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The Quiet Garden Trust

Quiet Gardens form a world-wide network of local opportunities for prayer, silence, reflection and the appreciation of beauty; for learning about Christian life and spirituality; and for experiencing creativity and healing in the context of God's love. "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." Mark 6:31. Christians of different denominations, as well as those who are seeking, find a common unity in the desire to weave the creative, caring and contemplative threads of the gospel into the fabric of everyday life.

A Ministry of Hospitality and Prayer

"As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him." Luke 10:38

The Quiet Garden Trust encourages the provision of a variety of local venues where there is an opportunity to set aside time to rest and to pray. These may be:

in private homes and gardens which are open for occasional days of stillness and reflection. For those who visit these become an oases, places of withdrawal and meeting, of spiritual refreshment and support. Around the hearth or in the sunlight, concerns are shared, stories told and prayer is offered.

in retreat centres or local churches which offer within their premises an area of beauty and peacefulness dedicated to quiet prayer and solitude.

in inner city areas which seek to create places of stillness and beauty amidst the hustle and bustle of life, sometimes in apparently unpromising surroundings. These can become a focus for the local community.

Each Quiet Garden, while being affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust, is encouraged to organise its own programme and to respond to local needs. There are opportunities for contact and help from other Quiet Gardens and from the Trust staff at the centre.

The Quiet Garden Trust is a charity registered in the UK No. 1038528

Director: The Revd Philip D. Roderick BA BD is Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Amersham on the Hill

The Quiet Garden Trust, Stoke Park Farm, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Bucks SL2 4PG, England

Tel.: 01753 643050.

Fax: 01753 64308.

E-mail: quiet.garden@ukonline.co.uk

Web site: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/quiet.garden

The Abbey of English Benedictine Nuns at Curzon Park have some lovely meditations and poems inspired by their garden. See here.

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Introduction Welcome Where When Who News History Then & Now Plants Development Meditations Support Links	Links The Quiet Garden Trust Quiet Gardens form a world-wide network of local opportunities for prayer, silence, reflection and the appreciation of beauty; for learning about Christian life and spirituality; and for experiencing creativity and healing in the context of God's love. "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." Mark 6:31. Christians of different denominations, as well as those who are seeking, find a common unity in the desire to weave the creative, caring and contemplative threads of the gospel into the fabric of everyday life. A Ministry of Hospitality and Prayer "As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him." Luke 10:38 The Quiet Garden Trust encourages the provision of a variety of local venues where there is an opportunity to set aside time to rest and to pray. These may be: in private homes and gardens which are open for occasional days of stillness and reflection. For those who visit these become an oases, places of withdrawal and meeting, of spiritual refreshment and support. Around the hearth or in the sunlight, concerns are shared, stories told and prayer is offered. in retreat centres or local churches which offer within their premises an area of beauty and peacefulness dedicated to quiet prayer and solitude. in inner city areas which seek to create places of stillness and beauty amidst the hustle and bustle of life, sometimes in apparently unpromising surroundings. These can become a focus for the local community. Each Quiet Garden, while being affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust, is encouraged to organise its own programme and to respond to local needs. There are opportunities for contact and help from other Quiet Gardens and from the Trust staff at the centre. The Quiet Garden Trust is a charity registered in the UK No. 1038528 Director: The Revd Philip D. Roderick BA BD is Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Amersham on the Hill The Quiet Garden Trust, Stoke Park Farm, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Bucks SL2 4PG, England Tel.: 01753 643050. Fax: 01753 64308. E-mail: quiet.garden@ukonline.co.uk Web site: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/quiet.garden The Abbey of English Benedictine Nuns at Curzon Park have some lovely meditations and poems inspired by their garden. See here. Jesus said to them, "Come away with me. Let us go alone to a quiet place and rest for a while." (Mark 6:31)
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