BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Launde Abbey - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261123T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261123T160000 DTSTAMP:20261005T075945Z CREATED:20260422T114629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T075945Z UID:10000244-1795428000-1795449600@www.laundeabbey.org.uk SUMMARY:November Quiet Day: ‘Choosing the One Thing that Matters’ ***Fully Booked*** DESCRIPTION:By 23rd November\, there will be less than 5 weeks until Christmas and\, no doubt\, the pace of life will have already picked up for many of us; but whatever the time of year\, we can feel pulled in a dozen directions\, busy with good and necessary things. \n\n\n\nIn the story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10 v 38-42)\, we are invited to reflect on the tensions many of us feel between ‘doing’ and ‘being’\, between prayer and action\, between the demands of life and call of devotion to Christ. \n\n\n\nOn this Quiet Day\, we will give ourselves space and permission to explore those tensions in our lives\, not with any sense of condemnation but taking the opportunity to be renewed\, refreshed and reorientated in the Presence of God. \n\n\n\nOur aim will be to allow God to reestablish a rhythm of grace that ensures our good work and service are nourished through a rediscovery of the One Thing that really matters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNick Swanson has been in pastoral ministry as a Baptist Minister for over 30 years and has trained in spiritual direction\, in mediation and as a pastoral supervisor. \n\n\n\nHe recently retired as the pastor of a Baptist Church in Leicestershire but continues to serve ministers\, chaplains and church leaders offering one-to-one supervision and spiritual support. \n\n\n\nPreviously\, Nick served in the Royal Air Force for 10 years; he is married to Sue\, and they have 2 grown up children and one granddaughter. Nick loves long distance walking\, especially pilgrimages\, playing chess and supporting Nottingham Forest. \n\n\n\nQuiet Day price: £46 includes lunch and coffee and tea throughout the day.Why not think about extending your time at Launde by staying overnight after this Quiet Day. Dinner\, bed and breakfast is £109.10. Check for availability when you contact us. URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/event/november-quiet-day-3/ CATEGORIES:Quiet Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Launde-Programme-Thumbnails-70-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261127T140000 DTSTAMP:20260929T195952Z CREATED:20260323T101442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T195952Z UID:10000230-1795622400-1795788000@www.laundeabbey.org.uk SUMMARY:Beginners Retreat with the Launde Abbey Community **3 SPACES REMAINING** DESCRIPTION:book now\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you someone who has perhaps been to a quiet day or a church weekend away but has never experienced a residential retreat? Are you unsure how you might cope for the whole retreat\, what you might do with your time\, or whether you will like silence? Do you like the thought of stepping away from the busyness of life to have time with God and catch up with yourself? Then this is the retreat for you! The aim of this semi-silent retreat weekend is to help you enter the world of retreats gently and with plenty of guidance and support. \n\n\n\nThis retreat will be led by members of the Launde Abbey Community. \n\n\n\nRevd Anna Walker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Revd Anna Walker is the new Deputy Warden of Launde Abbey and a spiritual director. She grew up in the Finnish Lutheran Church and trained for ministry in Helsinki\, later moving to the UK with her husband\, whom she met while spending time at the Taizé community in France. They have two children together and have shared a longstanding commitment to community life and retreat ministry. Anna trained for ordination at Lancaster Priory\, served her curacy in Preston\, and was previously Director of Whalley Abbey. She has a deep passion for spiritual direction and is drawn to seek God in silence\, simplicity and creation. In her spare time\, she enjoys baking\, reading\, journaling\, and spending time outdoors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevd Alison Long \n\n\n\nAlison is a spiritual director and curate who has been part of the Launde College of Chaplains and ministry team since last July.  \n\n\n\nJo De Graaf \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJo lives in Harby in the beautiful Vale of Belvoir with her husband\, Cor. They have five children and Jo is a very proud Oma to 10 grandchildren\, who bring the family such joy. A few years ago she felt God prompting and calling her to some form of ministry. Jo believes her ministry is to bring people into God’s Kingdom through love; using contemplative spirituality\, hospitality and service of all kinds to help people feel a sense of wholeness within the love of God. Not only is Jo one of our volunteer chaplains\, but is now the Associate Minister in the Parish of Old Dalby\, and also Lay Chair of Framland Deanery. \n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD RATE: £336 (standard room) or £366 (character room) if booked by 16th September 2026! Retreat 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\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 URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/event/beginnersretreatnovember2026/ CATEGORIES:Beginners,Launde Abbey Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Beginners-Retreat-NOV-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T160000 DTSTAMP:20260929T165819Z CREATED:20260922T122841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T165819Z UID:10000293-1795964400-1796572800@www.laundeabbey.org.uk SUMMARY:An Advent Week with the Launde Abbey Community: A Season Of Longing And Waiting DESCRIPTION:During the first Week of Advent\, the Launde Abbey Community welcomes guests to join in the expectation of the coming of Christ at Christmas through a pattern of common life. This is not a structured retreat; your time is your own and you can choose to use it in the way most beneficial to you. You are invited to join us for a single day\, several days\, staying overnight\, or even for the whole week. You can come as a resident or day guest and shape the retreat as suits you. \n\n\n\nThose journeying together for any part of this week will be provided with simple daily themes to guide personal reflection built around Advent readings for this season of longing and waiting. Each day will include an adapted pattern of prayer and worship led by the Launde Abbey Community. \n\n\n\nOn selected days\, there are additional bookable offerings\, including our ‘Waiting for the Light’ Music and Readings for Advent\, a guided Wreath-making workshop\, a Saturday Quiet Day and more! Options are detailed below and these can be joined to an overnight stay or attended as a day guest. \n\n\n\nOvernight accommodation is available throughout the week and can be booked directly via our website (press ‘Book Now’ and select the Advent dates to view prices and availability). \n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to come at your own pace\, and to shape your time here around what you most need: quiet\, prayer\, rest\, or gentle engagement with the themes of Advent. Chaplaincy will also be available by arrangement during the day (there may be an extra cost depending on how much you want to access this) and you have access to simple craft materials and suggested Christmassy projects. \n\n\n\nAn Advent Journey of Peace \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiblical Peace speaks of wholeness\, restoration & reconciliation. It goes beyond the absence of noise or conflict but reflects a calm heart and an awareness of the presence of God even in the midst of challenging times. \n\n\n\nDuring Advent Week in the Abbey there will be Prayer Stations to encourage us to reflect on peace encouraging us to pause and look at where we need stillness\, restoration\, and harmony as we pray for peace for ourselves\, for those we care for\, our communities and our world. \n\n\n\n**A detailed schedule for the week will be released very soon to help you plan your stay.** Please note: this is not a guided retreat. \n\n\n\nLeaders: The Launde Abbey Community (clergy and chaplains) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday (29 November) \n\n\n\nBookable offering: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWAITING FOR THE LIGHT: MUSIC AND READINGS FOR ADVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmidst the warm glow of candlelight\, join us at Launde Abbey for an afternoon of Music and Readings to prepare for the season. We will be immersed in the beauty of scripture and song\, and you can stay afterwards for mulled wine and mince pies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday (30 November) \n\n\n\nBookable offering: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPAINTING WORKSHOP WITH CHRIS DUFFETT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Revd Chris Duffett is an artist and loves to teach others to pray and listen to God through the medium of art. He will lead a workshop exploring how we might express with paint what we hear from God as we watch and wait for the Living Word in Advent. No prior experience or artistic talent necessary. All materials will be provided. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday (1 December) \n\n\n\nBookable offering: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdvent SOUL FILLED MEANDERINGS WITH JO DE GRAAF\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTake a couple of hours at the beginning of this Advent season\, put on your coat and boots to explore and experience God’s creation. This is an opportunity to stop\, look and listen. Using all your senses to know and understand more about our Everlasting Father and Creator God. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday (2 December) \n\n\n\nBookable offering: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWREATH-MAKING WORKSHOP WITH LIZZIE LONSDALE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet some early inspiration ahead of the festive season and join us for a Christmas wreath-making workshop as part of Advent Week with the Launde Abbey Community — the perfect way to begin your Christmas celebrations. Led by Lizzie Lonsdale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday (3 December) \n\n\n\nBookable offering: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nADVENT QUIET DAY: ‘RUMOURS OF ANGELS’ WITH THE LAUNDE ABBEY COMMUNITY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStep back from the December rush of shopping\, planning\, and endless to-do lists to hear afresh the message of the Angels in the quiet\, ordinary spaces of life\, offering unexpected messages of hope\, peace\, and direction. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday (4 December) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday (5 December) \n\n\n\nBookable offering: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSATURDAY ADVENT QUIET DAY: ‘A Balanced Life – “I wish!”’ WITH REVD ANDREW HALL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Advent retreat offers an invitation to draw aside\, rest and reflect. Using the season of Advent as a time of preparation\, Revd 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday (6 December) \n\n\n\nMorning Eucharist of Second Advent Sunday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHOW TO BOOK\n\n\n\nTo book a residential stay:\n\n\n\nOvernight stays are available throughout Advent. Prices start at £109.10 for single occupancy dinner\, bed & breakfast per night\, and you may wish to opt for our comprehensive full board rate if extending your stay for two nights or more. You are warmly invited to stay for as long as you are able. \n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Please note that our daily offerings\, such as our ‘Waiting for the Light’ Music and Readings for Advent and Wreath-making workshop etc.\, will need to be booked separately.* \n\n\n\nTo book as a day guest: \n\n\n\n(10:00 am – 4:00 pm\, daily\, Monday to Saturday)\n\n\n\nPlease complete the form below to reserve your spot for a day retreat at Launde Abbey during Advent. We will confirm your booking as soon as possible. \n\n\n\nPrice per day: £37.00 — access to the communal spaces in the Main House as well as the gardens and grounds\, morning coffee with a homemade cookie\, 2-course buffet lunch\, and afternoon tea with homemade cake. Hot and cold drinks are available throughout the day. \n\n\n\nIf you are attending the Quiet Day on Saturday 5 December\, you do not need to make this additional day booking — your Quiet Day reservation already covers your day visit. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n An Advent Week with the Launde Abbey Community\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 PhoneAddress \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 Preferred Date\n \n \n \n \n \n Comments(Required)Anything else we need to know?\n Submit URL:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/event/an-advent-week-with-the-launde-abbey-community-a-season-of-longing-and-waiting/ CATEGORIES:Creative Retreats,Launde Abbey Retreats,Seasonal Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.laundeabbey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Advent-Week-2026-Thumbnail-2.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR