BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Launde Abbey - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Launde Abbey X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Launde Abbey REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20280326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20281029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270215T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270218T110000 DTSTAMP:20260819T184638Z CREATED:20260819T184634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T184638Z UID:10000273-1802707200-1802948400@www.laundeabbey.org.uk SUMMARY:Be Joyful. Keep the Faith. Do the Little Things DESCRIPTION:BOOK NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn a world that can be anxious\, abounding in distraction\, and where the only thing that seems to matter is extraordinary achievement\, Christians are called back to a simple but powerful way of living. \n\n\n\nJoin Catherine Williams in a quiet\, spacious retreat shaped around St David’s famous words. St David doesn’t offer complicated strategies\, grand plans\, or even great vision. Instead\, he takes us back to three foundations: joy\, faith and small acts of love. Together\, these form a gentle\, grounding and sustaining rule of life.  \n\n\n\nTake this opportunity at the beginning of Lent to slow down\, rest and be attentive to the voice of God calling us to be joyful\, keep the faith and do the little things. \n\n\n\nOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\n\n\n\nThis retreat will be led by Catherine Williams. \n\n\n\nCatherine Williams is an Anglican priest with a portfolio ministry as a spiritual director\, retreat leader\, and writer. Catherine is the lead voice on the Daily Prayer app and editor of The Canterbury Preacher’s Companion\, The Preacher magazine and Reflections for Daily Prayer. Passionate about prayer\, poetry\, theatre\, music and butterfly conservation\, Catherine lives in Norfolk with her husband\, Paul.   \n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD RATE: £474 (standard room) or £519 (character room) if booked by 7th December 2026Retreat price: £504 (standard room) or £549 (character room) \n\n\n\nPrice 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. \n\n\n\nClick below to book your place now on this retreat: \n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor any questions\, or queries or if you’d like to know more\, please call  01572 717254 or alternatively email us: info@launde.org.uk. URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/event/be-joyful-keep-the-faith-do-the-little-things/ CATEGORIES:Launde Abbey Retreats,Seasonal Retreats,Spiritual Tradition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Launde-Programme-Thumbnails-113-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270223T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270226T140000 DTSTAMP:20260801T150727Z CREATED:20260801T150724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T150727Z UID:10000267-1803398400-1803650400@www.laundeabbey.org.uk SUMMARY:Living with Loss DESCRIPTION:book now\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you been struggling since the death of your loved one? \n\n\n\nCome 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 grief. 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 candle-lighting remembrance. This is a gentle retreat with a Christian perspective\, sensitively led by Abi May and team\, suitable for those who have lost a husband or wife\, children or other close family members\, or who have suffered multiple losses.   \n\n\n\nHere’s a comment from Tricia in West London:  \n\n\n\n“Thank you so much for all you’ve done in supporting me (and so many other people) with your wonderful\, inspiring\, lovingly gentle Living with Loss Retreats. I have learnt so much & found numerous ways to manage my grief & be gentle on myself in the process.   \n\n\n\nI have absolutely loved both the retreats I’ve attended. The balance of grief support & social activities allowed me to find my feet & focus again.”  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbi May 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 have been held in locations throughout the UK as well as online since 2016. Find out more: www.livingwithloss.co.uk. \n\n\n\nWatch interviews with Abi and the Living with Loss project participants on this Songs of Praise “Faith and Grief” episode filmed at Launde Abbey\, broadcast on 15 January 2023: You can view the programme here. \n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD RATE: £474 (standard room) or £519 (character room) if booked by 15th December 2026Retreat price: £504 (standard room) or £549 (character room)  \n\n\n\nPrice 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. \n\n\n\nClick below to book your place now on this retreat: \n\n\n\n\nbook now\n\n\n\n\nFor any questions\, or queries or if you’d like to know more\, please call 01572 717254 or alternatively email us: info@launde.org.uk.  \n\n\n\nPlease complete and return the ‘Retreat Questionnaire‘ as soon as possible to the retreat leader at livingwithloss@btinternet.com after you have booked your place. **CLICK TO DOWNLOAD**     URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/event/living-with-loss-5/ CATEGORIES:Launde Abbey Retreats,Wellbeing Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Living-With-Loss-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270302T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270304T170000 DTSTAMP:20260921T093433Z CREATED:20260803T153924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T093433Z UID:10000272-1804003200-1804179600@www.laundeabbey.org.uk SUMMARY:Who Do You Say I Am? Meeting Jesus again in Mark's Gospel DESCRIPTION:**If you would like to book your place on this retreat then please complete the booking form below and a member of our team will be in touch as soon as possible to confirm.