Sanctum - a sacred space for schools is running at the grammar school this week and the gilberd next week. This time it is in conjunction with the RE lessons and gives students an opportunity to say sorry, thankyou and please in an experiential and thought provoking way. The comments are fascinating and many of the young people are obviously able to connect with the various activities and spaces and a latent spirituality.
Sanctum is part of the work of CYO in schools
tim just emailed us this
This afternoon some of the Year 12 RS group returned for a third time. They're studying "religious experience" and this time we simply spent an hour chatting about the experiences we've had as Christians and how they have affected and influenced our faith, including discussion about answered and unanswered prayer.
After a slow start, the Visitor Book is starting to fill up. Here are some of the comments received so far:
Very good and much better than I expected. I was surprised at what I felt.
Good personal and spiritual experience.
Thank you. I found this calming and was able to fully understand my problems. This has helped me greatly.
Third time I came. Still as good as ever.
Posted by: news from | 03 July 2009 at 08:23 AM