Parcevall Hall

Friends of Parcevall Hall Eucharist & Lunch
2019-10-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-13 11:00 - 15:00 UTC
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship together over lunch.
Coffee and biscuits will be served from 10.30am.

Knitting, Crochet & Felting Retreat
2019-09-18 16:00 - 2019-09-20 15:00
Leader: Revd Elizabeth Brown
Come along for chat and crafting, times of quiet and worship. There will be a swap-shop, rummage bin and information skills-sharing.
Revd Elizabeth Brown serves as a Hospital Chaplain in the Northumbria NHS Trust and is an experienced workshop and retreat leader. This will be Elizabeth’s second retreat at Parcevall Hall. If you would like more information about the workshop, please contact Revd Elizabeth Brown (lizzieegg@hotmail.co.uk or on 01670 515556). Further details are also available on our website. Bookings should be made through Parcevall Hall.

Literature Appreciation - Shakespeare’s Extras
2019-08-30 16:00 - 2019-09-01 15:00
Tutor: Hugh Parry
This course is a celebration of the extraordinary generosity with which Shakespeare treated the minor actors in his company who did the bitpart chores. Even in a few lines he could create cameos which would be a privilege to play, either illuminated by flashes of wonderful poetry or given narrative significance far beyond their apparently meagre word-count. Hugh Parry has offered adult education classes in literature for over 30 years.
Although loyal all his life to Shakespeare, he has over the years given courses on a diverse range of topics, including detective fiction, utopias, ghost stories, Cowper, Swift and R S Thomas.

Recorder Players’ Workshop III
2019-08-16 16:00 - 2019-08-18 15:00
Tutor: Margaret Shearing
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments and are able to swapbetween them. You should have the ability to hold your own part in a group as well as good sight-reading skills. Expect a wide variety of interesting music and technique tuition, as required. Contact Pauline on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com for further details. Bookings should be made through the Hall.
Margaret is an experienced recorder teacher, performer and conductor. She founded and played in the ELEVEN Recorder Chamber Orchestra. She conducts playdays as well as SRP branches and national festivals. She is a member of Tutti Flutti, led by Philip Thorby and plays in Recorders Incorporated conducted by Tom Beets. She regularly attends courses by Bart Spanhove, Tom Beets, Philip Thorby and others.

Art Appreciation II - Klimt & the Golden Age of Vienna
2019-08-06 16:00 - 2019-08-08 15:00
Tutor: Tim Stimson
Klimt, as the leader of the Vienna Secession, began his career adorning the new buildings of the Ringstrasse, yet at the height of his fame his works became increasingly controversial, especially his images of the Femme Fatale; yet he also painted sensitive
landscapes and portraits, and complex allegories. Above all his works are gloriously decorative and exuberant.
This course locates Klimt within the social milieu of Vienna and investigates his idiosyncratic art and life. Tim’s involvement in art began with the practical. For a number of years he was a professional painter/ceramicist in Scotland and Wales, before returning to university to study literature and the history of art, then training to teach adults.
For the last 30 years he has been a freelance cultural/art historian, specialising in 17th and 19th century art and society. He now lectures for the University of Cambridge, the WEA, the Art Fund and The Arts Society (previously NADFAS), and presents residential study courses in Britain and Europe. Tim has now completed two lecture tours of Australia, the last in 2016, and presented a lecture for Hull City of Culture 2017 on T E Ferens, patron of Hull’s newly refurbished gallery.

Open Quiet Day III - Do I have to do that?
2019-08-05 10:00 - 16:00
Leader: Canon Adrian Botwright
Handling positively the desire not to kneel down to pray but rather go for a walk!
Our Open Quiet Days this year offer the opportunity to think deeply about challenging questions and dilemmas faced by all people of faith, but perhaps seldom spoken about.
No booking is required, but please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offering

Summer Walking in Wharfedale
2019-08-01 16:00 - 2019-08-04 15:00
Join us for the second of our three, companionable three-night walking breaks this year. There is a choice each day of either short or longer, more demanding walks with one of our guides, returning to the welcome and warmth of Parcevall Hall. We usually end with a guided walk suitable for all on the final day. Our Chaplain, Graham Bettridge, will be on hand to provide spiritual leadership for those who wish to participate.
For more detailed information, please click here to read our Guidance Notes
You can download and print off our flyer for all three of our walking breaks here

