ADVENT RETREAT – Sold out (wait list)
4th-6th December 2023
An opportunity to prepare during the season of Advent, a time of expectant waiting, for the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ (led by a member of the monastic community).
Cost: £220 per person
YOUNG ADULTS’ ADVENT RETREAT (for students & young adults)-Sold out but young adults’ from the Arundel & Brighton Diocese may contact the Retreat Centre on 01342 710219 to check the availability of diocesan places on the retreat.
1st-3rd December 2023
A space to go deeper in the spiritual life and faith, to explore, share, rest, learn, build community, enjoy friendship. The retreat provides an opportunity to experience the monastic rhythm of prayer and silence, to step back from your busy lives and to encounter God in a new and deeper way.
Cost: Students (unwaged) between £72 and £144 per person
Waged (full time) £144 per person
Further information contact Claire at claireosullivan@brighton.ac.uk
TIME OUT: Individual Self-Guided Retreat
11th-15th December 2023
22nd-28th January 2024
3rd-7th June 2024
Spend a few days at Worth Abbey enjoying the rhythm of the monastic prayer and liturgy, time in reflection and the peace of the Sussex countryside. No set programme other than an optional daily Lectio Divina session, the usual monastic timetable of divine office and liturgy and the opportunity for a 1:1 meeting with a member of the monastic community.
Meal times: Breakfast 8-9am, Lunch 1:15pm and Supper 7:15pm. Worth Abbey Church Liturgy and prayer
COST: £90 per person, per night
If the dates above are not convenient, please contact us to check availability for your preferred dates as we may be able accommodate you.
FINDING STILLNESS
5th-8th February 2024
26th-29th February 2024
20th-23rd May 2024
2nd-5th September 2024
Fr Peter Williams OSB
‘Be still and know that I am God’ (Psalm 46). Come to Worth Abbey and encounter this refreshing and empowering stillness. Through the Benedictine tradition, discover how stillness can be part of your everyday life and how transformative it can be. The retreat will include teachings in Lectio Divina and stilling the mind as well as an opportunity to have a 1:1 meeting with a member of the monastic community.
COST: £330 per person, single occupancy
BENEDICTINE LIVING WITH CHANGE
13th-15th February 2024
An exploration into how to live well and fruitfully with a world in a state of constant and rapid change. Fr Peter shares some Benedictine insights and is joined by Ed Lamont – lifestyle coach & author – as he shares his thoughts from a business perspective.
Cost: £220 per person
LENT RETREAT
20th-22nd February 2024
Further details coming soon
THE WISDOM OF ST BENEDICT
5th-7th March, 2024
Fr Martin McGee OSB
Further details coming soon
BENEDICTINE Individual Guided Retreat:
11th-17th March 2024
8th-14th July 2024
7th-13th October 2024
An IGR is an individual guided retreat and an opportunity to participate in a contemplative retreat. Strong Benedictine flavour and at its centre a daily individual meeting with an experienced spiritual director, the retreat would suit someone seriously journeying in the spiritual life, someone in discernment or at a transition point in life or maybe needing to make an important decision. With a maximum of 10 participants, the retreat is largely be held in silence and will also follow the daily rhythm of the monastic office.
COST: £110 per person, per night (minimum 3 nights)
Tai Chi & Christian Meditation:
22nd-25th April 2024
9th-12th September 2024
Fr Peter Williams OSB
Focussing on the practise of tai chi to explore stillness within the body as a foundation for stillness of mind and being and in the context of Christian spirituality and understanding. Whilst the name of tai chi is in the title this will not just be tai chi lessons, but it will take aspects and principles of practise as a way to deepen your experience of silence. Fr Peter, who is leading the retreat, will share his own 30 years’ experience of this practise as a form of prayer. Beginners and those at all levels of experience are very welcome; the pace of the retreat will be spacious and measured.
Limited number of places available.
Cost: £330 per person
LIVING WITH LOSS
11th-14th November 2024
Fr Peter Williams OSB
Simon Holland Brown Dip.Couns MBACP
For anyone struggling with bereavement, Fr Peter Williams and Simon Holland-Brown (an experienced bereavement counsellor) offer spiritual space for healing and reconciliation. The retreat uses the Benedictine monastic framework of prayer to provide a spiritual and healing space where the effects of dealing with bereavement and grief can be discussed in a safe and open way. It will offer both a group context to discuss experiences more generally, time for 1:1 accompaniment and also space for silence, prayer and reflection. Bereavement can never fully dealt with finally, but this offers a way forward within a spiritual and healing context.
Cost: £330 per person