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January 2019
Epiphany Retreat: Eyes Wide Open
** FULL ** Join us on this retreat with Launde's Deputy Warden, Chris Webb. In this retreat we'll explore the ways God constantly reveals himself to us in creation, in scripture, and in our day to day lives, and how we can respond to those revelations with enthusiasm and delight.
Find out more »Quilting and Textiles Sewing Retreat
** FULL ** A retreat led by Claire Goode. Join us in the warm and cosy surroundings of Launde Abbey for a creative sewing retreat, perfect for the start of the year and featuring the theme of trees, shoots and leaves - new growth for a new year.
Find out more »The Sermon on the Mount: a spirituality for today
A retreat led by Mike Harrison. This retreat will focus on the relevance of Jesus' teaching for us here and now; there will be plenty of space for stillness and silence, for discussion and even the odd film.
Find out more »February 2019
Soulfulness: Finding Richer Communion
** FULL ** A retreat with author and retreat guide Brian Draper. Join us as we open up evocative reflective space in which to nurture our natural intimacy; to let the soul stir again, and to cultivate a deeper, on-going sense of communion with God, ourselves, the world around us, and God’s Creation.
Find out more »Living with Loss
A retreat with Abi May. Grief following bereavement can feel overwhelming; the aim of this supported retreat is to better equip us to deal with our life-changing loss.
Find out more »March 2019
Icon Painting Retreat
** FULL ** A five day icon painting course with experienced iconographer, Peter Murphy. In 2019 participants will be painting Byzantine icon, Our Lady of Tenderness; retreatants who have attended a course previously will be able to choose a different single figure template. Over the course of the week students will learn to gild and paint on a specially prepared wooden panel using traditional medieval techniques and materials.
Find out more »Lent Retreat: Dust and Glory
** FULL ** A Lent retreat with David Runcorn in which we'll reflect on the theme of dust and glory. There will be input, shared prayer and worship, as well as times of guided silence.
Find out more »April 2019
Holy Week Retreat
A retreat for Holy Week led by Chris Webb and Cathy Davies, members of the Launde community. We'll be using compelling images of the Passion by artists both famous and less well-known to enter more deeply into Christ’s story and our own, and to discover the possibility of light in the darkness.
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