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Saturday, January 10:  A Morning of Silent Meditation run by Paul Golightly, Director of the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre at St Antony's.

Saturday, January 17: "God In Transition"
We are living in times of great flux and transition, in which many of our old "certainties" are breaking down. Where is God in this experience, and how can we best navigate the changes we face? Can we trust that breakdown can become breakthrough, not just for ourselves but for the whole human family? Margaret Silf is an ecumenical lay Christian and author of a number of books on the spiritual journey in everyday life. Formerly employed in the computer industry, she now devotes herself to writing. She travels extensively in accompanying others on their spiritual journeys through retreats and workshops. She has one adult daughter and a very new granddaughter.

Saturday, January 24: 
"Who would have thought that my shrivelled heart
 could have recovered greenness?" A day of hope in the company of George Herbert. Robert Cooper is a photographer and calligrapher. As part of his arts chaplaincy he runs the "Releasing Creativity" group.

Saturday, February 14:  A Morning of Silent Meditation run by Paul Golightly, Director of the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre at St Antony's.

Tuesday, February 24: "A Lenten Quiet Day" A day for responding to God's love for us as we ask, "Who should I be?" and "What should I do?" and as we search for an authentic Christian spirituality that engenders a way of life. Clement Lee is a Redemptorist priest who has lived and worked in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and is now in the UK.

Saturday, February 28: "The Last Week" 
A day which brings into focus the book by the same name, written in 2006 by Marcus Borg and Dominic Crossan (publisher HarperSanFrancisco). The day intends to help shape the thoughts and prayers of participants for Holy Week. The book is a day-by-day account of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem and will be used as a focus for the Introduction and the series of discussions which follow. Michael Wright is a Quaker, based in Middlesbrough, who served as a Anglican priest for 37 years. His aim is to stimulate thought, reflection and action in the light of modern knowledge of Jesus and the gospels. What did Jesus actually do and say during the last week and how did the disciples respond to him? And what were the gospel authors' intentions as each presented his version of Jesus?

Saturday, March 7: "Journeying With Sacred Women"  A day run by Ann McGrogan and Lorraine Miller which takes a look at some prominent women of faith. The day will be from a woman-centred perspective and hopes to address the invisibility of women in the Bible and to recreate their lives and stories. Ann is a retired social care manager and Loraine works in secondary education. They live by the sea in Redcar and share a long-time interest in feminist spirituality. They are both "liminal" Roman Catholics.

Saturday, March 14:  A Morning of Silent Meditation run by Paul Golightly, Director of the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre at St Antony's.

Wednesday, March 25: "273 Shopping Days to Christmas: A Day With Jesus and Mary" Some time out with Jesus and Mary as Mary gets used to knowing she is going to be a mother. Mark Bryant has been the Anglican Bishop of Jarrow since September 2007. He relaxes by watching popular television and listening to music. He enjoys walking on windy days by the sea.

Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29: "Introduction to the Enneagram" run by Veronica Whitty [Read more ...]

Saturday, April 4: "Living Life Abundantly"
Is this possible when we are faced with experiences of suffering and death? How and what can we learn from these harsh realities? Judy Hirst is the Co-ordinator for Shared Ministry in the Anglican dioceses of Durham and Newcastle and is author of the acclaimed "Struggling to be Holy".

Saturday, April 18:  A Morning of Silent Meditation run by Paul Golightly, Director of the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre at St Antony's.

Saturday, April 25: "Easter Every Day" Celebrating the little Easters of our lives - those many beginnings and endings which invite us to seek God's blessings and which hold the potential for change and new life. Margaret Hinshelwood is a member of the team at St Antony's and a lay Catholic interested in all aspects of spirituality and prayer.

Thursday, April 30: "Christ, Healer of Broken Hearts" A day to get in touch with our own losses and to seek to understand and help others going through trauma, loss and bereavement. Jennifer Rees Larcombe knows about loss and trauma from personal experience. She has published several books on the subject of inner healing. She is a trained counsellor and runs "Beauty From Ashes", a charity whose aim is to help and support those going through loss of any kind.

Saturday May 2: "An Instrument of Your Peace" is run by Teresa Brown and is a day of reflection for all who enjoy music, . Her invitation is to all singers, instrumentalists and listeners to come and be an instrument of God. Teresa is a violinist and composer. She has recorded CDs and has led music at various retreat centres around the country. She is a Catholic and an ecumenical worker in Northamptonshire and Peterborough.

Saturday May 9: "Wings, Feet and Leading Reins: Our Journey With God" A day reflecting on our relationship with God through biblical material, art, literature and silence - all in the context of worship. Ruth Gee serves as Chair of the Darlington District of the Methodist Church. She previously taught religious studies and English. Central to her ministry has been engaging with others to explore our relationship with the Trinitarian God. She enjoys hill-walking, cross stitch and silence.

Saturday, May 16: "The Image of the Invisible God" God made every human being in the divine image. This is revealed through Jesus and made explicit in our worship through icons. Robin Minney is a specialist in religious education and has worked for many years with British schools and teachers. He also worked in Moscow for six years with lay teachers in the Russian Orthodox tradition.

Saturday, May 23:  A Morning of Silent Meditation run by Paul Golightly, Director of the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre at St Antony's.

Saturday, May 30: "Dancing Our Prayers" A day of sacred dance as "The language that unites the body, mind and soul". No previous experience of dance is needed. The day is run by Judy Turner and Janette Blakemore, both of whom regularly lead circle dance at St Antony's Priory.

Tuesday, June 9: "Reclaiming the Body for Our Prayers" A day of movement, walking, silence and reflection. Paul Golightly has led monthly workshops on prayer and movement for the last seven years at St Antony's Priory.

Saturday, June 13:  A Morning of Silent Meditation run by Paul Golightly, Director of the Ecumenical Spirituality Centre at St Antony's.

Monday, July 27 to Sunday, August 2  Individually Guided Retreats at Shepherd's Dene, Riding Mill, Northumberland run by the St Antony's team [Read more ...]