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St Antony's Priory
74 Claypath
Durham DH1 1QT
England
Tel & Fax 0191 384 3747
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July 28 - August 3  Individually Guided Retreat at Shepherd's Dene  More details

Saturday August 30:  "Tai Chi and Christian Meditation - The way of the inner athlete"

Friday September 12 to Sunday 14:  
                            “Sharing our Spiritual Treasures - 
                              Leading Quiet Days and Retreats”
This is a non-residential training event for those already involved in, or seeking to develop, this type of work. David Bosworth is a past Director of the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre at St Antony’s Priory. He is a highly skilled quiet day and retreat leader of many years experience. He gains great pleasure from nurturing this gift in others.

Saturday September 20: “Myers Briggs and Spirituality: How the Types Influence Our Preferences in Prayer and  Spiritual Practice”  
This is the fourth of the year's Myers Briggs Type Indicator workshops. Chris Cook is a medical doctor and psychiatrist who is also an Anglican priest. He is a member of the Priory team and a professor at Durham University.  
N.B. Participants in this workshop must have completed the Basic MBTI  workshop and be familiar with the MBTI types.

Saturday September 27: “Who can be saved? 
                                              Is there a case for 
                                              Universalism?”  
This workshop sets out to explore if there is reason to believe that everyone will be “saved”. Can all people enjoy a relationship with God regardless of their religion (or lack of it)? In exploring the two questions and the possible connections between them, the hope is to build a bridge between theology and spirituality. Paul Wilson is married with three children and five grandchildren. Having become a Christian at university he has been involved with the charismatic house church movement since 1974. He has worked in education all his life, mostly at the Bede Sixth Form College in Billingham. He has also worked as a church planter and pastor, and is currently involved in Workshop, in Galilee and in Sanctuary, none of which is a congregation in the usual sense. He has Masters degrees in mathematics and theology.

Thursday October 2: “Crafting our Prayers”  
A day using the paper-crafting techniques to design prayers and facilitate quiet reflection and activity. (No previous experience of paper-crafting is necessary.) Meg Gilley has found the art of paper-craft a powerful tool for reflection and journaling.

Saturday October 4: "A Stitch In Time: 
                                       Autumn Time”
Exploring creativity using stitch work. Just as light and energy diminish and leaves fall in Autumn, you are invited to gather in your harvest, to celebrate and go deeper into this magical season. Can't stitch? Then come along anyway and explore the fabric, thread and lots more that you will have to play with. Lynne Burke and Heather Keogh lead the day, as they did the Spring workshop in 2007.

Saturday October 18: "All shall be well" 
Waiting on God is about trust at all times and in all things, and believing that all will be well and all manner of things will be well - so that we can recognise the deep peace in the midst of chaos that surrounds us at all times. Linda Potter is Team Rector of Great Aycliffe and Chilton. Prayer in the silence and waiting on God has been at the centre of ministry for Linda in her parish work - and in prison, where she was lay chaplain for a few years.

Saturday October 25: “Spirituality for Social Justice:
                                        Holiness in a Toxically              
                                        Busy World"
Do you ever feel the church is summed up as “ Jesus is coming - look busy”? Does the busyness of work (or Church life) ever leave you feeling  like there is no time or energy for social action? How do we better work out our personal holiness for healthier balance, better communities and social justice, in and out of church? Reflect in quiet with others about the possibility of holiness , personal and political. Jennifer Smith is a  United States citizen permanently resident in the UK and serving as a Methodist minister in the Kettering and Corby Circuit . She also works with the Methodist Church of Nigeria to support a variety of social welfare projects. Before coming into Ministry she lectured in US history and politics. She has lived in the UK since 1993.

Thursday October 30: "Praying the Psalms"
Tom Wright is the Anglican Bishop of Durham. He is a native of Northumberland with a distinguished academic career at Oxford, Cambridge and McGill universities. Over 40 books written by him have been published. He has also written hundreds of articles, both scholarly and popular, as well as broadcasting frequently on radio and TV. His recreations include music, poetry, hill-walking and golf.

Saturday November 15: “A Deliberate Way of Life”
An opportunity to study the rule of St Benedict and to look at how it can be used today. Barbara Sherlock has been a Benedictine Oblate since 1986 and practiced the rule for several years before becoming an oblate.  Form October 2007 she will be  working as Priest-in-Charge of Newport and Widdington in the Diocese of Chelmsford.

 Saturday November 22: “Come Fly with me”  
Come and share  your stories of flying with God, exploring ongoing relationship in the wonder of God’s love. Jean Tait has worshipped in a number of traditions and seeks to encourage and affirm others on their journey as they find a way forward with hope.

Saturday November 29: "Wait for the Lord" 
This quiet day aims to begin the Advent journey through music, song, image and reflection. Sheila McNamara is a religious of the Sacred Heart living in Newcastle. Music is one of her passions. She believes music and song to be powerful ways of expressing our spirituality.

Saturday December 6: "Creativity Workshop 
                                           for Advent"
This is a morning-only event, running from 10am to 
1 pm. Led by Heather Keogh and Lynne Burke.