Upcoming Retreats:

The Spiritual Journey with Myers Briggs

[you need to have completed a Basic MBTI course to attend]

2009, 10-12 July [4pm Fri - 2.30pm Sun]
Led by Sue Jackson & Valerie Pearce
£160 full board or £100 non-res

How do you best commune with God? Explore different areas of spiritual life and the way that it relates to our personality type.

Wayfaring, Worship and Watercolour

2009, 13-16 July [ 4pm Mon - 2.30pm Thur]
Led by Jenny Cooper
£175 full board, £75 non-residential

Discover/deepen your experience of the joy of watercolour painting and seek God afresh. Suitable for all [including beginners]

Becoming the Beloved

- For those connected with UK or overseas mission

2009, 19-22 July [ 4pm Sun - 2.30pm Wed]
Led by Holly Cockram
£185 full board or £85 non-residential

We are God’s beloved. How do we let the realisation of this sink from our heads to our hearts?

Meeting Jesus through Story and Drama

2009, 25 July [Sat 10 am - 4 pm]
Led by Sue Cash
£30 including meal and refreshments

Deepen your personal meeting with Jesus by entering a gospel story in meditation & contemplation. Experience the power of the good news through story and drama in a group context.

The Story We Find Ourselves In

2009, 28 July [Tues 7-9pm]
no charge, any donations gratefully received

[see 17th March]

The Story We Find Ourselves In

2009, 11 Aug [Tues 7-9pm]
no charge, any donations gratefully received

[see 17th March]

Accompanied Silent Retreat

2009, 17-20 August [4pm Mon - 2.30pm Thur]
Led by Valerie Pearce
£175 full board or £75 non-residential

Valerie will be available to meet with you daily. There is no coercion in this: she will listen with respect and without judgement, and offer suggestions, which you are free to follow or set aside. You may simply want to use this as time alone with God in silence.

The Grace Retreat

- For those connected with UK or overseas mission

2009, 24-28 August [4pm Mon - 2.30pm Fri]
Led by Tony Horsfall
£250 full board or £140 non-residential

A focus on Galations 2:20 and what is sometimes called the ‘exchanged life’. Explore what it means to allow Christ to live his life in and through you. Times of reflective worship, teaching, personal space and opportunities for individual accompaniment.

Of Sparrows and the Sparrowhawk

2009, 10 September [Thur 10am-4 pm]
Led by Joy Tobler
£30 with lunch and refreshments

A day to rediscover our worth in God’s eyes and His care for us.

The Story We Find Ourselves In

2009, 15 Sept [Tues 7- 9pm]
no charge, any donations gratefully received

[see 17th March]

What is a Christian man? [Men’s retreat]

2009, 18-20 September [4pm Fri - 2.30pm Sun]
Led by Richard Hann [and the men of Penhurst and Ashburnham]
£130 full board, £60 non-residential

An invitation to recover your masculine heart defined in the image of a passionate God.

Narnia

2009, 24 September [Thur 10am - 4pm]
Led by Brigid Main
£30 with lunch and refreshment

Come and spend the day exploring the secrets of Narnia and reflect on the message that Aslan and the inhabitants of Narnia have for us today.

Harvesting Your Life

2009, 3 October [Sat 10 am - 4 pm]
Led by Sue Cash
£30 including meal and refreshments

Be compassionate to yourself as you explore and celebrate your life story and faith vision using creative and reflective ways to harvest God’s grace.

New Directions

- for those returning to live
in Britain after ministry overseas, or an extended home assignment

2009, 5-8 October [4pm Mon - 2.30pm Thur]
Led by Tony Horsfall
£200 full board or £115 non-residential

‘Unpack’ the transitional process and issues around re-adjustment in a context of reflection and prayer, and individual accompaniment if requested.

Living the Psalms

2009, 12-15 October [4pm Mon - 2.30pm Thur]
Led by Paul Hunt
£175 full board or £75 non-residential

We were born with this book in our very bones. 150 poems; 150 steps between death and life; 150 mirrors of our rebellions and our loyalties, of our agonies and our resurrections.

Walking in Faith

- deepen your faith through country walking

2009, 16-18 October [4pm Fri - 2.30pm Sun]
Led by Lee Townend
£135 full board or £65 non-residential

Consider the biblical principles of pilgrimage and journeying as we explore the beautiful countryside around Penhurst. Learn from the wilderness wanderings of Moses, the journeying on the Emmaus Road, the reluctant journey of Jonah and others. What does Journeying with God teach us? Can pilgrimage become a metaphor in our own lives? Can we incorporate prayer and faith into our everyday travelling? Bring boots, waterproofs and your imagination.

Going Deeper

2009, 19-23 October [4pm Mon - 2.30pm Fri]
Led by Jen Rees-Larcombe
£230 full board or £90 non-residential

Space to allow God to come deeper into our hearts while we move deeper into His.

The Story We Find Ourselves In

2009, 27 Oct [Tues 7- 9pm]
no charge, any donations gratefully received

[see 17th March]

Time to slow down, and look, and pray

2009, 2-5 November [4pm Mon - 2.30pm Thur]
Led by Esther de Waal
£185 full board or £85 non-residential

Slowing down, taking time, trying to become aware of the world around us. Learning to use creativity within ourselves and to turn it into prayer.

The Gifts of God

2009, 6-8 November [4.30pm Fri - 2.30pm Sun]
Led by John Ford
£140 full board or £70 non-residential

A time to reflect on all that God has done for us “What are my gifts?”, “How do I use them?”, “Can I recognise the gifts of others?” An open retreat with input, meditation and group discussion. Silence will be optional but you will be encouraged to spend time alone in quiet reflections. There will be opportunities for one-to-one time should you require it.

Hearing the Heart of God

2009, 11 November [Wed 10am - 4pm]
Led by Marilyn Baker and Tracey Williamson
£10 – bring your own lunch

Enjoy Marilyn and Tracey’s unique blend of teaching, worship and prayer ministry

Expressing Worship through Colour

2009, 14 November [Sat 10am - 4pm]
Led by Helen Hiles
£30 with lunch and refreshments

An opportunity to unlock your own creativity and discover how you can use colour as an expression of worship to God.

The Story We Find Ourselves In

2009, 17 Nov [Tues 7- 9pm]
no charge, any donations gratefully received

[see 17th March]

Treasure Seekers

2009, 12 December [Sat 10am - 4pm]
Led by Sue Cash
£30 to include lunch and refreshments

In the waiting time of Advent, discover the treasures of the season and the richness of Christmas through poetry and music.

The Story We Find Ourselves In

2009, 15 Dec [Tues 7- 9pm]
no charge, any donations gratefully received

[see 17th March]