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SUMMARY:Spring/summer sabbatical at Kinnoull Monastery
DESCRIPTION:May 11 @ 5:00 PM – June 25 @ 10:00 AM\nSpring/Summer Sabbatical\nSt Mary’s Monastery Hatton Road\, Perth\, United Kingdom\n\n\nSeven-Week Residential Programme at Kinnoull Monastery May 11 @ 5:00 PM – June 25 @ 10:00 AM This seven-week fully residential programme offers a profound opportunity for prayer\, study\, reflection\, and personal renewal within the peaceful and contemplative setting of Kinnoull Monastery\, overlooking the River Tay in Perth. Rooted in the spiritual tradition of the Church and attentive to the needs of the … \nRead More
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/spring-summer-sabbatical-at-kinnoull-monastery/
LOCATION:Kinnoull Monastery\, Hatton Road\, Kinnoull\, Perth\, PH2 7BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Residential Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Kinnoull Monastery":MAILTO:info@kinnoullmonastery.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Board Games retreat at the Othona Community West Dorset
DESCRIPTION:Othona Circle of Meeples – Board Games Getaway\n\nWed 27 May — Sun 31 May 2026\nA 4 night holiday packed with tabletop games and shared experiences
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/board-games-retreat-at-the-othona-community-essex/
LOCATION:Othona Community\, West Dorset\, Coast Road\, Burton Bradstock\, Dorset\, DT6 4RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Residential Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Othona Community%2C West Dorset":MAILTO:mail@othona-bb.org.uk
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260531T150000
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SUMMARY:Singing retreat at Foxhill House
DESCRIPTION:Sing to the Lord\nFriday 29th – Sunday 31st May – arrivals welcome from 3:30pm. A joyful and praise filled weekend of songs that are easy to learn and full of harmony. Retreat led by the Reverend Mike Leigh. £295 ~ includes en-suite accommodation\, refreshments and meals.
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/singing-retreat-at-foxhill-house/
LOCATION:Foxhill House\, Tarvin Road\, Frodsham\, Cheshire\, WA6 6XB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Residential Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Foxhill House":MAILTO:foxhill@chester.anglican.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260529T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260531T153000
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SUMMARY:Beatitudes retreat with the School of Contemplative Life
DESCRIPTION:‘The Gospel of Peace: Meditation & Living the Beatitudes’ Weekend Retreat\n\n\n\n\nFri 29 May – Sun 31 May\, Ripon College\, Oxfordshire\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how Christian meditation and the Gospel of peace can help us become peacemakers in a divided world – not as an idea\, but a way of life. Weekend retreat led by Chris Whittington\, with two live online sessions from Fr John Dear – nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Desmond Tutu.
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/beatitudes-retreat-with-the-school-of-contemplative-life/
LOCATION:Ripon College Cuddeston\, Cuddeston\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX44 9EX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Residential Retreat
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260531T160000
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SUMMARY:Creative Repair retreat at Sarum College
DESCRIPTION:A Creative Repair Retreat course\n\nParticipants will be introduced to the theory and practice of Creative Repair\, a concept presented in my recently published book: ‘Creative Repair – Pastoral care and creativity’ (SCM 2023). There will be periods of reflection and silence and participants are invited to bring materials to practise their own creativity. There will be a mixture of tutor presentation and group work. Creative Repair will be considered as part of a rule of life. One or two case studies will be discussed\, allowing participants to reflect on their own pastoral settings. As a way into this weekend\, I will invite attendants to think of it as a mini-creative-pilgrimage. There will be an opportunity to reflect on work/life balance. As a group analyst\, I will encourage an interactive style of teaching and learning and thus be open to questions and ideas from everyone present. It is not necessary to have studied this before. All aspects of creativity will be considered
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/creative-repair-retreat-at-sarum-college/
LOCATION:Sarum College\, 19 The Close\, Salisbury\, Wiltshire\, SP1 2EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Residential Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarum College":MAILTO:info@sarum.ac.uk
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260601T150000
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SUMMARY:Writing retreat at Rydal Hall
