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EXPLORE

Thinking, exploring, and learning together...

Each year we offer a programme of short courses, lectures, discussion groups, visits, and retreats to stimulate our thinking, and to explore our faith in community. 

The programme for 2026 will be launched soon!

We offer a range of opportunities for exploring faith and the big questions of life, recognising that some people will wish to dip in and out whilst others enjoy a regular commitment; some love being part of a large group on a retreat, whilst others prefer quieter, more meditative events. Whatever your preferences, our hope is that you will find a part of the programme which appeals to you. 

Retreats

Retreats are an important part of our common life at St Paul’s, giving people an opportunity to spend time together in study, prayer, and in deepening existing and making new friendships. During 2025 we enjoyed four retreats:

MARCH 2025: Northumbria: In the steps of St Aidan and St Cuthbert

Bishop Michael Colclough led us on an exploration of the life of the early church in the north east of England. We visited the histric cities of Newcastle and Durham, and visited the Holy Island of Lindisfarne where St Aidan founded his monastery in 635AD

JUNE 2025: Perpignan

Over four days, Associate Vicar Rosie Richardson with James Chegwidden, Ellen Clark-King and Victor Stock explored the different ways in which we recognise the person of Jesus Christ. Mornings were spent together in prayer and study, followed by free time in the afternoon before gathering for Evening Prayer and dinner.

JULY 2025: Walsingham

Bishop Michael Colclough led a weekend pilgrim retreat to The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham where, amid the rolling hills of north Norfolk, we joined in the worship and prayer of the community, explored the history of the Shrine, and reflected on the place of the Virgin Mary within our church tradition.

SEPTEMBER 2025: The Camino

Rosie Richardson led a groups of pilgrims on the Camino Portugues to Compostela, against the backdrop of the beautiful Atlantic coast and Galician countryside, before approaching the ancient city of Santiago and its great cathedral dedicated to St James the Great.