THE HARBOUR:
A Conference for Women
Saturday 26th April 2025
St Win's Totton, Southampton
What does it mean to be human? What is it that makes humans distinct from other creatures? What does a good life look like? These are massive questions, and arguably, they are the questions that our culture is wrestling with currently.
In Dust and Glory, Katherine Gantlett invites us to explore the profound questions of what it means to be human through the lens of storytelling. By examining the stories we tell ourselves and the ancient wisdom of Genesis, she reveals the beautiful paradox of humanity as both dust and divine. With humour and depth—plus the surprising metaphor of a Peanut M&M—Katherine guides us on a journey to discover our place as the crossroads of earth and heaven.
Ticket price with lunch included: £22
There will be a dedicated space for creative response as you engage with the conference.
We also additional comfort space for mums and babes in arms.
Dust and Glory:
A Quiet Day
Saturday 26th July 2025
St Katharine's, Parmoor
One of the facets of being human and that makes us distinct from other creatures is that we are storytellers. It is through stories that we make meaning out of the world we find ourselves in. We all have our favourite stories, the ones that we connect with on deep emotional levels and inspire us to dream bigger, to see the world and others differently. We use stories to speak to deep truths about who God is, what it means to be human, and what the meaning and purpose of life is. We also all have our own stories that we use to make sense of our lived experience.
During our time together we’ll go right back to the beginning of the Bible to see what story Genesis 1 and 2 has to tell us about what it means to be human. We’ll discover a story of Dust and Glory, that humans are a wonderful mix of dust – earth, and glory – heaven. As the Orthodox theologian, Kallistos Ware was fond of saying, each of us is a cosmos, the crossroads where earth and heaven meet. We’ll also spend some time looking at the stories we are telling ourselves about who we are. And all through the metaphor of a Peanut M&M!
Ticket price with lunch included: £45
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I attended a led retreat with Katherine on Living in a Liminal Space and I can say without a doubt it was the best led retreat I have ever attended. I have done many retreats over the years but Katherines for a number of reasons impacted me the most. It was well led with plenty beautiful illustrations, poems, space to think and journal. The whole day flowed so well. There was no pressure to do anything just an overwhelming sense of peace. If you ever get the chance to go to an event which Katherine is leading I can assure you you will be blessed greatly.
Tonia
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I cannot thank Katherine enough for leading me gently into the world of liminal spaces – I must admit I did not really understand what liminal spaces were before the quiet day. In between spaces as Katherine explained can be negative or positive. I was gently led into positive and more challenging liminal spaces. I used the beautiful gardens at St Katherine’s including when it was pouring of rain and that was significant for me and various poems and activities which Katherine invited us to use. Thank you so much.
Karen
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Spring bluebells artwork used with kind permission of Sam Thulin.
