Exploring World Religions

Monthly informal discussion group exploring different religions and our experiences of them.

 Monday evenings 7.30pm

20th February: Judaism

19th March: Islam

23rd April: Christianity

21st May: Buddhism

18th June: Hinduism

Plus in July we will be organising a faith trail visiting the different places of worship in Bolton.

You are welcome to attend one, some, or all of the sessions.

Taize Worship

8.15pm Thursday 1st March 2012

Join us for meditative worship using the distinctive songs and chants of the ecumenical Taizé Community in France.

The simple beauty of the chants and silence creates a unique space for prayer.

All welcome.

Finding Out More

To find out more about this open-minded spiritual community, why not check out some of our videos, either by clicking on the "MultiMedia" tab above, on by having a look at our YouTube channel by following this link.

Of course the best way to find out more is to join us in person this Sunday, 10.45am. We'd love to see you.

Pause for Thought.

Many of us often use the Serenity Prayer, but I guess that few of us know ofit’s origins. The prayer was written in 1933, by Reinhold Niebuhr, who livedfrom 1892 to 1971, and is certainly worth quoting in full. God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed; And the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it Trusting that you will make all things right If I surrender to your will So that I may be reasonably happy in this life, And supremely happy with you forever in the next. Veronica and I used this next poem as a reading in a service we took at Walmsley Chapel recently, and its powerful message was very effective.