The next President of the Association for Promoting Retreats (APR), will be the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev’d Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani. Commenting on her appointment, Bishop Guli said: ‘I am delighted to accept this invitation to become the next President of the Association for Promoting Retreats. Retreat houses play an important role in the […]

This online quiet day will be conducted via Zoom on Thursday 9th July; it will be led by Revd Alison Christian. Although primarily designed for Carers, it will provide refreshment for anyone who is housebound, or simply wishes to stay and pray at home.

The 2026 APR Autumn retreat will be held at Holy Rood House, Thirsk, from 20th – 22nd October, and will be led by APR Chair, the Revd Cameron Butland. Cameron has been Chair of the APR since 2024. Before he retired, Cameron was chaplain to the Bishop of Carlisle and Diocesan Spirituality Adviser. He is

The APR’s recent Diocesan Spiritual Wellbeing Conference at Launde Abbey was a huge success. Forty delegates attended, representing 26 different dioceses and a wide range of diocesan roles – not just spirituality advisers, but also coordinators of spiritual direction networks and/or training courses, wellbeing officers, archdeacons and directors of ministry and/or pastoral care. The atmosphere throughout