Friends of Parcevall Hall Annual Gathering & AGM
2019-07-02 16:00 - 2019-07-04 15:00
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of fellowship and sharing together at the Hall. The AGM takes place on Wednesday 3 July.
Full gathering: £146
Day guest – AGM & lunch: £20
Day guest – AGM, lunch & dinner: £37

The Spiritual Aspect of Counselling
2019-06-21 16:00 - 2019-06-23 15:00
Counselling can be at its most effective when we look in-depth at the human psyche. The testing steps we go through in life unavoidably create suffering, which can make or break us. To heal and develop understanding from sorrows and distortions there is a need to reflect on how we manage the ‘self’. This course will discuss how the ‘three souls in every man’ interact within us, and how listening to this hidden intelligence slowly shapes our being into a healthier place, to give greater wisdom and integrity.
Marion Duff MBACP has been an in-depth freelance counsellor, supervisor and trainer in South Manchester for three and a half decades. Pastoral carers, bereavements groups, lectures for counsellors, ministers, teachers, EQ courses, and workshops on a variety of subjects have all been included over the years.
Click here to read or download the schedule for these two days.
You can download and print off our flyer for this event by clicking here.

Anglican Association Retreat (part silent)
2019-06-10 16:00 - 2019-06-14 15:00
‘Simple Prayer’ – Biblical references on our personal experience of God
Conductor: Revd Canon Andrew Hawes

Services will be in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer and the Authorized Version of the Bible. It is not necessary to be a member of the Anglican Association to come on this retreat, and all are welcome.
All bookings should be made through Mrs Rosemary Hall. Rosemary is also the contact for questions and enquiries relating to this event. Telephone 0191 285 7534 or email hallrosyhall@gmail.com.

‘The Word Heart Deep’: Religious Poetry of the English Reformation
2019-06-06 10:00 - 20:30
Study Day with Joyce Simpson
Talks and shared readings, mainly on the lives and works of three poets: John Donne, George Herbert and Henry Vaughan. What were the pressures shaping the experience of these writers? How do they speak to seekers in the 21st century?
In Colloquy with God: Involved with mankind.
John Donne: In Quest of Salvation
John Donne: In Meditation
George Herbert: In Battle with All that Dogs Mankind
Herbert and Vaughan: Shared Readings
We will explore the religious quest through the works and lives of poets who lived in turbulent times, and consider what the pilgrim journey of each can offer to readers in the 21st century.
Arrival at 10.00am for Holy Communion at 10.15am. Price includes coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and evening meal.
Joyce Simpson is the former Head of Humanities at Leeds Trinity University, where she introduced students to the delights of poetry, novels and plays. Now, in retirement, she takes pleasure in sharing her thoughts and insights with fellow voyagers from different walks of life.
*There is the option to stay overnight the day before or after this study day.

Recorder Players’ Workshop II
2019-05-24 16:00 - 2019-05-26 15:00
Tutor: Mary Tyers
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments and are able to swap between them. You should have the ability to hold your own part in a group as well as good sight-reading skills. Expect a wide variety of interesting music and technique tuition, as required. Contact Pauline on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com for further details. Bookings should be made through the Hall.
Mary is well-established in the north of England as both teacher and performer. She founded and continues to be the musical director of the Durham branch of the Society of Recorder Players. She was awarded the SRP’s Certificate for Long Service to Recorder Playing in February 2015. Mary has also taught recorder and flute at Durham and Newcastle Universities and is regularly invited to guest conduct other SRP branches and festivals. She tutors in the Early Music summer schools NORVIS and HISS.
Please click here to see or download the schedule for this event.

Friends of Parcevall Hall Eucharist & Annual Dinner
2019-05-21 16:00 - 22:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship over a three course dinner, served with wine.
Dinner: £20
Dinner, bed & breakfast: £65

