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Earlier in August we hosted the Christophorus Conference, welcoming brothers and sisters from across Europe from Germany, Lithuania and Poland and from a variety of Christian traditions, including Lutheran and Roman Catholic. The conference centred around the theme of ‘hope’ – what was it we were hoping for for the future of the religious life […]

At the end of August we had the pleasure of hosting the Diocesan Organ Advisers’ annual conference. The advisers offer specialised knowledge on organ conservation, restoration and the installation of new organs. We hope to welcome them again in the future.

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Warmest congratulations to our brother Charlie who took his life vows in CR at Mass on St Benedict’s Day, 11th July. You can watch the service on YouTube here; The brethren CR were especially pleased to welcome three generations of Charlie’s family, his friends, and many friends of the Community, to pray with us that day.And afterwards – […]

We would like to thank everyone who joined us for Festival Day on Saturday 5 July. We were delighted to welcome so many friends and supporters to enjoy the day with us. Our visitors were very grateful to us for hosting this day, and it means much to the brethren that others can benefit so much […]

Before going down, we celebrated a final College Mass (with the blessing of ordination stoles) with the eight students who will leave us to be made deacon in the dioceses of Oxford, London, Southwark, Manchester and St Edmundsbury & Ipswich. We ask you to pray for them in their new ministry along with another student […]

Please see the links below for some wonderful posts and photos of CR, created by Keith, a guest who visited the Community as part of a residential retreat group in May 2025. Retreatant a photo essay part 1 Retreatant a photo essay part 2

The brethren enjoyed their Week Together last week, beginning on Low Sunday. It was an opportunity to spend time as a family at the beginning of the Easter season, and to have some fun. We took a sunny walk to Bennett’s Egg Farm in Liversedge, with ice creams, emus and some entertaining goats, and a […]

In the February edition of the CR newsletter, we highlighted a big decorating project. It involved 4 Brethren, 10 Library Volunteers, 6 College Students and 1 College Tutor who all worked with the Librarian to remove the books off the shelves and get the library ready for decorating. We then unboxed the books, put them in […]

The Community were delighted to welcome Br Ryan, who was received as a novice on Tuesday 18th March 2025, at Evensong. Very many congratulations and welcome, Br Ryan!