Dear All, It is quite some time since I have written to the Companions. Life has been very busy lately (so what’s new?). There have been lots of guests and I have given a couple of unexpected addresses. I am now struggling to complete a Retreat for Readers at Walsingham beginning on Monday week. At […]
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Letter from Marc – December 2017
Greetings to all our many friends! We are now two weeks into the ‘waiting.’ How is it going for you? Things have been especially protracted for us here, keeping watch alongside our (recently departed) brother Roy CR during his illness and in the final hour of his death. It was dignified and quiet and entirely […]
College of the Resurrection is Recruiting… in Admin!
The College of the Resurrection are recruiting a College Secretary / Executive Assistant to the Principal They are looking for an experienced and skilled person to join the team in this unique institute of higher education within the environs of the monastic Community of the Resurrection. The Secretary is a pivotal person in the College, whose purpose […]
Br Roy France CR
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Br Roy France CR, who died yesterday (Monday 11 December) in the 66th year of his profession. Alleluia – Christ is Risen.
Bishop of Newcastle visits the College of the Resurrection
Each year we are pleased to welcome a number of bishops to the College, usually when they have candidates for ordination in formation with us. In November it was our pleasure to have the Rt Revd Christine Hardman, Bishop of Newcastle, as our guest. For many years there has been a significant number of Diocese […]
Nicolas CR reflects on developments in Zimbabwe
What a time it has been for those of us who love Zimbabwe. In just a few days Robert Mugabe and his wife have been removed from power, by the army, no less. It has all been done peacefully; Zimbabweans have reacted with almost universal joy. Mnangagwa has been instated as president. No one has […]
Auction Update!
Since the last newsletter there has been a large number of significant donations to the auction. Here is a small selection that will give a flavour of the many good things that will be on sale on June 23rd 2018: Georgian waistcoat – this beautiful family heirloom was worn by a 14 year old who […]
George’s Sponsored Bike-and-Bus ride
In 2018 I will be having a sabbatical in instalments, the first being a 3-week visit to Israel in February. As well as visiting Jerusalem, I plan to travel to Galilee and do a sponsored bike-ride right around the lake in one day (35 miles). The visit is a pilgrimage, to see some of the […]
Isaiah 64:1-9. Ps 80: 1-8m 18-20. 1 Cor 1:3-9. Mark 13: 24-end
Whether we read the Old or the New Testament, it’s so obviously the experience of the Jewish people, a very small, weak nation, tossed about among the kingdoms and empires of the ancient world. God doesn’t speak to us from thrones of kings or emperors, who placed their own statues on the altar of the […]
Zeph 1,7,12-18 1 Thess 5.1-11 Mt 25 14-30
The Bible readings today are all about Judgement Day, the last day when every human must give an account of how he or she has used God’s gifts in this life. All evil will be destroyed by Jesus when he comes in judgment on the Last Day. But traditionally that’s a theme I should leave […]