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A new retreat exploring the silences and spaces of life through rambles on Dartmoor, reflection and liturgy. It is intended that the retreat will be mainly silent, but the exact format will be discussed with participants before we start. The walking will not be strenuous as our focus will be on walking mindfully and developing our awareness of God within and around us. Each day will include an informal liturgical gathering of the inner and outer experiences of the day.
Roy and Dorothy Nicholson will co-lead the retreat. Dorothy is a retired Anglican priest who has been involved in developing innovative retreats over the past 25 years. Roy has a lifetime of discovering God through long distance rambling and church music (although not usually at the same time!) |
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5pm Monday 12 May - 10am Friday 16 May
(sharing transport for outings) |
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£260 fully inclusive (20% discount for people in ministry) |
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'.In your own Bosom you bear your Heaven
And Earth and all you behold; tho' it appears Without it is Within,
In your Imagination.'
William Blake
A retreat offering Space to enjoy and to explore Imagination - the divine creativity in us all. Time will be structured in a relaxed way so that worship, reading poetry, photography and reflection on our pictures will combine to open up layers of vision in the landscape around us and within ourselves. No formal knowledge of either photography or poetry is required. Some silence.
Robert Cooper is a photographer, priest and chaplain to the arts in Durham. Books include "World of Wonders" and collaborations with David Adam
Barbara Vallacott creates opportunities for people to experience the life and music that is in poetry - the pleasure and the path to spiritual discovery.
Please bring a camera with you (not forgetting spare batteries or the battery charger!) Digital cameras will be simplest as we can print on site, but there will be an opportunity to get film processed in Exeter . Please also bring some warm clothes, as we shall be out and about for the photography aspect of the retreat as much as the weather and people's mobility allow.
Robert writes: "If you work on a laptop to enhance your digital photographs, please feel free to bring it with you; also a portable printer (but only if you own one and are used to using it). Please note - use of equipment like this will not be fundamental to the process. It has only been mentioned for the sake of those who might feel naked without it! Degrees in photography, computing or anything else will most definitely not be necessary, because our focus will not be on technique or technology, but on how the camera can help us both to look and to see." Robert's website.
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| 2008 |
5pm Monday 6 October to 10am Friday 10 October
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£260 fully inclusive (20% discount for people in ministry) |
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| Using the sea and seafaring as a metaphor for the spiritual journey, we will explore aspects of our journeying, such as: what is my boat about (who am I, and how do I see my place in life and on the journey?); what is on board (what am I carrying, both in terms of precious cargo and also of excess baggage?)the launch (how did I get launched/re-launched on my journey with God?); navigating the high seas (how do I find my way in the ever-changing oceans of life?); perils of the sea (how do I deal with storms, becalmings and other issues that threaten to undermine the journey); and finally, dropping anchor, but at the same time staying on the journey and moving on. The retreat will offer reflections on these themes, and plenty of peace and space for personal reflection. I hope that it will help us to discover that although we may often feel 'at sea', we are not at sea alone, but with each other, and with God, however we envisage God. In silence with addresses and daily offices. |
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5pm Monday 1st to 10am Friday 5th December
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£260 (20% discount for people in ministry) |
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All Quiet Days are in silence with 4 addresses (10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm)
Lunch is served at 12.30pm, and final prayers are said at 3.30pm
Coffee is served before the Quiet Day begins, and tea after it finishes
Retreatants are free to walk the grounds or visit the chapel between addresses
Cost £15 including lunch 2008. |
- Penny Driver, Archdeacon of Exeter: Thursday 6 March 2008
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- Mark Rylands, Exeter Diocesan Missioner: Tuesday 30 September 2008
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- Bob Evens, Bishop of Crediton: Thursday 13 November 2008
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