MAY 2013
03-05 Fri—Sun CONTEMPLATIVE AWARENESS £120
A led retreat that draws on the wisdom of Celtic Spirituality to help us learn to see the simplest of daily tasks as a sacrament. We will explore aspects of contemplative life and prayer and how these can be expressed in everyday ordinariness.
06-09 Mon-Thur CARVINGS AND MUSIC £165
Woodcarvings and music can reach beyond words into the deep places and wisdom within us. Christopher Lewis offers some of his carvings, with music that relates to them, as a different way of being open to God. There will also be an opportunity to use clay, as a way of playing/praying with God.
Christopher taught himself to work with wood when he was a missionary in Borneo. Thirty years later, when he was a residentiary canon at Bradford Cathedral, he was asked to provide some carvings for an exhibition by local artists. Only then did he begin a process that led to him, in retirement, to offering retreats based on his work.
10-12 Fri—Sun A TIME FOR EVERYTHING £100
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Join in with the life of the house based on the monastic daily rhythm of prayer, work, study/reflection, solitude and community. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on Friday night. Just time to come and be yourself.
13-16 Mon-Thur ROOTS AND RHYTHMS: £165
Practising the presence of God in the midst of life, a driven society and a consumerist culture
We will be exploring how we might find a way of life that is rooted in God and is shaped and informed by a rhythm of life that provides stability, spontaneity and sustenance. These ‘roots and rhythms’ can reflect Christ-likeness and ways of being that are life-giving.
17-19 Fri-Sun FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE: ST. BRENDAN £120
Irish monks used boats called coracles to travel on the ocean in search of a ‘desert place‘ in which to commune with God. One of the most famous of these monks is Brendan, who set out from the West coast of Ireland in search of paradise. During this retreat, we’ll hear some of the tales of Irish monks on their journeys and reflect on the coracle as a symbol of contemporary Christian living.
20-23 Mon-Thur LISTENING TO THE HEARTBEAT OF GOD:
Individually-Guided Retreat £165
In the Gospel of John, we find the Beloved Disciple at the Last Supper, leaning against Jesus, lying on his breast, reclining… presumably he was near enough to hear his heartbeat, if he chose to listen. This is a time to receive individual support and guidance as you to draw near to Christ as his Beloved One.
24-26 Fri-Sun HOUSE CLOSED
27-01 Mon-Sat FAMILY WEEK £270
An opportunity for families to be together, sharing in the life and rhythm of Nether Springs and to use this home as a base for holiday exploration in Northumberland.
Suggested donation for each family: one adult pays full price, spouse/partner and children under 16 half price, children under 8 free.
JUNE 2013
02 Sun TRUSTEES MEETING
03-06 Mon—Thur COMMUNITY INTRODUCTION £165
An introductory week outlining the history, vocation and novitiate process of the Northumbria Community. An essential week for all who want to explore their relationship with the Community. Retreat includes a pilgrimage on Wednesday.
Please note: participation in the Monday evening session is essential.
07-09 Fri-Sun DANCING 'CELTIC DAILY PRAYER' £120
Come and learn or enjoy again the dances that go with our Daily Office, including a new dance for The Lord’s Prayer. Andy Raine will lead us, and Anna Raine will perform a concert on Saturday night. A weekend of music and movement to express and deepen faith.
10-13 Mon-Thur CELTIC SITES AND SAINTS £185
A chance to journey with the Celtic Saints whose spirituality and witness not only served the renewal of the Church but shaped culture in their own day and beyond. The example of Aidan, Cuthbert, Oswald, Hild and many others has inspired the Northumbria Community and provided a foundation for our Way for Living. This retreat offers an opportunity for the example of their lives to shape our own, as well as pilgrimages to local Celtic sites. Led by Norm and Ingrid Cumming.
14-16 Fri-Sun I STILL AND QUIET MY SOUL £100
Psalm 131
Spend time with God within the daily life and rhythm of the community at Nether Springs. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
17-20 Mon-Thur WHO IS IT THAT YOU SEEK? £165
In the first chapter of The Gospel of John, Jesus asks this question of two of John the Baptist’s disciples when they follow him one afternoon. The Gospel then turns the tables and has others asking Jesus questions—and some of them are pretty tough ones! Together we will explore the questions that Jesus is asked, and ask them for ourselves as well.
21-23 Fri-Sun LEARN FROM THE BIRDS £120
Jesus told his followers that they can learn about God’s love and goodness from watching birds and seeing how they are provided for. Christians throughout the ages have taken that lesson to heart, including Celtic saints like Cuthbert who was perhaps the first Briton to argue for protecting birds—like the local Eider Duck, who Cuthbert offered sanctuary to on the Farne Islands.
