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October 2019
Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer Retreat II
‘Be still and know that I am God’ Ps 46 v 10 This retreat follows the format of the earlier one in April, but with a different Witness. After meeting and welcoming both old and new friends and having our first excellent Parcevall Hall meal together, we…
Find out more »December 2019
Friends of Parcevall Hall Eucharist & Christmas Lunch
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship together over a traditional Christmas Lunch. Coffee and biscuits will be served from 10.30am.
Find out more »Recorder Players’ Workshop V
Tutor: Ruth Burbidge Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments and are able to swap between them. You should have the ability to hold your own part in a group as well as good…
Find out more »Advent Retreat
Leader: Canon Adrian Botwright Advent is all about the ‘not just yet’. Unlike Christmas, Easter, Pentecost or Ascension, we’re not busy celebrating something which has already happened, rather we’re there before it all happens; we’re waiting, calm, open, poised – and this gives Advent a very different and rather…
Find out more »Quietly Contemplating Christmas
These two days are an opportunity to enjoy simple pleasures, peace, calm and nourishment before the busyness of Christmas. Between times of relaxation and fellowship, we will look at the December night sky with astronomer Martin Lunn. All will be invited to spend an afternoon in discussion and…
Find out more »Christmas Houseparty & Retreat
Spend a traditional Christmas in the warm and welcoming surroundings of Parcevall Hall. Home-cooked food, traditional games and times for reflection shared in good company, all help us to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas in this special celebration.
Find out more »January 2020
Open Quiet Day I
Leader: Revd Nicholas Mercer Into the silent land Reverend Nicholas Mercer was ordained in 2011 after twenty-five years as a solicitor. After a curacy in Dorset and three years as a school chaplain, he was appointed as the Rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley in…
Find out more »February 2020
Clergy Reading Week
Leader: Revd Canon Stephen Treasure An opportunity to take time away from the parish to read, reflect, walk, chat, rest and sleep. You are invited to bring along books of your own choice of a theological or spiritual nature. All who are present share with…
Find out more »Heart & Soul Singing Retreat
Tutor: Kelly Hodgson Combine singing in harmony with rest, nurture and inspiration. No previous singing experience, or the ability to read music, is required. A varied repertoire of songs and rounds are sensitively taught using call and response. Keely Hodgson is a composer and natural…
Find out more »Lent Retreat
Leader: Revd Christine Shedd Picking up on her love of gardening and gardens, Christine will look at Biblical gardens and guide us in contemplation of the created world of which we are a part, and how we live in that world. There are many parallels…
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