Icon Writing Retreat at Knock - September 2026

A residential icon-writing workshop is being held at Knock Shrine

Dates:  31st August to 5th September 2026 

Leader:  Mihai Cucu, a Romanian artist and teacher, creator or the triptych icon of The Holy Family, commissioned for the World Meeting of Families 2018.

This will included the whole process of creating a hand-written icon as a contemplative journey of prayer, presence and attentive seeing.

Cost: €695 per person - this includes:

• Full icon writing tuition
• All materials provided
• Personal creation of your own icon to bring home
• 5 Nights single-room accommodation at the Retreat Village, inc. light breakfast

Contact for information:  John Farrelly -  retreatvillage@knockshrine.ie or phone +353 (086) 0108623 

"How to Build a Church" - craft workshops

St Nicholas Collegiate Church are hosting a series of workshops,  as part of National Heritage Week

These look at the craft-skills needed to build and maintain medieval church-buildings and include woodworking, stone carving, iron forging, textile design, and stained glass creation.

One session (Woodcarving on 17th August: spatula carving) will be free.    Others are charged at commercial rates.

See details and book tickets on their website:  www.stnicholas.ie/events - numbers are limited and bookings are needed for all sessions.