Come and enjoy Northumbrian birds with Mark Winter—someone with a passion for and over 40 years of experience of watching them. Discover both the rich variety of birds we have locally and the lessons they can teach us.
24-27 Mon-Thur BEING WHO YOU ARE:
Individually-Guided Retreat £165
Spiritual formation is cooperating with the inner work of transformation the Spirit of God is seeking to accomplish in you. The Spirit’s purpose is not to turn you into a different person, but to make you into the best ‘you’ that you can be. An opportunity to explore, with the support of your retreat guide such questions as: What helps you to be more the person you believe God has made you to be? What is squeezing you into a mould and hindering you from being who you really are? How well do the roles you play and the responsibilities you carry fit with the person you are?
28-30 Fri-Sun HOUSE CLOSED
JULY 2013
1-4 Mon-Thur A TIME FOR EVERYTHING £145
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Join in with the life of the house based on the monastic daily rhythm of prayer, work, study/reflection, solitude and community. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
5-7 Fri-Sun NOVICES RETREAT £90
This retreat gives those who are Novices of the Northumbria Community a chance to come together and share with one another and with the Companions at Nether Springs the joys, struggles and discoveries on the journey toward Companionship.
8-11 Mon-Thur RE-HABITING THE CHURCH £165
‘The renewal of the church will come from a new type of monasticism which only has in common with the old an uncompromising allegiance to the Sermon on the Mount. It is high time men and women banded together to do this’. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
This retreat will explore how new monastic spirituality can shape and inform faith, church and society in the 21st century.
Fri-Sun 12-14 FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE: ST. CUTHBERT £130
An opportunity to enter imaginatively into the story of this great Northern saint through prayer, creativity, and storytelling. In doing so, we may discover landmarks and signposts for our own journeys. On Saturday, we will join on Ecumenical Pilgrimage on Holy Island celebrating the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels to the region (Durham) for the summer. We can also walk the Pilgrims’ Way back from the Island in the afternoon, symbolically taking the Gospel that Aidan and Cuthbert knew to the wider world.
15-18 Mon-Thur I STILL AND QUIET MY SOUL £145
Psalm 131
Spend time with God within the daily life and rhythm of the community at Nether Springs. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
19-21 Fri-Sun CONTEMPLATIVE AWARENESS £120
A led retreat that draws on the wisdom of Celtic Spirituality to help us learn to see the simplest of daily tasks as a sacrament. We will explore aspects of contemplative life and prayer and how these can be expressed in everyday ordinariness.
22-25 Mon-Thur SEEKING GOD AT THE CROSSROADS:
An Individually Guided Retreat £165
‘This is what the LORD says, "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”’ ~Jeremiah 6:16
A chance to reflect on life-transitions with someone who will listen with you to God’s work at the crossroads. You may also, of course, choose to explore other themes with your retreat guide.
26-28 Fri-Sun HOUSE CLOSED
Jul 29-Aug. 1 Mon-Thur A TIME FOR EVERYTHING £145
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Join in with the life of the house based on the monastic daily rhythm of prayer, work, study/reflection, solitude and community. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
AUGUST 2013
2-4 Fri-Sun COMMUNITY INTRODUCTION £120
An introductory weekend outlining the history, vocation and novitiate process of the Northumbria Community. An essential weekend for all who want to explore their relationship with the Community.
Please note: participation in the Friday evening session is essential.
5-10 Mon-Sat FAMILY WEEK £270
An opportunity for families to be together, sharing in the life and rhythm of Nether Springs and to use this home as a base for holiday exploration in Northumberland.
Suggested donation for each family: one adult pays full price, spouse/partner and children under 16 half price, children under 8 free.
12-15 Mon-Thur I STILL AND QUIET MY SOUL £145
Psalm 131
Spend time with God within the daily life and rhythm of the community at Nether Springs. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
16-18 Fri-Sun EMBRACING AND CELEBRATING BEING SINGLE £120
A weekend to explore questions, struggles and blessings in relation to being single and seeking to find God’s love in our situation in life, alone and together. There will be time for teaching, sharing, silence and celebration, embedded in a rhythm of prayer. Open to all singles, whether divorced, unmarried or widowed.
19-22 Mon-Thur LISTENING TO THE HEARTBEAT OF GOD:
Individually-Guided Retreat £165
In the Gospel of John, we find the Beloved Disciple at the Last Supper, leaning against Jesus, lying on his breast, reclining… presumably he was near enough to hear his heartbeat, if he chose to listen. This is a time to receive individual support and guidance as you to draw near to Christ as his Beloved One.
