Booking Now: Catholic People's Week weekends

Catholic Peoples Week are organising two new weekends this year. A weekend at Boars Hill Carmelite Priory near Oxford, from 27 February to 1 March will focus on 'That Good Friday Feeling'. The Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning in Lancashire will host a Spring weekend from 20-22 March on the theme of 'Faith journeys – glimpsing the mystery'.

BOARS HILL WINTER WEEKEND
That Good Friday feeling
27 February - 1 March 2015 (Fri-Sun)
18+ Fully catered

'Faith is a supernatural gift of God, which enables us to believe without doubting whatever God has revealed'. (Definition of Faith from the Penny Catechism). Do many Christians have a firm unwavering faith throughout their lives? How common is the 'Dark Night of the Soul' experience? How many of us have experienced The Good Friday Feeling as Jesus did when he cried out in apparent despair from the cross: “Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” During this weekend in Lent we will look at some of the 'dark nights' experienced by others, including some of the Saints as well as our own personal faith journeys. And if you have always had a firm unwavering faith, come and share it with us!

Team: Teresa and Frank Monteiro
Speaker and Chaplain: Fr Matthew Blake OCD

Boars Hill is a Carmelite priory just outside Oxford, within easy reach of the A34 and M40. Its peaceful setting has views over the city of Oxford and pleasant walks from its doorstep. Recently refurbished, it provides quiet accommodation in single and twin rooms with good wheelchair access.

Information and bookings: Frank Monteiro, 173 Green Lanes, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B73 5LX
Tel: 0121-354 9811 or email to frater@monteiro.it

The cost of the weekend is £135 per person (single room), or £120 per person (twin room).

Booking form
Name(s)…………………………………………………………………………………………… Address…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Telephone………………………………………………………………………………………… Email………………………………………………………………………………………………. Special requirements
........................................................................................................... Please reserve ……. place(s) for the Boar’s Hill weekend 27 February - 1 March 2015

Please send this form (or a copy of it), with a deposit of £25 per person (non-returnable) payable to “Catholic People’s Weeks” to Frank Monteiro, 173 Green Lanes, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B73 5LX

HYNING SPRING WEEKEND
Faith journeys – glimpsing the mystery
20-22 March 2015 (Fri-Sun)
18+ Partial self-help

In 1971, Fr Nicholas Postlethwaite, with fellow-Passionist Austin Smith, opted to go to live and work in Toxteth – a Liverpool inner-city neighbourhood. Shaped by questions his experience raises for him, he will lead a reflection on shifting perspectives on promoting Gospel community.

Today Pope Francis encourages us to deepen commitment to our journey of faith. By reflecting on the crucially significant roles of “midwife” and “undertaker” might we explore how their “combined” importance points towards fresh ways to analyse and strengthen Christian community? Participants will be encouraged to articulate and list pertinent
questions, in a spirit of prayerful reflection. By sharing mutual understanding and enquiry, we hope the weekend will help us glimpse the mystery of God's revelation at the heart of human development, and promote renewed enthusiasm for the road ahead.

Chair: Nicholas Postlethwaite
Organiser: Vin Allerton

The Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning, with its picturesque setting, simple chapel and welcoming Bernadine Cistercian nuns, is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Lancashire. Accommodation is in single and twin-bedded rooms. There is a lift and full wheelchair access.

Information and bookings: Vin Allerton, 34 Poppythorn Lane, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BY. Tel:0161-773 3318 or email to vin@vallerton.freeserve.co.uk
The cost of the weekend is £120 per person.

Booking form
Name(s)…………………………………………………………………………………………… Address…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Telephone………………………………………………………………………………………… Email……………………………………………………………………………………………… Special requirements
.......................................................................................................... Please reserve ……. place(s) for the Hyning weekend 20-22 March 2015. Please send this form (or a copy of it), with a deposit of £25 per person (non-returnable) payable to “Catholic People’s Weeks” to Vin Allerton, 34 Poppythorn Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BY

For more information on Catholic People's Week see: www.catholicpeoplesweeks.org.uk/