Encounter Day

18 Jul 2025, 09:30 – 15:30

Foxhill House and Woodlands, Tarvin Road, Frodsham WA6 6XB

Healthy plants need healthy roots. Roots give stability, they take up the nutrients that are needed for growth, and they seek out hydration for the desert times.

To be healthy as Christians, we need to be rooted – searching out those things that will sustain us for the long haul, going deep into those things that will give us stability.

In this month's Encounter Day, Jon Pocock will be helping us to reflect on what it means to be rooted in the Church.

Jon is currently the Strategic Programme Director for the diocese, seeking to develop the practical support and resources to help all our churches grow in discipleship and mission.

Following a professional career in engineering and consultancy (during which time he was actively involved as a lay leader in a local church) he and his wife Sue lived in community for three years as part of an international, inter-denominational Christian retreat centre.  ‘Being rooted in the church has always been at the heart of our commitment to following Jesus.  It’s the place where we can be known and loved, and serve and bless others.  But it can also be a challenging place to be.  However, I truly believe that it’s the best place where God can bring about the transformation, growth and blessing that He longs to see in our lives.’

Encounter Days - Connecting more deeply with God

How do you most readily experience a sense of God’s presence?

Some people love silence and long for space to simply be.

Others find silence difficult, almost physically painful.

In our Encounter Days there will always be lots of space for quiet for those who value the silence, but we also recognise that not everyone processes internally.

We want to encourage additional ways of seeking a sense of God’s presence which might include discussion, prayer, or walking in a group or with another, making or listening to music, making or creating something, reflection using writing or reading.

Arrivals and refreshments from 9.30am

First session begins at 10.00am

Location: 

Foxhill House and Woodlands, 

Tarvin Road, 

Frodsham 

WA6 6XB

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