23-25 Fri-Sun HOUSE CLOSED
26-29 Mon-Thur A TIME FOR EVERYTHING £145
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Join in with the life of the house based on the monastic daily rhythm of prayer, work, study/reflection, solitude and community. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
30-1 Fri-Sun FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE: ST. AIDAN £130
Aidan traveled from the Isle of Iona to Northumberland at the request of King Oswald to bring the light of the Gospel to this land. He was known for speaking out courageously, wisely, and yet also graciously, living with simplicity and giving with extraordinary generosity to those in need. This led retreat will celebrate through story, liturgy and a pilgrimage to Holy Island for his Feast Day, the example of St Aidan for missional living today.
SEPTEMBER 2013
2-5 Mon-Thur THE HEART ALONE WITH GOD £165
A led retreat exploring aspects of the Inner Journey and spiritual conflict with particular reference to the monastic understanding of the Cell.
6-8 Fri-Sun A TIME FOR EVERYTHING £100
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Join in with the life of the house based on the monastic daily rhythm of prayer, work, study/reflection, solitude and community. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
9-13 Mon-Fri COVENANTED TOGETHER £220
A time for Companions in the Northumbria Community to explore together aspects of our Way for Living.
14-18 Sat.-Thurs. GROUP BOOKING
20-22 Fri-Sun RED TENT WOMEN’S RETREAT £130
The idea of the ‘Red Tent’ is being adapted from its ancient use to one that provides a space for women today to come together to rest, replenish, connect. In this retreat, women of all ages and backgrounds are invited to share their lives, share their wisdom, share their laughter and share their sorrow, have fun and nurture creativity, all in the context of seeking God and keeping the rhythm of the day with the wider community at Nether Springs.
23-26 Mon-Thur BEING WHO YOU ARE:
Individually-Guided Retreat £165
Spiritual formation is cooperating with the inner work of transformation the Spirit of God is seeking to accomplish in you. The Spirit’s purpose is not to turn you into a different person, but to make you into the best ‘you’ that you can be. An opportunity to explore, with the support of your retreat guide such questions as: What helps you to be more the person you believe God has made you to be? What is squeezing you into a mould and hindering you from being who you really are? How well do the roles you play and the responsibilities you carry fit with the person you are? You may also, of course, choose to explore other themes with your retreat guide.
27-29 Fri-Sun HOUSE CLOSED
OCTOBER 2013
30- 3 Mon-Thur ROOTS AND RHYTHMS:
Practising the presence of God in the midst of life, a driven society and a consumerist culture £165
We will be exploring how we might find a way of life that is rooted in God and is shaped and informed by a rhythm of life that provides stability, spontaneity and sustenance. These ‘roots and rhythms’ can reflect Christ-likeness and ways of being that are life-giving.
4- 6 Fri-Sun COMMUNITY INTRODUCTION £120
An introductory weekend outlining the history, vocation and novitiate process of the Northumbria Community. An essential weekend for all who want to explore their relationship with the Community.
Please note: participation in the Friday evening session is essential.
7-10 Mon-Thur I STILL AND QUIET MY SOUL £145
Psalm 131
Spend time with God within the daily life and rhythm of the community at Nether Springs. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
11-13 Fri-Sun GIVEN FOR LIFE £120
Growing in knowledge of ourselves goes hand-in-hand with growing in knowledge of God. This retreat offers a well-tested and well-received tool for understanding our ‘motivational gift.’ What is it that motivates our personality, choices, and relationships with others? The retreat draws from a book of the same title and is based on Romans 12:1-8, verses which outline God's unique design and motivational gifting for each individual.
14-17 Mon-Thur STORYTELLING AND THE NORTHUMBRIAN SAINTS
Come and hear the story of how the Gospel came to Northumbria with a chance to try your own hand at storytelling too. Simon Airey is a professional storyteller, priest, and Companion in the Northumbria Community. He will tell stories of the local saints each day and in the evenings they’ll be chance to do some story swapping. A Storytelling workshop could be on offer if wanted.
18-20 Fri-Sun A TIME FOR EVERYTHING £100
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Join in with the life of the house based on the monastic daily rhythm of prayer, work, study/reflection, solitude and community. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
21-24 Mon-Thur SEEKING GOD AT THE CROSSROADS:
An Individually Guided Retreat £165
‘This is what the LORD says, "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”’ ~Jeremiah 6:16
A chance to reflect on life-transitions with someone who will listen with you to God’s work at the crossroads. You may also, of course, choose to explore other themes with your retreat guide.
25-27 Fri-Sun HOUSE CLOSED
28-31 Mon-Thur I STILL AND QUIET MY SOUL £145
Psalm 131
Spend time with God within the daily life and rhythm of the community at Nether Springs. No set programme or teaching provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. Just time to come and be yourself.
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