Hawkstone Hall is an international pastoral centre in England, ideal for sabbaticals and retreats.
Three Month Courses
There are also 3 shorter courses that can be joined together to form a 3 month course from 5 Jan to 6 March
Hawkstone Hall is an early 18th century Georgian mansion set in extensive parkland in Shropshire, England. It now serves the church as an international centre for spiritual renewal. It has been a welcoming home to a multitude of priests, religious and lay people in their search for growth and understanding.
Since 1975, Hawkstone Hall has been an important station for many in their pilgrimage of faith, providing the opportunity for rest and renewal through the three month courses. People continue to journey from the far reaches of the world to this place, to be renewed by the quickening power of the ancient Christian story.
A perfect home, whether you like food or sleep, or storytelling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for 
weariness, fear and sadness.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
New Developments for January 2008
Winter Scripture School
January 05 - 19
(Fr Denis McBride CSsR & Fr Michael McMahon) £950
Fr Denis offers a week on Where does the Jesus Story Begin? Reflecting on the Beginning of the Four Gospels and Fr Michael offers the second week on The Development of the Gospel of John.
Winter Retreat: Reflecting on Paintings
January 20 - 24
(Fr Denis McBride CSsR) £270
A first for Hawkstone, this retreat will invite the participants to leave their familiar world and enter the world of a series of chosen paintings. How do we see? What do we imagine? The retreat aims to provoke an inner conversation between the world of art and the world of the retreatant.
6-Week Renewal Course
25 January - 06 March
(The Hawkstone team and invited lecturers) £2,700
A new development in the Hawkstone calendar, this 6-week renewal course is dedicated to those who have a shorter time for sabbatical. It will include a series of morning lectures, opportunity for workshops, counseling and spiritual direction. The Eucharist will be celebrated daily and there will be ample opportunity for rest. Wednesday afternoons and weekends will be free for relaxation or social outings.
You are welcome to combine the above three courses to make a 9-Week Renewal Course at a slightly reduced cost of £3,850