DESCRIPTION:29th May-1st June 2026\nRydal Hall\, Ambleside\, Cumbria \nSuitable for beginning writers as well as\nmore experienced. NB If optional walking\nthis may be on uneven ground. Lakeland\nWriting Retreats seek to inspire writers in the\nbeautiful Lake District landscape where the\nRomantic poets and many prose writers were\ninspired in their turn. The Retreat will be\nbased at Rydal Hall\, set in the splendour of the\nLake District National Park\, in the heart of the\nfells. Rydal Hall is an historic country mansion\na few yards from Wordsworth’s family home.\nStunning views\, & gardens designed by\nThomas Mawson.\nAngela Locke holds an MA in Creative Writing\, and has facilitated many successful writing workshops\, notably on Iona and in the\nEnglish Lake District. She is a novelist\, travel\nwriter\, children’s writer and journalist\, often\nusing the Lake District\, where she now lives\,\nas the background for her books\, an experienced Creative Writing tutor leading Writing\nRetreats across the UK and in France.\nGrevel Lindop has seven collections of poems from Carcanet. An acclaimed biographer\, and author of A Literary Guide to\nthe Lake District and former Professor of\nRomantic Studies at Manchester University\, he has written extensively on Lake District writers \nCourse cost without accommodation:\n£295 if booked before January 1st\, £320\nafter by April 10th. £100 non-returnable \nFor more information contact:\nAngela Locke 016973 71028 office hours\nangelic@globalnet.co.uk
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/writing-retreat-at-rydal-hall-2/
LOCATION:Rydal Hall\, Rydal\, Ambleside\, Cumbria\, LA22 9LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Residential Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Rydal Hall":MAILTO:mail@rydalhall.org
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SUMMARY:Birdwatching retreat with Even Sparrows
DESCRIPTION:LOOK AT THE BIRDS on Holy Island\n\nDate: Fri\, 29th May 2026 16:00 \nThis special retreat on Holy Island is timed for spring migration and breeding birds. The all-inclusive price is 535 pounds per person for 3 nights full board\, accommodation and retreat fees at Marygate House Retreat Centre on the island. People willing to share a twin room are each entitled to a 60 pound discount. The retreat runs from 4pm on Friday afternoon on 29th May until 10am on Monday 1st June. \nWe will be staying on the island itself at Marygate House – a very comfortable Georgian house with twin bedded rooms that share bathrooms and toilets. The food is home-made and consistently praised for its good quality. We will have exclusive use of the house and its facilities which includes its impressive library about Celtic Christianity.
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/birdwatching-retreat-with-even-sparrows/
LOCATION:Holy Island\, Lindisfarne
CATEGORIES:Residential Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Even Sparrows":MAILTO:evensparrows@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Online meditation with the School of Contemplative Life
DESCRIPTION:Meditation in the Christian tradition is an ancient and simple way of prayer. \nOur purpose is to teach meditation as a simple path to peace\, community and oneness. Our vision is to help people establish peace in themselves and become places of peace in the world. \nEach session includes a short talk\, a period of silent meditation practice (preceded by some basic guidelines for anyone who is new)\, and an opportunity for conversation afterwards. \nThe sessions are guided by Chris Whittington. Chris spent a period of formation at Prinknash Abbey Benedictine Monastery and is the Founder of The School of Contemplative Life. \nYou don’t need to bring anything – just yourself. Try to find a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed.
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/online-meditation-with-the-school-of-contemplative-life/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Cumbria
CATEGORIES:Online retreat/event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260530T150000
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SUMMARY:Saints Quiet Day at the House of Prayer
DESCRIPTION:When the Saints go Marching in\n\nSaturday 30 May 2026\n10:00  16:00\nThe House of Prayer (map)\n\n\nLed by Anne Booth  \nWhen the Saints go marching in\, do we really want to be in their number? In the Christian tradition we have the Saints\, whose stories and images are so familiar that they can feel like our heavenly friends and family\, yet sometimes their extraordinary examples of holiness can be hard to reconcile with our own more ordinary lives. How can we be inspired without being demoralised\, and how is God inviting us to live out our own call to sainthood? This day will explore the stories of the saints and their spiritualities\, and the fact and fiction which surrounds them. We will pray about and ponder the fact that they were real\, imperfect people\, and\, using the Gospels\, poetry and the writings of Thomas Merton\, consider the part they can play today in inspiring us to love God with all our hearts\, souls and minds\, and our neighbours as ourselves. \nStarts at 10am and finishes at 4pm. Please bring a packed lunch.
