8-11 (Monday to Thursday) – Space: Be Still and Know (Nether Springs) This retreat offers you the opportunity to spend time with God within the daily life and rhythm of the community at Nether Springs. No set programme or teaching is provided, apart from an introduction on the first night. It is simply time to […]
12 – 16 January (Monday to Friday) Space for the New Year (Nether Springs) As we begin a new year, this is an opportunity to come away and reflect on your intentions and hopes for the time ahead and to pray God’s blessings on it. There will be some guidance and resources offered, but mainly […]
9 – 13 February (Monday to Friday) Forming Communities of Hope in the Great Unravelling (Nether Springs) A retreat led by Roy Searle and based on the book that he has written with his friend the Canadian missiologist Alan Roxburgh that explores where we find ourselves in a changing world. We will look at the […]
1 – 4 June (Monday to Thursday) Individually Guided Retreat (IGR): Entering the Silence (Nether Springs) Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my life. Its fire will burn in my heart and shine for Your glory. This is what I live for. Amen, Amen. […]
29 June – 2 July (Monday to Thursday) An Introduction to Spiritual Disciplines (at Nether Springs) An opportunity to learn about and experience some of the spiritual practices such as centring prayer, lectio divina, simplicity and walking the labyrinth. Together we will explore how they might bring a freshness and a depth to our daily lives […]
31 August – 3 September (Monday to Thursday) Celtic Saints: St. Aidan (Nether Springs) Aidan travelled 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 […]
28 September – 1 October (Monday to Thursday) Establish Thou the Work of our Hands – Gardening and Facilities (Nether Springs) We invite you to engage, both physically and spiritually, with both soil and soul, in the gardens at Nether Springs and/or with repairs and updates on the house. Please be aware that there will […]
7 – 10 December (Monday to Thursday) Inner/Outer Pilgrimage (Nether Springs) This retreat involves both inner pilgrimage – a journey of inner work, silence, study, peace and rest and an opportunity for the ‘Heart alone with God’ staying full-board in an ensuite room – and outer pilgrimage. We have been working on resources to help […]