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2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
2018 Programme
of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and
      Residential Art Retreats

For a Pause on Life’s Journey
2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
2018 at a Glance
Friday 23 Feb    Stepping off the Roundabout          The Revd. Rosemary Maskell
                 How do we go about taking a
                 break from the spinning world?

Friday           Consider the Lilies                  In association with CARM
16 March         An Artistic Antidote                 Led by Sue Ives
                 to Worrying

Friday 25 May    Borders and Boundaries.              The Revd Alan Jesson
                 Exploring how our faith can be
                 limited or expanded.

Friday 20 July   A Trip to the Holy Land.             The Rt Revd Dr David Thomson
                 Without the air travel!

Friday 24 Aug    Crumbs of Hope.
                 Reflections based upon               Revd Canon Linda Church
                 Mark 7: 24 The Syrophoenician
                 Woman’s Faith

Friday 28 Sep    Who Did God Mean You To Be?          The Revd Natalie Andrews
                 Be who God meant you to be and
                 you will set the world on fire!

Friday 26 Oct    Last Man Standing- Elijah            The Ven Hugh McCurdy
                 Let us explore Elijah’s spiritual
                 highs and lows and help us to
                 reflect on our own walk with God.

Friday 30 Nov    Be Still Beside Jesus                The Revd Kathy Bishop
                 Remind ourselves of the stillness
                 Jesus can bring to our lives

Thursday         Deck the Halls                       Canon Jan Payne
20 Dec           Christmas Celebration Sing
                 Day.
                 Our Annual singing praise for this
                 special time of year.

           Creative Arts Retreat Movement - Residential Retreats

Wed 22 to Wed 29                           Painting and Prayer Retreat
Aug                                     Christine Philips and Richard Steel

Mon 15 to Sun 21 Oct                        Stitch and Prayer Retreat
                                          Annabel Barber and Diana Penny
2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
Days of Reflection and Quiet Days

    Friday 23 February                Friday 25 May
Stepping of the Roundabout      Borders and Boundaries

How do we go about taking a
break from the spinning world
                                 The garden - packed borders and
 Revd. Rosemary Maskell                  soft boundaries

      Friday 16 March
    Consider the Lilies

  An Artistic Antidote to
                                 Alan will help us explore
        Worrying
                                    how our faith can
          Sue Ives               Be limited or expanded.
   In association with CARM        Revd. Alan Jesson
2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
Friday 20 July               Friday 28 September
 A Trip to the Holy Land            Who Did God Mean
                                       You to Be?

   Without the air travel!
Rt Revd Dr David Thomson        Be who God meant you to be
                                and you will set the world on
                                             fire!
     Friday 24 August           The Revd Natalie Andrews
     Crumbs of Hope

Reflections based upon Mark
 7:24. The Syrophoenician
       Woman’s Faith
Revd Canon Linda Church
                                        The garden in summer

              Create your own Personal Retreat.
   Stay before and or after a Day of Reflection or Quiet Day
                Mini Retreat = Maximum Peace
2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
Friday 26 October             Thursday 20 December
  Last Man Standing - Elijah            Deck the Halls

   Elijah, one of the greatest      "Just four days before
prophets in the Old Testament.     Christmas Eve, a time to
 Our day together will explore    put aside all the last-minute
   Elijah’s spiritual highs and      anxieties of presents,
 lows and help us to reflect on     shopping, food etc and
    our own walk with God.        come and spend some time
                                  gently reflecting on the real
  The Ven Hugh McCurdy             meaning of the Christmas
                                     miracle through word,
    Friday 30 November                hymns and carols."
    Be Still Beside Jesus

Be encouraged to be still and
contemplate what it means to
   have Jesus beside us.              Canon Jan Payne
     Revd Kathy Bishop
2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
Creative Arts Retreat Movement
                   Residential Retreats 2018
    Wed 22 to Wed 29 August              Mon 15 to Sun 21 October
Painting and Prayer Retreat            Stitch and Prayer Retreat
  Creation and Creativity
 We plan to explore together
how our art can draw us more
 closely into our relationship
 with God, through a focus on
the Creation story in Genesis.

                                             Annabel Barber
                                            and Diana Penny
                                      Annabel says “ I find that It is
       Richard Steel                  the spiritual aspects of working
    and Christine Phillips            with cloth and thread that
Richard is a broadcaster, writer,     sustain me in my busy ministry.”
artist and photographer and more      Diana has found it very helpful
recently experimenting with clay      to be on the CARM embroidery
sculpture.                            retreats herself.
Christine, a U3A painting tutor       “ The combination of silent
enjoys painting retreats and          times, prayer times and times
“teaching people how to develop        to talk during the day while
their creativity through the use of   we are creating gives a very
different media.”                     helpful rhythm to the retreat.”
  From Wed afternoon until after        From Mon afternoon until after
     lunch the following Wed.                lunch on Sunday
       Standard room £504                   Standard room £432
       En suite room £556                   En suite room £437
2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
Retreat Information

     You are welcome……. and we welcome you.

       Diocesan, Parish and Personal Retreats.
          Single days, short or longer stays.
Email or call to check availability as some 2017 and
           2018 dates are still available.
Looking for a Retreat also try the Retreat Association

                                www.retreats.org.uk

                   Booking Information

        Days of Reflection and Quiet Days
          Please complete the booking form and
       send it with your deposit or payment for £27.
                    Cheques payable to
                ‘Bishop Woodford House’.
         Contact us for BACS and bank payments
      Lunch is always included so please let us know
            of any special dietary requirements.

             CARM Residential Retreats
         Please email or call us for a booking form.
 A non-refundable deposit of £50 per person is required for
    each booking and the balance is payable two weeks
               before the start of the event.

     Looking for other Creative Arts
               Retreats?
      Try:- www.carmretreats.org
2018 Programme - For a Pause on Life's Journey - of Quiet Days, Days of Reflection and Residential Art Retreats - Bishop Woodford ...
Contact us
                                      Bishop Woodford House Retreat
                                           and Conference Centre
                                     Barton Road, Ely, Cambs. CB7 4DX
                                               01353 663039
                                                         email:
                                     bishopwoodfordhouse@gmail.com
                                                         Web:
                                     www.bishopwoodfordhouse.com
                                             Registered Charity Number 245456
                                            VAT Registration No.   927531516

                                        The garden in Spring
        This is the Way.
Spend some time at Ely Cathedral

Enjoy our garden and the Labyrinth
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