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The Priory from the south


The center of the Priory chapel


The Priory gardens


Durham Cathedral - a thousand years of spirituality

    St Antony's Priory   
         An Ecumenical Spirituality
      Center in the heart of
      Durham, England



Massage at 
St Antony's

 
 
A unique opportunity to develop your
spiritual life through an

Individually Guided Retreat
for four or six days
Monday 28 July to Friday or Sunday August 3, 2008

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St Antony's Priory extends a warm welcome to individuals and small groups wishing to benefit from its calm atmosphere and the gift of space away from the ongoing busyness of daily life. 

Located almost in the center of Durham City, England, the Priory captures a magnificent panorama of the Cathedral and Castle, viewed from its pleasant gardens. It offers a peaceful opportunity for those seeking relaxation and refreshment.

Formerly the vicarage of St Nicholas Parish Church in the city marketplace, the 150-year-old house been developed into the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre, resourcing the whole of the north-east of England and further afield.

The Centre's small ecumenical team  provides hospitality and weekday worship as well as:  

  • An annual programme of quiet days and workshops led by individuals drawn from differing denominations and none;

  • Prayer guiding by women and men from different denominations and trained in spiritual direction;

  • Hosting and facilitating quiet days and workshops for small groups of clergy, lay people, chaplaincy teams and others;

  • Space for individuals or small groups;

  • Helping develop the work of the North-East Prayer Guides Network, an ecumenical group committed to working together in a shared ministry of prayer guiding;

  • Individually-guided retreats by request;

  • Space for a day or more in personal prayer, contemplation, counselling and spiritual guidance.

Praying With Children Praying With Children in UK schools is one of the initiatives being taken by St Antony's Priory. Staff member, Margaret Hinshelwood, herself once a head teacher, describes how giving young pupils the chance to pray and reflect produced a school with a more peaceful and loving atmosphere. Pupils and staff came to respect self and others more deeply.
 
Beldon Lane: New Life in the Desert Encounter at
Ghost Ranch

Beldon Lane tells
his story of new life
in the desert

A Special Opportunity
to Know Your 
Spiritual Self Better

Myers Briggs
Typology
Indicator

A final workshop focusing
on how who we are influences our prayers and spiritual practices

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 Next at St Antony's
Thursday, May 3 and
Thursday, May 15
These two workshops aim
at those making difficult
adjustments to their lives
after the loss of a loved one.

 


An Exciting
New Initiative

"Radical Amazement"
A Conference on Contemporary Spirituality 
with Judy Cannato

June, 2008

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   Helping meet costs
St Antony's is a project of the Society of the Sacred Mission, a registered UK charity (1101444). We don't charge for what we do. But we do ask for donations towards the £110 000 (US$220 000) annual cost of the project, of which the Society gives two-thirds.

Suggested Donations
Quiet days - £15.00
Workshops - £15.00
Concessions - £7.00
In residence - £22.00 a night
Groups - related to whatever is provided by the Priory
Spiritual guidance - a donation, if appropriate, may be agreed

We provide tea, coffee and simple lunches. Our quiet days and workshops usually run from 10.30am to 4.00pm

 

Enquiries to:

Paul Golightly
St Antony's Priory
74 Claypath
Durham DH1 1QT
England

Tel & Fax 0191 384 3747
email: *