** \n\n\n\nMark’s Gospel is a vivid\, brisk\, dynamic masterpiece. From its opening bold statement declaring the beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ to its oddly abrupt ending of the women at the tomb running away terrified\, Mark’s Gospel grasps our attention and draws us in. \n\n\n\nDuring this retreat\, we will explore Mark’s Gospel\, his vision\, storytelling style and most of all what difference reading Mark makes to our lives. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaula Gooder is a well-known New Testament scholar. Her passion is to ignite people’s enthusiasm for reading the Bible today by presenting the best of biblical scholarship in an accessible and interesting way.  She is currently the Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral in London. \n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD RATE: £336 (standard room) or £366 (character room) if booked by 22nd December 2026Retreat price: £356 (standard room) or £386 (character room) \n\n\n\nPrice 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. \n\n\n\nComplete the form below to book your place on this retreat: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n Retreat Booking Form\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n PhoneRetreat Date/TitleThis is filled in automatically from the retreat page.Address \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n County\n \n \n Postcode\n \n \n Country\n AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe \n \n \n CommentsAnything else we need to know?\n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nFor any questions\, or queries or if you’d like to know more\, please call  01572 717254 or alternatively email us: info@launde.org.uk. URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/event/who-do-you-say-i-am-meeting-jesus-again-in-marks-gospel/ CATEGORIES:Biblical Theme,Launde Abbey Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Launde-Programme-Thumbnails-101-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270309T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270312T140000 DTSTAMP:20260921T140850Z CREATED:20260826T120617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T140850Z UID:10000278-1804608000-1804860000@www.laundeabbey.org.uk SUMMARY:Beyond Certainty: Reimagining our images of God DESCRIPTION:BOOK NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat happens when the God you once believed in no longer fits? What if letting go of old certainties could open up new ways of encountering the Divine? \n\n\n\nSometimes the images of God we inherit become too small\, inadequate or even harmful as we move through life. As our faith shifts\, we can find ourselves somewhere between the certainty we have left behind and a new understanding we haven’t yet found. This retreat offers a safe and spacious place to explore that uncertainty\, to question\, wonder\, grieve what has been lost and become curious about what might be emerging. We’ll explore how we might reimagine God beyond the certainties and concepts that no longer fit\, and discover language\, practices and ways of seeing that can help us live more openly with mystery. \n\n\n\nThere will be plenty of space to talk honestly with others who are also navigating a changing faith\, as well as time for silence\, solitude\, meditation\, journalling\, creative reflection and wandering in nature. We’ll pay attention not only to what we think and believe\, but also to what we experience – to the soul\, to the places where we feel most alive and to the ways nature and the world around us might speak of something more. You don’t need to have your faith figured out\, you don’t need to arrive with answers and we don’t all need to be going to the same places. Questions\, doubts\, difference and uncertainty are welcome. Come as you are\, with curiosity\, courage and an open heart\, see what might unfold when you give yourself permission to move beyond certainty. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Robinson is a contemplative\, facilitator and founder of LiveLight|DwellDeep\, where she creates safe and spacious places for people navigating changing faith and spirituality. Living in Cornwall\, her work is rooted in the mystical and Celtic Christian traditions\, while remaining open to wisdom and insight beyond the tradition she inherited. She is particularly interested in what becomes possible when inherited certainties fall away and we become more attentive to mystery\, experience\, nature and the wisdom of the soul. \n\n\n\nAt the heart of Anna’s work is a desire to help people find a spirituality centred not on certainty\, but on love and a faith that feels honest\, alive and true to who they are now. She is a co-host of the Nomad podcast and leads Faith Shift groups and contemplative retreats for curious and questioning people. \n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD RATE: £474 (standard room) or £519 (character room) if booked by 29th December 2026!Retreat price: £504 (standard room) or £549 (character room) \n\n\n\nPrice 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. \n\n\n\nClick below to book your place now on this retreat: \n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor any questions\, or queries or if you’d like to know more\, please call  01572 717254 or alternatively email us: info@launde.org.uk. URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/event/images-of-god/ CATEGORIES:Beginners,Launde Abbey Retreats,Spiritual Tradition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beyond-Certainty-Reimagining-our-images-of-God-1-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR