Group Meetings

Wednesdays and Fridays:                                   7:30 to 9:45pm

Including Mid-day Service, two meditations, Vespers and Tea and Talk/Questions. Format varies.

Sundays:      Meditations:                                    9:15 and 10:00am

Morning Service:                           10:45am

Tea and talk/discussion:              11:15 to 12:15pm

After having attended an introductory session, people are welcome to come and join any of the Group Meetings. No need to call beforehand.

Running schedule

When Rev. Olwen is away, only the Wednesday and Friday group evenings, Sunday 9.15am onwards, and scheduled introductory events always take place (except when they fall on Bank Holidays). Please call the Priory to check on other events.

Mornings:

Tuesday to Saturday inclusive:                              Meditations: 7.15am.

                 Morning service: 8am

Sunday early morning:                                                   Meditation: 7:00

People are welcome to stay on for breakfast and sitting at 9.15 and 10.00am . Following morning service and tea and questions/discussion (approx 11.15am) when the Prior is present people are welcome to stay on for lunch (bring and share) and or read, sit or join any activities at the Priory in the afternoon.

Evenings:

Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday:                                  Meditations: 7.30 and 8.15pm.

You are welcome to come for the 8.15 meditation. Please ring the door bell between 8.10 and 8.15pm . (On an introductory evening, people are still welcome to come to sit downstairs and join the tea and questions afterwards.)

Wednesday Day Retreats

Wednesday4th July with Precepts reading at 2pm, Wednesday 7th August, Wednesday  19th September with Precepts reading at 2pm, Wednesday 10th October, Wednesday 7th November.

All retreats from 10am to 4pm.

Introductory evenings

Tuesday 12th June, Tuesday 3rd July, Tuesday 7th August, 11th September, 9th October,  6th November, 20th November. 7.30 to 9.00pm

Meditation instruction and an introduction to the practice is offered. Please wear loose clothing for meditation.                                                                                        

Thursday 22nd

Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton (Soto Priest and writer)

London group talk 7.30pm

Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25^th

Four day retreat

Saturday 24th

Precepts Reading 4pm

Sunday 25th

Achalanatha Festival 11am

Tuesday 27^th

Introductory evening 7.30pm

June

Tuesday 3^rd

Rev. Willard visiting Milton Keynes group evening

Wednesday 4^th

Day retreat 10 – 4

Precepts reading 2pm

Thursday 5^th

Rev. Willard at London group evening

Friday 6^th

Rev. Willard at St. Albans group evening

Saturday 7^th

Day retreat:

Training with craving and cycles of addictive behaviour

Tues 10^th

Hastings Group evening

Saturday 14^th

Day retreat (Cirencester and Bath groups).

Sawyer Hall, Nailsworth. 10am – 4pm.

(Separate introductory session: 11am till lunch time.)

Tuesday 17^th

Introductory evening 7.30pm

Friday 20^th

Reading of Precepts 8pm

Saturday 21^st

Portsmouth day retreat 10 – 4

Thursday 26^th – Sunday 29^th

Four day retreat

Saturday 29^th

Ceremonial theme: 10 – 4

(grounding movement in “sitting-reflection”)

Sunday 29^th

Festival of Great Master Keizan 11am

July

Tuesday 1^st

Bath group evening

Thursday 3^rd

Isle of Wight evening

Friday 4^th

Isle of Wight day retreat

Friday 11^th – Sunday 13^th

(Provisional) working weekend on widening front drive

Friday 18 – Sunday 20^th

(Provisional) working weekend on widening front drive

Friday 25^th – Monday 28^th

Hourne Farm long weekend retreat (or till Sunday)

Monday 28^th- Wednesday 30^th

Sangha working days at Hourne Farm (or till Tuesday)

August

Thursday 14th

Rev. Olwen possibly away for approximately 3 days

Wednesday 27^th

Day retreat. Reading of Precepts 2pm

Thursday 28^th – Sunday 31^st

Four day retreat

Sunday 31^st

Festival of Great Master Dogen 11am

September

Wednesday 3^rd

Day retreat (10 – 4)

Monday 8^th

Rev. Olwen leaves (contactable at Throssel)

till Monday 22^nd

Tuesday 23^rd

Introductory evening 7.30pm

Thursday 25^th –Sunday 28^th

Four day retreat

Sunday 28^th

Meditation groups theme (10 – 4pm)

Reading of Precepts at 10.45