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2011 Pilgrimage | 2012 Pilgrimage | 2013 Holy Island |
A week of silence and reflections on the mystical
writings
from the Christian contemplative tradition,
on beautiful Holy Island, Scotland.
Sat 25th August – Sat 1st September 2012
Led by Julienne McLean, Viv Stacey, Revd Iain McKillop
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The Retreat The aim of the retreat is to provide sacred time, place and community for entering more deeply into silence and communion. We will be exploring spiritual guides from the Christian contemplative tradition and creating a daily rhythm of traditional spiritual practices. These will include liturgical prayer, spiritual reading, silent meditation and praying with sacred art. We hope the retreat will provide nourishment for those who seek the fullness of the Christian vision of peace and unity in the world. We will be exploring the wisdom way of knowing encouraged by the Spanish mystical writings –
The Venue Holy Isle, located off the Isle of Arran on the south west coast of Scotland, is officially designated as a UK Sacred site and has a long spiritual history, stretching back to the 6th Century. It is endowed with an ancient healing spring, the hermit cave of a 6th Century Celtic monk, St Molaise, and evidence of a 13th Century Christian monastery. The island was bought by Tibetan Buddhists (Kagyu tradition) in 1992 who run the Centre for World Peace and Health on the north of the Island. Alongside their ongoing retreat and course programme (see www.holyisle.org) their vision is for the Centre to also become a focal point for interfaith work and retreats, as well as being a peaceful refuge from the hectic modern world.
Daily Retreat Schedule
Booking Form The cost for the retreat is £175. If you would like to book for the retreat, please send an email to info@contemplativespirituality.org, with your name, address, phone number and accommodation preference – whether you would like a single, twin or dormitory room. Could you please send a deposit cheque of £50 made out to the Contemplative Spirituality Network to Flat 20, Christchurch Court, 171 Willesden Lane, London. UK. NW67XF. On receipt of your deposit, we will acknowledge that your place on the retreat is confirmed. The remaining £125 will be due by 30th March, 2012. The cost of the accommodation and full vegetarian board during the retreat is £329 for a single room, £252 for sharing a twin room and £196 for sharing a dormitory. This cost is paid directly to the Holy Island Conference Centre at the beginning of the retreat. For all enquires, further information and booking, please
contact Julienne on 020 8 451 5255 or Viv on 01483 771757 or email info@contemplativespirituality.org
The Retreat Leaders Julienne McLean is a psychologist, Jungian analyst and spiritual director practising in north London. She has taught on several Anglican ordination courses, at Sarum College, Salisbury as well as being on the team at the St Marylebone Healing and Counselling Centre in central London. For many years, she has been teaching, writing and running groups and workshops on Jungian psychology and Carmelite spirituality, as well as co-leading study retreats to Spain. She is the author of ‘Towards Mystical Union’ (2003, St Paul’s), a modern commentary on St Teresa of Avila’s classic text on prayer, The Interior Castle. Viv Stacey is a spiritual director with a background of experience and training as a hospital chaplain. She currently works with others to offer courses and retreats introducing resources from the Christian contemplative tradition. She has a special interest in creative process, and uses poetry and art in her work in the U.K. and South Africa, and is a member of the pastoral team at St Columba’s Retreat House in Surrey. Revd. Iain McKillop is an Anglican
priest, a painter and art historian. Iain’s paintings have toured
many British cathedrals and churches, and BBC Songs of Praise has featured
his work. Iain’s altarpieces hang in Gloucester Cathedral, Guildford
Cathedral, St. John’s, Bury St. Edmunds and St. Peter’s,
West Molesey. He has Stations of the Cross in Bury St. Edmunds and Ewell.
Iain’s exhibitions frequently explore issues of theology and discipleship
through painting and poetry. Iain’s work has been included in
many surveys of current Christian Art, including ‘Presence’
- St. Paul’s Cathedral, - ‘Christ Among Us’
- Westminster Cathedral and ‘Seeing Salvation Now’
Huddersfield. (www.mckillop.weebly.com)
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