We aspire to live as people of hope. 

Walking in nature, alone or with others, is a physical activity with intrinsic spiritual depth. Our Eastertide walks in North Yorkshire (God’s Own County, some say) will encompass the ancient abbeys of Rievaulx, Byland and Whitby.

What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8). During this week we will be considering the implications of Micah’s prophetic call, looking at Biblical and some modern prophets who walked or marched as witness to their calling.

What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8). During this week we will be considering the implications of Micah’s prophetic call, looking at Biblical and some modern prophets who walked or marched as witness to their calling.

What does it mean to have a prophetic task, and who were, and are, our prophets? What effect might it have if we really listen to the prophets’ messages of the past? In CPW’s year on prophecy, we hope this weekend will give us the opportunity to open our unseeing eyes and unhearing ears to our own prophetic tasks.

In the year of CPW’s 75th Anniversary we will use stories of inspirational people who have been part of CPW’s history to find ways to respond to challenges today. The speaker for the Dora Turbin Lecture on Saturday 15th will be David McLoughlin, Emeritus Fellow of Christian Theology at Newman University, Birmingham. The weekend will run from lunch on Saturday to after lunch on Sunday.

Scripture is peppered with references to stones. Their permanence, when all else has fallen away, allows a story to be told which would otherwise be lost. This Reunion Weekend is open to all members. Conversation, conviviality and community mingle with prayer and liturgy in true CPW style for the whole weekend. 

As parents, we too have great power and, consequently, great responsibility for our children’s future. We invite you to join us in sharing your own parenting experiences, successes and challenges. No one has all the answers but through talking, praying, singing and creating together we might just find some solutions.

We shall escape from everyday life to walk the Derbyshire dales. Our base will be a hotel overlooking the Derwent Valley. As we walk for relaxation and enlightenment we shall think of some for whom walking is the only way to escape war, violence, repression and ethnic cleansing.

The Catholic Church stands at a crossroads. These are complex and challenging times and the issues need to be faced by all of us with honesty, openness, and transparency. Explore these themes and learn about a range of contrasting visions of the Catholic Church of the future.

This Reunion Weekend is open to all members and the BGM will take place on the Saturday. The speaker for the annual Dora Turbin lecture will be Dr Pia Matthews. She is a theologian and a lecturer in Healthcare Ethics at St Mary's University, Twickenham.

On this all-age summer week we shall consider ‘Catholic guilt’ in true CPW style: taking both serious and light hearted looks at how it helps and/or hinders our ability to live fully Christian lives. 

Who has the gift of ministry? And what does that mean? On this adult only summer week we will reflect together on the factors that inhibit the flourishing of charisms held by women and men in the Church.

In this summer week for all-ages we will revisit the gifts of the Spirit, examining how we can call on them to give us strength, conviction and courage in our daily lives and in tackling the big issues in the wider world.