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Images – Wakefield Cathedral https://www.facebook.com/wfdcathedral On Saturday 22 February, the Community had the pleasure of welcoming visitors from the Diocese of Skara in the Church of Sweden, along with Dean Simon and Canon Kathryn from Wakefield Cathedral. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn about and from each other and rejoice in our shared experiences […]

Dear Companions and friends of the Community of the Resurrection, particularly those living in or near the Diocese of Norwich, please take note of the meeting proposed by Fr Ben Bradshaw on 12 April. I will be in Norfolk at that time as I will be accompanying Fr Carl Melville and his parishioners as we […]

Fr John’s Run for Tariro Dear all, thank you for your help by prayer, donations and encouragement. The big event is drawing near 22nd February is the day. I am registered for 60m, 200m, and 400m though the jury is still out as to whether I run all three. The event, held in the Lee […]

During February to May, we will be busy in the New Library (one of the library rooms at CR) with a big scale decorating project. As you can see from the photos, we have started to box up the books and get the shelves and surrounding walls ready for painting. The whole library room won’t […]

Over 40 of the Sheffield Curates led by the Reverend Tim Fletcher joined us for their annual January residential. We were pleased that the snow and ice had subsided just in time! It is always a pleasure to welcome them and we look forward to the next time.

The Inter-Novitiate Group met at Mirfield this week (20th – 24th January) with Novices, Postulants and alongsiders from the Franciscans, Mucknell Abbey, Ty Mawr, Fairacres and Gerrards Cross joining us for a week of formation, discussion, prayer and fellowship. George CR led us in some great sessions on the daily office, the Eucharist and praying the psalms, […]

January 2025 Thank you to everyone who joined us for Br Jude’s profession at the end of January. It was a fabulous day of worship and celebration and a wonderful celebratory meal and gathering afterwards. Thank you to all who sent kind words and prayers for Br Jude and the Community.

Holy Week will have an especially vocational flavour this year, and we are particularly pleased to welcome ordinands and those wishing to explore their Christian vocation. Holy Week LeadersThe Rt Revd Mark Sowerby,(College Principal)The Ven David Sharples,(former DDO & CoR Alumni) Beginning our journey on the eve of Palm Sunday, we live together through the […]

November 2024 Storm Bert left us with a pleasant dusting of snow, some ice and plenty, plenty of rain. Selfishly, I dream of a deep stable covering of snow, sometimes. Just for the youngsters, you understand. The last apples have been gathered and used for Spicy Apple Jam and apple cider vinegar; the last apples […]

The Community Library is a large library, with over 60,000 volumes, 200 journal titles and 12,000 pamphlets (& tracts). Volumes range from medieval to modern day. The environment of the library rooms is that of any historic building, where shelving, storage room and environmental conditions can be challenging. In order to provide access to the […]