Saturday 25 November 2023, from 10.30am to 3.30pm

Online event via Zoom

The Journey to Emmanuel: God with us  

CSMV Associates Online Quiet Day with Rev. Miles Welborn, Curate of Bampton with Clanfield (Oxford Diocese)

The Day is intended as a preparation for Advent and Christmas, supplementing what may be available in your own church and Deanery and offering some scope for sharing with other participants on the day.

Please note this event is open to all who wish to join. For enquiries and bookings please contact Rosey Feuell, Associates Retreat Secretary and Zoom host on  roseyleaf@talktalk.net or telephone 01223 213305. 

Suggested £25 donation to CSMV via CSMV Bursary. Booking now open.

Fri 16 – Sun 18 February 2024, St Mary’s Convent

Conducted Retreat   

CSMV run Conducted Retreat with Revd Canon Liz Jackson.

Please note this event is open to all who wish to join.

Further details to be released December 2023.

All meals are provided. Cost for the overnight stay is dependent on the type of room chosen.

For bookings please contact St Mary’s Convent Reception on welcome@csmv.co.uk or 01235 763141.

Saturday 2 March 2024, St Mary’s Convent

Lent Quiet Day

CSMV Associates run Lent Quiet Day with Revd Katherine Price, Vicar of Wantage

Please note this event is open to all who wish to join.

Further details to be released in January 2024.

Participants are invited to arrive from 9.30am for tea/coffee and to depart at 4 – 4.30pm after tea and cake.

Overnight stays may be possible before/after the Quiet Day. Please inquire when booking the Quiet Day.

For enquiries about the content of the Quiet Day please contact Rosey Feuell, Associates Retreat Secretary, roseyleaf@talktalk.net or telephone 01223 213305. 

All meals are provided. Cost for the overnight stay is dependent on the type of room chosen.

For bookings please contact St Mary’s Convent Reception on welcome@csmv.co.uk or 01235 763141.

Fri 24 – Sun 26 May 2024, St Mary’s Convent

Conducted Retreat

CSMV run Conducted Retreat with Revd Canon Emma Pennington.

Please note this event is open to all who wish to join.

Further details to be released. 

All meals are provided. Cost for the overnight stay is dependent on the type of room chosen.

For bookings please contact St Mary’s Convent Reception on welcome@csmv.co.uk or 01235 763141.

Tue 16 – Sat 20 July 2024, St Mary’s Convent

Themed Retreat

CSMV Associates run themed Retreat on aspects of the (19th Centry) Oxford Movement, led by Rosey Feuell and others. To include local visits, talks and prayers.

Please note this event is open to all who wish to join.

Further details to be released in January 2024.

Retreatants are invited to arrive between 2.30pm and 4pm on Tue 16 July and to depart at around 12 noon on Sat 20 July.

Additional costs to cover outings and visits will be divided between members of the group.  We expect to confirm these during the summer.  Packed lunches may be provided on some outings.

For enquiries about the content of the Retreat please contact Rosey Feuell, Associates Retreat Secretary, roseyleaf@talktalk.net or telephone 01223 213305. 

All meals are provided. Cost for the overnight stay is dependent on the type of room chosen.

For bookings please contact St Mary’s Convent Reception on welcome@csmv.co.uk or 01235 763141.

Fri 16 – Sun 18 August 2024, St Mary’s Convent

Conducted Retreat

CSMV run Conducted Retreat with Revd Susan Blagdon.

Please note this event is open to all who wish to join.

Further details to be released. 

All meals are provided. Cost for the overnight stay is dependent on the type of room chosen.

For bookings please contact St Mary’s Convent Reception on welcome@csmv.co.uk or 01235 763141.

Tue 22 – Sat 26 October 2024, St Mary’s Convent

Conducted Retreat

CSMV Associates run conducted Retreat. This retreat will be conducted by Father Richard Peers, Dean of Llandaff.  Topic to be confirmed nearer the time.

Please note this event is open to all who wish to join. Further details to be released in January 2024.

Retreatants are invited to arrive between 2.30pm and 4pm  on Tue 22 October and to depart at around 12 noon on Sat 26 October.

For enquiries about the content of the Retreat please contact Rosey Feuell, Associates Retreat Secretary, roseyleaf@talktalk.net or telephone 01223 213305. 

All meals are provided. Cost for the overnight stay is dependent on the type of room chosen.

For bookings please contact St Mary’s Convent Reception on welcome@csmv.co.uk or 01235 763141.

Sat 16 – Sun 17 November 2024, St Mary’s Convent 

Beginners’ Retreat

This short retreat, facilitated by Sr Lizzie Ruth, is for anyone who has never been on a retreat before or who would value some extra guidance on how to use the space and time in retreat.

Participants will first be given some helpful general advice about being in retreat and helped to enter into the quietness and slower pace of the weekend.  Then every few hours they will be offered a couple of suggestions, along with guidance, of different activities they might like to try out in the space and silence. These will include journalling, going for a walk, using our new labyrinth, praying with a Bible passage, and praying with an icon or picture. These optional activities will  be aimed at helping each participant enjoy some quality time with God in a relaxed setting.

Programmed into the retreat timetable will be a few opportunities for participants to join the Sisters in chapel. Sr Lizzie Ruth will let participants know what to expect ahead of time so that if they are unfamiliar with praying a Daily Office or with the CSMV Sisters’ services, they can go into chapel feeling a bit more at ease.

The hope is that as well as being an enriching retreat in itself, this weekend will help each participant feel more confident about being on retreat in the future.

Retreatants are invited to arrive between 10:30am and 11:00am on Sat 16th November and to depart between 2:00pm and 2:30pm on Sun 17th November.

You are encouraged to bring the following: 

• a journal or notebook and pen
• a watch and alarm clock that are separate from your phone 

All meals are provided, including a cooked dinner on Sunday. Cost for the overnight stay is dependent on the type of room chosen.

For enquiries and bookings please email welcome@csmv.co.uk or telephone Reception on 01235 763141.