NEW 5-session COURSE
suitable for LENT
2016 – or any season
THE PSALMS
prayers for today's church
an ecumenical course in five sessions for discussion groups & individuals
comprising course booklet, CD and transcript booklet
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Course Synopsis
The ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were written in very
different times from our own when humans could travel at the speed of a camel - not at the
speed of sound. But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the
problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger - and bewilderment. Why do the wicked
prosper? Where is God when we suffer? In this 5-session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell - a
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prolific and popular author - reflects on the psalms in general (and five psalms in
particular). He invites us to join him as he does so.
Five Sessions:
Session One
Know that the Lord is God (Psalm 100)
Session Two
Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130)
Session Three
How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13)
Session Four
You spread a table before me (Psalm 23)
Session Five
Unless the Lord builds the house ... (Psalm 127)
PARTICIPANTS on the course CD:
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John Bell
Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP
Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Revd Dr Jane Leach, Principal of Wesley House (Closing Reflections)
John Bell is a Resource Worker with The Iona Community, who lectures,
preaches and conducts seminars across the denominations. He is a hymn writer,
author and occasional broadcaster, but retains a primary passion for
congregational song. John is based in Glasgow and works with his colleagues in
the areas of music, worship and spirituality.
Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP is Director of the Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars,
Oxford. He joined the English Province of the Dominican Order in 1965, and
was ordained a priest in 1971. Besides teaching and preaching, Fr Timothy was
involved in the Peace movement and in ministry to people with AIDS. An
itinerant preacher and lecturer, he was awarded the Michael Ramsey Prize for
theological writing in 2007.
Revd Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin BPhil Ed
Rose was born and grew up in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She was ordained deacon
in 1991 and ordained to the priesthood in 1994. She presently serves as a priest
in Hackney – North East London. In 2007 she was appointed as a Chaplain to
Her Majesty the Queen and in 2010, she became the 79th Chaplain to the
Speaker of the House of Commons, the first female appointed to that position.
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Revd Dr Jane Leach Jane is the Principal of Wesley House, Cambridge, having
previously served as a Circuit Methodist Minister. She has published articles and
books on theological education, pilgrimage and pastoral supervision. She teaches
and supervises in practical theology for the University of Cambridge and Anglia
Ruskin University. Jane is an ordained Presbyter of the Methodist Church in
Britain and a regular broadcaster on Radio 4's Thought for the Day.
The course booklet is written by Bishop Stephen Cottrell.
BISHOP STEPHEN COTTRELL was consecrated as Bishop of Chelmsford in
2010. Before ordination he worked in the film industry, and for a year at St
Christopher's Hospice in Sydenham. A member of the Governing Body of the
College of Evangelists, he is the author of numerous books.
The course CD is produced by Canon Simon Stanley.
CANON SIMON STANLEY is a Co-founder of York Courses and interviews the
participants. He is a Canon Emeritus of York Minster, and a former BBC
producer/presenter. He has also written a booklet on the Sacraments.
Current prices (valid until 1 June 2016):
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CD Taster Pack (comprising 1 CD, 1 booklet, 1 transcript) @ £17.65 each
(a saving of £2.23 over buying these 3 items separately) or £15.40 each if bought online
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Booklet @ £3.99
CD @ £10.99
Transcript @ £4.99
or
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£3.49 each for 5 or more (or if bought online)
£8.99 each for 2 or more (or if bought online)
£3.10 each for 2 or more (or if bought online)
Free packing and 2nd class postage within UK.
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York Courses Ltd PO Box 343 York YO19 5YB UK
Tel: 01904 466516
info@yorkcourses.co.uk
info@yorkcourses.co.uk
www.yorkcourses.co.uk