Retreats and Quiet Days 2010

Pleshey: a quiet place within the
life of the Diocese where
through encounter with God we
are inspired to holy living

July 19-23

CARM Calligraphy and Prayer
Tutor: Peter Walker
Chaplain: Revd Jo Williams

Develop the theme for the week through calligraphy and prayer in the lovely grounds of the House and surrounding countryside of Pleshey.

Cost £210

23-30 July
Walking Week 
House Team
A relaxing week, walking, reflecting, enjoying being together with each other and with God. Some lunches in local pubs.

Cost £300

July 30-August 8
Individual Guided Retreat – For those with a desire to deepen their relationship with God. Retreats begin with supper on the first day and end after breakfast on the last day. Minimum stay 3 nights.

Cost £48 per night

9-13 August
Music Week at Pleshey 
Laurie and Revd Brigid Main
Come and stay for the week and explore songs and hymns from many cultures. Alternatively, come for one or two days and stay overnight if you can.
Tuesday – Sing Celtic; Wednesday – World Songs; Thursday – Taizé & Psalms.
No previous musical experience necessary. 

Cost £210

20-27 August
CARM Painting and Prayer
Tutor: Kay Andrews
Chaplain: Revd Judith Weston

Develop the theme for the week through painting and prayer in the lovely grounds of the House and surrounding countryside of Pleshey.

Cost £330

September 10-12

‘The School of the Cross’

Canon Christopher Chapman

A silent retreat with addresses. Reflections for Holy Cross Day using the writings of Eric Milner-White.

Cost £122

October 1-3

'A Celtic Journey'

Laurie and Brigid Main

A weekend in which to explore creation and creativity with music and worship from Iona and the Northumbrian Community.

Cost £122

October 13
Quiet Day – ‘Deep calls to deep – Psalm 42.7’

Canon Sylvia Chapman

Using as our inspiration the book of that title by David Foster OSB. Silent with addresses.

Cost £20

November 2
Quiet Day for All Souls – ‘making memories ’

Christine Barton

Record happy memories by scrapbooking and journaling. A day for reflection and paper-crafting/writing. A chance to make this day a happy memory in a month of remembrance.
Cost £20

November 19 – Waiting list only

Quiet Day – ‘Spirituality as Relationship’

John Bell

In this day retreat, we reflect on what – for each of us – are the means by which relationships grow, and consider whether such insights may offer clues to our relationship with God.

Cost £20

November 19-21 – Waiting list only

House Retreat led by John Bell

‘New Light from Old Psalms’
In this retreat we will look at the variety within the Psalter and see how it reflects our experience and nourishes our faith.

Cost £125

November 22-23
Mid-week Sabbath – A time of quiet and space for people in ministry to come and rest, read, walk and be renewed. 

Cost £57

December 3-5
‘Quiet before Christmas’

Revd Sandy Southee

Cost £122

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Please make cheques payable to:

'Diocesan House of Retreat, Pleshey'

December 9

Advent Quiet Day

Cost £20

December 11
Christmas Sing Day I

Laurie and Revd Brigid Main

A day to learn and sing Christmas songs with festive lunch and carols by candle-light.

Cost £24

December 19
Christmas Sing Day II

Laurie and Revd Brigid Main

A second sing day for Christmas with festive lunch and carols by candle-light.
Cost £24

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Please make cheques payable to:

'Diocesan House of Retreat, Pleshey'

Looking Forward to our
Retreats and Quiet Days 2011

January 28-30

A retreat for those who work in the City of London.

Canon David Parrott

Many people commute into the City from Essex and East London and elsewhere in the home counties to work. Most of us struggle to make sense of how to live out our faith at work. After 25 years of ministry in Chelmsford Diocese, with people who commute to work in London, David Parrott has now moved to the other end of the line, and both lives and works in the heart of the City of London's financial and civic district.

This retreat is an opportunity for those who work in the City of London to step back from the business of life and to explore how we live out our faith from Monday to Friday.

David is the Guild Vicar of St Lawrence Jewry - next - Guildhall and Education Adviser for the Ecclesiastical Law Society

November 25-27

Homecoming

Dilly Baker

A retreat for all literature lovers. Taking the theme of homecoming, we explore what it means to come home -to ourselves, to one another and to our God. Participants are encouraged to bring with them extracts from novels that resonate with the theme and ample opportunity will be given to sharing our thoughts and experiences of homecoming.

Dilly Baker is an Anglican Priest in North Yorkshire and runs 'The Open Table' fusing spirituality and personal development. She is increasingly known nationally as a Retreat leader and is author of 'A Place at the Table: liturgies and resources for a Christ centred hospitality'.