Retreats and Events on Holy Island

Discerning God
February 8th - 10th
£90

A Pre-Lenten silent retreat in the Ignation tradition.

Leaders: Rev Margaret Deimel & Dr Ruth Booth

Explorations in Personality and Prayer
February 22nd - 25th
£100

An introduction to the Enneagram and its usefulness in spirituality an daily life.

Leader: Dorothy Neilson

Soul Friendship Weekend
March 8th - 11th
£90

An introductory training for Soul Friends

Leaders: Ruth and Graham Booth, assisted by other Community members

Warrior Poets—praying in a Celtic context!
March 18th - 22nd
£150

Learn styles of prayer found in Celtic Christian Spirituality from storming the gates of heaven to still contemplative prayer; from poetic written prayers to living our life as prayer.

Easter Retreat
March 25th - 31st
£120 or £200 depending on duration

Join with the rhythm of prayer on Holy Island for either the whole of Holy Week or just from Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday.

Creative Spiritual Quilting
April 2nd - 7th
£180

Come and allow the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to inspire you to create a design to take home with you for your own piece of textile art.

Leader: Jackie Smith (a textile artist)

Seasons of the Soul
April 29th - May 3rd
£150

Spirituality for all that life throws at us.

Leader: Rev Graham Booth

Celebrating Saints and Seabirds
June 3rd - 8th
£180

Visit Holy Island, The Farnes, St.Abbs Head and more, a relaxed Celtic exploration of the beauty and spirituality of this wonderful part of the world.

Leaders: Paul Swinhoe & Carol Few

Discerning God through all the senses
July 28th - August 3rd
£200

Leaders: Judith Shelly and Revd Sandi Kerner of the Community of Aidan and Hilda (USA branch)

Lindisfarne Gospels 1 - August 12th - 16th
Lindisfarne Gospels 2 - August 19th - 23rd

A window on glory

These retreats invite you to behold God's glory through the window of the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels and to grow through this experience of holiness from glory to glory.

Leader: Dr Michelle Brown.

Listening to God
September 19th - 22nd
£100

Tools for reducing stress and aids to being in the present moment (mindfulness/meditation) .

Leader: Øyvind Borgso of Community of Aidan and Hilda in Norway.

Eternal Echoes (to quote John O'Donohue)
September 30th - October 4th
£150

A contemplative retreat exploring being before God, silent and alone.

Leader: Penny Warren

Pilgrimage
October 7th - 11th
£180

We will be considering the importance of place, prayer and purpose in Pilgrimage.

Leader: Mary Fleeson of Lindisfarne Scriptorium.

Wisdom for the Journey
October 21st - 25th
£180

Insights from Aboriginal, Celtic and Contemporary sources.

Leaders: Rev Ray Simpson and Matt Lamont (Community of Aidan and Hilda in Australia)

Autumn's Wildness
October 28th - November 1st
£180

Explore Holy Island in this beautiful and unpredictable season and let God speak to you through the wonders of creation.

Leaders: Rev Graham Booth, Carol Few and Paul Swinhoe

Creative Journalling
November 11th - 15th
£180

We will be making our own journal books and filling them with words, images and found items to help us explore where we are spiritually. A variety of art materials will be provided.

Leader: Mary Fleeson