Katherine House is a place of warmth, welcome & companionship for people of all faiths and none

A place for meeting, reflecting, searching

Autumn Programme Sept - Dec 2019

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Series

Living the Sacred

Thursdays, 24 Oct, 31 Oct, 7 Nov & 14 Nov 2019; 10am to 12.30pm

We are all called, by our baptism, to be priests in our everyday lives. But what does this mean for our world? How do we understand our own priesthood within our communities?

In this course, we will consider how the concept of priesthood developed from Jewish and pagan roots, and how it might be re-interpreted in the future.

We will explore the issues by studying the scriptures. From the Old Testament, we will consider three Jewish concepts – “kavod” (sacred), mishkan” (tabernacle) and “shekinah” (indwelling). From the New Testament, we will look at passages pointing to the ministerial priesthood and our common priesthood.

We will also examine how music and literature have reflected historical understandings, and will look at some pertinent excerpts from film and television programmes.

Presented by Sr Teresa Brittain and Vin Allerton

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Creative Day

Paint and Pray: The Woman at the Well Fri, 15 Nov | 10:00am – 4:00pm

Jesus has the most extraordinary conversation when he meets a woman drawing water from Jacob’s Well. We are going to use paint, pencils, paper and imagination to draw close to them, listen to their exchanges and maybe hear some of what God is saying to us today. No previous artistic experience required and no masterpieces expected on the day.

Henry Martin is an artist, writer and ordained Anglican minister. He has recently written Eavesdropping as a book for Lent.

Reflective Afternoon

Experience on the Boundaries Thurs, 5 Dec | 1-3:30 pm

An afternoon reflecting on and praying for and into the thresholds, boundaries in our lives; spiritual, social and physical. Together we will explore these liminal places through a Celtic informed spirituality seeking to discover God at work and the challenges and blessings therein.

Jason Powell is an Anglican priest in Manchester with an interest in Celtic theology.

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Retreats

You search me and you know me Tuesday, 8 Oct|10:30am - 3:30pm Who are you before God? Marie Pattison

Mystery of Faith Wed 6 Nov | 10:30am - 3:30pm FAITH - that most mysterious of gifts. A quiet day to wonder at and nurture the indwelling Presence, the Beyond within. Sr Rachel Duffy is FCJ sister based in Liverpool

Day Retreats

A day of rest, prayer and quiet Mon 7 Oct, Tues 12th Nov, Wed 4 Dec 2019 | 10am - 5pm Love to find some time out to rest, pray or read that book? We will keep the house quiet, you can arrive and leave when you wish. Open to clergy of all denominations. Please book in advance; obviously we need to limit numbers for quiet.

Advent Mystery - A Journey with Mary who gives birth to the Word. Saturday, 7 December |10:30am – 3:30pm

Exploring the Annunciation Gospel text, soaking in poetry, paintings and film, participating in a creative liturgy, we journey with Mary and seek to travel with her on the road to the Bethlehem stable through Ignatian guided imaginative prayer. A day to explore, think, pray, be silent, imagine and wait for the Word… Donna Worthington is an experienced Retreat facilitator with a love of Ignatian Spirituality

Saturday Retreats

Mary’s Song Fri 13th Dec |10:30am - 3:30pm Wait with Mary as she waits for the coming of the Christ child Marie Pattison

Clergy Days

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Tues 17

Sept 7– 9:30pm

On the Basis of Sex Film night

Wed 18

Sept 2 – 4pm

Repentance Afternoon Bible study

Thurs 19

Sept 1:30 – 4pm

On the Basis of Sex Film afternoon

Thurs 19

Sept 7 – 9:30pm

Repentance Evening Bible study

Tues 24

Sept 11am – 12:00

Christian Meditation Regular Group

Tues 24

Sept 2:00 -3:30pm

The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene Book group

Wed 25

Sept 1:30-4:00pm

Cardmaking Regular group

Thurs 26

Sept 7:15-9:15pm

Holy Conversations Regular Discussion on faith and ideas

Sept Calendar

We also host weekend retreats and quiet days with 'Be still with God' a time to be alone with God, together

Quiet Days: Saturday, 14 December | 10:30 – 16:00 Weekends: Fri 8 – Sun 10 November 2019 Mo Surrey is a Priest in the Church of England

