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Ignatian Spirituality Centre

35 Scott St, Glasgow G3 6PE, UK

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Retreat Centre Description

Non-Residential

The Centre is the work of the Jesuits in britian. . The team and the work are ecumenical. Although the Centre is non-residential we offer residential retreats in Scotland England and Spain. In 2025 the courses in Ignatian Spirituality are being offer online via Zoom, apart from the Journeying On Course which is both in–person and on Zoom. Many days of prayer are offered both in the Centre and on Zoom. For our full programme of events and retreats and for further details of all events listed below please see our website.

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Accommodation on Offer

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Retreat Centre Facilities

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Types of Retreat Offered

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2024 Events 

Friday Prayers a weekly event at 2pm on Zoom, apart from July and August

First Friday Retreat#a monthly, in-house, morning of retreat.

Men’s Group 8pm on the 1st Monday of the month, usually on Zoom and in the Centre

Lent Online Retreat: February to April. See website for details (www.onlineprayer.net )

June – July

26–30 30-day retreat, Loyola, Spain (see website for details).

June to August

Summer online retreats

July – August

27–3 Ignatian pilgrimage to Spain

TBC Individually Guided Retreat at Minsteracres, Co. Durham

19th Annotation. Full Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life.

Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living. Introductory course to Ignatian Spirituality, meeting online weekly, on Tuesday evenings with some Saturdays, from September to May. See website for further details - Ignatian Spirituality Centre Glasgow Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living (iscglasgow.co.uk)

Journeying On Course. A follow on course from the Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living Course. Meets monthly on Thursdays from September to June. This year in a blended (in person and online) format. See website for further details - - Ignatian Spirituality Centre Glasgow (iscglasgow.co.uk)

Spiritual Accompaniment Course – This course is for people who wish to explore the skills and gifts of accompanying others on their spiritual journey. It is founded in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola.

As a broad based course it is expected that participants will find different uses for what they learn - for example, informal spiritual conversation, prayer guiding, general use in ministry/life, beginning to offer individual spiritual accompaniment and retreats.

Applicants should have complete the Spiritual Conversation Course offered by the ISC in alternate years.

2025 Events 

Men’s Group 8pm on the 1st Monday of the month beginning 2nd of September, usually on Zoom and in the

Centre

Lent Online Retreat: March to April. See website for details (www.onlineprayer.net )

May

10 Easter Season Day of Prayer with Fr Tom McGuinness & Sr Magdalen Lawlor SND. For further details see the website

June – July

26–30 30-day retreat, Loyola, Spain (see website for details).

June to August

Summer online retreats

July – August

27–3 Ignatian pilgrimage to Spain

TBC Individually Guided Retreat at Minsteracres, Co. Durham

19th Annotation. Full Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life.

Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living. Introductory course to Ignatian Spirituality, meeting online weekly, on Tuesday evenings with some Saturdays, from September to May. See website for further details - https://www.iscglasgow.co.uk/gprl

Journeying On Course. A follow on course from the Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living Course. Meets monthly on Thursdays from September to June, online. See website for further details – https://www.iscglasgow.co.uk/joc

Spiritual Conversation Course 2025-26- This course will be offered monthly, Online using Zoom, over ten weekends. It is the required first year course for our two year spiritual accompaniment / direction course. It also has value on its own for those who will go on to use it informally in their communities.

You will develop skills to enable you to enter into conversations embracing joy and sorrow, life and death, confusion and the making of good decisions, prayer and following in the way of Christ.
The course is based in the Ignatian tradition and explores the attitudes, skills and ways of listening and discerning found in good spiritual conversation.
The course will benefit you if you are working in the caring professions and teaching or if you simply want to be able to be alongside friends and family and your church community at a deeper level.
Participants should have completed the Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living Course or made the Full Ignatian Spiritual Exercises (30 Day on 19th Annotation) or taken part in some other equivalent experience.

Spiritual Accompaniment Course 2027-28 – This course is for people who wish to explore the skills and gifts of accompanying others on their spiritual journey. It is founded in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola.

As a broad based course it is expected that participants will find different uses for what they learn - for example, informal spiritual conversation, prayer guiding, general use in ministry/life, beginning to offer individual spiritual accompaniment and retreats.

Applicants should have completed the Spiritual Conversation Course offered by the ISC before applying for this course.

 

Retreat Centre Location

35 Scott St, Glasgow G3 6PE, UK

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