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News From Fr John January 2025
Fr John’s Run for TariroDear 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 Valley […]
Library Update February 2025
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 […]
Sheffield Curates 2025
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.
Inter-Novitiate Group 2025
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, […]
Br Jude’s Profession
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 2025
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 […]
News from Fr Thomas CR
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 […]
Library Cataloguing Project 2024/2025
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 […]
SEPTEMBER IN HARARE
HALFWAY THROUGH MY TRAVELS Zimbabwe is dry; months and months without rain have left the country utterly dry, with brown and white grass everywhere, except where it can be watered from boreholes. Yet the jacarandas are out all round Harare, great towering masses of bluish-mauve blossoms; the sky is blue, the air is clear and […]
New Academic year at the College
The College is pleased to have grown slightly, this year, with an intake of 8 new students, who are presently learning the Mirfield ropes. Mirfield students continue to make early contributions to the life of the wider church: our present Senior Student, Antonio Joseph, has been elected Chair of the Anglican Ordinands Association and Kenson […]