Beginner’s Birdwatching & the Dawn Chorus
2019-05-13 16:00 - 2019-05-15 15:00
Leader: Chris Bradshaw
Join us on a relaxed birdwatching break aimed at people new to birdwatching, or those just wishing to enjoy commoner birds in a tranquil location. We will have a programme of short birdwatching walks which focus on learning how to identify and understand more about the life histories of the commoner resident and migrant birds that occur in the area.
There will also be plenty of opportunity to experience one of nature’s most delightful spring events; the dawn chorus.
The focus will be on learning about commoner birds, so we will not be ‘chasing’ a big bird list. Birds we hope to encounter during the course of the event include common species such as the Mistle and Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Blue, Great and Coal Tit, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Chaffinch. Summer migrants will hopefully include Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap and perhaps Redstart, Pied and Spotted Flycatchers and maybe Wood Warbler. Birds of prey may include Kestrel, Buzzard, Red Kite and Peregrine. Along the streams and rivers Dipper and Grey Wagtail are likely, whilst surrounding hillsides will be home to Meadow Pipits and Sky Larks.
Hearing the dawn chorus at Parcevall is a memorable experience!
Chris Bradshaw has been working as a freelance ornithologist and birdwatching tour guide for over 20 years. Although frequently to be found overseas, he runs customised birdwatching trips in the UK and finds great joy in watching and passing on his knowledge of the commoner British birds which first inspired his interest as a child.
You can download and print off our flyer with more details of this event by clicking here.

Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer Retreat I
2019-04-29 16:00 - 2019-05-02 15:00
‘Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest’
Mt 11 v 28
Contemplative Prayer is the expression of the desire to seek stillness amid the rush of life, to find silence amid noise, to listen amid the clamour to speak, to deepen the internal amid the purely external – to search for God amid busyness.
Silence experienced as a group can be deeper than that experienced alone and can greatly help and encourage a person in their own regular prayer time. During the retreat the witness will lead us collectively in 3 to 4 guided silent exercises following the FCP format. Each exercise lasts for one hour.
Silence will start late on the first evening and continue until just before lunch on the final day. The extended silences between the witness-led sessions give personal uninterrupted space to contemplate the direction into which God is guiding each of us, or simply to rest, relax and be. During these times retreatants are free to be in the house or gardens, or anywhere they wish. Witnesses are usually long-term members of the Contemplative Fellowship. They are often ordained but may be lay people experienced in Contemplative Prayer and church life. There is also the opportunity for short private interviews with the witness. All are welcome.
For more information, enquiries and also to book this retreat, contact Sue Davies.
Telephone 01924 255129 or email susandavies367@gmail.com.
For more information about the Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer visit www.contemplative-prayer.org.uk.

Open Quiet Day II - Do I have to witness?
2019-04-29 10:00 - 16:00
Leader: Fr Derek Mills
Understanding one of the basic elements of the Christian faith… Our Open Quiet Days this year offer the opportunity to think deeply about challenging questions and dilemmas faced by all people of faith, but perhaps seldom spoken about.
No booking is required, but please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offering

Art Appreciation I - Landscapes of Wonder
2019-04-23 16:00 - 2019-04-25 15:00
Tutor: Tim Stimson
In the early 19th century in Britain spectacular paintings of epic events in awe-inspiring landscapes competed for popularity with enchantingly diminutive vistas of fairyland; both encapsulating a complex relationship between man, nature and
the supernatural. These paintings expressed responses to the tumult following Napoleon’s defeat with images embracing the wild, garden design, ‘Panoramania’, millenarian hysteria and much more!
Tim’s involvement in art began with the practical. For a number of years he was a professional painter/ceramicist in Scotland and Wales, before returning to university to study literature and the history of art, then training to teach adults. For the last 30 years he has been a freelance cultural/art historian, specialising in 17th and 19th century art and society. He now lectures for the University of Cambridge, the WEA, the Art Fund and The Arts Society (previously NADFAS), and presents residential study courses in Britain and Europe. Tim has now completed two lecture tours of Australia, the last in 2016, and presented a lecture for Hull City of Culture 2017 on T E Ferens, patron of Hull’s newly refurbished gallery.

Easter Retreat Days & Residential Stays
2019-04-18 16:00 - 2019-04-22 16:00
There is the option to come for a day, stay overnight or for the whole Easter Retreat this year. Please see below for prices.
DAY 1 MAUNDY THURSDAY – 18 APRIL
The first day of our Easter observances begins at 4pm on Maundy Thursday followed by our shared meal, concluding with the liturgy of the Last Supper.
(Please note that all other retreat days during Easter begin at 10am)
DAY 2 GOOD FRIDAY – 19 APRIL
Via Dolorosa Stations of the Cross, praying in the spring garden. Liturgy around
the Cross with hymns and time for quiet thoughts.
DAY 3 EASTER EVE – 20 APRIL
A reflective day of preparation culminating in the celebration of the new light of Easter.
DAY 4 EASTER DAY – 21 APRIL
A celebration of the great Easter Day, renewing our hope, together in companionship and recollection.
DAY 5 EASTER MONDAY – 22 APRIL
Making Easter Mine – a personal meditation. The day and our Easter retreat end with a shared Communion or re-dedication.
Full day including morning coffee and lunch: £28
Arrive 10am, depart 4pm

