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Stillness and Stitching – A Day of Reflection and Creative Renewal. Step away from the busyness of everyday life and enter a gentle space of calm, creativity, and connection. Through guided meditation, quiet prayer, and mindful stitching, this workshop invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover balance. By the end of the day, you’ll leave feeling restored and centred carrying home not only a handmade piece, but a renewed sense of peace.

We look forward to sharing some or all of Holy Week and Easter with you. Taking some retreat time gives you time and space to reflect and pray through the events leading up to Jesus’ death, his resurrection and the on-going story of which we are a part.

In a busy world, charity and love can be easily missed as we rush through our lives. God

may at times seem distant and far off within the demands of the day. This creative day is

aimed at stilling ourselves, giving %me to allow our being to recognise what is in and

around us.

These practices help transform stress and pain deriving from illness, violence, and the stresses of daily life and open the individual up towards greater wholeness and wellbeing. As individuals get in touch with their own source of healing and wisdom they can help others.

Meditating and Making

The day will begin with a guided meditation using a found vessel as your inspiration for an imaginative narrative and prayerful exploration.

The rest of the day will be spent meditating as you make a cloth vessel using slow hand stitching in response to this initial meditation.

This will be a fun day of doodling, mark making, and imaginative drawing aimed at awakening your sense of the spiritual.

No experience or artistic ability is needed, and all materials will be provided.

Come for as few or as many days as you wish These retreats will introduce ways of stilling yourself and prayer material. There will be the opportunity to meet with a guide each day

“If you stand still for a few minutes in the relentless onward rush of 21st century life you might hear a quiet but insistent undercurrent. It is the cry of our hearts for space and time just to be, to listen to the heartbeat of creation, to let our souls catch up. Quiet gardens offer just such longed-for oases of peace. They open up once more what all our busy-ness has buried – the precious gift of heart-time and soul-space.”

Margaret Silf – patron of The Quiet Garden Movement

Why silence?

Most people have a yearning for tranquillity and peace. By taking part in a silent retreat, you will have the opportunity to draw back from the normal routines and busyness of life to reflect and allow space for new encounters.

Why silence?

Most people have a yearning for tranquillity and peace. By taking part in a silent retreat, you will have the opportunity to draw back from the normal routines and busyness of life to reflect and allow space for new encounters.

Why silence?

Most people have a yearning for tranquillity and peace. By taking part in a silent retreat, you will have the opportunity to draw back from the normal routines and busyness of life to reflect and allow space for new encounters.

The Purpose – of the workshop is to be open to ourselves, to each other and to God for growth and healing.

Who is it for? – it is suitable for all who are looking for growth and insight in their relationships or in their inner, emotional or spiritual lives. It is not a requirement that group members be professing Christians, but this is the context in which the groups run.