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Holland House Bursary Scheme: We can give up to 25% off at your request if our retreats are too expensive for you.
Please contact reservations@hollandhouse.org to book. If you need a more generous bursary, please email the Warden, Helen Stanton via warden@hollandhouse.org
Please pay what you can so others may benefit from our bursary scheme. Thank you.
Struggle and Contemplation
‘God calls upon the soul to give away its own ears and eyes and to let itself be given those of God. Only they who hear with other ears can speak with the mouth of God. God sees what elsewhere is rendered invisible and is of no relevance. Who other than God sees the poor and hears their cry? To use “God’s senses” does not mean simply turning inward but becoming free for a different way of living life: See what God sees! Hear what God hears! Laugh where God laughs! Cry where God cries!’ Dorothee Soelle
In the Christian tradition prayer and work for social justice are not separate commitments, but are two sides of the same coin, and represent the fulness of the eternal life to which Jesus calls us. In cooperation with God we are called to bring in God’s Kingdom or Reign. At the heart of this Reign is the invitation to participate in the life of God, and that life is one of stillness and activism, of silence and sound. This weekend will explore the relationship between Struggle and Contemplation, and how they resource each other. There will be input, focus on the Bible, times of silence and conversation, prayers and participation in Holy Communion as we explore the implications of the incarnation for our own lives and practice. We will seek to address the question: How do we come to embody the way of Jesus as individuals and communities?
The Revd Dr Evie Vernon was born in Jamaica and ordained in the Church in the Province of the West Indies in 1980. She went on to work in inner city parishes and also as a hospital chaplain. She taught at the United Theological College of the West Indies and when she moved to the UK, she was appointed Director of the Selly Oak Centre for Mission Studies. She moved on to be Theological Adviser at USPG, an Anglican mission agency. She continues to be passionate about and involved in cross-cultural justice issues and currently works as Director of the West Midlands Anglican Dioceses Racial Justice Unit/ initiative. Helen Stanton is a theologian, writer and spiritual director, who has spent 30 years training clergy and lay people. She currently works as Warden of Holland House.
Arrivals from 4pm on Friday and includes all meals, refreshments and accommodation
Please note that Holland House does not provide a choice menu at meal times and it is therefore very important that you note any food types that you are unable to eat due to an allergy or you can advise of a dietary preference of vegetarian, pescatarian, dairy free, gluten free or vegan.