Past Events › Retreats

** 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.

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. 

** 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.

** 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.

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.

Join us on our annual Easter Retreat with David and Helen Newman. Come and celebrate the essential Easter message – Christ is risen – and enter more fully into its life changing possibilities for you and for our world.

** FULL ** A retreat led by author and speaker Simon Parke. On this retreat, in a contemplative spirit, we sit with Julian in her cell in 14th century England, listening both to the remarkable times in which she lived; and to her life, her words and her soul.

** FULL ** Join us as retreat leader Barbara Wallace invites us to pray on an ancient path, exploring the history and variety of labyrinths with plenty of time to walk and pray on the beautiful outdoor and indoor labyrinths at Launde Abbey.