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Oct Calendar

Mon 7

Oct 10am -5pm

Clergy Day Rest and re-charge for clergy

Tues 8

Oct 10:30am -

3:30pm You search me and you know me Retreat Day

Tues 15 Oct

7 - 9:30pm Red Joan Film night

Wed 16 Oct

2-4pm Blessing Afternoon Bible Study

Thurs 17 Oct

1:30 – 4pm Red Joan Film afternoon

Thurs 17 Oct

7 – 9:30pm Blessing Evening Bible study

Thurs 24 Oct

10am-12:30 Living the Sacred Session one of four week course

Tues 29 Oct

11am – 12:00

Christian Meditation Regular Group

Tues 29 Oct

2:00 -3:30pm

Poetry of Light Book group

Wed 30 Oct

1:30-4:00pm Cardmaking Regular group

Thurs 31 Oct

10am-12:30 Living the Sacred Session two of four week course

Thurs 31 Oct

7:15-9:15pm Holy Conversations Regular Discussion on faith and ideas

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Nov Calendar

Wed 6

Nov 10:30am -

3:30pm Something Rachel Says Retreat Day

Thurs 7

Nov 10am-12:30

Living the Sacred Session three of four week course

Fri - Sun

8-10 Nov

Starts 5pm Be Still with God Weekend Retreat

Tues 12

Nov 10am -5pm

Clergy Day Rest and re-charge for clergy

Thurs 14

Nov 10am-12:30

Living the Sacred Session four of four week course

Fri 15

Nov 10am - 4pm

The Woman at the Well Paint and Pray

Tues 19

Nov 7 - 9:30pm

The Keeper Film night

Wed 20

Nov 2-4pm

Peace Afternoon Bible Study

Thurs 21

Nov 1:30 – 4pm

The Keeper Film afternoon

Thurs 21

Nov 7 – 9:30pm

Peace Evening Bible study

Tues 26

Nov 11am – 12:00

Christian Meditation Regular Group

Tues 26

Nov 2:00 -

3:30pm In Defense of Sanity: GK Chesterton Essays Book group

Wed 27

Nov 1:30-

4:00pm Cardmaking Regular group

Thurs 28

Nov 7:15-

9:15pm Holy Conversations Regular Discussion on faith and ideas

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Katherine House is host to CAFOD's Salford Diocesan work.

CAFOD is the international development and humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and we work closely together to promote a faith that does justice.

If you are interested in CAFOD's work and in volunteering, please come and say hello on the first floor or contact us at

email: salford@cafod.org.uk Tel: 0171 705 0605. Twitter: @CAFODSalford

Katherine House offers a variety of services for people needing support at different times in life. These include:

Spiritual Direction and Person Centred Counselling Please contact Mary 0161 708 9394

Play therapy / Person Centred Counselling for children, adolescents and adults.

Please contact Maria 0161 708 9744 or mobile 07981 754953

Wed 4

Dec 10am -5pm

Clergy Day Rest and re-charge for clergy

Thurs 5

Dec 1pm-3:30pm

Experience on the Boundaries A reflective afternoon with Celtic spirituality

Sat 7

Dec 10:30am -

3:30pm Advent Mystery Retreat Day

Tues 10

Dec 7 - 9:30pm

Fishermen's Friends Film night

Thurs 12

Dec 1:30 – 4pm

Fishermen's Friends Film afternoon

Fri 13

Dec 10:30am -

3:30pm Mary’s Song Retreat Day

Sat 14

Dec 10:30am -

4pm Be Still With God Quiet Day

Dec Calendar

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Let us host you Katherine House can also be booked by groups organising their own activities:

We have hosted School groups...In service training days... Parish Groups... Church Youth groups... PCC days... Charity Groups... Training Days... Departmental planning days... Chaplain meetings... retreat days.

We have simple and comfortable residential accommodation for self catering groups

Facilities

Meeting Room for 20 people Sitting room for 12 people Dining/meeting room for 20 people Lawned garden Simple attractive chapel in the basement Fairtrade tea and coffee in small kitchenette Flip chart Data projector Laptop for presentations

Residential Accommodation

9 bedrooms Showers & bathrooms Well-equipped kitchen for self catering

Suggested donations for Overnight Stays

B&B: £30 per person (incl. simple breakfast)

Suggested donations for Room Hire

For a morning, afternoon or evening £40 + £1 per person For a day £80 + £2 per person

Unwaged, low-waged & students should contact us for a reduction of 20% If you are a charity or good cause who can’t pay for room hire please contact us and we will discuss what you can afford

Accommodation is available all year except for August, Eastertime and over Christmas

We are not able to offer accommodation to individuals seeking personal retreats

You are welcome to organise a group retreat or come on an organised retreat at Katherine House but we do not have the staff to provide the necessary accompaniment needed for health and safety requirements for individual stays.

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Regular events Film Club Third Tuesday evenings 7:00 - 9:30pm Third Thursday afternoons 1:30 - 4:00pm

Watch a film and discuss it afterwards

Bible Study Third Wednesday of the month 2:00-4:00pm Third Thursday of the month 7:00 - 9:00pm

Bible Study looks at different books and themes. Throughout our studies we see the continuity of the scriptures, trying to appreciate the people of faith who have passed them on to us and looking at how we can live the significance of that word to us today in our modern world.

