Northumbria Community
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In September this year, I was part of a peace and reconcilation pilgrimage to Flodden, which was the Northumbria Community‘s contribution to the commemorations of the 500th anniversary of the battle of Flodden. We peace pilgrims took part in the service of solemn commemoration the day after the anniversary. My contribution to that included the
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A week tonight, I will be reading for Glendale Crossing Places in Wooler. This reading has been set up through Northumbria Community connections, and will take place at St. Cuthbert’s, 12 High Street, Wooler, Northumberland, NE71 6BY. It kicks off at 7:30 PM and entry is by donation. For more information, please contact Bill Eugster
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What a week it has been! The retreat, the review and almost the revealing of the new book. And, to boot, the sun was blazing all day yesterday. I returned home on Sunday from the retreat tired and not exhausted but enriched. It felt like a significant weekend in ways that are hard to articulate
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This week, I’m busy preparing for a poetry retreat I’m leading at Nether Springs, the mother house of the Northumbria Community, this weekend coming (12 to 14 April). I’m excited about this because it’s the first extended opportunity I’ve had to put together poetry and spirituality. My previous visits to Nether Springs — always as
Amy Jo Philip 