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/saints-quiet-day-at-the-house-of-prayer/
LOCATION:House of Prayer\, East Molesey\, 35 Seymour Road\, East Molesey\, KT8 0PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day
ORGANIZER;CN="House of Prayer":MAILTO:admin@christian-retreat.org
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SUMMARY:Gospel music day at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine
DESCRIPTION:Junior Garr and The Spirituals: Gospel music and Prayer\n\n30th May 2026\, 10:15 – 16:00\n\n\nFollowing the wonderful day last year we are thrilled to host another of these powerful days led by Junior as he helps us explore how the rich spiritual anthems can enliven our call to Christian Prayer today. \nIt is a delight that The Spirituals have a close relationship with RFSK and so it is a joy to welcome Junior to lead this day with us. \nThe Spirituals were formed in October 2020 by music director\, Junior\, and arranger/ conductor Marsha B Morrison. Their first EP with the lead single ‘Wade in the water’ has gained over 10 million views on YouTube\, clearly there was a niche in the market and The Spirituals found it. The reimagining of spiritual anthems and songs is their speciality and fans across the world love it. This led the way for future projects\, more reimagined songs\, appearances on the BBC including Songs of Praise\, filming in the iconic St Paul’s Cathedral and Lambeth Palace
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/gospel-music-day-at-the-royal-foundation-of-st-katharine/
LOCATION:Royal Foundation of St Katharine\, 2 Butcher Row\, London\, London\, E14 8DS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day
ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Foundation of St Katharine":MAILTO:info@rfsk.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260530T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260530T150000
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SUMMARY:Quiet Day with Christian Retreats
DESCRIPTION:(IN SITU) LIVING PRAYER RETREAT \nSaturday\, May 30\, 2026\, 10am – to 4pm at Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning (map) \nLIVING PRAYER | A journey down the rabbit hole with Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) and his challenging book ‘Living Prayer’. The journey of prayer is a road to self-awareness\, a getting real\, an enabling of the grace of transformation to happen. Anthony Bloom is a guide with fire in his eyes… let’s journey with him… You do not need to have read the author before in order to attend the day. \nCost = £35\, includes cooked lunch and refreshments. \nTo book\, please contact Sr Mary Bernard\, the Bookings Secretary at hyningbookings@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 01524 732684. \n 
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/quiet-day-with-christian-retreats-3/
LOCATION:Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning\, Warton\, Carnforth\, Lancashire\, LA5 9SE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day
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SUMMARY:Creative Quiet Day at Rydal Hall
DESCRIPTION:Woven together spring retreat\n\n\n\nMay 30\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n9:30 am\n4:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n£120\n\n\n\n\nA slow\, creative day rooted in nature\, making\, and community. \nMorning workshop taster \nGuided exploration of the Rydal Hall grounds to gather natural materials\nIntroduction to nature Gelli printing\nIntroduction to fibre art using a 15cm embroidery hoop with option to create within the grounds \nLunch & refreshments\nLunch by Bakery No. 4 with refreshments provided throughout the day. \nAfternoon session \nCrafting in the woodsn with refreshments\nCreating a larger 30cm fibre hoop using the skills and materials gathered earlier\nA relaxed and welcoming retreat\, focused on creativity\, nature\, and community\nEmail me Lanagrindley@outlook.com to book
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/creative-quiet-day-at-rydal-hall/
LOCATION:Rydal Hall\, Rydal\, Ambleside\, Cumbria\, LA22 9LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day
ORGANIZER;CN="Rydal Hall":MAILTO:mail@rydalhall.org
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260605T150000
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SUMMARY:Silent retreat at Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre
DESCRIPTION:May 30th\, 2026 – June 5th\, 2026 \nHOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS – Fr. John Finn MSC\nSilent Retreat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJesus invites us to make our home in Him. This invitation calls us to a place of rest and safety\, a place where we are accepted and nourished. As we reflect on this invitation we open our lives\, minds and hearts into the loving embrace of the one who calls us. We encounter a loving God\, who yearns and longs for us. Come and find rest in his love. \n\nFr. John Finn is a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.  He is currently based in Cork and is the Community Leader. Fr John has worked in many and varied settings and ministries\, including South Africa\, USA\, UK and Ireland.  He holds a Masters in Divinity as well as a Masters in Counselling.  His spirituality is based on the Unconditional love of God for all\, as revealed in the heart of Christ\, by his Life Death and Resurrection.  From and with this love he sees the invitation of Jesus to be instruments of the kingdom to\, for and with each other as we journey on our pilgrim way\nCelebration of the Eucharist will take place daily. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by: Fr. John Finn MSC. Cost: €710
URL:https://promotingretreats.org/retreat/silent-retreat-at-ballyvaloo-retreat-centre-3/
LOCATION:Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre\, Ballyvaloo\, Eniscorthy\, Wexford\, Y21 X392\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Residential Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre":MAILTO:office@ballyvaloo.ie
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