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Window Restoration at the Community of the Resurrection A recent window restoration project at the House of the Resurrection combined heritage preservation with modern sustainability. The team from Gills Joinery was commissioned to restore the building’s historic windows — a delicate process that required preserving historic character while integrating modern, energy-efficient upgrades. The project began […]

2026 marks 100 years since the opening of the Retreat House in 1926. To celebrate this important milestone, we are launching the CR2026 Centenary Fundraising Campaign as part of the broader CR Future Campaign. The CR Centenary Project The CR Centenary Project will secure the future of the Monastery by addressing significant deficiencies in our […]

In February Ryan and Michael joined eight other novices and postulants (three new Franciscans!) from our Anglican Religious Communities at Brown’s Hill in Stroud. The Bernadine Sisters there welcomed us warmly, and we participated in some lively talks with Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ about the Theology of the Religious Life. It was great to see […]

I’ve been running for about thirty years, and every year has seemed better. On 21 and 22 February I competed in the British Master’s Athletic Association Championships at Lee Valley. To enter, you have to be 35+ and a recognised member of an athletics club. I am a member of Orangegrove AC Belfast, and I […]

It’s a great privilege to have been chosen by Fr Oswin and the Community to come to work at Mirfield. It’s a kind of homecoming for me because, although I have lived in North Yorkshire for most of my life, I was born in Dewsbury, and I went to school in Wakefield until I was […]

With the new year, there comes much that is fresh to us.Church Army have held the first of their 6 annual residential weekends at Mirfield.Dr Elli Wort, their Head of Training writes,“We had a wonderful weekend, and all the staff were so kind and helpful.”The Church Army also has a new permanent office on site, and […]

Steven and Ryan were part of a team that hosted a Monastic Taster Day in Lincoln on the 11th of October. With representatives from a number of our Anglican Religious Communities from across the UK, we heard stories from four religious about their sense of vocation and what it has meant for them to live in communities of […]

CR has recently recruited a new Horticultrual Apprentice, Paul Hatfield (Estates Manager) oversaw the process. Paul writes,“Earlier in the year I met with Rebecca, from Kirklees Council Employment and Skills Service; she came to the Community to speak about the Local Supported Employment scheme. I found this very interesting, as it aligns closely with the […]

Last month, Br Jude CR and Paul Hatfield (our estates manager) visited the Salvation Army in Mirfield. They presented Church Leader Major Andrew Spivey with a cheque for £939.29! This money was raised at CR’s Family Fun Day earlier in the year. Thank you to everyone who donated tombola/raffle prizes, attended the Fun Day, or […]

The Community was delighted to welcome Mr Michael Maxwell as a novice at Solemn Evensong on Sunday 28th September, the Eve of St Michael’s Day. Please pray for him and the brethren as he discovers more fully God’s calling in his life over the next couple of years as a novice CR.