March was a full month in the seasons of the spirit this year, with Wild Church celebrating Mothers Day on the first Sunday and journeying through Holy Week to the Easter as March drew to a close. I still vividly remember our Wild Mothers Day, as we wandered through the still sleeping oaks and the … 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
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
Location: Hexworthy, Dartmoor. Weather: Sun, sun, sun (with a spot of wind). The Wild Church camp, at Huccaby Farm, consisted of 1 tipi tent and 2 small tents, centred around a fire pit and beside the rushing River Dart, flowing and falling over black rock. Some … Read more
Today is the Feast of the Ascension and another wonderful celebration in the Christian ‘seasons of the spirit’. Meeting once a month means that Wild Church was a little ahead of the game for Ascension when we gathered on Sunday May 3rd but I (Sam) have appreciated starting conversations about the meaning and experience of … Read more