Hinsley Hall Residential Weekends
Part of your Formation Studies requires attending a series of seven overnight residential courses at Hinsley Hall in Leeds.
The Hinsley meets are spread throughout the year, with two or three of the four Year groups in attendance at any one time. Your calendar schedule for these events will be made clear to you when you begin your studies.
These teaching weekends provide a retreat in which to study; as well as the chance to meet, work and pray alongside your fellow students.
Your tutors may also set assignments for some of the teaching modules, with the due deadline set for four weeks after the Hinsley weekend.
SCHEDULE
Friday evening:
Lectio Divina
Evening Prayer
Dinner
1x seminar session, reflecting on the teaching from the previous Hinsley meet.
Saturday:
Morning Mass
Breakfast
2x morning teaching sessions, including a coffee break.
Lunch
1x afternoon teaching session, which finishes at 3.30pm.
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LITURGICAL TASKS
For the Lectio Divina, Evening Prayer and morning Mass, the Year 2 and Year 3 students are invited to guide, lead and prepare various liturgical duties as part of their diaconal training. These tasks include:
The rota for these duties will be compiled in advance, so you will always have at least a month's notice, and preparation time, where needed. Names are rotated at each Hinsley weekend, to give every student the chance to perform these tasks in an objective environment. |
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GENERAL
Your overnight stay at Hinsley Hall includes a private room with an en-suite, as well as Friday evening's dinner, and Saturday's breakfast and lunch. Any dietary or access requirements can be taken into account.
All bookings are made through the NDFP, so you do not have to arrange your own accommodation. The NDFP admin team will contact you a month before the next Hinsley meet to confirm your room and meals.
ATTENDANCE
While these teaching weekends form a large part of your Formation studies, we understand that you have families and lives, and that plans can change.
If you are unable to attend all or part of a Hinsley meet, please let the NDFP admin team know as soon as possible, by emailing ndfp.admin@durham.ac.uk. We will send out any notes, presentations or recordings to you after the teaching weekend, so that you can catch up on what you have missed.
Your overnight stay at Hinsley Hall includes a private room with an en-suite, as well as Friday evening's dinner, and Saturday's breakfast and lunch. Any dietary or access requirements can be taken into account.
All bookings are made through the NDFP, so you do not have to arrange your own accommodation. The NDFP admin team will contact you a month before the next Hinsley meet to confirm your room and meals.
ATTENDANCE
While these teaching weekends form a large part of your Formation studies, we understand that you have families and lives, and that plans can change.
If you are unable to attend all or part of a Hinsley meet, please let the NDFP admin team know as soon as possible, by emailing ndfp.admin@durham.ac.uk. We will send out any notes, presentations or recordings to you after the teaching weekend, so that you can catch up on what you have missed.
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The address for Hinsley Hall is:
Hinsley Hall 62 Headingley Lane Leeds LS6 2BX GETTING HERE By Car Please be aware that the turn-off into Hinsley Hall's driveway cuts across a cycle lane that is marked off by bollards. There is ample free parking on-site. By Train As Hinsley Hall is two miles north-west of Leeds city centre, it is not directly accessible by train. The nearest station is Burley Park, a three-minute drive or a fifteen-minute walk away. By Bus Buses 1, 1B, 6, 8, 27, 28, 29A and N1 all stop at Richmond Avenue on Headingley Lane, just outside Hinsley Hall's front gate. |