Sept: Repentance Oct: Blessing Nov: Peace

Come and explore these themes through Scripture, where do they come from? Discuss and share with others, discover deeper meanings in your own life.

Sr Teresa Brittain is a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion and has a passion for the Word of God and Jewish Christian relations. Working with Marie Pattison, director of Katherine House

Sept: Tues 17 & Thurs 19 On the Basis of Sex The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg & her struggles for equal rights. 2hr | 2018 | Rated 12a

Dec: Tues 10 & Thurs 12 Fishermen's Friends Ten fishermen from Cornwall achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties 1h 52m | 2019 | Rated 12a

Nov: Tues 19 & Thurs 21 The Keeper Bert Trautman, a German POW is recruited to play football for a local team. 2 hr | 2019 | Rated 15

Oct: Tues 15 & Thurs 17 Red Joan The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy. 1h 41min | 2019 | Rated 12a

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Book Club Last Tuesday of the month 2:00 - 3:30pm The group enjoy sharing well-loved books, poetry and prose.

If you want to discuss a book, please read it beforehand Sept 24th: The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene Arthur Rowe guesses the weight of the cake at a charity fete, and from that moment on he's a hunted man. Oct 29th: Poetry of Light Bring any poem on the theme of light. Candlelight... Starlight.. bright summer days... Nov 26th: In Defense of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton selected by Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce and Aidan Mackey

Holy Conversations Last Thursday of the month, 7:15 - 9:15pm It's not a book club, it's not a debate, it's not a bible study, it's not a theological study group. Its a bit like those things; but it's a group who come together to work out ideas about their faith journey with respect and open-mindedness - to have Holy Conversations.

We will be continuing looking at Richard Rohr's new book "The Universal Christ"

See www.katherinehousefcj.org/holy-conversations for future plans Phil Doyle chairs

Christian Meditation Last Tuesday of the month 11:00am - 12:00 noon We host a Christian Meditation Group. Each session comprises a short reading, some reflective music and twenty minutes silent meditation, concluding with a little music and a brief reading. Find out more about The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) at www.christianmeditation.org.uk

Card Making Workshop Last Wednesday of the month 1.30 - 4.00pm If you would like to join, please contact us, but because of preparation and resources we need it to be a regular group.

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Katherine House 26 Singleton Road, Salford, M7 4WL email: khousefcj@hotmail.com website: www.katherinehousefcj.org www.facebook.com/katherinehousefcj twitter:@khousefcj telephone: 0161-708 9744 or mobile: 07428 481 494

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS Travel by Car From M60 junction 17, take A56 to Prestwich/Salford. Singleton Road runs between the A56 (Bury New Road) and the A665 (Bury Old Road), just south of the border between Salford and Prestwich. Limited parking in the grounds, but no parking restrictions on Singleton Rd.

Public Transport Buses along Bury New Road stop at Moor Lane

(2 mins walk from Katherine House). X43 Manchester/Burnley “Witchway” and X41 Manchester/Blackburn “Red Express”; both leave from Chorlton Street (8mins walk from Manchester Piccadilly) and stop on Deansgate in Manchester city centre (9 mins from Manchester Victoria). 96 & 98 leave from Manchester Victoria Station or Shudehill Bus station to Bury.

Buses along Bury Old Road stop at Singleton Rd (10 mins walk from Katherine House), including service 135 Manchester/Bury

Katherine House is a small Christian conference centre. It is owned and run by the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ), an international Congregation of Catholic Sisters, Registered Charity No. 285239

We aim to provide:

A hospitable meeting place for people of all faiths and none

A quiet space for prayer and reflection, for individuals and groups

A programme of events, including retreats, quiet days and short conferences

A place where people can run their own residential or day events Information for House Events

Half an hour before the start of an event we will have coffee brewing and you can help yourself to tea, coffee and biscuits. For day events, please bring a packed lunch and eat together in our dining room. The suggested donation for attending an event is usually £5 (for morning/afternoon/evening sessions) or £15 (all-day). Cost should not stop you attending - please give what you can afford. Please book in advance. We need to know numbers so we can prepare for you. This also means you avoid disappointment if an event is full, and it ensures we have your details should an event need to be cancelled for any reason. If there are no bookings, an event will not go ahead. You are welcome to ring on the day to see if a late booking is possible, but we can’t guarantee it. To book use the details below to email telephone or text giving your name and a contact number. Or use the form on our website www.katherinehouse.org, which also gives updated programme details.