
Groups
We have a variety of Groups which meet weekly for study, reflection and prayer, and are an important way of deepening fellowship and friendship. There are a mix of weekly study groups which meet in person and online, as well as a meditation group and a youth group. Alongside an array of monthly meeting groups including a poetry and gardening group. You would be most welcome to join, please get in touch with the contacts listed. Learn more below.

Weekly study groups
12.30 Christian Meditation (in Michaelhouse) followed by soup lunch
The Christian Meditation group meets weekly in the Hervey de Stanton chapel in Michaelhouse on Mondays at 12.30pm. The group is growing; there are currently 15 people from a range of churches (and none) who attend regularly, and quite often friends and tourists join us. The meeting is 30 minutes long; after a guided time of preparation and an opportunity to reflect, we sit together for 20 mins – in silence. For those who can stay there is an option of a simple shared soup lunch at 1pm. The group is open to all and offers a still point and friendship in the middle of a working day.
NB - Not running in August
Monday
Afternoon Home Study Group (in person)
The Wednesday afternoon study group is small because space is limited in the home where we meet. We are ably led by Catherine Smart who helps us in our study of the Bible by providing extensive background knowledge and insight. Over the past few years we have studied a number of books, including Revelation, all the gospels, Genesis, Isaiah and the epistle to the Romans.
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Wednesday
7.30-9.00pm Bonhoeffer Group, Home Study (in person and online)
The Bonhoeffer Group is a study and fellowship group, which meets in person, and has online access when needed. There are about a dozen members, although not all can make the weekly meetings on Thursdays from 7.30 to 9 in central Cambridge. We enjoy light refreshments as we gather, then do a study, and close with sharing praise and prayer items. The group name came from its first study of a book about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and we often study a short theological book together, but usually focus on Bible studies.
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Thursday
5.00pm Bible Study Group (online)
This group meets every Tuesday at 5 pm via Zoom to read and discuss books of the Bible. We are currently working our way through the Acts of the Apostles having completed St Luke’s Gospel earlier. We work our way slowly and steadily through books, exploring narrative, historical context, theology, and relevance to us in our contemporary world. Fortified with prayer and contemplation. Our recent studies have seen us exploring books about women: Ruth, Esther, Susannah, Judith. Prophecy: Isaiah, Jeremiah. Gospels of Mark and Matthew. A mixed group of people from GSM and beyond. Coordinators are Brian and Paula Corby and facilitator, Andrew Day.
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Tuesday
5.00-6.00pm Read, Mark, Learn (online)
Read, Mark, Learn meets online on Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m. during school term. We normally look at one of the readings for the following Sunday Eucharist and we typically keep with the same book for several weeks. Each week there is an opening overview followed by discussion. We begin and end with prayer.
NB - currently on summer break
Thursday

Monthly/other groups
9.00am Women’s Breakfast and Prayer (in Michaelhouse)
We meet on the 2nd Saturday of the month. We order our breakfasts and then go upstairs to the Montefiore room. We have wide ranging conversations while we eat. The aims of the group are to enjoy fellowship and friendship rounded off by a short period of prayer.
For more information contact Anne on 01223 301903.
Second Saturday of the month
‘Something Understood’ The GSM Poetry Group
A group of poetry enthusiasts who meet monthly to discuss some poems and how they might help us with our faith. Autum term dates are 23 September, 14 October, 11 November, 9 December.
Each evening revolves around a pre chosen theme. Participants bring a poem on that theme, if they wish. We read the poems and talk about them. Some recent themes have included: Forgiveness, Friendship, Rebirth and The Sea. We do not confine ourselves entirely to poetry. Sometimes we listen to musical settings of poems, or some music. We have also visited the Fitzwilliam Museum, as a group, when two of our number spoke to us about some of the pictures there. Everyone is welcome
Contact Juliet: juliet@jmcj.org
Once a month Tuesday evening
9.00am Men’s Breakfast and Prayer (in Michaelhouse)
The men’s breakfast meets once a month at 0900 on the 3rd Saturday. On arrival we order our breakfasts. Then we have a short a communion service in the chapel. About 0930 we move upstairs to the Montefiore room to eat. We discuss a variety of subjects. The purpose is friendly informal conversation and Christian Fellowship in an atmosphere of eating a pleasant breakfast. We generally finish about 1030.
Contact tandaculver@gmail.com
Third Saturday of the month
‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ gardening group
‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, the GSM gardening group, are a group of gardening enthusiasts. We meet during the summer months to visit beautiful gardens nearby, and do the odd workshop together (taking cuttings, tool maintenance, seed sewing). Recently, the ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ ground force have been working in the churchyard, to help to rejuvenate this important green space. Everyone is welcome. No previous gardening experience is necessary.
Contact Juliet: juliet@jmcj.org