So Longeth My Soul: spiritual renewal, past and present

11am on Wednesday 8th to after lunch on Friday 10th October 2025

A two-night retreat reflecting on texts from the history of Christian spirituality, and bringing them into conversation with the challenges of fostering spiritual renewal in the contemporary church – particularly in ‘little, local, ordinary’ churches. 

Led by Cuddesdon associate tutor Revd Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt, author of So Longeth My Soul: A Reader in Christian Spirituality and Cuddesdon alumnus Revd Dr Christopher Landau, Director of ReSource (and Hon. Professor of Practice in Christian Spirituality at Emmanuel Theological College), the retreat will provide time both for personal retreat and reflection, and also optional opportunities for discussion and conversation. We hope participants will be keen to share about, and learn from, one another’s contexts and experience. We also look forward to welcoming college principal Bishop Humphrey Southern for an evening session. 

£190, includes accommodation and meals

 

PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 8th October

11:00 Arrivals & Coffee

11:45 College Community Eucharist

13:00 Lunch in Dining Hall

14:30 Welcomes and Introductions; Longing as a theme in Christian Spirituality

16:00 Tea

16:30 Individual or small group reflection

17:15 Evening Prayer

18:00 Supper

19:30 ‘Fireside conversations’ sharing experiences of, and/or hopes for, spiritual renewal in our own contexts

21:30 Compline in Chapel with college community (optional) 

Thursday, 9th October

07:30 Eucharist (optional College service in Chapel) 

08:15 Breakfast

09:00 Morning Prayer with college community in Chapel

09:45 Encountering Christ Directly

11:00 Coffee

11:15 Finding Christ in Nature

12:30 Lunch

followed by free time for prayer, rest, or a local walk; 

and opportunities to meet with the retreat leaders for conversation and prayer

15:45 Tea

16:15 Optional session on Healing ministry and Christian Spirituality

17:15 Evening Prayer

18:00 Supper

19:30 Bishop Humphrey Southern in conversation 

21:30 Compline in Chapel with college community (optional)

Friday 10th October

08:15 Breakfast

09:00 Morning Prayer with college community in Chapel

Check out of rooms

9:45 Waiting Patiently for the smiles of Jesus, and the Holy Spirit

11:00 Coffee

11:30 Closing Holy Communion service in Chapel, with anointing 

13:00 Lunch followed by departures

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