peace and quiet
Events
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Rural Mission Hub at Launde Abbey
This rural mission hub day includes led reflection, time for personal prayer, mutual learning, shared wisdom and companionship with others in rural pioneering ministry.
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September Saturday Quiet Day: ‘The Water of Life’
Join us for a day of reflection and prayer on God’s provision of living water to transform, refresh and give life, drawing from both Old and New Testaments. Led by Revd Ali Walton.
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September Quiet Day: ‘Listening with the heart: some insights from the way of St Benedict’
Explore the timeless wisdom of St Benedict in this Quiet Day led by Revd Catherine Wright. Through guided reflections, you’ll consider themes of community, balance, work and prayer, with plenty of space for silence, personal prayer and quiet reflection in the peaceful surroundings of Launde Abbey.
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October Quiet Day: In the Footsteps of Thomas Merton – 20th-century monk, spiritual writer & prophet
Join us for a Quiet Day exploring the life, writings and contemplative vision of Thomas Merton (1915–1968), one of the twentieth century’s most influential Christian spiritual writers. Led by the Revd Canon James Shakespeare, the day offers space for reflection inspired by Merton’s enduring wisdom.
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October Saturday Quiet Day
More information coming soon...
This Quiet Day will be led by Revd Adele Barker.£46 -
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Beginners Retreat with the Launde Abbey Community
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.
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Saturday Advent Quiet Day: A Balanced Life – “I wish!”
“A balanced life – I wish!” If that’s your reaction, this Advent retreat offers an invitation to draw aside, rest and reflect. Using the season of Advent as a time of preparation, Rev. Andrew Hall explores what it means to welcome God’s love more deeply into our lives and to reimagine the rhythms of daily life with God.
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January Quiet Day: Wells of Salvation – Finding the places from which life rises
Start 2027 with a day to pause and discover what might renew you, through scripture, silence, people, and place. A spiritual MOT for the New Year. Led by The Venerable Aly Buxton.
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Be Joyful. Keep the Faith. Do the Little Things
Join 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.
£474