The Courses
For the year 2008, our two principal courses, each lasting three months, will be:
- The Summer Course from 28th April until 24th July
- The Autumn Course from 8th September until 4th December
In 2008 we begin our year in a new way with a Winter Scripture School of 2 weeks, a Winter Retreat of three days, and a new 6-week course for those who have a shorter time for sabbatical or break. We hope that these new projects will be particularly helpful for people who want to experience Hawkstone but don’t have the time for a full 3-month course.
As we say goodbye to two stalwarts of the Hawkstone team – our secretary, Mrs Julia Kerr, and our staff member, Sr Julian Knowles – we welcome our new secretary, Mrs Lindsay Swatman, and we will be looking for a staff replacement for Sr Julian by April 2008. We also welcome new resource lecturers in Fr Brendan Callaghan SJ from Heythrop College and Mrs Bairbra Cahill, a mother and theologian from Ireland.
On each of the three-month courses we are, on the advice of participants, devising a new week on Living in Your Own Body, which will look at health issues, diet, lifestyle, and other helpful topics.
The House
Recently, Hawkstone completed the following developments:
- 5 newly decorated en-suite rooms for the use of participants and visitors
- the installation of a lift for easier access to all the bedrooms
- disabled access to the house, the conference room, and the church
- the redecoration of the church, including a new floor
- the refurbishment of the coffee room
- the rebuilding and updating of all toilets, showers, and bathrooms
- access to the Internet in all rooms
These developments have been warmly welcomed by our course participants and guests.
