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Archdeacon Mark is holding
Reading Days throughout 2019 at Whalley Abbey.
He writes: “Whalley Abbey
is a wonderful resource at the heart of the diocese, and the staff are keen to encourage
more clergy and parishes to use it as a place of prayer and retreat.
“For those of us ordained
in the diocese this retreat house set in the grounds of a ruined Cistercian
abbey will always hold special memories of our ordination retreats, but thousands
of lay people too have found it to be a place of spiritual refreshment and
renewal.
Archdeacon Mark adds: “The
idea is simple. Many of you perhaps like me struggle to make time and space for
reading and study within our busy diaries.
“So I deliberately block
out one day a month to spend at Whalley Abbey, and would love to invite you to
be with me if you are free on any of the dates below. There is no formal
programme, although Morning Prayer is said daily in the chapel at 9am and I
shall say Evening Prayer in the chapel at 4.30pm before I leave.
“We have use of the chapel,
Paslew Library, Oratory and Williams suite, and of course the extensive and
beautiful grounds. Tea and coffee are available free of charge through the day,
and you are invited to bring a packed lunch to eat in the dining room at around
1pm.
“There is no charge for the
day, but you need to book in before you come, so that there is space and quiet
for those who come. If the dates below don’t suit you, do contact Whalley Abbey
direct, and they will do their best to accommodate you on other dates to suit.”
“To book please
email Whalley Abbey at office@whalleyabbey.org and
also please email my secretary Kelly Quinn on kelly.quinn@blackburn.anglican.org
to advise of your attendance.”
Dates: Wednesday 16th January
Wednesday
20th February
Wednesday 20th March
Wednesday 17th April
Wednesday 19th June
Wednesday 21st August
Wednesday 18th September
Wednesday 16th October
Wednesday 20th November
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