Launde Abbey Retreats
Events
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Unlocking the Fountains **2 SPACES AVAILABLE**
In this retreat (based on the book by the same title) we receive challenge and inspiration from the biblical rivers and wells, revisiting ancient stories and exploring their resonances, spiritual and ecological. We draw refreshment from ancient springs which renew us for daily living.
£474 -
Beginners Retreat with the Launde Abbey Community ***FULLY BOOKED***
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 members of the Launde Abbey Community.
£336 -
Textiles Retreat: WELCOME AND HOSPITALITY ***FULLY BOOKED***
Christ welcomes us all. Using the sculpture of "The Welcoming Christ" in the Launde Abbey garden, we will explore what we understand by welcome, feeling welcomed and welcoming others. Guests may wish to use or take their own photos of the statue as an inspiration for stitching. Led by Revd Claire Goode.
£592 -
Individually Guided Retreat
This is a week long silent guided retreat designed to enable those attending to encounter God more deeply. Each day those on the retreat meet with an experienced prayer guides. The prayer guides for this retreat are Rev Drs Catherine Wright, Michèle Hampson and Rhona Knight.
£1036 -
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Praying With Icons
A retreat led by the Revd Catherine Lomas reflecting on the use of icons as a means for prayer.
£336 -
God In Our Struggles
This retreat will be led by Christopher Cook, co-author of Struggling with God. Drawing on the book’s themes, he will guide participants in a prayerful exploration of the relationship between Christian spirituality and mental health, reflecting on questions of God and prayer in times of struggle.
£474 -
Holiness and Social Justice: A Rooted and Grounded Retreat
A retreat hosted jointly by Renovaré Britain & Ireland and Launde Abbey, exploring the relationship between the holiness and social justice traditions within Christian spirituality. Together, we’ll consider how inward transformation and outward action shape and enrich one another through teaching, discussion, prayer, worship, silence and rest.
£483 -
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Look at the Birds: An Autumn Birdwatching Retreat ***FULLY BOOKED***
Come and enjoy a time of quiet Celtic Christian worship, biblical reflections and guided birdwatching walks. Led by Mark Winter.
£474 -
Cry of the Broken – A ‘Jesus Prayer’ Retreat
During this retreat, we’ll spend time exploring the Jesus Prayer and praying it together. There will be opportunities for silence, reflection, and prayer, and also for friendship, conversation, and laughter. Held in the gracious and loving presence of Christ, we’ll help one another rediscover the beauty and joy of prayer. Led by Revd Chris Webb.
£474 -
Praying with Our Bodies and the Bible: Reconnecting Our Whole Selves to God **2 SPACES REMAINING**
Join Amy Boucher Pye to explore, through Scripture stories and passages, how God has designed us to be fully integrated beings – soul, spirit, mind and body.
£336 -
Patterns of Light and Truth: A Photography Retreat
Truth and Light are at the heart of both Photography and the Christian Faith. The word "Photography" literally means drawing with light. Truth and Light are definitive expressions of the life of God in Jesus. As we attend slowly and deeply to the images we create, so we can journey more deeply with God. Suitable for any level of photographer this retreat is led by Revd Dale & Pat Hanson.
£474 -
Bereavement Challenges: Living With Loss Follow On Retreat ***FULLY BOOKED***
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.
£474