Full day, as above, plus dinner, bed & breakfast: £80
Arrive 10am, depart 9.30am the following day

Maundy Thursday
Arrive 4pm, depart 8pm, including evening meal: £20
Maundy Thursday, as above, plus bed & breakfast: £69

Full retreat including Maundy Thursday: £295
Arrive Thursday 4pm, depart Monday 4pm

Full retreat excluding Maundy Thursday: £247
Arrive Friday 10am, depart Monday 4pm

Springtime Walking in Wharfedale
2019-04-01 16:00 - 2019-04-04 15:00
Join us for a companionable three-night walking break. There is a choice each day of either short or longer, more demanding walks with one of our guides, returning to the welcome and warmth of Parcevall Hall. We usually end with a guided walk suitable for all on the final day. Our Chaplain, Graham Bettridge, will be on hand to provide spiritual leadership for those who wish to participate.
For more detailed information, please click here to read our Guidance Notes.
You can download and print off our flyer detailing all 3 of our walking breaks this year by clicking here.

Literature Appreciation I - Poetry from Wales
2019-03-22 16:00 - 2019-03-24 15:00
Tutor: Hugh Parry
A weekend sampling poetry by Welsh writers from medieval to modern times. Dafydd ap Gwilym (in translation) to Gillian Clarke, with a doctor or two, a clergyman or two (yes, a Thomas or two, of course!). There may even be a Jones or two. Come and meet the ‘Celtic fringe’ – they are not all wild and woolly (though some are), and they speak your language – with great brio.
Hugh Parry has offered adult education classes in literature for over 30 years. Although loyal all his life to Shakespeare, he has over the years given courses on a diverse range of topics, including detective fiction, utopias, ghost stories, Cowper, Swift and R S Thomas.

Recorder Players’ Workshop I
2019-03-19 16:00 - 2019-03-21 15:00
Tutor: Terry Smurthwaite
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally
offer two instruments and are able to swap between them. You should have the ability to hold your own part in a group
as well as good sight-reading skills. Expect a wide variety of interesting music and technique tuition, as required.
Contact Pauline at paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com for further details. Bookings should be made through the Hall.
Terry regularly conducts Society of Recorder Players’ meetings at Leeds, Bingley and York. He also conducts a group which meets weekly in Ilkley and has recently founded and conducts The Rombalds Recorders, a group set up to perform early music. In addition to bringing a wide range of music, he is also able to offer advice on the techniques of ensemble playing and musicianship.

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat I
2019-03-15 16:00 - 2019-03-17 15:00
Tutor: Keely Hodgson
Combine singing in harmony with rest, nurture and inspiration. No previous singing experience, or the ability to read music, is required. A varied repertoire of songs and rounds are sensitively taught using call and response.
Keely Hodgson is a composer and natural voice practitioner. She has worked as a music specialist in primary and special school settings and leads a number of community singing groups, including Ben Rhydding Community Choir. She is committed to sharing the joy of singing with others and helping those who have not sung before to discover their unique voice.
The second Heart & Soul Singing Retreat in our 2019 programme is from 11-12 October.

