WYDALE HALL Events Programme January - July 2021 - A Prayerful Community Renewing the Church's Mission
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WYDALE HALL
Events Programme January - July 2021
A Prayerful Community Renewing the Church’s Mission
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Living and praying through loss and change
14 January 2021 10am-4pm
Susan Collier
We all face times of loss and change in our lives – and perhaps now more
than ever. We can struggle to find God in such times whether in the past
or present. The day will contain some input, some time for personal
reflection and the opportunity to share with others if wished.
£25 including lunch & refreshments
Individually Guided Retreat
4pm 17 January – 10am 21 January 2021
Susan Collier, Geraldine Casswell, Andrew De Smet & Lynn Grove
Although private retreats can happen any time of the year at Wydale, we
WELCOME have included this dedicated space in the programme where individuals
may come, receive guidance from an experienced spiritual director and
meet with God in the stillness.
Welcome to the Wydale programme for the first part of 2021. What
a challenge 2020 has been for those of us who love to plan – and
£289 including full board
as we write, we are anticipating possible further disruption to our
neatly ordered lives! Rhythm of Prayer 1
4pm 19 February – 3pm 21 February 2021
However, we wanted to provide a programme of events that will
take place, contingent on the Hall being open. We have taken the An opportunity to embrace the challenge and discipline of a monastic
opportunities provided by a different way of living to introduce pattern of prayer and meditation. This weekend will be punctuated
some new events; whilst some of these events are ones we had throughout with structured prayer from Matins to Compline. Members
planned for 2020. of the community will lead the prayers and there will be a Eucharist
celebrated on Saturday and Sunday.
We won’t be taking deposits for our events advertised here, in
recognition of the rapidity of change in our national position. £159 including full board
However we do ask you to book for each of the events by using the
forms downloadable from www.wydale.org/events, by emailing
admin@wydale.org or calling us on 01723 859270.
We will advertise events for the second part of the year in the early
summer.
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Mark’s Passion Narrative
18 March 2021 9:45am-4:30pm
Individually Guided Retreat Online
Graham Cray
21-25 February 2021
Susan Collier, Andrew De Smet, and Lynn Grove
Some churches read a complete gospel passion narrative as part of their
Good Friday observance, but even this does not allow any close study of the
Have you wanted to take part in an individually guided retreat but find
text. Devotional services at the cross can allow a more detailed reflection,
it difficult to come away for the time that Wydale retreats take? Does
but their purpose is more meditative. Mark provides a distinctive account
the idea of integrating retreat into your daily routine both challenge and
of the passion of Jesus. The study day provides an opportunity to engage
intrigue you? Here is an opportunity, piloted in August 2020 and found
with the text at a deeper level.
to be rewarding and effective by both retreatants and guides alike, to
experience the best of both worlds!
£25 including lunch and refreshments
£80 to include corporate worship and daily individual retreat guidance
Following the Yorkshire Saints
25 March 10am-4pm
The Bible and the Bard
Gavin Wakefield
4 March 2021 10am-4pm
Michael Perkins
Christians in God’s Own County have been a varied bunch over the
centuries and Gavin Wakefield has enjoyed exploring their stories and
Come along for a day of exploring the connections between some of
the places they lived in for a long time. Come and learn about a few of
Shakespeare’s greatest works and the Bible. Together we will explore how
them on this day, deliberately chosen to illustrate that variety.
the Bard incorporated God’s Word into his own body of work and how
this has influenced us in the four hundred years since.
£25 including lunch and refreshments
£25 including lunch and refreshments
Creative Writing
17 March 2021 10am-4pm
Robert Shooter
This day is about becoming part and parcel of creation; of using the grounds
and surrounding area of Wydale, as well as drawing on illustrations from
established and modern poets and prose writers: all this for inspiration to
feed us to write something new. It might be a memory, a poem, a prayer,
a day-dream, a premise for some fiction, or the start of it: it could be
something totally unexpected.
£25 including lunch and refreshments
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Owning our Heritage
13 April 2021 10am-4pm
Hannah Madin
What is in our DNA as a church family? What
are the characteristics of the early Church
as we see it in the Acts of the Apostles that
we share now? This day will allow time to
reflect on and discuss the enduring aspects
of being Church that mean we truly are ‘one
holy catholic and apostolic church’ and what
are the characteristics which are distinctly
tradition?
£25 including lunch and refreshments
Art & Spirituality
20 April 2021
Andrew De Smet and Jane Kitching
Holy Week retreat
4pm 30 March – 4pm 2 April 2021 An opportunity to spend a day using creativity
Joan Sargent and colour as a focus for prayer and devotion.
