Focus retreats – Lee Abbey London

Focus retreat: Encouraging faith journeys and testimonies

tim.wakeling — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:07:49 +0000

Hear from members of our team as they share some real stories of their faith and encourage one another by sharing from your own experiences. Flexibility is being left as we listen to God regarding the exact content of these three days of being fully present to one another and God.

What’s included

Each retreat includes teaching, reflection, prayer and sharing together. They’re open to students during the university holidays, to guests staying with us, and to anyone in our wider community. You’re welcome to take part in as much or as little as you wish, even just the morning teaching session if that’s all you have time for.

We have a canteen-style lunch provision with vegetarian and meat options. Please contact the organiser if you have any allergies or other specific dietary requirements.

Programme

7.30-9.00 am – Breakfast
8.00 am – Informal Community prayers
9.30-10.30 am (Tuesday) – Communion
10.30-12.30am – Retreat Teaching together in the Chapel
1.00-1.30 pm – Lunch
2.00 pm – Chapel Devotions
2.45–3.45 pm – Reflective material / space to pray and explore
4.00-4.30 pm – Opportunity to share, ask questions and pray together
5.30 pm – Informal Community prayers
6.00 pm – Evening meal
Evening – Activity or socialising in the Garden Room

Focus retreat: Encouraging faith journeys and testimonies

tim.wakeling — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:05:43 +0000

What’s included

We have a canteen-style lunch provision with vegetarian and meat options. Please contact the organiser if you have any allergies or other specific dietary requirements.

Programme

7.30-9.00 am – Breakfast
8.00 am – Informal Community prayers
9.30-10.30 am (Tuesday) – Communion
10.30-12.30am – Retreat Teaching together in the Chapel
1.00-1.30 pm – Lunch
2.00 pm – Chapel Devotions
2.45–3.45 pm – Reflective material / space to pray and explore
4.00-4.30 pm – Opportunity to share, ask questions and pray together
5.30 pm – Informal Community prayers
6.00 pm – Evening meal
Evening – Activity or socialising in the Garden Room

Focus retreat: Treasure seekers

tim.wakeling — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:02:29 +0000

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”
Matthew 6:21

In this retreat we will be searching, uncovering and exploring our spiritual hidden treasure together. We will draw on Jesus’ parables and our life experience to discover the treasure within and around us. This course is suitable for anyone who wishes to draw closer to God as he draws closer to us.

What is the treasure for you? Are you searching and digging for where your treasure may be found? Or rejoicing in unexpected discoveries and encounters with God?

What’s included

We have a canteen-style lunch provision with vegetarian and meat options. Please contact the organiser if you have any allergies or other specific dietary requirements.

Programme

7.30-9.00 am – Breakfast
8.00 am – Informal Community prayers
9.30-10.30 am (Tuesday) – Communion
10.30-12.30am – Retreat Teaching together in the Chapel
1.00-1.30 pm – Lunch
2.00 pm – Chapel Devotions
2.45–3.45 pm – Reflective material / space to pray and explore
4.00-4.30 pm – Opportunity to share, ask questions and pray together
5.30 pm – Informal Community prayers
6.00 pm – Evening meal
Evening – Activity or socialising in the Garden Room

Focus retreat: What next? Discernment and decision making

tim.wakeling — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:20:11 +0000

Making choices is part of life, and this is not always easy. We will present some models and tools of Christian decision-making, drawing on the wisdom of others past and present through the process of deciding. The course will also touch upon when the unexpected happens and how to handle disappointment.

What’s included

We have a canteen-style lunch provision with vegetarian and meat options. Please contact the organiser if you have any allergies or other specific dietary requirements.

Programme

7.30-9.00 am – Breakfast
8.00 am – Informal Community prayers
9.30-10.30 am (Tuesday) – Communion
10.30-12.30am – Retreat Teaching together in the Chapel
1.00-1.30 pm – Lunch
2.00 pm – Chapel Devotions
2.45–3.45 pm – Reflective material / space to pray and explore
4.00-4.30 pm – Opportunity to share, ask questions and pray together
5.30 pm – Informal Community prayers
6.00 pm – Evening meal
Evening – Activity or socialising in the Garden Room

Focus retreat: Beyond Limitations

tim.wakeling — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:55:57 +0000

Our personality and awareness of others can either mobilise us or limit us in a team environment. Over these three days we will introduce the Enneagram and “Love Languages” models, applying them to how we work together in a way that helps everyone to flourish and feel appreciated.

What’s included

We have a canteen-style lunch provision with vegetarian and meat options. Please contact the organiser if you have any allergies or other specific dietary requirements.

Programme

7.30-9.00 am – Breakfast
8.00 am – Informal Community prayers
9.30-10.30 am (Tuesday) – Communion
10.30-12.30am – Retreat Teaching together in the Chapel
1.00-1.30 pm – Lunch
2.00 pm – Chapel Devotions
2.45–3.45 pm – Reflective material / space to pray and explore
4.00-4.30 pm – Opportunity to share, ask questions and pray together
5.30 pm – Informal Community prayers
6.00 pm – Evening meal
Evening – Activity or socialising in the Garden Room