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A NEW BOOK IS LAUNCHED .....

Following the wonderful response to the PRAYING THE KEEILLS ART COMPETITON in 2007, the young people of our Island schools were set a new challenge in 2008 - a KEEILLS WRITING COMPETITION. The entries ...

FAREWELL FROM OUR PILGRIM BLOGGER

“Well folks, that’s the end of my ‘Keeills Blog’ – and now it's time for me to bid farewell to the Island and my Manx friends, heading back ‘across’ by plane to Gloucester airport. I ha ...

PILGRIM'S BLOG - THE FINAL DAY

SATURDAY 24 MAY About 25 of us gathered at the Sloc car park on a rather cold and windy morning for our final gathering of Praying the Keeills Week. We were led in worship by Rev Norma Cole (Vicar ...

PILGRIM'S BLOG - DAY SEVEN

FRIDAY 23 MAY The church hall at Maughold was packed to capacity with about 75 people at 9pm for a ‘simple’ (but very adequate) supper of delicious home-made soup, followed by a wonderful varie ...

WHAT'S NEW IN 2008 ?

WELCOME - thank you for visiting our website -the information centre for PRAYING THE KEEILLS WEEK. New visitor to this site ? Wondering what is a keeill ? Want to know who we are ? Click on ABOUT US to find answers ... AND we've got A NEW BOOK! Read more in HEADLINES (opposite) and in the NEWS section.

We've now COMPLETED OUR 3rd "PRAYING THE KEEILLS" WEEK - click on the NEWS tab to browse the stories and pictures from PRAYING THE KEEILLS WEEK in 2006 and 2007.

PLUS - click on the NEWS tab, select CURRENT YEAR and read the PILGRIM'S BLOG !
Thanks to our PILGRIM ADVENTURER, we had a daily journal during KEEILLS WEEK 2008 and we've left it for you to read - and THANK YOU also to our PILGRIM PHOTOGRAPHER ! Graham Platt took part in each event and kindly gave us all the 2008 "Walk" photos to accompany Jill's blog - we're so very grateful to you both!
COMING SOON ! When next you visit this site, LOOK OUT for GRAHAM'S GALLERY - very shortly we'll be adding more of Graham's pictures for you to enjoy

PRAYER FOR THE DAY

HAVE MERCY, Christ, have mercy
On all that trust in Thee,
For Thou are God in glory
To all eternity.

I walk secure and blessed
In every clime or coast,
In the Name of God the Father,
And Son, and Holy Ghost.

(attributed to St Columba)

WAITING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

Did you enjoy the times of peaceful prayer during PRAYING THE KEEILLS week ?
If so, you might be interested to know that a meeting for contemplative prayer and discussion takes place monthly.
It's open to anyone who is interested in the practice of waiting silently in the presence of God in prayer.
For further details of this local group,
email BARBARA BREGAZZI on barbara_bregazzi@hotmail.com

JULIAN MEETINGS were set up in England in 1973 to foster the teaching and practice of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition. Their members are encouraged to practice Christ-centred meditation in their daily lives and to explore ways of doing this appropriate for them. Being prepared to wait on God in silence, sharing in leadership and spending time listening to God are all important features of a Julian group.

Membership is not restricted to any one denomination

The meetings are called after MOTHER JULIAN OF NORWICH, a holy woman who was born in 1342. When seriously ill and close to death, she received 16 visions of God's love which were recorded as "The Revelations of Divine Love"
She insists that we should see God as loving above all else and that we are His delight.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
go to our LINKS page and you can connect to the website on JULIAN MEETINGS

ACCESS TO KEEILL SITES

We hope that the two PRAYING THE KEEILLS WEEKS in May 2006 and 2007 have inspired you to continue exploring these beautiful, spiritual sites. You might do this alone or with a group of friends, or as a larger parish outing.
When making your plans, can we ask you please to be careful about access to the keeill sites ?
Some require permission, as they are on private land, or involve crossing private land to reach the keeill.
If you're in any doubt about your plans, use the CONTACTS section to email us and we'll help wherever possible.

Dogs are great companions when walking - but keeills are sometimes found on farm land heavily populated with sheep and lambs so PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IF YOU'RE BRINGING A DOG WITH YOU, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO KEEP THEM ON A LEAD AT ALL TIMES - THANK YOU

A QUIET GARDEN ...

Have you heard of THE QUIET GARDEN TRUST ?
The Quiet Garden Movement encourages the provision of local venues where there is an opportunity to set aside time to rest and to pray.

There is a Quiet Garden in the North of the island -
Contact address :
Quiet Garden Trust
The Coach House
Garey
Lezayre
Ramsey
Isle of Man IM7 2EH

20 people enjoyed a "Quiet Garden" (non-residential) RETREAT at The Coach House on Friday 14th July and Saturday 15th July 2006.

This was the first of what we hope will develop into a programme of Retreats and Quiet Days - details will be published on this site as soon as more events are organised - so please check here regularly ....