The Contemplative Heart
In this retreat, we learn that 'being' comes before 'doing' and that who we are before God is much more important than how much we are doing
£340
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Deepening Discipleship Day: The Gift of Disability – The Implications and Applications for Parish Life
Led by Chris Barber, this is a day to deepen our understanding and experience of the spirituality and theology of disability. The day will seek to define disability and care-giving in relation to faith communities. How is inclusion worked out in the spiritual and liturgical life, as well as the social and practical life of […]
Literature Lecture: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The recent television production of Atwood’s dystopia has overshadowed the quality of her actual book. Come and discover what she really said and what the implications are.
£22
Lent Retreat: Seasoned by Seasons
Explore the parallels between the seasons in nature and the 'seasons of the soul' we experience throughout our lives.
£340
Post Beginners Retreat
Build on the learning from the Beginners Retreat or an entry-level retreat you may have attended elsewhere and explore practices learned in greater depth
£370
Classical Concert and Cream Tea: Aquilae Duo [POSTPONED]
Flute and harp recital by Lisa Nelsen and Eleanor Turner Please note, this is a change from the original programme We are very fortunate to have these two highly acclaimed musicians for this month's concert, both of whom have performed well-received concerts previously at Launde. Lisa Nelsen is internationally recognised for her versatility as a […]
£15
Literature Lecture: King Lear by William Shakespeare [POSTPONED]
Here we witness the terrible consequences of ‘hubris’: the elderly Lear’s belief in his own rightness and his actual total failure to read basic human nature.
£22
Quiet Day: Conversations [POSTPONED]
What was going on in the minds of some of the characters at the beginning of the final days before the death of Jesus?
£33
Holy Week Retreat: Carrying Death, Revealing Life [NOW ONLINE]
Take the opportunity to enter more deeply into the last week of Jesus' life and discover the light and hope that emerges out of the darkness
£350
Classical Concert and Cream Tea: Duo Dunamis [POSTPONED]
Violin and Piano Performance by Steve Robbings and Christine Townsend
£15
Taizé Easter Retreat [POSTPONED]
We consider a number of Taizé icons that take us on a journey from birth to death and resurrection and finally new life in Christ.
£355
Literature Lecture: Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath [POSTPONED]
A discussion of the works of two of Britain's greatest poets, the story of whose tragic lives has all too often overshadowed the beauty of their work.
£22
Quiet Day: Soaking in Solitude [POSTPONED]
How do you experience being alone? A desert or an oasis? Led by Rachel Bennet and three Community of the Tree of Life Novices, this day will explore the practice of building intentional periods of solitude into our lives. Rachel leads the Community of the Tree of Life as its Prior. She spent 15 years […]
£33
Women in the Bible [POSTPONED]
Discussion poetry and music around five paintings of women in the bible, developed by Graham Kings and Silvia Dimitrova
£325