The brothers and all at Mirfield were saddened to learn of the sudden death of our good friend, Linda, last Thursday.Linda has loved the Lord and has cared for CR’s Companions over many years with generosity, a warm heart and no-nonsense.And we have been the beneficiaries of her passion for orchards as well.We shall miss […]
News
Songs of Praise – Pentecost Sunday
The Community were delighted to feature in the Pentecost Sunday episode of Songs of Praise for the BBC. Filming took place in different locations around site. One of the show’s regular presenters Sean Fletcher conducted various interviews to learn more about life at the Community and College. If you missed the episode you can catch […]
Ordinations 2021
We invite your prayers for all those about to be ordained, and particularly for the 18 students of the College: 12 to be ordained to the Diaconate, and 6 to be ordained Priest. It is into a world coping with Covid19 and its devastating effects, that we send out our students. We commend them, and […]
Songs of Praise – Pentecost Sunday 23 May
The Community were delighted to be invited to take part in an upcoming episode of Songs of Praise for the BBC. Filming took place in different locations around site. One of the show’s regular presenters Sean Fletcher conducted various interviews to learn more about life at the Community and College. This episode is due […]
Visitor & Guest Update Regarding Covid-19
Latest Update – March 2021 Following recent government announcements regarding the cautious removal of Covid restrictions in stages, the Community of the Resurrection is hopeful that we will be able to reopen to a limited number of self-catered day and residential visitors from 12 April 2021. From 17 May 2021, we hope to reopen our Retreat House […]
Come to the Well
The Retreat Association icon, depicting Jesus’s encounter with the woman at the well (John 4.) is currently making its way around a number of retreat houses and cathedrals and we are among those taking part in this ‘pilgrimage’. We shall be receiving the icon on the 6 May from The Bield, in Perthshire, and after […]
We are recruiting – 2 Hospitality Administrators
We are looking to appoint two administrators to work closely together covering 50 hours per week, ideally at 25 hours each with at least part of one day per week worked in common. The posts would suit a job-share arrangement. This is an active site, full of interest, and home for monks and students. No […]
CR Miles for Masvingo
Challenge Completed! CR have been raising money to support a schools gardening project in the Masvingo diocese in Zimbabwe. This is a very dry and poor area, the rural people of Zimbabwe live constantly with the fear of crop failure. When this happens there is simply no food, except what Aid organisations can bring in. […]
The Hermitage
The Community recently identified an opportunity to convert an underused building at the heart of the site to provide simple accommodation responding to the need for what we are calling a ‘hermitage’. It is hoped this will provide a place of silence and reflection for those who require it. The outbuilding is on a single […]
Latest Auction News!
It is just about a year ago that I Adele, Charlie and I collected a large donation for the next auction (scheduled at that time for the end of June and when lockdown came moved to the beginning of September). Well 2020 was a year of disappointment and tragedies and compared with what people all […]