No experience or particular talent required.
Come and explore Holy Week at Wydale with a retreat that will include
talks, quiet, prayer and the opportunity to experience the breadth and £25 including lunch and refreshments
depth of this special week in the Church’s calendar.
£319.50 including full board Rhythm of Prayer weekend 2
4pm 30 April – 3pm 2 May 2021
Easter Family afternoon
3 April 2021 2-5pm An opportunity to embrace the challenge
and discipline of a monastic pattern of
This is an opportunity for families and friends to come together to enjoy an prayer and meditation. This weekend will
Easter egg hunt, Easter crafts, tea and cake in an informal environment. be punctuated throughout with structured
No fixed programme and no need to book. Children must be accompanied prayer from Matins to Compline. Members of
by adults. the community will lead the prayers and there
will be a Eucharist celebrated on Saturday
No charge, but donations welcome. and Sunday.
£159 including full board
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A Dramatic Retelling of Mark’s Gospel
12 May 2021 7.30-9:30pm
Ian & Pete Birkinshaw
A traveller arrives to tell the story of a preacher and miracle-worker
whose dynamic presence touches the lives of all who meet him…with
the most astonishing twist-in-the-tale the world has ever known! More
information about the performance at gospelofmarklive.wordpress.com
£5 A Quiet Day in Narnia
25 May 2021 10am-4pm
Ruth Crompton
The Meaning of Ascension
13 May 2021 9:45am-4:30pm C.S. Lewis’s books have charmed generations and been a window into
Graham Cray Christian understanding, the stories resonating something of a human
response to God through fantasy and characterisation. Come and explore
’The Ascension is, for many, the least understood part of our Lord’s your place in the story and how these familiar well-loved characters can
ministry. It is far more than a way of getting Jesus off the earth - ‘exit speak to us and of our relationship with God.
Jesus stage up! The Ascension is directly recorded by Luke, implied by
John, and interpreted by Paul and in the letter to the Hebrews, where the £25 including lunch and refreshments
ascended Lord trail blazes the way into the Father’s presence. Above all it
assures us that the incarnation is a permanent reality. This is a study day
which will conclude with an act of worship. Shaping the Post-Covid Church
15 June 2021 9:45am-4:30pm
£25 including lunch and refreshments Graham Cray
What are the realities and possibilities of being Church in a world with
Nearer to God in the Garden Covid-19? Taking on the experiences we’ve had from 2020 in the context
18 May 2021 10am-4pm of an understanding of what Church is, this study day is designed for
Sue Billett and Ailsa Beech those in leadership roles in their parish or congregation.
For many, being in the garden – either working or sitting – brings them £25 including lunch and refreshments
closer to God. This day allows participants to explore this, with two
people intimately familiar with the workings and weedings of the Wydale
garden. There will be some formal input as well as opportunity to go out The Enneagram
into the garden. We’ve requested sunshine, so do bring a hat. 4pm 16 July – 2pm 18 July 2021
Andrew De Smet
£25 including lunch and refreshments
The Enneagram is not a strict law or code. Its categories are not meant to
bind or restrict you to a certain way of being and living but to free people
from their self-created boxes. During this weekend, there is an invitation
to discover more about the Enneagram and your own type and what these
discoveries can offer.
£159 including full board
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WYDALE AND THE DIOCESE OF YORK Wydale Hall is not only owned by the Diocese of York, but is a part of its ministry to be Generous Churches, Making and Nurturing Disciples. As the Diocesan Retreat House, we have created our programme to provide opportunities for everyone - lay and ordained, in recognised positions or not - with the opportunity to explore ways of deepening their relationship with God. Our prayer is that each event will enrich the wider ministry of the Church as well as the individuals taking part. So as individuals and as churches, you are invited to participate in our programme as part of the way you are moving forward in God’s purpose for your life. STAYING AT WYDALE In addition to the events in our programme, we welcome individuals coming to stay with us for a retreat, short break or holiday. Do get in touch if you would like to book a stay with us at any time of year and we will be delighted to welcome you whenever availability permits. Prices are available on our website, or do contact us on 01723 859270 or admin@wydale.org - we look forward to hearing from you. SUPPORTING WYDALE After many years of support and service, the Friends of Wydale as an independent organisation was closed in 2019. However their twin function of prayer and financial support lives on! We are delighted to welcome any who would like to support us in prayer or with regular financial donations, do get in touch if you would like to do this. 10 11
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