Praying Matthew with all God's People
Led by The Very Reverend Peter Bradley.
£20 per person
22th October 2010 10:00am-4:00pm
The Gospel according to St Matthew will be proclaimed in the coming lectionary year (Advent 2010-2011). To prepare for the Year of St Matthew, we will study the Gospel using traditional Jewish methods of active group exploration of Scripture, discovering together new ways of listening to the Gospel.
Participants will encounter active, prayer filled, ways of exploring the depths of the Scripture, and hearing God's challenge to us. The focus of the day will be an active exploration and listening to Scripture, rather than the traditional format of a quiet day, but there will be times for reflection.
People preparing sermons for the year of Matthew may find the day particularly useful, but we hope that people who have never attended a quiet day before, or who are preparing for baptism or confirmation will also find the day approachable and exciting.
If you would like to prepare for the day, you could read prayerfully as much as you can of the Gospel according to St Matthew.
The Very Reverend Peter Bradley was appointed Dean of Sheffield in 2003. For the past four years he has been studying Jewish approaches to studying the Scriptures, and exploring how these can be appropriated by Christians, focussing on listening to God in great depth.