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3 questions from Luke 1, of disappointment, desperation, desire; of inadequacy and control. And how these questions speak into our own situations today.It’s a time to leave aside the busyness of the Christmas preparations and have time to take a deep breath and prepare ourselves for the coming of Emmanuel, God with us.
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Arrival is through the afternoon on the Tuesday in time for 5:30pm. All meals are included, along with tea/coffee throughout. The retreat will end after lunch on the Thursday.
To book your place or request further details, please email: [email protected] or call the office on 01494 881037.
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The Revd Penelope Swithinbank is an experienced pilgrimage and retreat leader, conference speaker and Spiritual Director/Therapist and has been leading retreats and pilgrimages for nearly 20 years. She has had an international ministry, including churches in America and the UK and her most special memory is of opening the US Senate in prayer and being guest chaplain.
Penelope ran The Vine at Mays Farm, a Christian Retreat House providing sanctuary mostly to burned-out clergy, although ‘normal’ people came too, for retreats and time out. She now divides her time between mentoring, supporting and pastoring clergy and others, Chaplaincy at Bath Abbey, leading retreats and writing.
Penelope is an avid walker and spends a lot of her time stomping in the hills and valleys near her home outside Bath. She is the author of three books, Women by Design and Walking Back to Happiness; her third, Scent of Water, is a devotional for times of spiritual bewilderment and grief. She is a wife, mother and grandmother and says of the 6 grandchildren that they are so wonderful she should have had them first.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Katharine's Retreat House, Parmoor, Marlow, United Kingdom
