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Advent Retreat: Waiting Hopefully
29th November, 4:00 pm to 1st December, 2:00 pm
£340
Join us for this year’s Advent Retreat: ‘Waiting Hopefully’, led by Chris and Rhona Knight.
Advent hope:
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope
For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love,
For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith
But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
T.S. Eliot penned these words in East Coker, the second of his poems in the Four Quartets. But what does it mean wait hopefully. In this retreat we will be prayerfully and creatively considering the nature of hope and hopeful waiting in the context of advent as, with all of creation, we wait upon God and cry Maranatha. Come, Lord Jesus.
Rhona Knight was a GP and medical educator for 25 years. She was ordained in 2015 and led on teaching pastoral care at Lincoln School of Theology. Although now retired she continues to research, write and teach particularly in the area of boundaries and trauma in ministry. Rhona is a theological educator, pastoral supervisor, spiritual director and is a regular retreat leader at Launde Abbey. She is the author of a number of books on discipleship and spirituality and also enjoys reading, theatre, art, creativity and the outdoors.
Chris Knight was a research scientist for many years until he changed direction after completing a PhD in Apologetics. He worked in the area of apologetics for a number of years, before leading on the teaching of doctrine at Lincoln School of Theology. He is married to Rhona and they have three grown sons. He enjoys bird watching and photography.
Retreat price: £340 (standard room) or £370 (character room)
EARLY BIRD RATE: £320 (standard room) or £350 (character room) if booked by 6th September 2023!
Price includes en-suite accommodation, all meals, and all retreat resources. It may be possible for you to extend your stay with us by adding an extra night before or after this retreat. Please contact the Abbey directly if you would like to extend your stay.
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