This simple, profound and very beautiful poem expresses the Mystical Heart and Purpose of Christianity and of all the other genuine Spiritual Traditions in the world who have Shared in Serving the Universal Wisdom since the earliest times.

Their sole - soul - purpose is to raise humanity to Full Humanity - to Full Conscious Union of our Souls with The One God - "Seeing God in all things - and all things in God" and this is the purpose of the gentle rhythm of Communion + Worship offered at The Well Chapel - setting the Soul Free - through "The Practice of the Presence of God" - Initiating and progressively re-uniting it with Infinite Light, Eternal Life and Absolute Love...just as Mother Julian of Norwich reveals to us in her wonderful book "The Revelations of Divine Love" written way back in the late 1300s.

Origins
Once upon a time, many years ago - in the early 1200s to be roughly precise - a Richard Weyland built a Free Chapel dedicated to St Thomas on the other side of the village. Divine Service was held there regularly until it was demolished around 1485-1505 apparently because of a tithe dispute.

That Free Chapel "as a gesture that rises up out of the depths of time" is the inspiration behind this Free Chapel which is dedicated to St Raphael, the Archangel of Healing (Raphael means "God Heals").

Name
The Well Chapel's name springs...from the fact that it is near a very deep well, as well...as springing from another meaning of the word - good health, as well...as springing from yet another meaning - of surprise through sudden realisation! which hopefully in a dedicated, focussed setting will be an Intuitive Insight of God's Unity, Truth, Goodness and Beauty, Love, Wisdom and Power. As an Eastern Sage once remarked: "We are like someone immersed in water, who complains of nothing to drink!"

As a Free Chapel "Where the Spirit of the Lord IS, there IS Freedom" (2Cor3v17) as in name - so in nature. Our Services are open to everyone of any Faith or none. In Essence, we are all - Universal - and when...the Human Soul comes to know itself, all labels drop off and with True or New Vision - with an all round perspective...we shall both See and Be ourselves as we Essentially are - ONE SPIRIT WITH GOD.

"Draw near to God - and God will draw near to you"

So do pop along sometime to explore, experience, express and enjoy The Presence of God in your Soul's Deeps - The Divine I AM - "welling up to Eternal Life" (John 4.1-30) for Now is Christ Risen + Nous is Now Conscious of Itself. As Dean Inge rightly says in his book Christian Mysticism "draw...from the deep wells of inner consciousness" and "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well" - Julian of Norwich.

+HOLY EUCHARIST - 10.30am First Sunday of every month

+HOLY HEALING SERVICE - 10.30am Third Sunday of every month

+HOLY BENEDICTION - 7.30pm Third Sunday of every month

Other Services: Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages/Partnership Blessings, Minor and Major Ordinations, House Blessings and Funerals etc can be arranged to suit all requirements.

The Well Chapel at Paradise Now, Mow Hill, Witnesham, Nr. Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 9EH, UK, is situated five miles north of Ipswich on the B1077 - at the top of Mow Hill - just up from the Barley Mow Public House. Please phone to check and confirm Service dates and times. Tel. 01473 785 672 or email thewellchapel@virgin.net

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"Christ is Risen"
Therefore
"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well"
Julian of Norwich

"Any profound view of the world is mysticism, in that it brings men into a spiritual relation with the Infinite"
Albert Schweitzer

Advent and Christmas 2007 at The Well Chapel

Explore, Experience, Express and Enjoy "The Spirit of Christmas" at The Well Chapel...

December
16th - 10.30am
Healing Service

23rd - 10.30am
Carol Service. Choose your favourite Carol, light a candle for a loved one and enjoy mince pies and mulled wine.

24th - 11.30pm
Midnight Mass...mulled wine and mince pies

25th - 10.30am
All Age Holy Christ-Mass Communion

Lent and Easter 2008 at the Well Chapel

March

Sunday 2nd - 10.30am - Holy Eucharist - Mothering Sunday

Saturday 8th - 10am -  Conferring of the Minor Orders of Cleric, Doorkeeper, Reader, Exorcist and Acolyte on Alyssa Stebbing from the U.S.A. Chaplain of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans. All welcome.

Sunday 9th - 10am - Holy Eucharist and Conferring of the Major Orders of Subdeacon and Deacon on Alyssa Stebbing. Celebrant: Revd. Fr. Colin Stebbing.

Sunday 16th - 10.30am - PALM SUNDAY - Holy Eucharist and Healing Service - All Ages
 7.30pm - Holy Benediction

Thursday 20th - 7.30pm - +MAUNDY THURSDAY Washing of the Feet Purification

Saturday 22nd - 7.30pm - +HOLY SATURDAY The Maranatha Easter Vigil Illumination

Sunday 23rd - 10.30pm - +CHRIST IS RISEN Holy Easter Eucharist Perfective Union

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE

Now on sale direct from the Well Chapel in aid of the Well Restoration Fund

Copies of the very fine booklet "What Kind of God, What Kind of Healing?" by the healer Jim Pym and published by the Friends Fellowship of Healing at £1.80 each.

Beautiful Notelet Cards by the Northumbria Community depicting in spiral form the world famous quote of Mother Julian of Norwich "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well." Pack of eight mixed colour cards with white envelopes. £4.50 each.

"The Way of the Practical Mystic" by Henry Thomas Hamblin. A wonderful book helping people to grow in the Divine Dynamics of Prayer, Meditation and Contemplation. £13.99