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Be still and find rest at our hidden chapel and peaceful garden on the edge of Sheffield and the Peak District. Whirlow Spirituality Centre is a Christian day retreat centre. A safe place of quiet and peace for reflection, where all are welcome. Click here to find out more about the quiet spaces we have available for you to use. You can find out more about our purpose and values here.

The centre is managed by a partnership of Whirlow Grange Limited, a charitable company that manages the Centre and has a grant-making function and All Saints Church in Ecclesall. Our board members and directors are among those listed here.

Safeguarding is at the heart of our Christian faith and we are committed to offering a safer environment for all. All Centre staff and volunteers receive regular training in the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Click here for safeguarding information and our safeguarding policy
What's On
Reflective Communion - Tuesday
Oct 7
Reflective Communion - Tuesday

Join our weekly service in the chapel, overseen by volunteer ministers from various Christian denominations

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Space To Be - Sunday
Oct 12
Space To Be - Sunday

Space to Be is a weekly opportunity to meditate in silence. It takes place in the chapel of the Holy Spirit.

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Simple Quiet Days - third Tuesday
Oct 14
Simple Quiet Days - third Tuesday

Space to be before God; to relax, reflect and pray and so to renew your spiritual resources. These days are limited to ten people onsite but may be blended (online and onsite.) on occasions.

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Calling a Wounded Earth Home
Oct 15
Calling a Wounded Earth Home

Drawing on resources developed by the Green Christian movement, these five linked sessions aim to help us navigate our complex emotional responses to climate breakdown through a Christian lens of love, wisdom , and justice

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Praying Without Words
Oct 16
Praying Without Words

Opportunity to practise, share and learn.

Many are drawn to silent prayer, meditation, centering prayer, contemplation ... for that purpose, we run Praying Without Words via Zoom each month.

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Closing the Day
Oct 19
Closing the Day

Join us as we bring our day to a quiet close, using a traditional service of compline.

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Whirlow Autumn Retreat: Ampleforth Abbey
Oct 24
Whirlow Autumn Retreat: Ampleforth Abbey

We are delighted to be holding The Whirlow Autumn Retreat at Ampleforth Abbey this October.

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Contemplative Dialogue
Oct 26
Contemplative Dialogue

Contemplative Dialogue is designed to facilitate a non-threatening, ‘safe place’ for open sharing and discussion. The focus is on listening to ourselves and others, rather than formulating a response to what is being said.

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Space to Reflect
Nov 2
Space to Reflect

Space to Reflect is a reflective service led by members of the Whirlow community.

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Book Launch of 'Quiet' by Margaret Wooding Jones
Nov 6
Book Launch of 'Quiet' by Margaret Wooding Jones

You are warmly invited to the launch of Margaret’s new book ‘Quiet’. Margaret has recently moved back to Sheffield from Kent where she was a Licensed Lay Minister attached to the Rochester Spirituality Network, where she regularly led Quiet Days and trained others to do so. 

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A Time to Let Go
Nov 16
A Time to Let Go
Vincent Van Gogh: A Journey of Darkness and Light - with Adrian Scott
Nov 29
Vincent Van Gogh: A Journey of Darkness and Light - with Adrian Scott

Adrian Scott leads a day on Vincent Van Gogh, exploring his visionary life and his incredible dance between darkness and light. The day will help us to find consider these themes in our search for balance.

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