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Words, thoughts and images on spirituality, community, art and London from members of the Moot Community, both at home and abroad.

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Living the Questions: Spiritual Journey

Well we kicked off the first new session on the Living the Questions version of the once a month Exploration Group.  On this evening we looked at the whole issue of faith being based on uncertainty, and the fact that we are growing and changing.  The first session began with listening and responding to a [...]

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POSTED 31.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | No Comments

Features of New Monasticism I – Belief as faithful action

Rightly people have started to ask me the question, what is new monasticism in our current UK context? To begin to answer this, I am going to start putting up blog postings coming out of the discussions I am involved with at the national CofE Advisory Council for Religious Communities and Diocesan Bishops that I [...]

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POSTED 23.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | Comments (5)

Exploration: Living the Questions

On Tuesday 31st January 7.15 for 7.30pm we begin a new group at Moot/St Mary Aldermary building on the work that was done in the Exploration Group last year. Living with the Questions is an opportunity for those who have had experience of Church but not really had the opportunity to question, critique and explore [...]

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POSTED 16.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | Comments (1)

New Monday lunch time meditation group midday to 12.30

I am really pleased to be able to announce that as part of our spirituality and wellbeing through HOST at St Mary Aldermary, we are starting up a new Monday lunch time meditation group.  As with our wednesday evening meditation group, this will use the John Main repetitive anchor word approach.  The group will last [...]

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POSTED 10.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | No Comments

How at home are we in our humanity?

In preparing for Serum I have been reflecting on the mystery of the incarnation – of god finding a home in humanity in the person of Jesus Christ.  If god can be at home in humanity why do we find it so hard to accept our own humanity and what does it mean to be [...]

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POSTED 10.01.12 BY: Vanessa | No Comments

Advent paintings by Michael L Radcliffe prints available

As some will know, Mike’s big picture of the world like a football smashed in the exhibition before Christmas.  So to cover the costs (Moot is raising money to cover the costs of reframing the picture that smashed), we are offering against donation copies of Mike’s prints and those we have mounted on white board. [...]

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POSTED 09.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | No Comments

Want to join a Mini-Moot? On a Tuesday Evening or Saturday brunch?

Mini Moots are a vital part of our life in Moot as a new-monastic community.  Moot is very much a network church, with people spread out all over London and beyond.  Our time together then is very scarce, and mini-moots are an opportunity to meet with around 6 to 8 mooters for food, support, study, [...]

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POSTED 07.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | No Comments

Saturday mini moot

This is a reminder that the first Saturday mini moot will take place on 14 January at 11:00. If you are on the electoral roll and are not part of a minimoot – where attending tuesday evening is not possible, please do get in touch with Ian and myself so we can add you to [...]

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POSTED 05.01.12 BY: Nicolas | No Comments

Wordle Map of Website activity 2011

In celebration of our first year anniversary as a Moot Community at the Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary, please find below the pictorial summary of the words that have been used through the blog and podcast.  See below.  Happy 1st anniversary Mooters!

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POSTED 04.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | Comments Off

Learning Opportunities in 2012 – Prayer, Lectio & Relationships

Happy New Year to Mooters and Moot Friends. Well another year passes, and a new one begins! I wanted to flag up that we have two saturday learning opportunities and one sunday afternoon lined up. SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY, 11-4.30, SMA TOWARDS A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PARTNER Following the highly acclaimed saturday learning day on [...]

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POSTED 03.01.12 BY: ianmobsby | Comments Off