Icon Writing with Teresa Harrison Prayerful meditation & the ancient technique of creating icons November 10 – 16, 2018 Join renowned instructor Teresa Harrison for a course in the ancient technique of icon writing. This process inspires prayerful meditation, both while creating the art and reflecting on the finished piece. This six-day retreat includes Eucharist, …
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Art & Soul Retreat: Personal and Liturgical Creative Expression The Art of Growing Our Souls  August 18th – 23rd, 2019 The Art and Soul Retreat is designed to provide opportunities to connect with the Divine through many forms of artistic expression. Within a spiritual community of love and creativity, we strive to renew our minds …
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Iconography with Suzanne Schleck The gospel in line and color February 9th-15th, 2019    REGISTER NOW Experience the compelling practice of painting an icon using techniques developed before the year 1000 A.D. Using gold leaf and egg tempera on gessoed boards, instructor Suzanne Schleck guides you through a week of art and prayer. Schleck has studied …
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Knitting & Quilting Retreat Master knitting and quilting techniques on a weekend escape January 17th– 20th, 2019 REGISTER NOW The perfect weekend escape for knitters and quilters of every ability level, Kanuga’s Knitting and Quilting Retreat offers participants chances to make various projects showcasing different sewing techniques. About the Retreat Knitters and quilters can choose …
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PASTORAL MINISTRY SERIES Overview This three-part series is designed for those serving in congregational ministry.  Through three consecutive Mondays,  clergy will spend time in community exploring the art of pastoral ministry.  Topics will touch on the impact of visual arts in proclamation, music and worship, and pastoral care. Come to one, two, or the full series. …
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Film and Theology 2nd December – 4th December 2019 Gladstone’s Library Warden Peter Francis returns with his popular course. Consider and discuss a selection of classic and contemporary films from a theological perspective, observing their world-view and the values they promote. Each film shown is award-winning and critically acclaimed. Programme coming soon. Residential prices start …
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Fact into Fiction – A Masterclass with Writer in Residence Sarah Day 24th November – 24th November 2019 10:00 am From historical novels to imagined biographies, writers have always been drawn towards turning fact into fiction. In this masterclass, novelist Sarah Day will help participants turn their own ideas (and perhaps even historical documents) into …
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Adventures in Research: Mussolini’s Island – An Evening with Writer in Residence Sarah Day 12th November – 12th November 2019 8:00 pm Join our final Writer in Residence of 2019 for tales of adventure through time and space… In researching novels based on real life historical events, author Sarah Day has followed eighteenth-century explorers to …
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GLADFIC: Writing Fiction with Vanessa Gebbie 3rd November – 8th November 2019 Inspire, invigorate and enrich your writing We are delighted to welcome Vanessa Gebbie back to Gladstone’s Library for another busy creative writing week. Perhaps there’s an unfinished novel under the bed that needs a fresh start. Perhaps you’ve always wanted to write, never …
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Writing Change: Climate, Landscapes, Planets – A Masterclass with Writer in Residence Suzannah Evans 27th October – 27th October 2019 10:00 am Take your poetry to new places with Writer in Residence Suzannah Evans. Based on the subject of Suzannah’s poetry collection, Near Future, learn to write eco-poetry, and to consider the difference between a nature …
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