This retreat is now FULLY BOOKED! Using Julian's prayerful reflections from the book 'Revelations of Divine Love,' this weekend retreat will offer a spacious mix of teaching, stillness and contemplative prayer, with further options for body prayer, photography and creative attention to the beautiful landscape at Launde. Led by Gail and Ian Adams.
In this retreat, led by Rhona Knight, 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.
This year, we are focussing our Advent Quiet Day on the Jesse Tree. Taking its name from Isaiah 11:1, a Jesse Tree is traditionally a bare branch that holds symbols of people from the Old Testament, Jesus' family tree. We will trace the ancestry of Jesus back through the Old Testament to where it all began in Genesis 1. This quiet day will be led by our Resident Chaplain, Revd Fran Graham.
You might want to be more resilient in the face of exhausting demands. You might be looking for a deeper foundation for your ministry. You might be wrestling with the question: how do I live a flourishing life? If so, this retreat is for you.
Join experienced Iconographer, Peter Murphy for a week learning the medieval gilding and painting techniques to create stunning icon paintings
Join us as we seek to rest in the beauty of the holiness of the child, Saviour of the world and meet his spirit in the struggles and gifts of life today. Led by Revd John Rackley.
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** FULLY BOOKED ** Discover the perfect blend of relaxation and artistic inspiration at Launde Abbey, where the Revd Claire Goode invites you into the world of textiles.
With help from the teachings of Julian of Norwich, Martin Laird and others, we will explore the path of interior surrender, of releasing into and resting in God through our deepening stillness and shared silence. Led by Chris Whittington, founder of the School of Contemplative Life.
***FULLY BOOKED*** During this retreat, we will explore what using imagination contributes to our reading of Scripture and what is lost when we don’t use it in our reading. There will be input reflecting on imagination and what it brings to our understanding of scripture and lots of time for personal reflection. Led by Dr Paula Gooder.
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Abi May and the team invite those who have experienced bereavement to gain the tools to help cope with the life-changing loss of a loved one.
Take some time out to explore the world of poetry and prayer. We will be both reading poetry prayerfully, and praying through our own writing, covering some basics of structure and metaphor as we go. Led by Amy Scott Robinson.
The aim of this semi-silent retreat weekend is to help you enter the world of silent retreats gently and with plenty of support. There will be guidance on how to use the time; periods on your own and with the other retreatants, and the opportunity to share your experience with others if you wish to do so. Led by the Launde Abbey Community.
This short, silent retreat will touch on some of the themes of the book: Love of the Heart, Conversion of Life, the Foolishness of God, Virtues and Vices etc. There will be opportunities to attend two Addresses each day, shared contemplative prayer each evening and time to speak with the retreat leader, John-Francis Friendship.
