixture of single, double or triple – some are en-suite, others not. Please note that rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis so the sooner you register and pay the better.
If you cannot afford the full amount, please let us know when you complete the online registration form. Alternatively, speak to one of the service team members in confidence to arrange some form of subsidy. We do not want lack of money to stop anyone from attending the retreat as we know from
previous experience that God will provide!
How to pay for the weekend retreat
Please make a payment to the Soul Food bank account using online banking.
Bank Name: The Co-Operative Bank
Account Name: SOUL FOOD
Account Number: 65403150
Sort Code: 08 92 99
Please put your name as the reference and send an email to lifeinthespirit@soulfoodgroup.org with your name and the amount that you have paid. If you are unable to pay using online banking you can go to a branch of the Co-Operative bank and pay the money in over the counter.
What if I cannot attend the weekend retreat?
You will get the most from the Life in the Spirit Seminar by coming on the weekend retreat but if you cannot come, you are still more than welcome to register and attend the Thursday evening sessions. We will make specific arrangements for people in this situation.
Can I come just for the weekend retreat?
No. The retreat is designed to consolidate and build on the teaching from the Thursday evenings, the scripture prayer programme and the small group sharing over the weeks preceding it.
Still not convinced?
Then read this article on the internet about a previous Life in the Spirit Seminar!
Yes please – how do I register?
Register here
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If you would like to support Soul Food financially and help the group continue to grow and develop, why not set up a standing order or make a donation? You can pay money into our bank account using the details below:
Bank: The Co-Operative Bank
Account Name: SOUL FOOD
Account Number: 65403150
Sort Code: 08 92 99
Alternatively you can give cash or cheques (made payable to SOUL FOOD) to one of the service team members.
It would be helpful if you email accounts@soulfoodgroup.org so that we can confirm receipt of your donation.
Thank you for your generosity!
]]>Soul Food was what made London a home as opposed to a lonely workplace. I have a spiritual family in a very real sense today, friends I journey with and can always count on because of Soul Food. It probably made the difference between staying in London and going back.
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I find the input from the various speakers each week so useful and relevant to my life, as well as greatly appreciating the fellowship I receive. There is always a friendly listening ear to share the up and downs of life with and, together, we seek to find God in our individual journeys.
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Soul Food has been a huge support to me these past few years – God has provided for my spiritual, emotional and physical needs through this group. The friendship, joyful praise and insightful teaching sustain me in living my Catholic faith.
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Every Thursday I feel prompted to attend this prayer group which I can honestly say has been ‘life-changing’ for me! I meet Christ EVERY week at Soul Food where HE speaks to me very clearly…it could be through one of the talks, the powerful praise and worship, the silence or even a random conversation with someone who I’m talking to on the night!!!!
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