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Returning Men

Returning to The Bield - Saturday 30th July to Sunday 31st July

You have been brought to this page after completing the questionnaire for returning men.  Please click here to download a PDF file which contains a letter from David Anson, the convenor of the 2011 Rites, which gives you all the information you should need.

Car Sharing for the 2011 Rites in Perth

The Car Sharing List

Click here to download the latest edition of the Car Sharing list.

Breaking your journey

Hans Waltl - one of the men on the list - lives just south of Edinburgh and has kindly offered accommodation to anyone who would need it en route to Perth on the night of May 26th.

Confidential Information for All Men Attending The Perth Rites

 

 

Letter of Introduction

When you have completed the Medical Questionnaire you will be brought to this page.  Click Here to download the Letter of Introduction which contains all the practical information you need to assist in your preparations and travel to The Bield. You need to print this letter out, read it from beginning to end - it contains very important information - sign it and bring it with you to The Bield to hand in at the time of Registration.

Non MALEs Men's Work

We are aware of the following organisations in the UK which assist men (including young men) with their spirituality. Please use the links below to find out more.  These links are only here for your information, they are not in any way an endorsement of the organisations or any events that they may offer. When you click on the link it will open a new window.

A Band of Brothers

Christian Vision for Men

MALEs Men's Work and Events

MALEs (Men As Learners and Elders) and the Male Journey is not just about the Men's Rites of Passage, there are quite a lot of things happening throughout the UK which follow the MALEs ethos to help men to engage in their spirituality. 

Journey of Illumination

Becoming an Initiated Man on the Men's Rites of Passage is the start of your Journey of Illumination.  The Journey of Illumination challenges you to show up and pay attention daily to the need to overcome the weight of your routine in order to realise a full, intense and well-grounded spiritual journey. Doing so is not easy, but it does involve clear elements:

• Show up and observe (Centring)

• Show up and get together (Gathering)

• Show up and share (Connecting)

• Show up and let go (Releasing)

Keeping the Edges Hot

 

Where: St Mary's Wycliffe, near Scotch Corner DL12 9TT (Nearest railway station is Darlington).

Rite of Affirmation

There is an invitation to all initiated men to come to the Rite of Affirmation.

This is a newly developed rite, by Richard Rohr and first run in Arizona, Oct 2009 which Adrian Scott and Stephen Ashton attended. We will be running the rites in the UK (currently planned for Apr 2011) and you are invited to take part.

It develops on the themes of the rites of passage and asks us to continue them, through concrete action and prayer. There is a formation time of at least a year culminating in the rites of affirmation.

Local Groups

 

The Male Journey

Brothers - welcome to networking site for the UK wing of Men as Learners and Elders - MALE's UK - all those men who have  initiated through the Men's Rites of Passage or anyone who is interested in the Male Spirituality work of Richard Rohr. 

Local Groups

Meeting in local groups and sitting in a circle of men as brothers is a key part of menswork. Groups meet at many locations around the UK. Most meet monthly on a weekday evening and often use some form of sharing circle as the main way of being.

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