with Andrew Clark
Saturday 20 August 2022
Mellor Parish Centre, Mellor, near Stockport
During the day we will learn simple sacred songs, chants and harmonies, mainly drawn from the Christian tradition. The emphasis will be on singing from our hearts. This helps us to open our hearts so that we can individually and collectively connect with the flow of Universal Love and give joy. We will also experience and reflect on singing as a spiritual practice. We will be singing by heart, so you do not need to be able to read music. You do not need to be an experienced singer to enjoy this!
10.00 - 10.30 Arrive/Refreshments
10.30 - 12.30 Introduction to singing from the heart. Singing as a spiritual practice. Learning sacred chants and songs with harmonies together.
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch - please bring your own lunch. Coffee, teas and cake will be provided.
13.30 – 15.00 Learning and sharing sacred chants and songs.
15.00 - 16.00 Singing offering in St Thomas’ Church, Mellor. The day will end at the conclusion of this (16.00).
Mellor Parish Centre, Church Road, Mellor, Stockport SK6 5LX. Free parking is available at the venue. Nearest rail station is Marple (25 minutes from Manchester Piccadilly) from where the 375 bus service takes you to Mellor.
Booking is essential. If you would like to come, or want some further information, please contact Andrew Clark, preferably by email: andrewjbclark@outlook.com or by mobile: 07729118876.
Donations welcome.
Andrew Clark worked for nearly 30 years as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in the NHS, before retiring in 2017. His earliest experience of singing was in a church choir and over many years of singing in choirs as well as on retreats and pilgrimages, he deeply appreciates the therapeutic and spiritual impact of singing. He now feels increasingly called to use heart-centred singing and sounding as a way to develop our heart consciousness.