16-20 February 2008 23 -25 May 2008 Eco Friendly Thy word is all if we could Families - living in an spell environmentally Godly Play, a three dimensional way of story telling. sustainable manner for a Learning to Spell with George Herbert long weekend. – 11-13 April 2008 A Weekend led by Brother Sam and Dr This is an opportunity for Justice and the Love of God - a Gospel for Elizabeth Cook coming as a family to Hilfield Friary during part of the half- Today - A weekend of discussion and reflection During this weekend at Hilfield we will be reading the poems term holiday to learn something of the skill and fun of living in led by the Revd David Rhodes of The Temple with close attention and thinking about the an environmentally friendly way. The programme will include Based on the best selling book, Sparrow Story, we relationship between writing and, in its widest sense, reading. walks, games, recycling puzzles and stories, cooking and explore the meaning of the love of God and the implications For George Herbert, verse writing was a symptom of spiritual shared meals. There are two self-catering houses which could it may have for our daily lives. Time has worn smooth the health: each be shared by two (moderate sized!) families, so you might challenging vision Jesus sets before us. For many, faith has And now in age I bud again, like to get in touch with other families who would be interested become little more than a comfort - even a comfort blanket. After so many deaths I live and write; in coming with you. Led by Br Samuel and the volunteers of Perhaps this is the ultimate blasphemy: to have tried to tame I once more smell the dew and rain the Hilfield Project. and domesticate the Word of God. And relish versing… (‘The Flower’) Cost of four nights Selfcatering: £150 per family if house There will also be time during the weekend to smell the dew and shared with another, or £200 if taken singly The reactions to Sparrow Story were predictably mixed: rain, to walk, look, read and be quiet. most people were thrilled by it and found its contemporary 22-24 February 2008 setting opened up new insights into their faith. Others were 13-15 June 2008 Living in a Fragile World no so polite: just as people were shocked by the words An adult spiritual and deeds of Jesus 2,000 years ago! As we explore the The Hidden Heart of the exploration of conservation turbulent and sometimes disturbing life of Christ, we Cosmos and citizenship using the methods of Godly Play by discover we are each deeply and unconditionally loved by A Workshop Weekend God. But this is a love suffused with a power that breaks in kind permission of the Author Peter Privett and the led by Mary-Jo Radcliffe on us to reveal nothing less than the meaning and purpose BRF of life. A Weekend led by Chris Pritchard (schools advisor This workshop backed by a Brian Swimme video is an from the Winchester Diocese.) exploration into the origin, wonder and awe of the Cosmos. It is 25-27 April 2008 Rogation Weekend an opportunity to discuss and discover how we contribute to Here is an invitation to reflect on the fragility of the earth; to the creativity, meaning and purpose of the Universe’. Mary Jo become more aware of the complexity of our interdependent A Sense of Place Radcliffe spent 25 years of her like as a Religious sister in a lives and to consider how we might relate to each other in a teaching Order. After retraining she now lives out her life in the more sustainable and relational way. wider community. She passionately believes in the value and Over the weekend the story of our planet will move from the uniqueness of each individual and continues to explore and wider planetary view, to the land, to the community to the self. develop Spirituality, Psychology and Cosmology. She has We will have the opportunity to recapture the A weekend of exploration with Brother Sam recently been Chair of The Guild of Pastoral Psychology. interconnectedness of all things through the methods of Booking forms available from During the weekend you will be accommodated in the newly refurbished Hilfield Project houses north of the main friary. Juniper, The Friary Bernard and Clare Houses are named after Hilfield the early companions of Francis. The Hilfield Project Weekend Dorchester DT2 7BE houses were previously used by the Friary, but now make comfortable family-like homes, Programme Or find out more from with this in mind we invite participants to January to June 2008 share in the preparation of meals and the  01300 341741 washing up.

 hil [email protected] The Friary Community pray daily in the  ww w.hilfieldproject.co.uk Chapel of Saint Francis and this is open to everyone, there is also Clare Chapel set Based along side Hilfield Friary set on the We are happy to meet trains at Sherborne, aside for prayer for Peace and the edge of the Dorset Downs with magnificent Yeovil, Chetnole or Yetminster Stations and Environment and the Chapel of St Mary of views over the Blackmore Vale. Set up in buses arriving at Yeovil or Sherborne. the Angels available for private prayer. June 2006 the project seeks to express the Franciscan way of living in peace with one another and the environment. There are We make no charge for these weekends but currently 5 volunteers living in the Project we are glad to receive a donation towards Community working on the land and our costs which we believe to be £75 per maintaining the houses and sharing the life of person. the Friary.