Retreat Days
These days are offered to take time aside to explore a particular theme or season. They are deeply rooted in the Christian tradition and each day will explore some Bible teaching, wisdom from the Christian tradition as well as providing space for an activity, questions, discussion and reflection on new ideas, habits or practices.
Each day includes lunch and is £62 per person.
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Reaching for Hope
Friday 21st November
Led by Pete Bate and Lindsey Hall, hope will be at the centre of this Retreat Day. Finding inspiration from sources including Emily Dickinson, Barack Obama and the Old Testament prophets, Reaching For Hope will help participants reflect on how to embody hope in practical and lasting ways in their own lives and contexts. It will also explore hope in the context of Advent, with ideas for activities to take away.
Each retreat day runs from 10am - 3pm at St Chad’s Church Hall, Gifford’s Croft, Lichfield, WS13 7HD. There is parking available at the Hall. If you are coming by public transport it is a 20 minute walk from Lichfield City Station. Lunch and refreshments throughout the day are included.
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The Word was God
Friday 5th December 2025
Dwelling in the Word. This retreat day will focus on the the first 14 verses of John’s Gospel exploring some of the themes and what they might mean for us in this holy season of Advent.
Each retreat day runs from 10am - 3pm at St Chad’s Church Hall, Gifford’s Croft, Lichfield, WS13 7HD. There is parking available at the Hall. If you are coming by public transport it is a 20 minute walk from Lichfield City Station. Lunch and refreshments throughout the day are included.
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She is Clothed in Strength and Dignity
Friday 23rd January 2026
Taking inspiration from Proverbs 31:25 we will explore literal and metaphorical clothing and the ways in which they can both conceal and reveal our true selves. Reflecting on the fashion industry we will consider some of the wider meanings and impacts of clothing. The day will include a hands-on activity, Bible engagement and reflection.
Each retreat day runs from 10am - 3pm at St Chad’s Church Hall, Gifford’s Croft, Lichfield, WS13 7HD. There is parking available at the Hall. If you are coming by public transport it is a 20 minute walk from Lichfield City Station. Lunch and refreshments throughout the day are included.
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No Justice, No Peace
Friday 20th February 2026
In partnership with Church Action on Poverty
During this day we will explore our call to social justice and some of the ways in which we might choose to inhabit a more just, kinder, fairer version of this world.
“But let justice roll down like a river and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” Amos 5:24
The river of justice is dammed. How can we play our part in freeing the waters of justice from the blockages of greed, hatred, corruption, exclusion, meanness and scarcity? During this day we will explore our own authentic responses to the injustices of the world and some of the routes to peace offered in the Christian tradition. We will find ways to hold out the light of peace in our small corners and be refreshed by the Scriptures which invite us to live in the peaceable kingdom.
Each retreat day runs from 10am - 3pm at St Chad’s Church Hall, Gifford’s Croft, Lichfield, WS13 7HD. There is parking available at the Hall. If you are coming by public transport it is a 20 minute walk from Lichfield City Station. Lunch and refreshments throughout the day are included.