Saturday 26^th July, 10.30am-4.30pm

THE WOMAN WHO ANOINTED JESUS - Imagine a woman walking through the streets to Jesus… She wants to do a brave thing for him before he dies. She carries a bowl of exquisite, expensive perfume in her hands… And Jesus’ responses: ‘She has done a beautiful thing to me’. ‘What she has done will be told in memory of her.’

We will explore this incredible Gospel text through drama, reflection, discussion, prayer etc.

At Avila Carmelite Centre, Bloomfield Avenue, Morehampton Road, D04 YF66, Ireland.

For bookings, contact:  Tel: +353 (1) 643 0200
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Cost 25 euros. There is free parking. Please bring a packed lunch.

Saturday 2^nd August 2025, 10.30am-4.30pm

At Avila Carmelite Centre, Bloomfield Avenue, Morehampton Road, D04 YF66, Ireland.

For bookings, contact:  Tel: +353 (1) 643 0200
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Cost 25 euros. There is free parking. Please bring a packed lunch.

EXPLORING THEMES FROM CREATION, WITH THE WISDOM OF CHRISTIANS FROM CELTIC SAINTS TO POPE FRANCIS. The retreat includes storytelling, guided prayer, creative writing, poetry, discussion, quiet reflective time.

(ONLINE) Walking with Mary… | Mary, you stood your ground, you walked single-minded along that sapphire-path. Barefoot, you walked on, steel-blue metal in your eyes. You. Bearer of God, full of your own light…

We will explore The Annunciation, Mary’s ‘Yes’, through guided imaginative prayer. What are you being called to say ‘Yes’ to? A painting, an icon and a sculpture, will help us to see more vividly the golden threads of Mary’s compelling nature.  Creative words and music will open a door into your own creative poetry, expressing your understanding of Mary.

This will hopefully be a creative, prayerful retreat offering a space to open one’s eyes more widely to the mystery of Mary.

Thursday 14^th August, 6.30-9pm

(IN SITU) THE RAISING OF LAZARUS (John 11:1-44) | Journeying with John’s Gospel to the tomb and resurrection. 

We will explore this through a short theatre piece, theological and spiritual reflection, quiet and prayer etc. Come and dive deep into this wonderful Gospel text.

Tuesday Sept 30^th, 2025, 10.30am–4pm (10am Coffee)

Cost £30 (Includes refreshments and lunch)

Venue: Monastery Of Our Lady Of Hyning, Warton,

Nr. Carnforth, Lancashire, La5 9se

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THE RAISING OF LAZARUS | From the tomb and beyond, the road to Resurrection...

If this earth-shattering event recorded in the genius of John's Gospel is true, then it has utterly profound implications.  We will dive deep into this narrative which speaks into a compelling hope and a God who cries out for our freedom. Through a short theatre piece, theological and spiritual reflection, prayer, meditation on shimmering soul-questions, we will travel to Bethany ('The house of the afflicted'), encounter the family loved so much by Jesus and create a space to explore our own journeys into freedom. 

(ONLINE) LIVING PRAYER | A journey down the rabbit hole with Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) and his challenging book 'Living Prayer'. The journey of prayer is a road to self-awareness, a getting real, an enabling of the grace of transformation to happen. Anthony Bloom is a guide with fire in his eyes... let's journey with him...

(Please note you do not need to have read the book in order to participate in this retreat.)

Sunday 19^th October 2-5pm

NOVEMBER 2025 

(ONLINE) EXPLORING ADVENT | A golden space to 'breathe in', from the rich Christian calendar... An invitation to be counter cultural and stop the rushing around and the business for a while...  a retreat to enter into the liminal mystery of Advent, a poignant and beautiful time of waiting and preparation...

Tuesday 18^th November, 6.30-9pm

(IN SITU) THE WONDER OF STORIES

As the gong is sounded, an ancient Emperor of China appears, his eyes held by what he has just read about the exquisite song of the Nightingale... Sit back, relax and enjoy the performance... We will seek to enter another world and mine the treasures of this old story and explore the Nightingale as a symbol of Christ. The retreat will offer space to explore, from Christian perspectives, how stories can be guides to deeper self-awareness, freedom and wholeness that God offers us. We will also reflect on the famous tales of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.

November 20^th, 2025, 10.30am – 4pm (10am Coffee)

Cost £30 (Includes refreshments and lunch)

Venue: Monastery Of Our Lady Of Hyning, Warton,

Nr. Carnforth, Lancashire, La5 9se

For bookinGS, Contact Bookings Secretary: 01524 732684  hThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

(ONLINE) The Healing of Legion | (Mark 5: 1-20)

In Mark’s Gospel emerges an incredible text. It’s a glimpse of a possessed man isolated, harming himself, violent, and living among the haunting landscape of tombs; the Greek word for ‘tomb’ can also mean ‘memory’. Modern understandings of this character called ‘Legion’ would probably see him as suffering from PTSD.

Then the brave, discerning, healer Christ crosses the sea to face the man’s belligerent demons… and later, the villagers are amazed at the man’s transformation. This encounter of such hope will provide a potent space in which to invite Christ into our chaos, the calm, knowing and healing Christ who sits down beside us, listens and offers us freedom.

Wednesday 10^th December 7-9.30pm

The Book of Ruth

• Thursday, January 29, 2026
• 10am to 4pm
• Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning (map)