Membership Application Apply for or renew your membership to the APR I would like toPlease choose whether you would like to take out a new subscription to the APR, or renew an existing oneApply for membership of the APRRenew my subscriptionAPR Membership Number (if known)I am applying as an (PLEASE CHOOSE ONE)(Required) Individual Ordinand, new deacon or newly-licensed Reader/LLM Newly-qualified Spiritual Director Representative of a Group, Parish or Community Warden of a Retreat House, or Retreat Leader I am applying as a(Required) Warden of a Retreat House Retreat Leader What is your new ministry? Ordinand or newly-ordained deacon Newly-licensed Reader/LLM Name of Group, Parish or CommunityGroup disclaimer(Required) I agree to be the named representative for the Group/Parish/Community Name of Retreat House or Organisation (if appropriate)Diocese(Required)Name(Required) Dr.MissMr.Mrs.Ms.Mx.Prof.Rev. 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I understand that my details will be shared with the Retreat Association, but with no other outside organisation. Tell us about your experience so far(Required)At the Association for Promoting Retreats (APR), we are committed to promoting high-quality Christian retreat experiences for everyone. In order to help us promote your work more appropriately on our website and through our social media channels, and to reassure ourselves of your suitability to support us in our mission, we would be grateful if you could tell us a little about yourself, using the questions below. Firstly, approximately how long have you been leading retreats / Quiet Days? Please (briefly) describe your retreat-giving journey so far (for example, what inspired you to start leading retreats? How often do you do this? Where? For whom? etc):(Required)Have you trained as a Spiritual Director? (if so, please state where and when):(Required)Are you receiving supervision for this? Or for any part of your ministry? (if so, where, and how often?)(Required)If you are ordained, do you currently hold a Bishop's License or PTO? Yes No When did you last complete Safeguarding Training? And to what level?(Required)Please can you email a copy of your most recent Safeguarding certificate to us (promoting.retreats@gmail.com) to support your application to join the APRPlease can you supply the certificate number of your most recent DBS check. When was this issued?(Required)It is now a requirement that all APR member Retreat Leaders hold a current DBS certificate; please contact your parish or diocese if you are unsure of your status or need to arrange for a check.Reference(Required)Please can you supply the name and (email) address of someone (ideally in your own diocese) who can confirm the suitability of your application for membership of the APR as a Retreat Leader. Please note that if we are unable to obtain a suitable reference, or are not satisfied with your credentials as a retreat leader, we will enrol you as an individual member of the APR (and keep in touch with you via newsletters etc), but will be unable to promote your work ourselves. Please validate your application(Required)To continue, please enter the DATE given as the password in your invitation letter (using the format dd/mm/yyyy)Next Retreats Handbook(Required) Yes No As a new Deacon or Reader/LLM, we invite you to pre-order a copy of the NEXT (2027) edition of the Retreats Handbook, at the highly-discounted rate of just £8.00 (inc P&P, the usual RRP is £14.65). This will be posted to you on its publication in DecemberNext Retreats Handbook(Required) Price: Total Subscription selection(Required) Full twelve months membership Applying between 1 December and 31 March (reduced rate, expires 31 March) Applying between 1 December and 31 March (full 12 months membership) Please note that the reduced rate for applications between 1 December and 31 March only applies to individual or concessionary membershipsFull year's subscription(Required)Individual membership of the APR is just £30 a year (the concessionary rate for those on low incomes is £25 a year). By becoming a Friend of APR, for £50 each year, you will also be donating £20 to our Bursary Fund, thus enabling someone in financial hardship to experience the benefit of a retreat.Individual @ £30 p.a.Concession @ £25 p.a.Friend @ £50 p.a.Reduced rate (Dec-March, expires 31 March) @ £12.50Full year's subscription(Required)Group membership currently stands at £35 a year. All group members will automatically receive one copy of the NEXT available edition of Retreats when it is published in December; additional copies may be purchased below. Group/Parish/Community @ £35 p.a.Full year's subscription(Required)Newly-qualified Spiritual Director @ £20 p.a.Full year's subscription(Required)All member retreat houses and leaders will automatically receive one copy of the NEXT available edition of Retreats when it is published in December. Small Retreat House (less than 6 beds, or non-residential) @ £40 p.a.Medium Retreat House (7-19 beds) @ £60 p.a.Large Retreat House (more than 20 beds) @ £100 p.a.Retreat Leader @ £50 p.a.Would you like to purchase multiple copies of the NEXT edition of the Retreats handbook for your group, community or retreat centre?These can be pre-ordered now for just £12.50 each (inc P&P), and will be posted to you in early December Yes No How many copies would you like? Quantity Price: £ 12.50 Quantity Previous Retreats Handbook(Required)Would you like to purchase a copy of the 2026 edition of the Retreats Handbook, for just £10.00 (inc P&P) Yes No Previous Retreats Handbook Quantity(Required) Price: £ 10.00 Quantity Future Retreats Handbooks(Required)In addition to your membership subscription, would you also like to receive a copy of the NEXT (2027) edition of the Retreats Handbook, for just £10.00 (inc P&P)? This will be posted to you on its publication in early December. Yes No Future Retreats Handbooks Quantity(Required) Price: £ 10.00 Quantity Optional Extra DonationWould you like to add an optional extra donation to expand the work of our Bursary Fund? Yes No Optional Extra DonationYour extra donation will help us provide more retreat bursaries to people who otherwise would not be able to afford the costs of their retreat. Please input amount below (in pounds) Gift AidThrough the Government’s Gift Aid scheme, the Association for Promoting Retreats (APR) can claim an additional 25p for every £1 you donate. So if you are a UK taxpayer, you can increase the value of your donations to us by 25%, at no extra cost to yourself! Simply tick the box to confirm your taxpayer status. We will use the details provided to update your record and to process your donations to us. I am a UK taxpayer and would like the APR to reclaim the tax on all donations I have made in the last four years and for all future gifts of money that I make to be Gift Aid donations. I understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year then it is my responsibility to pay any difference. I cannot Gift Aid my donation at this time Total When you 'submit' this form, you will be redirected to Paypal where you can complete your payment (which will be treated as a donation). Please make a note of the amount you owe; we would be very grateful if you could also consider covering the Paypal fee (usually less than £1) when prompted. Thank you for your application to the Association for Promoting Retreats. We are very grateful for your support, and will be in touch soon. If you have any further questions about your application in the meantime, please do email us on promoting.retreats@gmail.comTotal Δ
