A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
House of Prayer, The
Contact Details
Contact Name:
The Administrator
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Telephone:
020 8941 2313
Retreat Centre Description
The House of Prayer is a space for prayer and meditation run by the Sisters of the Christian Retreat (CIO: 1174120) in East Molesey, Surrey.
Our aim is to help people to explore and deepen their relationship with God through prayer, meditation, and retreat. The House of Prayer offers a breathing space and everything needed for a retreat. We offer to others a way of nurturing their relationship with God through prayer, meditation, spiritual retreats, and Christian education. The House of Prayer is ecumenical and welcomes Christians of all denominations and people of good will.
Accommodation on Offer
The House of Prayer is set in its own peaceful garden and offers a spacious and prayerful atmosphere for retreatants. Nestled in a quiet suburban setting, it is a mile from Hampton Court Palace with its gardens and river walks, and nearby parks including Molesey Heath Nature Reserve.
There are eight bedrooms: six en-suite and two standard rooms. Standard rooms each have access to a private bathroom. Rooms have access to guest Wi-Fi and refreshments, including tea and coffee making facilities. Spiritual direction is available upon request and should be booked in advance of your visit to ensure availability. Additional rooms include a prayer room, lounge, morning room, large conference room (accommodating up to 25 people), library / small conference room. Art materials are also available.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2025 Events
Programme 2025
January
10 Quiet Morning: A Time for Everything. The House of Prayer Team.
10 – 12 New Beginnings: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
17 – 19 Living Presence. Jill Benet.
25 Praying the Scriptures. Canon Peter Sills.
February
2 – 9 Living Prayer into Life – God is All in All. Jill Benet.
18 – 20 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
22 Praying with Icons. Cari Bridgen.
March
7 – 9 Open Door Retreat (ODR) Training Weekend. Tina Quinn and Sarah van Wely.
14 – 16 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
29 Stepping out in Faith: Finding the courage to walk on water. Alison MacTier.
April
4 – 6 Lent Retreat: Journeying to Jerusalem. Audrey Hamilton.
11 Quiet Morning: Abide. The House of Prayer Team.
15 – 17 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
May
2 – 4 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
16 – 18 Ordering Desire. Maria Manuela Silva.
31 Walking the Path Together: Lessons from the Mystical Tradition for Christian Living Today. Peter Tyler.
June
6 – 8 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
28 Praying with Mother Earth. Annette Kaye.
July
4 – 11 Going Deeper: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
18 – 20 Capturing the gifts of prayer. Patrick Coyne.
26 Prayerful conversations with Mary, Joseph and Jesus. Patrick Coyne.
September
5 – 7 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
12 Quiet Morning: In the waiting. The House of Prayer Team.
13 Open House
19 – 21 Knitting Retreat – Meeting God in our Creativity. Sr Cathy Edge.
27 Title to be confirmed. Antonia Lynn.
October
3 – 5 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
17 – 19 Through the door of hope. Christopher Chapman.
25 Retreat practices for busy people. Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ.
November
7 – 9 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
25 – 27 Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat. The House of Prayer Team.
29 ‘An intimate sharing between friends…’ Audrey Hamilton.
December
5 – 7 Advent Retreat: Awakening hope
12 Quiet Morning: Come near and listen. The House of Prayer Team.
For more information on retreats, regular groups, and spiritual direction at the House of Prayer, please visit our website.
Retreat Centre Location
House of Prayer, 35 Seymour Rd, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 0PB, UK
2026 Events
Details of 2026 events
Please visit our webpage www.christian-retreat.org/programme for full details of our programme, regular groups, and events which will be updated throughout the year.
January
9 – 11: New Beginnings: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
16 – 18: Centering Prayer Retreat, Jill Benet
24: Quiet Morning, House of Prayer Team
31: Making Choices with St Ignatius, Ben Kerridge
February
3 – 5: Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
8 – 15: Centering Prayer Retreat, Jill Benet
28: Praying with icons in Lent, Catherine Lomas
March
6 – 8: Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
13 – 15: Lent Retreat: A Journey into God’s Love, Audrey Hamilton
20: Lent Quiet Morning, House of Prayer Team
28: Ecological Holiness, MaryAnne Francalanza fcJ
March / April
31 – 2: Holy Week: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
May
1 – 3: Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
7: Contemplative Art, Cari Bridgen (6-week course)
15 – 17: The Flame of Sacred Love: Exploring the gift of the Holy Spirit, Alison MacTier
30: When the Saints go marching in, Anne Booth
June
5 – 7: Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
19 – 21: Present Tents, Mary Chamberlin
27: John of the Cross: Our Spiritual Guide to the Path to Union with God, Audrey Hamilton
July
3 – 10: Going Deeper: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
17 – 19: How to live a life without worry in a worrying world: a showing of Love in troubled times, Dr Stefan Reynolds
25: Staying sane in insane times, Simon Parke
July / August
30 – 2: The Word was made flesh: Contemplation and the Alexander Technique, Margaret Meehan
September
4 – 6: Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
18 – 20: Entering the Kingdom of God as a little child: exploring the spirituality of storytelling and childhood, Anne Booth
26: Praying with all of ourselves, Karen Wellman
October
2 – 4: Open Door Retreat: Training Retreat Weekend, Tina Quinn and Sarah van Wely
9: Quiet Morning, House of Prayer Team
13 – 15: Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
28: Icon-making Workshop, Cari Bridgen (6-week course)
31: Praying with Edith Stein, Kerryn Penson
November
6 – 8: Longing for God: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
20 – 22: Christian Meditation Retreat, Briji Waterfield
28: The Coming of our God, Brian Purfield
December
4 – 6: Waiting, Watching, Awakening: A retreat for Advent, Christopher Chapman
12: Advent Quiet Morning, House of Prayer Team
15 – 17: Advent: Individually Guided Retreat, House of Prayer Team
House of Prayer, The
House of Prayer, 35 Seymour Rd, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 0PB, UK