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Living with Loss FULLY BOOKED

HAVE YOU BEEN STRUGGLING SINCE THE DEATH OF YOUR LOVED ONE?

Come and join with others who have also experienced life-changing loss through bereavement. The aim of this supported retreat is to help you cope with your life-changing loss. Through a creative variety of activities, including led sessions, discussions and quiet reflection, we explore the journey of grief, with a focus on finding a way forward in the changed circumstances that are the result of bereavement. It includes a special time of candlelighting remembrance. This is a gentle retreat with a Christian perspective, sensitively led by Abi and John May, suitable for those who have lost a husband or wife, children or other close family members, or who have suffered multiple losses.

Abi May

Abi runs the ‘Living with Loss’ project, which is a member of the National Bereavement Alliance. She is an experienced retreat leader, bereavement author and educator, as well as being a bereaved mother. Her grief support retreats and training courses are held in locations throughout the UK as well as online.

Quotes from previous retreats run by Abi:

“The content of the bereavement sessions was excellent and the approach varied, interactive and all very clearly presented.”
“I thought Abi led the sessions with sensitivity and compassion.”
“This was a first class retreat which I found extremely helpful.”
“I had no idea, really, what to expect this week. I am returning home feeling assured that I will survive and continue to take ‘small steps’ on my journey.”

Retreat price: £325 includes en-suite accommodation, all meals, and all retreat resources.
We offer an ‘Early Bird’ price of £305 if you pay in full before 16th November 2022.
It may be possible for you to extend your stay by arriving early. Why not check on availability and ask for a quote when you contact us.

Please complete this form to request a place on the retreat.

I Am The Gate: Sewing Retreat FULLY BOOKED

This retreat is now fully booked. Please complete the form on this page if you wish to be placed on the waiting list.

There is another sewing retreat running on 14th August so you may wish to consider booking a place on that retreat instead.

Jesus said, “I Am The Gate”
Meeting God at thresholds and crossing places

In this retreat, we will explore places of encounter, places of change, places where change happens ‘whether I want it to or not.’ We will do this with creative prayer, poems, reflections and quiet.

There will also be an opportunity to do some creative stitching – possibly a landscape, or a traditional patchwork design, such as ‘Attic Windows’ or a piece of your own choosing. Claire will bring some additional fabric and haberdashery with her.

Revd Claire Goode

Revd Claire Goode was most recently a Chaplain at Launde Abbey. She is an experienced parish priest and retreat leader who was most recently the Vicar of a city centre church in Nottingham. Claire was also one of the team offering Spiritual Direction (Spiritual Accompaniment) and Mentoring in Southwell & Nottingham Diocese. She has been sewing ever since she can remember – she had her first sewing machine aged 9 years and has recently studied for a City and Guilds Patchwork and Quilting Certificate.

Retreat price: £500 includes en-suite accommodation, all meals, and all retreat resources.
We offer an ‘Early Bird’ price of £490 if you pay in full before 16th November 2022.
It may be possible for you to extend your stay by leaving later. Why not check on availability and ask for a quote when you contact us.

Please complete this form to request being placed on the waiting list for this retreat.

Quiet Day: Extended Peace

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours!” (Luke 2:14, NRSV). These are the words with which Angels inspired the shepherds to go and seek the new born Messiah. As we enter a new year, are you one of those people who will need to recuperate from the joyful exhaustion of the events of the Christmas? We invite you to start your new year journey here at Launde and experience the peace of God that can sustain you, alongside all His chosen ones, without loosing focus of the one who has brought hope into the world.

Alan and Lesley Humphrey

Alan Humphrey is an Anglican priest and Resident Chaplain at Launde. He comes to Launde from parish ministry before working alongside Lesley at a new monastic community where they were warden and house manager respectively. Their enthusiasm for sharing their love of God stems from experiences throughout their varied careers coupled with many years of serving on team at New Wine.

Quiet Day price: £44 includes lunch and coffee and tea throughout the day.
Why not think about extending your time at Launde by staying overnight after the event. Check for availability and a quote when you contact us.

Yes – I’d like to take part in this Quiet Day!

Epiphany Retreat

At Christmas we declare Jesus to be the light that shines in the darkness. But it is the stories of Jesus traditionally read through January, in the season of Epiphany, that start to unpack what that might look like. In this darkest season of the year, we will reflect on the Light revealed both in these stories and in our stories, and explore what God’s Spirit might be saying to each of us through them as 2023 begins.

Launde Abbey, Deputy Warden, Chris Webb This retreat will be led by The Revd Chris Webb, Deputy Warden of Launde Abbey.

Chris is an Anglican priest and Benedictine new monastic community member. He has ministered as president of a spiritual formation ministry in the USA, as a parish priest in Wales and in a church for the homeless. He is the author of two books: The Fire of the Word (2011) and God-Soaked Life (2017).

Retreat price: £295 includes en-suite accommodation, all meals, and all retreat resources.
We offer an ‘Early Bird’ price of £275 if you pay in full before 6th November 2022.
It may be possible for you to extend your stay by arriving early. Why not check on availability and ask for a quote when you contact us.

Please complete this form to request a place on the retreat.

Gala Evening at Noseley

Come and enjoy an Evening of Light Classical Music in the Chapel and Picnic in the Gardens beside Noseley Hall.

