Burrswood Advent Retreat

BURRSWOOD ADVENT RETREAT

Monday 28^th November to Thursday 1^st December 2016

‘EXPECTANCY’

INTRODUCTION TO SILENCE

CONDUCTED BY DAVID FLAGG

The Advent retreat (Mon November 28^th to Thursday Dec 1^st) on the theme of “Expectancy” will be conducted by the Rev David Flagg. It will include six reflections on key Advent themes, and it will also serve as an ideal introduction to making a silent retreat. Experiencing group silence as a beginner is best done in a relatively short time frame, so the silent period will extend from Tuesday at 10am till Wednesday at 9pm.  How to make use of a time of extended silence will be addressed on Monday evening. There will be a short daily eucharist (holy communion), a time of silent adoration in the evenings, and a healing service to finish on Thursday morning. David will be available for retreatants should they wish to have a short discussion with him during the retreat.

Cost: residential full board: £297; discount of 10 %  if booked 2 months before, i.e.by 28 Sept

                                                          

Residential retreatants may leave early (e.g. Wed lunch) but cannot arrive late

 Cost: non-residential : £99 ; includes 3 lunches

Non-resident retreatants are ideally required to attend on Monday at 8pm for introduction to using silence, and then as a minimum from 10am to 5pm Tuesday and Wednesday

To ask more detail: contact David : david.flagg@burrswood.org.uk 07910 141862

To book a place: contact Burrswood Admissions : admissions@burrswood.org.uk 01892 865988

PROGRAMME

Monday

From 2pm arrivals

4pm tea in Drawing Room

4.30pm Eucharist (Lady Chapel) ‘Birthday of Dorothy Kerin’

6.30pm Supper (Jacobean)

8 pm Introductions (Study)

           Preparing for a silent retreat

Tuesday

Breakfast (Jacobean) 8.30- 9.15 am

10am FIRST REFLECTION (Lady Chapel): “ADVENT”

Silence begins

1pm Lunch

2.15pm SECOND REFLECTION : “DUST AND ASHES”

4.30pm EUCHARIST and THIRD REFLECTION : “SISTER DEATH”

6.3O pm Supper

8pm Silent Adoration (Lady Chapel)

Wednesday

Breakfast

10am FOURTH REFLECTION : “JUDGEMENT”

1pm Lunch

2.15pm FIFTH REFLECTION : “LIVE EACH DAY AS IF THY LAST”

4.30pm EUCHARIST and SIXTH REFLECTION : “EXAMEN”

6.30pm Supper

8pm Silent Adoration (Lady Chapel)

 silence ends

Thursday

Breakfast

9am Eucharist (with Community Communion): ‘St.Andrew’

10am Endings (Study)

11.30am Healing Service (Church)

1pm Lunch and depart

Sevenoaks Deanery: Poetry Workshop Sunday 18 Sept

Sevenoaks Deanery: Poetry Workshop Sunday 18 Sept

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