BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260615T150000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_2405_3546e15202507ed311b4d13f7725758b@www.othona.org SUMMARY:Finding God through Poetry X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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This quiet week will be an opportunit y to relax in the peace of the Essex estuary lands cape and enjoy poetry\, walks\, meditations and co mmunity together. Jane and Catherine have an eclec tic taste for poems including many by Mary Oliver\ , RS Thomas and John Betjeman! There will be chanc es to share your own favourite poems\, try writing something yourself and perhaps bring something wi th you that you have always wanted to read or do b ut never made time for!

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We hope it will be a t ime of peace and community. There will be chances to practise the presence of God through shared sil ences\, daily meditations and worship in the chape l of St Peters at Othona and its beautiful setting . Jane loves walking on the beach and Catherine lo ves sea swimming so do bring comfy shoes and bathi ng things if you want to join them!
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The week i s being led by Jane Pearse and Catherine Bond. The y are both trained as spiritual directors and have led retreats\, quiet days and a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Jane enjoys poetry\, walking\, the nat ural world and Celtic spirituality. Catherine has run a retreat centre\, is trained in Ignatian spir ituality\, painting\, teaches mediation and enjoys creating community.
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They were the first couple to receive a blessing in an Anglican church using the prayers of love and faith. They look forward to b eing with you.
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Arrivals: ~~from 3pm Monday - first meal is dinner at 7pm~~
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~~Departures: 11am Friday~~
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Costs:
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~~~~Adult Standard:~~ £232~~ per person

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Adult Benefactor: £288 per person

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Adult Camping: £176 per person

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~~Adult Camping (Benefac tor):~~ ~~£232 per person~~

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Student: £176 per person
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(Studen t rate will require proof either by showing a vali d Student Card or letter from your place of Educat ion.)
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If you are able to afford th e Benefactor rate please consider paying as it he lps to support the work of Othona and enables us t o provide bursaries to those who otherwise struggl e to afford to come. If you are a UK Tax Payer\, please advise on the form if you are happy for us to claim Gift Aid. If you say yes\, we then get a further 25% from the Government to help
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We may be able to offer a bursary if needed. Please contact us to find out more.
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*(Find out about our Benefactor Rate)
DESCRIPTION:Space is available on this event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This quiet week will be an opportunity to re lax in the peace of the Essex estuary landscape an d enjoy poetry\, walks\, meditations and community together. Jane and Catherine have an eclectic tas te for poems including many by Mary Oliver\, RS Th omas and John Betjeman! There will be chances to s hare your own favourite poems\, try writing someth ing yourself and perhaps bring something with you that you have always wanted to read or do but neve r made time for!\n \n \n \n We hope it will be a t ime of peace and community. There will be chances to practise the presence of God through shared sil ences\, daily meditations and worship in the chape l of St Peters at Othona and its beautiful setting . Jane loves walking on the beach and Catherine lo ves sea swimming so do bring comfy shoes and bathi ng things if you want to join them!\n \n \n \n The week is being led by Jane Pearse and Catherine Bo nd. They are both trained as spiritual directors a nd have led retreats\, quiet days and a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Jane enjoys poetry\, walking\, the natural world and Celtic spirituality. Catheri ne has run a retreat centre\, is trained in Ignati an spirituality\, painting\, teaches mediation and enjoys creating community.\n \n \n \n They were t he first couple to receive a blessing in an Anglic an church using the prayers of love and faith. The y look forward to being with you.\n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n Arrivals: from 3pm Monday - first meal is dinner at 7pm\n \n \n \n Departures: 11am Friday \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Costs:\n \n \n \n Adult St andard: £232 per person\n \n \n \n Adult Benefactor: £288 per person\n \n \n \n Adult Camping: £176 per person\n \n \n \n Adult Camping (Benefactor): £232 per person\n \n \n \n Student: £1 76 per person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (Student rat e will require proof either by showing a valid Stu dent Card or letter from your place of Education.) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n If you are able to afford the Benefactor rate please consider paying as it helps to support the work of Othona and enables u s to provide bursaries to those who otherwise stru ggle to afford to come. If you are a UK Tax Payer \, please advise on the form if you are happy for us to claim Gift Aid. If you say yes\, we then ge t a further 25% from the Government to help \n \n \n \n We may be able to offer a bursary if needed. Please contact us to find out more.\n \n \n \n *( Find out about our Benefactor Rate)\n \n CATEGORIES:BOS Event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260615T150000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260615T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T110000 LOCATION:The Othona Community\n East End Road\n Bradwell-on -Sea\n CM0 7PN\n URL:https://www.othona.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=2405 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR