The Lord's Prayer or the Our Father is a prayer text and practice that unites Christians worldwide and puts us in touch with Jesus and Christians throughout the ages. People of other faiths and traditions are also drawn to this prayer. But how do we pray this prayer today, in light of our growing awareness of the dangers of patriarchal and monarchical language and thinking? On this retreat, Nicola Slee will share something of her own journey with the Lord's Prayer and suggest that we are called, not so much to repeat the prayer unvaryingly, as to live in its pattern and improvise around it to find our own authentic way of praying
Professor Nicola Slee is a well-known writer and speaker, theologian and poet. She is Professorial Research Fellow at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Birmingham and Professor of Feminist Practical Theology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. The retreat will be based on Nicola’s recent book, ‘Abba Amma: Improvisations on the Lord's Prayer’. Copies will be available at the retreat to buy at a discount.
Cost:
En-suite room – £240 (Districts will subsidise the cost of this by half for those who have not already taken part in a Regional Retreat this year.)
A non-refundable £50 deposit is required at the time of booking (invoices will be sent out). Requests for refunds in the event of a cancellation will be on a case by case basis.
Registration deadline: 15 April 2024
A 48 hour retreat open to all Presbyters, Deacons &Lay Employees within the Methodist Church in the Yorkshire Plus and North East Learning Regions (Sheffield, Yorkshire West, Yorkshire North & East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Darlington Districts)
