Space in the City

Autumn 2010

at the United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester
Wednesdays 12:30 – 13:00

SANCTUARY

A series of talks in which various speakers explore their differing experience and understandings of sanctuary.

29^th September	An Comerach: a Gaelic spiritual sanctuary Giles Charrington Giles Charrington discovered physical solitude as an essential element in his spiritual journey; but he believes we can all benefit from this dimension of our lives. Giles is a counsellor, a coach and a management consultant, lives in Oxford, and has the lease of a hermitage, An Comerach, in the West Highlands of Scotland.
6^th October	Creating Sanctuary for other Animals Rt Revd John Austin Baker Bishop John Austin Baker is a former president of the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals. His career has led him to be a theological lecturer and writer, parish priest, Canon of Westminster and Bishop of Salisbury. Bishop John retired in 1993.
13^th October	From Silence to Sanctuary: the journey of abuse Jane Chevous Jane Chevous is a founding member of S:Vox, an organisation offering self help, training and education for survivors of violence or abuse and their supporters. She is qualified in youth and social work with over 30 years experience in the field. Currently she works part-time as Learning and Development Manager for Voice, a national charity advocating with children in public care.
20^th October	Faith in Place Rt Revd Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Dr John Inge became the 113th Bishop of Worcester in 2007. His diverse ministry has taken him to a variety of locations from the inner city on Tyneside to Ely Cathedral. His book A Christian Theology of Place was shortlisted for the Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing. His latest book, Living Love, is a theological conversation with the Alexander McCall Smith No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. He is married to Denise, an expert on the 17th century poet priest, Thomas Traherne.
	(Half Term)
3^rd November	A Monastery as a Sanctuary Bishop Dom Timothy Bavin OSB Bishop Timothy was ordained in 1961. His ministry has been shared between South Africa and the south of England. In Pretoria, he served on the staff of the Cathedral and as the chaplain of St Alban’s college, before returning to the UK to follow parish ministry in Sussex. He returned to South Africa to take up the post of Dean of Johannesburg, and two years later, Bishop. In 1985 he came back to England, to Portsmouth where he was Bishop for ten years before testing his vocation to the religious life. He has been a professed Benedictine monk at Alton Abbey since 1997.
10^th November	Living in Limbo Jenny Cuffe Experiences of life as an asylum seeker.
17^th November	Working with Asylum Seekers Angela Sealey An account of the work of the Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group. Jenny Cuffe and Angela Sealey are members of the Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group. SWVG is a group of volunteers who believe that every asylum seeker deserves respect and compassion and that applications for asylum should get a fair and proper hearing. They offer friendship, a sympathetic ear and, with the help and support of local churches and other organisations, are able to give some practical support to those in the area who are experiencing particular difficulties.
24^th November	The Psalms – A Safe Place for the Struggling Revd Brian Pickett Revd Brian Pickett is a parish priest in the Winchester Diocese and respected retreat leader. He has spoken widely on music and the psalms in worship, and is the author of The Heart of Love: Prayers of German Women Mystics (1991) and Songs for the Journey: The Psalms in Life and Liturgy (2002).

Wednesdays at 12:30
Sandwiches available after each talk
Admission is free, but we rely on donations to fund expenses.

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Previous series

Spring 2010:	“Aspects of Alfred”: Four talks by Revd Canon Dr David Scott. The programme page has recordings of all four talks.
Lent 2010:	“Mammon’s Revenge”: Four talks by Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby. The programme page has recordings of all four talks.
Autumn 2009:	“Prophets for our Time”: Seven talks by different speakers. The programme page has texts and recordings of all of the talks.
Spring 2009:	“Inspired”: four reflections on the nature of Inspiration and Place. The programme page has recordings of two of the talks.
January 2009:	“The Audacity of Hope”: four talks by Revd Dr Martyn Atkins. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Autumn 2008:	“When I’m Sixty-Four ... A Celebration of the Third Age!” The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Spring 2008:	“What can Christianity do for you?” The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
January 2008:	Four talks by Bishop Richard Harries (Lord Harries of Pentregarth) under the overall title “The Re-Enchantment of Morality: Wisdom for a Troubled World”. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Autumn 2007:	“Spirituality & ...”. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
May 2007:	“After Anne Frank”. The programme page includes the recording of Prof. Michael Taylor’s talk.
Jan-Feb 2006:	Rev. Joel Edwards gave four talks under the general title “Respect”. The texts of his talks have been made available by the Evangelical Alliance.
2004:	Bishop John Baker (formerly Bishop of Salisbury) gave a series of four talks on the Lord’s Prayer. The text of those talks is here.
2004:	Another series of talks by Bishop John Baker, “Between Faith and Doubt” (about God, about Jesus, about Good and Evil and about Life and Death), is available here.

Space in the City is organised by members of the United Church, St Bartholomew’s, St Peter’s and St Lawrence with St Swithun, in conjunction with the School of Spirituality.