National retreat week starts 21 September

Published: Wednesday September 13, 2023

A woman praying on a logNational Retreat Week – renew:all (21 to 28 Sept 2024) is an initiative for individuals, churches and groups to promote contemplation, prayer and retreat in a variety of Christian traditions. 

We are all busy juggling everyday life and it can be difficult to make space to reflect, contemplate or pray. The benefits of taking time out to pause, breathe and reset the rhythm of our lives is invaluable – time to trust in God more, nourish our souls, check in with our life’s direction, look afresh and renew our mind, body and soul.

Renew:all is an invitation to take time out to retreat at home, at church, or at one of over 200 Christian retreat centres across the UK. There are lots of ways to get involved, whether you are experienced or new to Christian retreats, and there are lots of opportunities for you to go individually or with a group or church.

Visit the website for inspiration and free resources from a range of well-known retreat leaders. This is the second year of the annual National Retreat Week, and renew:all have expanded their number of free resources available to help you retreat at anytime of the year.

Contributors include Brian Draper, Paula Gooder, Adjoa Andoh, Richard Carter and more. A new set of specially curated reflections and retreat activities from John Bell, Muyiwa Olarewaju, Chine McDonald and others are shared during National Retreat Week in late September. Please sign up online to receive them direct to your inbox.

For the duration of National Retreat Week specifically, you can sign up on their website to receive daily reflections and retreat resources.

Here are some of the local options available.

Framilode Riverside Retreats
St Peter’s Church, Framilode GL2 7LH

First Wednesday of the month, 10am to 3pm

Monthly Quiet Days provide an opportunity to give space for God in our lives: to still ourselves, listen for God, and share in quiet fellowship with others. Each day is shaped around a passage of scripture appropriate to the season which is offered as our starting point for reflection and prayer.

Cost: £15 to include lunch and refreshments

Contact: 01452 741410

More info and booking: Framilode Riverside Retreats – St Peter’s, Framilode

 

The Wellspring Christian Retreat LydneyThe Wellspring
Woolpits Farm, Parkway, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2JG

Quiet Days, Creative Arts and Venue Hire

The Wellspring offer a programme of events covering different activities all with a focus on drawing the participant into a deeper relationship with Jesus.

Cost: from £15

Contact: 01531 635727

More info and booking: The Wellspring | Christian Retreat and Activities Centre | Home

 

 

Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing
Harnhill, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5PX

Rest and Refreshment Breaks

Harnhill offers a range of retreats, including resting breaks, guided retreats, bereavement retreats and healing retreats.

Cost: £325pp for three nights.

Contact: 01285 850283

More info and booking: Healing Weeks & Retreats | Harnhill Christian Centre

 

 

House of Bread
Burmington, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire CV36 5AF

Just a 45-minute drive from Gloucestershire is the House of Bread, a Christian community, retreat and conference centre situated in beautiful Cotswold countryside. Choose from a range of guided retreats bookable by the day to suit your schedule and budget.

Cost: From around £45pp per night

Contact: 01608 663952

More info and booking: Our events | The House of Bread

 

 

 

Rudford Retreats
Church Lane, Gloucester GL2 8DT

Offer a monthly programme of retreats in 2023, from February through until November, on the third Thursday of the month. Each retreat day will be shaped around a passage of scripture appropriate to the season, which is offered as our starting point for reflection and prayer. The days are suitable for all: for those familiar with retreats, as well as those exploring such days for the first time.

Cost: £15pp to include drinks and a light lunch

Contact: moc.liamg@staerterdrofdur

More info and booking: Rudford Retreats | The Highnam Benefice

 

 

Holland House
Main Street, Cropthorne, Pershore WR10 3NB

Just across the border in Worcestershire lies Holland House, a Christian retreat house and conference centre providing quiet spaces to reflect, to wonder, and be still. Every month from April to September, the centre offers a Quiet Garden Day. Organised by the Friends of Holland House, the day includes a short reflection at the start of the day, optional Communion before lunch and a shared group reflection to close before tea and cake.

Cost: £20pp to include lunch and refreshments

Contact: 01386 860330

More info and booking: Programme – Holland House

 

 

House of the Open Door
Childswickham House, Childswickham WR12 7HH

Tuesday 9 May, Seasons Creative Retreat Day (Spring)

Situated on the edge of the quiet village of Childswickham, two miles from Broadway in the Vale of Evesham, this retreat centre offers self-catering accommodation for individual and small group retreats as well as guided Creative Retreat Days.

Cost: £20pp for the Creative Retreat Days

Contact: 01386 852084

More info and booking: Seasons Creative Retreat Days 2023

 

 

Lenchwood Christian Centre
Spitten Farm, Ab Lench, Evesham, WR11 4UP

Also in Worcestershire is Lenchwood, a Christian charity providing rest and recuperation in the countryside and luxury accommodation to complement individual and group retreats.

Cost: variable

Contact: 07835 818 018

More info and booking: Retreats – Lenchwood Trust

 

 

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