Welcome to c4lmly bulletin board

Pat Higgins and Joanne Caine welcome you to the "c4lmly bulletin board" website as a "World Community for Christian Meditation in the UK" bulletin board for the Area covering

Cheshire, Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire.

Our practice of meditation, as taught by John Main, is very simple, yet its very simplicity makes it challenging to persevere with faithfully and regularly.

To help us develop our daily meditation practice, we may meditate in local groups or with on line groups.

We may also meet together for retreats, Quiet Days, local gatherings and Teaching Workshops.

This site aims to give a list of upcoming events to help us in our daily practice of meditation as taught by John Main.

For details of local groups, please email Pat and Joanne at c4lmly.wccm@gmail.com

For further information about The World Community for Christian Meditation, please go to

www.wccm.org

and

www.wccm.uk

You may enjoy the video on Christian Meditation on Youtube "How to do Christian Meditation"

Events 2025/6

Our practice of Meditation is very simple

“Sit down. Sit still with your back straight. Close your eyes lightly. Then interiorly, silently begin to recite a single word – a prayer word or mantra. We recommend the ancient Christian prayer-word “Maranatha”. Say it as four equal syllables. Breathe normally and give your full attention to the word as you say it, silently, gently, faithfully and – above all – simply.

The essence of meditation is simplicity. Stay with the same word during the whole meditation and in each meditation day to day. Don’t visualise but listen to the word, as you say it. Let go of all thoughts (even good thoughts), images and other words. Don’t fight your distractions: let them go by saying your word faithfully, gently and attentively and returning to it as soon as you realise you have stopped saying it or when your attention wanders.

Meditate twice a day, morning and evening, for between 20 and 30 minutes. It may take a time to develop this discipline and the support of a tradition and community is always helpful.

Gatherings Last Saturday of each month

(except December and August)

in Manchester City Centre

at Friends' Meeting House,

Mount St.

Manchester M1 6NF - 10.30-1.30pm

Please bring your lunch, tea and coffee are available.

Books and CDs are on sale.

Donations are appreciated to help pay for room hire.

There is no need to book but please contact Pat Higgins so that we can order appropriate numbers of tea and coffees.

email C4LMLY.wccm@gmail.com

or Patricia_Higgins@hotmail.com

or Mobile 07962 019591

*The other Saturdays of the month Meditation Group at 10.30am to 12.30pm

Please not that there will be no Meeting in August.

Chester

Next Meeting Tuesday 14th October 2025

2pm -3.30pm at the

Christ Church MIssion House, Chester

Christ Church, Chester CH1 3JD

A one-hour Christian meditation led by Colin Mansley, following WCCM guidelines, followed by tea / coffee etc.

Car parking is nearby in Brook Street Car Park (actually in St Anne Street!). Please see the website retreathousechester.co.uk /what's on to register (and for other events).