Daily retreats, for individuals or groups
The huts and the Upper Room can be used by those who wish to make a day’s retreat on their own. A tray of tea and coffee is provided for each guest.
Parish groups can also book the house (huts included), or the Upper Room (huts included) for a day. It may be possible for a Living Well team member to facilitate/lead a day if it is appropriate or for the group to make their own arrangements. If required, lunch and refreshments can be arranged for groups too.
Weekly Healing Service – Thursdays at 10.30am
Held in the chapel, this quiet reflective service is open to everyone, there is an opportunity during the service to receive individual prayer with two members of the team, in the library.
Prayer Appointments
Prayer appointments with two members of the team on Thursday afternoons can be booked via the administrator. They can be in person at The Living Well (in the chapel) or online via Zoom. If you choose to be at The Living Well, you are welcome and encouraged to spend reflective time by yourself in one of the garden huts after your appointment.
Deeper Healing Days
Deeper healing is the experience in which the Holy Spirit restores health to the deepest areas of our lives by dealing with the root cause of our hurt and pain.
Many of us continue to recycle or repeat hurts we have received over the years. A Deeper Healing Day enables us to be listened to and prayed with in order to bring release and peace through prayer. It is not counselling but is an opportunity to be listened to, listen to ourselves and God in a safe and welcoming place where confidentiality will be respected.
We will do our best to create a safe place, a quiet place, a place to assist your own healing journey. You will never be asked to do anything that will make you feel uncomfortable.
During the morning each person sees one of the prayer ministry team for up to an hour. After you have been seen you may want to reflect on what has been shared – to read or just enjoy the space and rest awhile.
In the afternoon you will meet again with your prayer minister and other members of the team who will pray with you. Team members may receive a scripture verse or some helpful words but only you can tell if these are relevant to your own situation. The day will finish with worship.
Numbers are very limited for Deeper Healing Days, and there is sometimes a waiting list. We hold one deeper healing every month.
Themed Days with a retreat leader
Days on different themes led by experienced retreat leaders, which include worship, some input and silence to enjoy the space in the house and garden. Lunch and refreshments are provided.
All these days run from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Clergy Oasis Days, Readers Refreshment Days and Anna Chaplaincy Days
Days to offer quiet and reflective time in a safe place, with worship and time with a chaplain if required. Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Outside Events
Healing Days are offered in parishes around the Diocese so that people can attend locally. These themed days offer opportunity for worship, learning, discussion and personal prayer. Please contact us to find more about these. The team has led healing days in Maidstone, Ashford, Romney Marsh, Thanet, Sittingbourne, Folkestone, Sheerness, Seasalter and Tenterden.
We lead an annual St Lukestide Service of Healing and Blessing in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral. Our 2025 service will take place on Saturday 25th October at 2.30pm and we offer individual prayer and anointing during this service.
Teams from The Living Well offer prayer at Diocesan Events, Synods etc.
We are very happy to be invited to your local parish in some capacity if you would like to know more about our ministry, or to receive some encouraging input, preaching from us. It is a joy to serve with Jesus as our guide, to reach out in prayer to God, and see the Holy Spirit at work among us.
Well-being
Professional counselling available for clergy and lay ministers through the Diocesan Counselling Team, contact details here.
More information on spirituality and discipleship can be found on the Diocese of Canterbury
Prayer
Prayer Support
Would you like prayer support for yourself or someone else? If so, please contact us and we will inform our prayer companions who will then pray for you. Your prayer requests will remain totally confidential to the members of the Prayer Chain.
Code of Practice
Please ask the person for whom you are requesting prayer if they are willing to have their details (including how much detail) placed on an email chain. If this is inappropriate, please do not use names and also make the request general enough that specifics cannot be identified. Please indicate that you have checked about this when you send in your request.
It would also be a great encouragement to the Prayer Companions to hear about some of your answered prayers.
A Life of Daily Prayer
The purpose of prayer is to go to our ‘quiet place’ and punctuate our day with God; to realign ourselves with His goodness and ask for His help for ourselves and others in prayer.
These prayers provide flexibility to use them in a manner that suits you, uniting us individually and corporately across erratic and busy lives.
If you would like to pray with us, the text is available to read online “A Life of Daily Prayer” along with recordings made by our chaplains.
A pdf is available here to download. The complete audio version is available as a zip file here, (right click and select “save as”). The individual readings with introductions are available to download as follows.
Morning Prayer read by Lorraine Apps-Huggins
Midday Prayer read by Hilary Hills
Evening Prayer read by Ray Horton
Night Prayer read by Annelise Matharu
Downloadable as a zip file here (right click and select “save as”)
Hymns and Songs reproduced under CCLI 1175122
A suggested monthly cycle of scripture and prayer can be downloaded as a pdf here:
2024 Monthly Bible Cycle and 2024 Monthly Prayer Cycle.
Thank you for praying with us.
If you are using these in a group, select one person to facilitate. Songs and scripture can be specifically chosen and added for the day.