There is a new film I should much like to see. “Marjorie Prime” explores loss, grief and memory through the experience of 86 year old Marjorie. In the early stages of Altzheimer’s, Marjorie is given the support of a ‘Prime’ – a futuristic hologram recreation of her late husband – as her companion. From the […]
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Letter from Marc – September 2017
From Mark Nov CR: Greetings from a somewhat inclement Mirfield on this feast of St Michael and All Angels. May you know his intercession for strengthening and defence on all sides in these testy days of our time. Things are continuously busy for us at CR but it is sustained by putting on love and […]
New High Altar
Good progress is being made on the new High Altar – the major outstanding piece of work to the Community Church. Thanks to generous support from our friends, we have been able to buy the stone (Mandale fossil limestone, quarried in the Peak District), and James Elliott, the chosen craftsman, is poised to begin work. […]
Religious Superiors’ meeting
The leaders of Anglican religious communities had their annual conference at Mirfield again, and had an excellent day on leadership led by Dr Loveday Alexander and Sr Josephine Miller, a Cistercian Superior. On the second day one session was led by a solicitor from Anthony Collins, a firm specialising in advising church bodies. He gave […]
Unusual ecumenical talks
Our friends will know that we have long been twinned with the Roman Catholic Benedictine Abbey of St Matthias in Trier, Germany. In order to mark the approaching 50th anniversary of our brotherhood together, and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we jointly organised a small conference at Trier for three Anglican bishops and three […]
CR Grand Auction V
We are back in business. I was doubtful when I decided to hold another auction. I wasn’t sure that we could go for a fifth one. In fact I have been pleasantly surprised. There are now 175 lots in the catalogue and if everything that is promised turns up we will have over 200 lots […]
Hostel of the Resurrection
From 1908 to 1976 CR ran the Hostel of the Resurrection in Leeds, a kind of hall of residence-cum-priory for students, most of whom were preparing for ordination. Former students recently raised money to pay for two panels of St Wilfrid and St Cuthbert, in the arches of the old piscina in the Resurrection […]