Recently a party of 9 students, accompanied by Fr Thomas CR made a weekend pilgrimage to Walsingham. Taking all the prayer requests from the board in the College Oratory to include whilst on pilgrimage, we put them alongside our own supplications at the shrine. With the other pilgrims we entered fully into the life of […]
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Upcoming Book Launch
Il giardiniere invisibile: credere, non credere, cercare, EDB, 2019. (The Invisible Gardener: Belief and Unbelief in Dialogue ). The Revd Dr Tony Carroll has published a new book which will be launched at Mirfield in June. The book attempts to think anew about the God-World relationship in the context of our Secular Age. It builds […]
Tallis Consort Concert
On Saturday 30 March the Community opened its doors for an evening of music provided by one of the finest vocal ensembles in Yorkshire. The Tallis Consort is a semi-professional ensemble of 10 singers who specialize in the performance of Renaissance Polyphony. Directed by Chris Why they performed Tomás Luis de Victoria – Tenebrae Responsories […]
Prodigal Son
“I will get up and go to my father and say to him, Father I have sinned against heaven and in your sight and am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.” It’s a fine little speech. It is deeply touching. It seems to show penitence, […]
Companions Letter March 2019
CCR News Lady Day 2019 Yesterday (25th) we kept the wonderful feast of our Lord’s Annunciation to Blessed Mary, and were reminded again of the word in Hebrew, Hineni, Here I am.’ We give thanks for Mary, Samuel, Jeremiah and all the holy ones past and present who respond to the call of their God […]
Third Sunday in Lent: 24th March 2019
The fruit worthy of Repentance …Unless you repent you will all perish as they did.’ (Lk. 13: 2) May I speak in the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN I’ve not been happy with myself for a long time. I’d lost weight and was going good. Then I spent every day for […]
Annunciation sermon preached at St George’s Nottingham
Two weeks ago I was in a small town in Zimbabwe called Chipinge. A few days after I left a cyclone hit Chipinge washing away hundreds of houses, bridges, roads and killing many people. The devastation to crops on the Eastern side of Zimbabwe has been disastrous. Across the border in Mozambique things have been […]
Deut. 26:1-11. (2) Ps. 91. (3) ROMANS 10:8B-13. (4) LUKE 4:1-13
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR C 26:1-11. (2) Ps. 91. (3) ROMANS 10:8B-13. (4) LUKE 4:1-13 You might think someone’d chosen the preacher for such a distinguished congregation, but in fact it came about by chance, so please accept inadequacy. It is so easy, it doesn’t feel like temptation at all, to use our positions […]
Tallis Consort – Early Musical Ensemble
The Community and College are looking forward to welcoming Tallis Consort – Early Music Ensemble, to perform in the Community Church on Saturday 30th March at 7.30pm. All Welcome. www.facebook.com/TheTallisConsort/ For a taste of the Tallis Consort’s music, please follow the link below. https://www.facebook.com/TheTallisConsort/videos/368333890561741/
Funeral of Fr Simon CR
A packed church gathered last Friday (1 March) to celebrate the life and ministry of our dear brother Simon. Fr Simon passed away on Thursday 7 February, at the age of 88 and in the 52nd year of his profession. His funeral requiem was followed by burial in the […]