Glastonbury Abbey Retreats Program 2025

Glastonbury Abbey's in person only guided retreats in the Fall are listed below.

It should be noted that our retreat facility has bedrooms on multiple floors with no lift. Access to some bedrooms may be difficult for those with mobility issues. Please contact* the registrar if you have concerns. Click here for more information or contact the retreat office at *781-749-2155 x300 or email retreats@glastonburyabbey.org.

Julian of Norwich: All Shall Be Well -  Sister Maureen Casey

Day Retreat: October 22, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Come and be inspired by Julian of Norwich, a 14th century mystic, theologian and visionary who had an incredible trust in the goodness and providence of God. She is a prophetess for our 21st century as we continue to discern God’s dream for our world today and trust anew that ALL SHALL BE WELL!

This program is in person only. Suggested Donation: $70 per person, includes lunch. Online registration is required. Click here to register.

 
Amazing Grace: An Advent Weekend Retreat - Ellie Devine

Friday, December 5, 5:00 p.m. through Sunday, December 7, 1:30 p.m.

In the quiet waiting of Advent, we are invited into something deeper – a journey not toward Christmas, but toward grace. Join  us for “Amazing Grace” , an Advent retreat that will gently lead us into the season of hope, reflection, and spiritual renewal.

Through prayer, music, silence, Scripture, and community, we will explore how God’s grace meets us _ not in perfection, but in our real lives.

Come as you are – leave with a heart made ready

This program will be an in-person retreat. Suggested donation: $250, includes 2 nights' accommodation and meals. Click here to register.

 
An Advent Day of Reflection - The Oblate Community of Glastonbury Abbey

Saturday, December 6, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

As the holy season begins, the Oblates of Glastonbury Abbey invite you to share an “Advent Day of Reflection,” experiencing the monastic prayer tradition of Lectio Divina (sacred reading).  This retreat will include an introduction to the method of Lectio Divina, as an individual and community practice.  Oblates, who live “outside the walls” of the Abbey, will share how they incorporate this tradition into their daily lives.  Time will be spent in individual and/or group Lectio Divina focused on Scripture for the Advent season with opportunity to share as a group.  In addition, all are welcome to sing and pray any of the Liturgy of the Hours and attend Mass with the Oblates and Monks.  Come, join, share this ancient Benedictine prayer practice that befits not only modern-day Benedictine Oblates, but anyone seeking deeper communion with God.  All are welcome.

This program will be in person only.  Suggested donation:  $20.  Lunch will be provided.  Click here to register.

 

Resting in God: A Prayer and Meditation Retreat

Friday, January 30, 6:00 p.m. - Sunday, February 1, 1:30 p.m., 2026

"Lord, You have made us for Yourself and our hearts are restless until they rest in You" ~ St. Augustine

This retreat will offer the opportunity to set aside the busyness amidst a noisy world and return to stillness, listening, prayer and meditation. It will be a time of replenishment of spirit and a nourishing of both our deepest and yet highest calling. The retreat will honor and encourage wherever you are in your faith journey. God is always with us, and my you choose to BE more than Do in this time of renewal before we set back out into the world again. Each day will include a talk by one of the retreat facilitators followed by group sharing.

This program will be an in-person retreat. Suggested donation: $250, includes 2 nights' accommodation and meals. Click here to register.

 

A Zentangle Retreat

Friday, March 20, 6:00 p.m. through Sunday, March 22, 1:30 p.m.

Zentangle is an easy-to learn meditative art form; it’s a method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns using ink pen and graphite pencil on art paper. Zentangle provides artistic satisfaction, an increased sense of personal well-being and calm centeredness for absolute beginners as well as creative artists – “anything is possible, one stroke at a time.”

This program will be an in-person retreat. Suggested donation: $300, includes 2 nights' accommodation and meals. Click here to register.