Soul Food

New Year - New series of Soulfood!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

If you still haven't made it along to Soulfood then it is not too late. Get yourself down to either of our two venues and get stuck in!

Soulfood happens at:

Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT
Alternate Tuesdays 7 - 9pm

St Kentigern's Social Centre, Newton Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8BT
Alternate Thursdays 7.30 - 9.30pm

Upcoming dates:

Getting to know...God the Father
Lancaster Tuesday 5th January 2010
Blackpool Thursday 7th January 2010

Getting to know...God the Son
Lancaster Tuesday 19th January 2010
Blackpool Thursday 21st January 2010

Getting to know...God the Holy Spirit
Lancaster Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Blackpool Thursday 4th February 2010

More dates to follow....Hope to see you there!

Soulfood is back - bigger and better than ever!!!!

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Following on from the success of Soulfood, Lancaster we are now operating in Blackpool too!!

With all the well-loved elements in place, Soulfood is growing from strength to strength. Join us for the Soulfood:WHAT IS...? series

Welcome and get to know you session
Lancaster Tuesday 3rd October 2009
Blackpool Thurday 5th October 2009

What is...Faith?
Lancaster Tuesday 17th October 2009
Blackpool Thursday 19th October 2009

What is...Love?
Lancaster Tuesday 1st November 2009
Blackpool Thursday 3rd November 2009

What is...Holiness?
Lancaster Tuesday 15th November 2009
Blackpool Thursday 17th November 2009

23th June 2009

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Francesca Hoyle (CAFOD)
7- 9pm
At the Pastoral Centre,Balmoral Road,Lancaster,LA1 3BT
Prayer, Talk and Social TimeAll Welcome - bring some food to share

Francesca Hoyle and Rosa Trelfa will be doing a joint presentation on CAFOD and campaigning, covering Francesca's visit to Honduras and Nicaragua and the current climate justice campaign.

9th June 2009

2009-06-09T08:50:00.000-07:00

Sr Margaret Atkins, Augustinian - Prayer of the Church
7 - 9pm

At the Pastoral Centre,
Balmoral Road,
Lancaster,
LA1 3BT

Prayer, Talk and Social TimeAll Welcome - bring some food to share

26th May 2009

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Soulfood is back!!!
This time we will be looking at how we can respond to our faith and starting with...
http://www.lifecharity.org.uk/sites/all/themes/life1/movie.php?m=education
Elizabeth Parsons (Life) By the way it's not her on the video!!!
'The Value of Human Life: Abortion, Relationships, Embryo Technology and Euthanasia'

7 - 9pm
At the Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT
Prayer, Talk and Social Time

All Welcome - bring some food to share!

17th March 2008

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Fr Chris Dyckhoff - St Ignatius and meditative prayer

we have another exciting instalment of Soulfood. This time we have a Jesuit Priest, Fr Chris Dyckhoff, who is going to speak to us on St Ignatius and meditative prayer. Please come along, and bring some friends, and some food. Fr Chris is a great speaker. Nothing but the best for Lancaster youth!

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17th February 2008

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Sr. Mary Stella - Contemplative Prayer

This coming Tuesday evening 17 February, Soulfood continues. At the moment we are following a series of talks on prayer. This week we are very privileged to have one of the sisters from the Bernardine Cistercians speak to us and answer questions on 'contemplative prayer' and why it is so essential for us. In a change to the usual routine, we are meeting at 6.15pm at the Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Rd, Lancaster LA1 3BT - we'll be leaving at 6.30pm and driving to Hyning Hall Monastery where we will have the talk and join the community for Compline/Night Prayer. This is a rare opportunity to visit a monastery and get an insight into their life and prayer. Come along. We'll be back at Lancaster just after 9pm.

Meet at pastoral centre at 6.15pm, to leave at 6.30pm prompt

3rd February 2008

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Barbara Mason

Life in the Spirit

7 - 9pm

At the Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT
Prayer, Talk and Social Time

All Welcome - bring some food to share!

Soulfood is back

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Back by popular demand with a new theme!

This series will be based on different types of prayer and spirituality again brought to you by an exciting array of speakers.

The dates for this series are Tuesdays
3rd and 17th February
3rd and 17th March

For more details contact Fr Philip on 01524 596063 or 07843 242476

Be there or be hungry!

16th Dec

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Fr Hugh Pollock

Run the Race – St Paul and his Writings

7 - 9pm

At the Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT
Prayer, Talk and Social Time

All Welcome!

2nd December

2008-11-27T10:17:00.000-08:00

Fr Andrew Allman

The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

– The Gospels

A walk through the life of Jesus as told by His disciples. A chance to study the Gospels in a way you may never have before!

7 - 9pm

At the Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT

Prayer, Talk and Social Time

All Welcome!

18th November

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Fr Philip Conner

Made Flesh - The New Testament

Having spent the last few sessions studying the Old Testament it was time to see where it had all been heading and we were led through the Wisdom books to discover who the prophets had been speaking of.

Song of Songs speaks of a lover and the Psalms of a suffering servant, a good shepherd and a rock. Ring any bells? All of the Old Testament has been leading and guiding us to this point. The point where Jesus our Saviour, Lord and Messiah, Emanuel 'God with us' is born as a humble baby in a dirty stable.

4th November

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Fr Michael Docherty

Woe to You! -

The Prophetic Challenge

Well we didn't get to meet the dog but Fr Michael did take us on an exciting journey (with his new exciting computer programme!) on which we met the Old Testament prophets. What is a prophet you might ask? Well a common misconception is that they were people who could tell the future but as Fr Michael showed us, they were actually people who listened to God and repeated what they heard. Their message was not always popular as it challenged people to change their ways but the centre of all of their prophecies was the deep longing of God for His people - a longing He has for each of us.

From Jeremiah to Jonah, Hosea to Habakkuk, Zephaniah to Zechariah, Micah to Malachi not forgetting Isaiah, Ezekiel and all the other brave prophets along the way, we were inspired by the devotion to God that challenged them to take risks and make His message heard.

Do we dare take up their mantle today?

21st Oct

2008-10-08T04:25:00.000-07:00

Bishop Michael Campbell

Written on your Heart - Living the Law

Another fantastic talk in our soul food series and a great chance to get to know our new Bishop.

This time the focus was on the first five books of the Bible and the faithful promises that God made to Abraham, Jacob, Joseph and Moses. Bishop Michael shared his deep love of Scripture with us and explained the love that God showed His people throughout the trials and tribulations in Genesis and Exodus particularly. He then opened up the Law for us and demonstrated how this is a Law of Love, given by God to draw us closer to Him and to enable us to live in the way that is best for us as children of God.

We again finished with Pizza and it was great to see a few new faces.

7th October

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Fr Luiz Ruscillo
Light in the Darkness: Who is the Word of God?

Last night was the first of our 'Soulfood' evenings here in Lancaster and Fr Luiz did not disappoint with a highly amusing and informative run through the Old Testament. He illustrated the different types of writing, the historical contexts and the journey of the Israelites as they escaped Egypt, wandered in the Desert, found the Promised Land, got exiled from it and eventually found their way back again.

The underlying message through all of this, Fr Luiz pointed out, was the covenant that God made with His people. Through the different characters and events God was always first to show He is faithful and that His love endures forever.

The Word of God therefore is not just a book that we call the Bible but in fact the relationship between God and His people. A relationship so full of love, so powerful and so alive and active that He is a person. The Word is Jesus, who became flesh so that He could show us once and for all the depth of the Father’s love for each one of us.

All that in just one evening! We were definitely ready for our Pizza by the end of it!!