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Beloved
A residential weekend retreat for women of all ages which aims to help women come to know and to experience that:
“I am my Beloved’s and His desire is for me.”
(Song of Songs 7:10)
and an opportunity to give God the space to become the first in our hearts.
Our Beloved Women’s Weekend retreats are very popular and held twice a year, usually February and October.
The cost of all our women’s ministry weekends are £130 per person in a shared room or £200 per person for a single room. This does include a £40 non-refundable deposit.
NEXT BELOVED WEEKEND: 24th – 26th October 2025
If you have already experienced A Beloved weekend, we would like to invite you to join us at our follow-up weekend: “Desired”.
If you have any queries, please contact us on: beloved@sioncommunity.org.uk or call us on 01277 215011.
Once you have registered you should receive a confirmation email immediately – if you do not, please email beloved@sioncommunity.org.uk and they will be able to confirm your booking.
If registration is closed it implies that the weekend is fully booked. If you would like to go on the waiting list please email beloved@sioncommunity.og.uk
The Beloved Retreat in October is now full.
Please click here to put your name on the waiting list in case of cancellations, and to receive an invitation to our next weekend retreat on 14th – 16th February 2025 when bookings open.
Desired
Especially for ladies who have already experienced the Beloved Women’s Weekend, we bring you a new retreat.
“I am my Beloved’s and his DESIRE is for me”
(Song of Songs 7:10)
As before, a full weekend, from Friday to Sunday, inspiring and motivating – one not to be missed!
For further information please contact us on beloved@sioncommunity.org.uk or call us on 01277 215011.
Moving in the Anointing
A Charismatic teaching weekend to help us grow in the Gifts and Charisms of the Holy Spirit
“MOVING IN THE ANNOINTING”
This year there is no sub-theme as in previous years. The focus will be around what it might take to ‘move’ (or walk) in and with God’s anointing. We will look at some of the postures and attitudes that enable this.
Our foundational Scripture for the weekend is Isaiah 49:6: ‘..It is not enough for you to be my servant…I will make you the light of the nations so that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth’
Moving in the Anointing is a charismatic teaching weekend so we will be exercising the Gifts of the Holy Spirit including the Gift of Tongues.
For further information, email Allegra – allegra.mutanda@gmail.com
UPCOMING:
13th – 15th June 2024
From 6pm Friday 13th June – lunchtime Sunday 15th June 2025.
MIA weekends have proved very popular in the past. If you would like to join us, and especially if you require accommodation, please book as soon as possible using the link below.
Silent Retreat
40-hours of Adoration, Silence and Prayer
THEME:
“Be Holy, for I am Holy”
Guest speaker: Fr Emmanuel Mansford
Our foundational Scripture for the weekend is taken from 1 Peter 1: 16.
“…Do not behave in the way that you liked to before you learnt the truth; make a habit of obedience: be holy in all you do, since it is the Holy One who has called you…“
ALL Christians are called to be saints whatever rank or status.
The universal call to holiness is one of the central teachings of the Catholic Church as solemnly stated in the Vatican II dogmatic constitution on the Church, “Lumen Gentium”. We sometimes can assume that this vocation is reserved to the ‘chosen’ few without understanding that Jesus calls each and every one of us to be as holy as our heavenly Father is holy. But what does this mean in concrete terms? How can we appropriate that calling? How do I live that life of holiness God has called me to?
Join us on this weekend as we learn more about our call to holiness and learn how to embrace it in our own lives.
This is a silent retreat. 40-Hours Adoration, silence, and prayer form part of the weekend.
For further information about the weekend, email Allegra – allegra.mutanda@gmail.com
The guest speaker for the weekend is Fr Emmanuel Mansford, CFR.
Fr Emmanuel is originally from a small village in Bedfordshire. He joined the Franciscan of the Renewal in the Bronx, NY in 1998 and made his solemn vows in 2003. Ordained a priest in 2007, he lived for several years in the friary in the East End of London where he served as the local superior. In 2014, he became the vocation director for the Friars and lived in New York City where he was involved in the Friars’ apostolate of preaching the Gospel and serving the needy. He has a passion for preaching and for people. He loves to see people encounter God and come to life through the Gospel. He also enjoys playing and watching football and is a boyhood fan of Luton Town FC. Fr Emmanuel is currently based in their friary in East London.
UPCOMING:
10th – 12th October 2025
Men's Weekend
‘A Man for this Season’
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another”
(Proverbs 27:17)
A man’s spirituality often flourishes best in the company of other men. This is a time of great challenge for Christian men as Msgr James Shea says “we are living in the first post-Christian civilisation in all history”.
The Men’s Weekend is a response to a great need in the hearts and lives of men, and a great need in the life of the Catholic Church. It is an opportunity for men to:
- share their faith
- review what matters most in their lives
- enjoy the company of other men
- search for a deeper relationship with Christ and with each other
This weekend’s purpose is to help each man in his unique journey to become the man God created him to be.
“God is glorified when men are fully alive”
(St Iranaeus)>
The Men’s Weekend includes: talks, sharing, ministry and fellowship in the relaxed and prayerful setting of Sion Community Training Centre, Brentwood, Essex. Both the Mass and the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated.
“It’s time to break up our fallow ground and to go seeking the Lord.”
(Hosea 10:12)
UPCOMING:
Friday 8th – Sunday 10th November 2024