“I do hope you will be able to come – this is a fund-raiser promoted by the Friends of Launde Abbey, in aid of Launde Abbey. Do bring a group of friends with you to Noseley and please pass this information on to others who might be interested.”
Canon Brian Davis BD AKC
Click here to download a poster

PROGRAMME:

6.00pm Drinks Reception – Prosecco, soft drinks and nibbles
7.00pm CONCERT – First Half
7.45 – 8.45pm SUPPER INTERVAL – Bring your own food or order an Emerson & West’s Picnic Box with your tickets. Bottles of Wine and soft drinks available. A Large Marquee is available next to the Chapel, plus tables and chairs
8.45 pm CONCERT—Second Half

MUSIC provided by:
Harry Jacques (Tenor) & Alan Thomas (Classical Guitar)
Duo Dunamis – Steve Robbings (Piano)
Christine Townsend (Violin)

Pre-booked Free Guided Tours of Noseley Chapel by Roger Wilson are available from 5.30pm

Tickets are £35 or £320 for a Table for 10 people.

Please email [email protected] for tickets by 15th August

This is a ‘Friends of Launde’ fundraising event (Registered Charity Number 519042) run in support of Launde Abbey.

Musicians:

Duo Dunamis Steve Robbings (Piano) & Christine Townsend (Violin)

Christine Townsend studied violin at the Royal Academy of Music and went on to pursue a career as a chamber musician and principal orchestral player with the London Philharmonic & City of Birmingham Orchestras.

Stephen Robbings also studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music and won the Academy’s highest award for pianists. He has performed at major venues in the UK, also travelling to Europe, The Far East and the USA & played on BBC Radio & TV. Duo Dunamis have given several concerts at Launde Abbey.

Their music will include Vivaldi, Mozart and some jazz pieces.

Harry Jacques (Tenor) & Alan Thomas (Classical Guitar)

Harry is a young man with a wide choral experience and has been teaching music at Oakham School. He has sung as a VOCES8 Scholar and regularly with the cathedral choirs of Lincoln and Southwell, including for commercial recordings and radio broadcasts. He and Alan gave a splendid recital at Launde Abbey in April this year.

Alan is an accomplished soloist who has given concerts throughout the UK. Whether performing the complete lute works of J.S. Bach, or sharing the stage with very varying artists, Alan has been devoted to exploring the guitar’s many personalities and sonic possibilities. He has given several solo concerts at Launde Abbey.

Their music will include Where’er you walk (Handel), It Was a Lover and His Lass (Thomas Morley), English folk songs (Britten) and some opera favourites.

Push Out Even Deeper

A continuing conversation on pioneering and pastoring
in the rural context.

In Luke 5 we read how Jesus invites some seasoned fishermen to do something out of the ordinary; to go beyond what they were used to and where they were used to doing it. They were encouraged to ‘push out into the deep’ and place their full reliance on Him.

Applying this metaphor to those called to pioneer and pastor in the rural context, we believe God is calling us to continue the conversation, pushing out even deeper. In facilitated discussions, prayer and through sharing of stories, come and learn what is working locally as well as regionally, and how we might support, resource, and encourage you where you are, and how you can link with other like-minded people.

The day begins at 10am and will run through to 4pm, including space to pray, feedback what the Holy Spirit is saying, and together identify next steps.This event is run in association with Rural Ministries.

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Saturday Quiet Day: Beauty for Brokenness

“Beauty for Brokenness … Give us Compassion we Pray”

If the Word became flesh and blood, and “moved into the neighbourhood”, how then do we see our own bodies? How do we relate to the bits we like? And the bits we don’t? A chance to think about our bodies, in both their brokenness and beauty, as “very good… wonderfully made”!

Revd David Harknett

This Quiet Day will be led by The Revd David Harknett and assisted by his daughter Rose.

David has been given to Rose as a parent, carer, friend, explorer and annoyance. Not expected to live because of sepsis in 2013, David has mild, chronic fatigue, but is able to swim, cycle and run. He also oversees 6 small, rural villages outside Melton Mowbray.

Rose Harknett at Launde

Rose has been given to David as a daughter, demand, friend, entertainer and irritant. During David’s sabbatical in 2022, his wife Vicky described Rose as his “greatest Mentor”. She is non-verbal and attends Birch Wood Special School.

Yes – I’d like to take part in this Quiet Day! (Please complete this form to request a place.)

Saturday Quiet Day: The Beauty and Bounty of Creation

“For the beauty and bounty of creation, we give you thanks.”

A day to focus on the beauty of creation and immerse ourselves in it. A time to express our gratitude to God for the environment and its harvest.

Weather permitting, some of this day will take place outside in our outdoor worship space which is beyond the walled garden. There will also be indoor options.

This day will be facilitated by Revd Claire Goode, Chaplain at Launde Abbey.

Yes – I’d like to take part in this Quiet Day! (Please complete this form to request a place.)

Saturday Quiet Day: That Autumn Feeling

That Autumn Feeling.

It’s a time to be thankful for the gifts of summer and consider the direction of our life by encountering the gifts of autumn. The day will conclude with a Communion Service for Autumn.

This Quite Day will be led by John Rackley, a Baptist who works with Christchurch LEP, Leicester. He writes for the Bible Reading Fellowship and Wild Goose. He is exploring currently the relationship between our spirituality and the natural environment.

Yes – I’d like to take part in this Quiet Day! (Please complete this form to request a place.)

Saturday Quiet Day: Summertime, and the living is easy … or is it?

Summertime, and the living is easy … or is it?

Whether or not you holiday in August, many of our institutions take a break. In thsi day, we will take the opportunity to relax in the presence of God and reflect on what it means to have some ‘down-time’ with God.

Led by Revd Claire Goode, a Chaplain at Launde Abbey. She is an experienced parish priest and retreat leader who was most recently the Vicar of a city centre church in Nottingham. Claire was also one of the team offering Spiritual Direction (Spiritual Accompaniment) and Mentoring in Southwell & Nottingham Diocese.

Yes – I’d like to take part in this Quiet Day! (Please complete this form to request a place.)