Living the Contemplative Life

28 - 30 June 2023 - Living the Contemplative Life:  What gets in the way?  Led by Jill Benet Rooted in the practice of Centering Prayer and drawing on the work of Thomas Keating, Cynthia Bourgeault and others, as well as our own experience, Jill will help us explore how...

Temple Theology – Margaret Barker

Temple Theology - Parcevall Hall 6 - 8 June 2023 We are very pleased to be able to offer this retreat led by Margaret Barker. She was awarded a Lambeth Degree of Doctor of Divinity by Rowan Williams in recognition of her work on the Jerusalem Temple and the origins...

2023 Programme

  Parcevall Hall's 2023 Programme is now open for bookings Please click here to see a pdf version of the 2023 programme.  A printed version will be available shortly, but bookings are now open. Parcevall’s Lent retreat next year is led by our Chaplain, Canon Graham Bettridge; Mystery, music and...

Online Retreat

Online Retreat

Revd Christine Shedd wrote and presented an online retreat for us during the first lockdown which you can access by clicking here. The password is SimonsS34t Unfortunately, due to technical problems, we have been unable to share this until now, but the experiences and readings Christine has shared with us...

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A Spring Reflection from Professor Rosemary Mitchell

And so we have a painting, which – while not traditionally religious – nevertheless feels like a work of faith, a spiritual revelation.  At one level, A Study, in March is just an image of an odd corner of the English landscape in early spring, that time when the branches...

Candlemas Reflection

Kindly created for us by Professor Rosemary Mitchell.Lorenzetti’s Presentation of Christ in the Temple The seasons and feasts surrounding Christmas put a strong emphasis on waiting for God’s revelation.  We begin with Advent, a season of waiting – and we finish with Candlemas, the feast of the Presentation of Christ...