Let’s step out of the pre-Christmas build-up, and focus on a more spiritual preparation. In the darkness of winter, what is it that we wait and long for? (Hint: not items sold by Amazon) What and where is our hope?
Nickie Fidgin and Nigel Thomas bring us their hand-painted labyrinth to cover the chapel floor. We’ll have the chance to walk it with differing intentions during the weekend, sometimes by candlelight. And we can enter deeply into the questions posed for each of us by this special season.
On top of all this there’ll be glorious Advent music and the fun of making traditional gingerbread goodies. But no shopping!! Doesn’t that sound good?
Nickie is a skilled facilitator of labyrinth experiences who has brought them to contexts as varied as a primary school and Salisbury Cathedral. She is also a singing teacher, so we can look forward to making music together as an extra delight.
Her husband Nigel, an Anglican priest and skilled storyteller, has lived in community, been chaplain to immigration detainees and a support worker at a ‘care farm’.