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Living Yarns

20–24 January 2025 (Mon–Fri)

Come and join Vittoria, Gretel and the team at Lee Abbey as we consider how the threads of our life weave together. Alongside the opportunity for you to knit or crochet, there are two short talks each day. Using stories from the Bible and other Christian sources of inspiration, we will explore how we live out our faith in today’s world. There will be time and space for thinking and discussing.
There will also be the opportunity for you to learn new skills with the two projects offered by Vittoria and Gretel, or work on your own projects in a welcoming, friendly and prayerful environment. We will be in touch nearer the event to share what projects we are offering, and to advise you of the tools and materials needed to make them.

Who's speaking?

Gretel White

Gretel White has a passion for creation and sustainability, expressed in various crafts including the use of recycled materials. Alongside her day job, she works as a spiritual director and retreat leader.

Vittoria Hancock

Vittoria Hancock is a Welsh priest, writer, and storyteller. She currently works in Scotland as a parish priest in the Cairngorms and Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. She is passionate about living life in all its fullness.

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The Treasures of the Kingdom – Silent Retreat

20–24 January 2025 (Mon–Fri)

Michael Mitton

Jesus said that God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then is accidentally found (Matthew 13.44). At this retreat…

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THEY SAW AND THEY UNDERSTOOD – CREATIVE WEEK

16–20 September 2024 (Mon–Fri)

Lynne Pugh

There are many occasions in the Bible where something that can be seen is used as a teaching tool… think of Jeremiah being sent to…

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tapestry of life

21–25 October 2024 (Mon–Fri)

Gretel White, Vittoria Hancock

This is a retreat for anyone interested in tapestry, embroidery or handicrafts. Whether you are a beginner at stitching, or an expert, come and join…

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Writers’ retreat: waiting for our heart’s desire

1–3 November 2024 (Fri–Sun)

Ruth Leigh

The Bible is full of stories of impatient people asking God, “When?” It’s a question many of us have fired at him. Waiting to see…

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Book of blessings

11–15 November 2024 (Mon–Fri)

Mark and Val Turner

Anyone can work with God to bless others. It comes out of kindness and opens us up to the work of the Holy Spirit. Blessing…

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Notes from a good place

18–22 November 2024 (Mon–Fri)

Dave Hopwood, Simeon Wood

Dave and Simeon have been friends since they first met in the early 1990s. They share a passion for communicating the Christian story in creative…

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What to expect

Wondering what it will be like to stay at Lee Abbey for a retreat or a holiday?

You will receive a warm welcome from our international Community, a beautiful and spacious home to stay in, delicious meals prepared and served for you, a well resourced library, quiet spaces to relax in, lawn games to play, 288 acres of our estate to explore, the wild north Devon coastline and the South West coastal path (literally on our doorstep), and our own beach.

For more information about Lee Abbey’s ministry or details on how to support us, see “About Lee Abbey”. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

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