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Annual Scottish Provincial Retreat

Our annual silent retreat provides an opportunity to be quiet and feel God’s presence. The photo above shows those who came to the 2025 retreat. It was a joy once again to be in the welcoming and comfortable setting of St. Mary’s Monastery, Kinnoull beside Perth between Tuesday 8th April to Thursday 10th April 2025. There are more details about that Retreat on the 2025 Retreat page.

Now we are looking forward to the 2026 Retreat, which will run from Tuesday 14th April to Thursday 16th April.
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This is the week after Easter Week because Easter is reasonably early in 2026, falling on the first Sunday of April. It is more than two weeks after the change to British Summer Time so the evenings will be lighter.

Our leader will be the Reverend Canon Tembu N Rongong, Rector of Holy Trinity Elgin, St Margaret’s Lossiemouth and the Burghead Missionin the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness.

Tembu was born near the Himalayas, but has lived in Scotland most of his life. He has kept up his love of mountains by climbing a number of the Munros with his family. His ministry so far has taken him to three Dioceses, ministering in Dunfermline and Rosyth, Edinburgh and now Moray. Having been in youth ministry for nearly 30 years, Tembu is the Provincial Youth Committee convener and leader of the provincial youth week - Yeek. He is a trained Ignatian Spiritual Accompanier and in his spare time Tembu is a keen musician and singer, and coaches a historical fencing club in Elgin. He is married with three children.

Theme

Tembu is currently developing the theme for the Retreat, so watch this space for updates.

He is looking to follow the usual pattern of four talks to expand the theme.

The retreat promises to offer an opportunity for a time of quietness and renewal in the peace and calm of God’s holy presence. Tembu's leadership and the atmosphere of the house are certain to deliver on that promise.

The Retreat

The Retreat is run mid-week from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday after lunch. The usual format of the Retreat is to maintain silence in the building from around 8pm on Tuesday to around 12 noon on Thursday, though there are always areas reserved for those who want to talk during these times. There is a programme of services and talks, but it up to you to decide how much you wish to be involved. You are free to attend everything on offer, just some of it, or to be on your own if you wish.

Wednesday afternoon is free time to explore the area or use as you wish. There is usually an opportunity to talk to the leader on a one to one basis during this time.

St Mary’s completed a major refurbishment in 2017 so that most rooms are single rooms and all have en-suite facilities. There is a lift serving all floors.

The cost for 2026 has still to be finalised - it was £235 per person this year. We do not want cost to be a barrier, so we have a small fund to provide reduced cost places for those who need them.

Bookings will open as soon as we have finalised the price.

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Previous Retreats

Please take a look at the pages for the previous Retreats to get an idea of what they are like and to look at the photo-galleries. We hope those who were there will enjoy the memories they bring back and we also hope they will encourage those who weren’t there to make a date to come to the 2026 Retreat.