livingspirit3@gmail.com I’d like to begin this blog post by returning to the notion of ‘pilgrimage’, so as to re-enliven it and re-centre it at the heart of Wild Church. For me, to pilgrimage is to journey with intention and wakefulness, curiosity and wonder. “As pilgrims we learn to celebrate the beauty and the bounty of the … Read more
Happy Birthday River Dart Wild Church! With the approach of Advent 2015, our Wild Church exploration reached its first Birthday and we celebrated with a collaborative communion in our home Church of St. Mary’s at Dartington. As I (Sam) write this, I wonder is St. Mary’s our ‘home Church’? More truthfully, I think both Beth … Read more
As I (Sam) write, I’m just back from our Wild Saints celebration on Dartmoor and the old festival of Samhain – Summer’s End – was very much in my mind as I drove through the autumn mist to Manaton early this morning. The path to St Winifred’s Church was golden with fallen linden leaves and … Read more
Written by Beth After a couple of months rest, Wild Church took up its pilgrim’s stick again to continue its sacred journey along the river Dart, now beginning the route from the source of the river to the sea. The focal place on the map this time was Widecombe-in-the-Moor, beginning in the church of St … Read more
The first Sunday in July 2015 was our eighth Wild Church event and a real highlight. Having started our river pilgrimage at the beginning of Advent in the depths of winter, it felt like a cause for celebration, to look back over these months of meeting and now find ourselves at the height of summer, … Read more