Upcoming Events
Divorced or Separated
Frances Trotman
6-8 November
A welcoming and affirming weekend offering the chance to reflect, share and pray together.
book this retreat onlinePsychology weekend - What We May Be
Andrew Walker, Director of the London Centre for Spirituality
20-22 November
Exploring the vision and techniques of Psychosynthesis for self and soul. The weekend will be followed by an individually-guided rereat, Nov 23-27, led by the Loyola Hall team, for those who wish to stay on.
book this retreat onlineWatching and Waiting
Margaret Silf
13-15 November
In preparation for Advent we reflect on what it means to be in a time of waiting and watching. In the dark winter nights we wait and watch for glimpses of guidance, of trust,of wisdom and hope, until we enter the place where the mystery is revealed and grace found.
book this retreat onlineAdvent Triduum
Vron Smith and Karen Eliasen
November 30 - December 4th
In beginning was the Word and the Word was made flesh. Using the Prologue in John's Gospel we will reflect upon the God who speaks and communicates with us through salvation history and in our own lives today. This is a preached retreat where participants will have time for reflection in silence.
book this retreat onlineIn Search of a Way
Matthew Power SJ and Edel McClean
14-19 December
An individually guided retreat for people aged 18-35 with workshops on prayer and decision-making. This retreat is particularly useful for those who are considering life changes or have other choices to make. Individual spiritual direction and opportunities to talk to others on the retreat.
book this retreat onlineAdvent Weekend
Edna Rowlands OSF and Gerald O'Mahony SJ
18-20 December
A quiet prayerful weekend with input. Take some time out from the hustle and bustle to help prepare prayerfully for Christmas.
book this retreat onlineIndividually Guided Retreats 2009
What are Individually Guided retreats?
In a recent article about her retreat at Loyola Hall, a journalist recalled how she had arrived empty, exhausted and emotionally strung out. Yet within days her jostling thoughts had given way to a spacious emptiness that seemed, quite simply, heavenly. Saint Ignatius (whose Spiritual Exercises form the basis of the retreats offered at Loyola Hall)firmly believed that God could be found in all things, in every aspect of human life. Though situated less than a mile from junction 7 on the M62 motorway, Loyola Hall offers people space and time to muse and reflect and to explore where God is to be found in their lives. Because God deals with each individual in a unique way, we offer a large number of Individually Guided retreats of different lengths, where the retreatant has the opportunity to talk daily with an experienced guide. Each retreat offers space and time to reflect on the past, to ponder and assess the present, to listen to the desires of the heart and to talk with God in prayer about the way forward. Even the garden breathes a helpful atmosphere, inviting the wanderer to be still, to think and to pray.
Dates for Individually Guided Retreats November 2009 to January 2010
8 Days 28 October - 6th November; 6-15 November; 16-25 November; 25 November - 4 December; 12-21 December; 9-18 January; 18-27 January
Midweek (Monday evening to Friday midday) 9-13 November; 23-27 November; 7-11 December; 11-15 January; 25-29 January
Weekends 11-13 December; 29-31 January
book this retreat onlineTraining Programmes 2010
Spiritual Accompaniment One (SAC 1)
15th - 24th February 2010
This course aims to develop basic skills, such as listening skills, ways of praying, growth in prayer, discernment and images of God.
Spiritual Accompaniment Two (SAC 2)
10th - 23rd March 2010
This course is based on the Ignatian tradition that God is at work in the everyday life of each person. Hence the content and dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises of Staint Ignatius Loyola form the basis of the course. Considerable attention is given to supervised practce of the skills used in spiritual accompaniment, along with structured reflection on personal growth and learning. Participants should have done the full Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius residentially or as a retreat in daily life (19th Annotation).
Internship 2010
6th January - 25th March
This includes Thirty Day Retreat, SAC 1,supervised practice on a Week of Guided Prayer, SAC 2. OR 15th February - 25th March (without Thirty Days, starting with SAC 1)
2011
Training Programmes 2011
Spiritual Accompaniment 1
14-23 February 2011
Spiritual Accompaniment 2
9-22 March 2011
Internship
6 January - 24 March 2011
OR
14 February - 24th March (without Thirty Days, starting with SAC 1)
Thirty Days Retreat 2010
6 January-10 February
26 June-31 July
25 August-30 September
book this retreat onlineThirty Days Retreat 2011
6 January - 10th February 2011
Retreat dates for July and September 2011 to be confirmed