Category Archives: The Living Well

Change!

Dear All,This year has been one of many changes for us at The Living Well, some small, tiny, some much more noticeable, some hidden, some overt – I guess this is so for all of us if we look back over our past year there are always changes occuring. Changes can be exciting; too much… Read More »

Assistant Chaplains Needed!

Assistant Chaplaincies in the Healing and Wholeness Ministry Part Time – Voluntary – Lay and/or Ordained The Living Well (TLW) was set up in 2006 to express Canterbury Diocese’s mission and ministry through healing and wholeness found in Christ.TLW ministry is centred at Nonington, 10 miles Southeast of Canterbury and ministers across the diocese, helping… Read More »

Navigating Trauma – Recovering Hope

A 6-week course led by assistant chaplains,Hilary Hills and Rex MortonOn Tuesdays 31st Oct, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th Nov and 5th Dec 2023, 1.30-3.30pm Please book via the administrator Suggested donation £35 for the 6 sessions The topics covered include:• What is a wound of the heart? – including grief and loss• What can help our… Read More »

Programme 2024

Our new programme for 2024 is now ready to download.  Whether you are visiting us for a deeper healing day, a themed quiet day, a resourcement day for clergy, readers or Anna Chaplains, a course, an individual or group day at the house, a prayer appointment or our weekly healing service (also streamed on Zoom… Read More »

Living Well Farewell

For a little while now I have felt God calling me in a different direction. I have sensed an invitation to focus and concentrate on Ignatian Spirituality. It was through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises that I discerned my calling to the priesthood, some 30 years ago and remains at the core of my spiritual life.… Read More »

I have a hut in a wood

Dear friends, Pictured here is “The Hut” – amongst its companion cabins, Kairos, Trinity and Julian, now is always the moment to reach out, set aside, pray and find God. We look forward to seeing you over the summer and I hope you will enjoy these two old prayers – or are they prose? Every… Read More »

Waiting

So the Lord must wait for you to come to him    so he can show you his love and compassion.For the Lord is a faithful God.    Blessed are those who wait for his help.Isaiah 30:18 Sometimes it feels like it is all a waiting game in this life – waiting for things to improve, waiting for dreams to come true, waiting… Read More »

Easter Thoughts April 2023

This image is called Forgiven by artist Thomas Blackshear. It has been on my mind recently. Such a fabulous image of being rescued, salvaged – even from ourselves – note the hammer and nails that previously harmed and persecuted the very One who is now rescuing…. I was having a conversation this week with one… Read More »