Lent Retreat Days & Residential Stays
2019-03-05 10:00 - 2019-03-08 16:00
This year there is the option to spend a day, stay overnight, or join the whole period of our Lent Retreat. The price for each option is at the bottom of this page.
DAY 1 – 5 MARCH
Leader: Revd Darryl Hall, Area Dean of Ripon Deanery
Theme: Witnesses to the crucifixion of Christ
Session 1 The centurion: finding the truth
Session 2 The criminal: finding forgiveness
Session 3 Joseph of Arimathea:
finding courage
DAY 2 – 6 MARCH
Leader: Revd Andrew Tawn, Director of Clergy Development
Theme: Going Deeper
Richard Foster begins his classic A Celebration of Discipline with these words: ‘Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem.
The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.’ This day is an
exploration of the idea of depth in the Bible and what it might mean for us to follow Jesus’ direction to ‘put out into the deep’. (Luke 5.4)
DAY 3 – 7 MARCH
Leader: Revd Darryl Hall, Area Dean of Ripon Deanery
Theme: Witnesses to the crucifixion of Christ
Session 1 Mary: finding trust
Session 2 Thaddaeus: finding faith under fire
Session 3 Martha: finding life
DAY 4 – 8 MARCH
Leader: Canon Graham Bettridge
Theme: The wings of the morning
Today will be spent in meditation of Psalm 139, led by our Chaplain, Canon Graham Bettridge.
PRICES:
Full day including morning coffee, lunch & afternoon tea: £28
Arrive 10am, depart 4pm
Full day, as above, plus dinner, bed & breakfast: £80
Arrive 10am, depart 9.30am the following day
Full retreat: £247

Clergy Reading Week
2019-02-04 10:00 - 2019-02-07 10:00
Leader: Revd Canon Stephen Treasure
An opportunity to take time away from the parish to read, reflect, walk, chat, rest and sleep. You are invited to bring along books of your own choice of a theological or spiritual nature. All who are present share with the group which books they have chosen and why. This often leads to conversations with each other during the retreat about books of mutual interest.
After that introduction, apart from meal and prayer times, the remainder of this retreat is relaxed and unstructured – a time of refreshment for body, mind and soul in a place of beauty and peace. The cost can be paid from your CMD retreat grant. If you have not been to this event before and would like to know more please contact the Revd Canon Stephen Treasure who is the event coordinator. For bookings, please contact Parcevall Hall.

Open Quiet Day I - Do I have to believe that?
2019-01-28
Leader: Canon Adrian Botwright
Handling positively those times of doubt and uncertainty… Our Open Quiet Days this year offer the opportunity to think deeply about challenging questions and dilemmas faced by all people of faith, but perhaps seldom spoken about.
No booking is required, but please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offering

Quietly Contemplating Christmas
2018-12-13 16:00 - 2018-12-15 15:00
Following the pattern of this popular event last year, these two days are an opportunity to enjoy simple pleasures, peace, calm and nourishment before the busyness of Christmas. Between times of relaxation and fellowship, we will look at the December night sky with astronomer Martin Lunn. All will be invited to spend an afternoon in discussion and contemplation with the Revd Darryl Hall, Area Dean of Ripon Deanery. Wholesome food and a warm welcome are assured.
Spaces are available for this event. Please contact the office to make a booking.

'Amazing Grace': Literature & Faith
2018-08-14 10:00 - 20:00
Please join us for a Study Day with Joyce Simpson at Parcevall Hall to explore themes of renewal, spiritual friendship and mission in the life journeys of John Newton, William Cowper, and William Wilberforce. A central focus will be the Olney Hymns (1779), the fruit of collaboration between Newton and Cowper. These hymns, including ‘God moves in a mysterious way’ and ‘Glorious things of Thee are spoken’, were written for weekly meetings in the parish of Olney, Buckinghamshire, and are representative of themes foregrounded by the 18th century Evangelical Movement. One of the Olney Hymns has become reputedly the most famous hymn in the world: ‘Amazing Grace’.
Joyce Simpson, former Head of Humanities at Leeds Trinity University, enjoyed many years introducing students to the delights of poetry, novels and plays in the hope that they might discover in depth the joy of creative encounter with language and literature, and be encouraged to set sail on their own spiritual quests. Now, in retirement, she takes pleasure in sharing her thoughts and insights with fellow voyagers from different walks of life.
Arrival at 10am. Departure at 8pm. Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and evening meal are included in the price.
Please click here for the schedule of this event.
There are some spaces left for non-residential guests for this event. Please contact the office to make your booking.

Quietly Contemplating Christmas
2017-12-13 16:00 - 2017-12-15 15:00
These two days are an opportunity to enjoy simple pleasures, peace, calm and nourishment before the busyness of Christmas. Between times of relaxation and fellowship, we will look at the December night sky with astronomer Martin Lunn, and hear about an astronomer’s interpretation of the Star of Bethlehem. All will be invited to spend an afternoon with Revd Canon Simon Cowling, discussing a piece of spiritual writing. Wholesome food and a warm welcome are assured.
