Retreats in Oxford
The Carmelite Priory in Oxford is set in seventeen acres of woodland, within an oasis of beautiful hills, woods and meadows, which offers a perfect setting for spiritual renewal.
Current Retreats
Welcoming the Word – Advent Retreat
November 26th and December 3rd, 10th & 17th Join us on Sundays as we prepare to welcome the Word who is Life – a Word that we will hear and see and touch as we engage with Scripture, poetry, music and art. Each session will offer reflective material and input, together with time for sharing and...
‘The Virgin is with Child’ (Is.7.14ff) – An Advent Weekend Retreat
15th– 17th December During this Advent residential weekend retreat we will reflect and pray with the pregnant Virgin Mother of God, awaiting the birth of her child. How this birth fulfils the prophetic and messianic longing of the ancient Hebrews and our own deepest longings will be explored.
Contemplative Weekend Retreats
We invite you to join us in a series of weekend retreats to learn how to connect to God through the art of contemplative seeing, listening and reading.
In each of the weekend retreats, you will learn different skills and understand how poetry or photography can help you connect with God. Learn how to approach reading, listening or taking photographs in a contemplative way and be given time to practise this. You will also be shown how to pray with one of your images or piece of prose you have chosen.
We invite you all to join us either in person as a weekend resident or as an online participant – united in heart and soul, together for the fresh outpouring on us of the joyful experience of God.
Sometimes we need time away from our busy schedules to relax, pray and reflect and to do so away from home. Come, take time to refresh and renew yourself with a few quiet days at the Priory. Length of stay is flexible. Those who wish may have a spiritual director to accompany them during their retreat experience. The spiritual director will be available at a fixed time built into the individual’s timetable.
We invite you to join us either in person or online for our Advent Retreats in 2022. Running from 28th November to 19th December, join us on our Advent retreats as we prepare to welcome the Christ of God who comes at Christmas.
Weekend Retreats
The Carmelite Priory in Oxford is set in seventeen acres of woodland, within an oasis of beautiful hills, woods and meadows, which offers a perfect setting for spiritual renewal.
Weekday Retreats
We offer weekday retreats in which guests meet privately with an accompanying retreat guide each day, and then spend the rest of the day in prayer. Do get in touch for more information
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