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Alongside our Seven-Day Silent Retreat (14-20 September), the WCCM in the UK School team are excited to be offering a new Four-Day version. Designed as a ‘stepping-stone’ experience for those
The 7 day Silent Retreat is a six night residential opportunity suitable for people who have begun to integrate the John Main tradition of meditation into daily life. Retreat leaders
Meditation creates community. Meditators who experience personal transformation through a daily practice seek to express this in ways suitable to their own path. Oblation is one of these. The World
The international yearly John Main Seminar will be held in-person and virtually in New Harmony, Indiana, USA July 8-13, 2024. Full details of the 40th John Main seminar are available
Where has the joy gone? Reconnecting with our True Selves Online or On the Ground (Bonnevaux) We live in a time when depression, anxiety and other emotional dysfunctions are on
As Mark Ball, Kent Regional Coordinator, prepared to become a WCCM Oblate in July 2021, alongside the Rule of St Benedict he also read Monastery Without Walls. The collection brings
The latest issue of Meditation News, the UK Community Newsletter is now available to download and read here. Meditation News and the International Newsletter will continue to be available free
Events – Select Category “Sarah Bachelard UK Tour” A flyer with details of the venues is available for download. We are delighted that Rev Sarah Bachelard is coming to the
As you will be aware, in the UK this year we are beginning the process of following decisions made at the November 2023 National Council Weekend to try a new
On 27th November 2023 a new exciting venture unfolded, the launch of the Contemplative Clergy Network. I was delighted to have been invited by Fr Laurence to be part of
We often speak about the desire to bring peace to our troubled world, praying and working for an end to the numerous global conflicts and wars. We, also, talk about
A central text in the Buddhist tradition – the Diamond Sutra – offers this key piece of advice: A bodhisattva should develop a mind that alights nowhere We can understand
The WCCM in the UK School team are offering the opportunity for you to share in the experience of the community’s unique, week-long, immersive silent retreat. From Saturday 14th to
Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer and philosopher, was described by a contemporary as “a man of enormous intellect and gentle objectivity… one of the most hugely civilised human beings I
You can subscribe to Fr Laurence’s daily reflections throughout Lent from the WCCM Mailings page. To sign up, subscribe to the WCCM Daily Mailings and at the options select Lent
Office Assistant – WCCM in the UK Would you or someone you know be able to help with general office duties (processing donations, updating database, responding to enquiries etc) to
Today we are celebrating the life of John Main, the founding inspiration of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). John Main passed away at the age of 56 in
UPDATE:Â A new issue of the WCCM International Newsletter is now available for download. The latest issue of Meditation News, the UK Community Newsletter is now available to download and
All are welcome at Benedict’s Well! Benedict’s Well is an International online meditation and reflection group that meets on Zoom every Monday at 9 a.m. GMT for a total of
A WCCM in the UK and Meditatio Gathering with Rev Dr Sarah Bachelard It’s often said the crises of our age reflect a crisis in our humanity. We live
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