Feb - March

WISDOM AND THE PSALMS – a five-session course exploring the themes of Wisdom literature and the Psalms using the Bible and visual arts.  This will take place in the Spring of 2010 on Tuesday afternoons repeated on Wednesday evenings: Feb 9th/10th, Feb 23rd/24th, March 2nd/3rd, 9th/10th, 23rd/24th. More details are available from the Bookings Secretary.

March 8th – 12th   

Icon writing workshop for intermediate/advanced – led by Sr. Esther of Turvey Abbey and Sr. Mary Stella of Hyning. (Limited places). Further details and cost from Bookings Secretary.

March 16th

Card making Day 10:00 a.m - 4 p.m. £10 with all materials included. Further details and cost from Bookings Secretary.

Retreat to celebrate Pentecost led by a sister.*

A weekend retreat to begin Advent. Led by a sister*

Guests for Christmas and/or New Year
 

Practical Information

ACCOMMODATION: We have 20 rooms: 7 single, 1 double, and 12 twin. 12 rooms are in the main house and 8 (sleeping 12 people) in the adjacent cottages. All rooms can be used as singles. They are not en-suite. Cottage 1 is being refurbished at the moment and date of completion is unsure as yet. The numbers of rooms available needs to be confirmed with the bookings secretary.
There is a lift serving all floors in the main house and some facilities for people with mobility problems. All the main areas in the house are wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have special needs.
Please bring soap and towel. Warm clothing and footwear suitable for wet grass are advisable! Sorry, we are unable to accept pets.

WEEK-END GROUP BOOKINGS: usually begin with the evening meal at 6.30 p.m. on Friday and end on Sunday afternoon.

RATES: suggested donations are available, on application to the Bookings Secretary. We would not want anyone to be deprived of a retreat or a quiet time for financial reasons. However, for those who are able, we suggest the following donations to help towards covering our costs:
            £35 per 24 hours (full board)              7 days (full week) £225           £70 per weekend                                            
£75 for open events marked *
An extra contribution is requested if we provide a leader or speaker for a group.  Group, day and student rates are available on application.

MEALS:
Breakfast: 7:15 - 9:45 a.m. except on Sundays when it is 8:00 - 9: 40 a.m. If a group has booked the whole house the time of Sunday breakfast can be changed to a mutually convenient time.

WASHING-UP and TABLE LAYING: We ask our resident guests, individuals and groups, to assist with these duties. It is helpful if group leaders draw up a rota.

INDIVIDUAL QUIET DAYS are possible most other days.
By request, SISTERS may be available to accompany retreatants - or just to listen.

For INDIVIDUAL retreatants meals in SILENCE can be offered.
For RESIDENT GROUPS and DAY GROUPS with a cooked lunch, up to 35 can be accommodated.

FACILITIES : Guests are free to use the Church, library, bookshop, small gift shop, the sitting room with its tea and coffee making facilities, meeting room and quiet corners. Most of the garden is also open to them.
An Art Studio is open to our guests by arrangement.

Smoking is not permitted in the house or cottages.

OTHER CONTACT DETAILS:        Chaplain 01524 733383

The Church is fitted with a loop system for the hard of hearing.
By arrangement, and outside the communal prayer times of the community, groups are welcome to hold their own services in the Church.

ENQUIRIES may be made in writing to the Bookings Secretary (please send an SAE), by e-mail to hyningbookings@yahoo.co.uk or by phone 01524 732684 (not after 8 p.m. or on Sundays please). All bookings should be confirmed in writing, together with a non-returnable registration fee of £15 per person. Bookings are only acknowledged on receipt of an SAE.

When booking, please indicate your time of arrival (a.m. or p.m.), and whether you have any special dietary requirements.

Please note that we can cater for most, but not all diets.

Times of Prayer

Weekdays

Sundays

8.15 p.m

Contact Details
Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning
Warton
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA5 9SE
England
Telephone: 01524 732684      Fax : 01524 720287

Email us at Hyning Monastery