Retreats

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2013

18 February-2 March 2013
India Ancient and Modern: Spirituality and Change
Download flyer from 'Resources' box on the left (under 'In this section').
Contact Patrick and Sam Woodhouse: 01749 673188, 07812 395912, samwoodhouse09@gmail.com, www.psworld.org.uk

29 May-10 June 2013
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with a local Christian guide
Follow in the footsteps of Jesus, sail on the Sea of Galilee, take a cable car up to the Mount of Temptations, visit the cave where Jesus was born, walk the Via Dolorosa, explore the Old City of Jerusalem and receive a welcome from the Bishop. Stay in church guesthouses in Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem and worship with local Christians. Learn about some of the problems besetting the Holy Land. Contact Tim and Joan Biles: 01935 816247, joan@tjbiles.freeserve.co.uk

The Ammerdown Centre 

Radstock, Bath BA3 5SW
01761 433709, centre@ammerdown.org 
www.ammerdown.org/courses.htm 

Quiet Days at West End Manor, Durrington

Numbers are limited. To book, contact the Revd Mark Zammit: 01980 653953, zammitparish@yahoo.co.uk 

Tucked away in a corner of Durrington Village, West End Manor is an ideal venue for Quiet Days. It has paths leading around well cared-for gardens; plenty of places to sit quietly, as well as a comfortable garden room.

The Eggbeer Trust

Contact the booking secretary: mail@andrew-herniman.com, 01884 252621. Download a flyer from the resources box to the left of this page.

The Trust was established to provide free holidays for “Ministers of Religion and Missionaries and their families of any colour and of any Christian Creed or Denomination.”
A six-berth caravan with mains water, electricity and nearby games room is available for holidays between March and October each year.

Hilfield Friary 

The Friary, Hilfield, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7BE
01300 341345, hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk

Ivy House 

St Denys Retreat Centre, Church Street, Warminster.
01985 214824, stdenys@ivyhouse.org 

January to July 2012
Llysfasi Spirituality Workshop 2012
Offered over a period of one weekend a month for seven months. Based principally on the dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius, this Workshop is for those who are committed to working with their own soul journey and find themselves drawn to be discerning listeners for others.
Full details: www.llysfasi-spirituality-workshop.org.uk 

Tuesday 8 May
‘All Shall be Well: A Retreat for Juliantide’ led by Revd Francis & Mrs. Gail Ballinger
£20 includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

Wednesday 9 May
‘Creative Prayer:  Breathing Space’ led by Emily Bradbury
£20 includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

21-25 May
Retreat: Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer. £210.

Tuesday 29 May
Introduction to Church Flower Arranging led by Helen Lems, HND  Floral Design
£20 includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

Thursday 31 May
Quiet Garden Day
Bring own lunch, drinks provided. Payment by donation.

Wednesday 13 June
Felt-making and Prayer led by Emily Bradbury
£20 includes morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and £6 for materials.

Friday 15 June
Stop in the Name of God (Retreat Association National Quiet Day)
Led by Helen Lems, Warden of Ivy House. Payment by donation

Monday 25 June
Quiet Garden Day – Donations welcome (to Quiet Garden Trust & Ivy House)
Bring your own packed lunch – drinks provided.

25-29 June: BCP 350th
Open Retreat with Prayer Book Worship: The Teaching of Austin Farrer 1904-68
Led by Canon Arthur Middleton. £230 full board

Simeon Centre for Prayer and the Spiritual Life 

Ridley Hall, Ridley Hall Rd, Cambridge CB3 9HG
01223 746580, rak44@cam.ac.uk, www.simeoncentre.co.uk 

Society of Mary and Martha at Sheldon 

The Sheldon Centre, Dunsford, Exeter EX6 7LE.
01647 252752, smm@sheldon.uk.com 
www.sheldon.uk.com