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Retreats Handbook
Retreats 2020 - the annual publication of the Retreat Association
Retreats 2020 includes the following features:
- Articles and book reviews on the theme of Encounter
- Lead article by Russian Orthodox priest Fr Stephen Platt
- Information and programmes for over 190 Christian retreat centres in the UK and beyond
- Details of courses, networks and associations that promote spirituality and spiritual direction
- Retreats with a theme - including painting, walking, Christmas and Easter
- Retreats for the beginner
- Individually guided retreats and quiet days
- Map pages divided into regions
- An index to all retreat centres
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Retreats 2020 Articles
Lead article: Encounter at the Well
by Fr Stephen Platt, Russian Orthodox priest
A window on God
Rev Barry Preece explores the significance of the icon within the Eastern tradition
Lessons from the desert
Sara Maitland reflects on what we may learn from those who have spent time in the desert
Something better than nice?
Tony Jaques reflects on what it means to be part of a living community
A spacious and prophetic ministry
Julie Dunstan reflects on the value of spiritual direction training in today’s world
Waiting on God in the silence
Deidre Morris reflects on the value and history of the Julian Meetings
Finding a welcome
Andrew Davey describes a community offering hospitality and a refuge to all
Encounter on the road to recovery
Jean Fletcher reflects upon mental health chaplaincy
Solace in complex loss
Jola Malin reflects on ways of coping with family suicide
Listening with discernment
Nick Helm describes how the Spiritual Direction Guidelines help to support and inform this ministry
Listening beyond boundaries
Mary Nono explores the spiritual accompaniment communities in the US and Europe
Meeting the unknown
Tony Kyriakides explores what it means to accompany the dying
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