The Requiem Mass for Fr Eric Simmons CR will be held in the Church of the Resurrection, Mirfield, at 11.00 am on Thursday 4th February. You can access the service as it is live-streamed with this link:https://www.facebook.com/Mirfieldservices or you can find a link on our streaming page:https://mirfield.org.uk/live-streaming/ The conditions of lockdown and the safety of […]
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Eric Simmons CR
Our dear brother Eric CR died on Tuesday 19th January, after a short illness (non Covid-19 related). Eric was in his 91st year and the 58th year of his profession in the Community. Eric served as Superior of the Community from 1974 until 1987. We give thanks to God for our brother, for his faithfulness […]
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters
‘the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep.’ Have you ever felt overwhelmed? I am sure you have. The unimaginable scenes from Washington DC this week were of being overwhelmed. [The surprised joy of those doing the overwhelming, the insurrectionists, … contrasted with the very real fears …] Senators […]
The word became flesh
Recently one of my nieces became pregnant with her first baby. I shall never forget that moment when she told me with joy shining in her eyes, and showed me the baby’s heart beat on her phone. It was only 8 weeks from conception, a tiny, fragile little foetus, yet already the heart was beating […]
New You Tube series
Fr Nicolas has started a new YouTube series. There are currently four videos to view, covering a range of interesting topics. You can watch any of his talks here; https://youtu.be/bG2kSK921EU Please subscribe to the channel to receive notifications of new videos. Fr John has also produced a talk for Advent which can be viewed here; […]
A Warm Welcome Awaits!
The College is warmly welcoming enquiries and applications from prospective students. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in preparing for ordained ministry then The College of The Resurrection could be the place for you. We are currently offering a “Zoom Tour” and can organise conversations with current students. You can also obtain an […]
Your nomination really counts!
You can still nominate us in Ecclesiastical’s 12 days of giving, your nomination could be the one that helps us win £1,000! Open to eligible charities in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, Ecclesiastical will be donating a total of £120,000 to 120 charities over 12 days in December and […]
CR’s New Streaming Page
Join with us is the title of our new page on Facebook dedicated to live-streaming our services to the wide world. Usually the numbers watching are in the hundreds, while a smaller group of regulars send in comments, and now even greet each other as they come on line. Throughout the spring and summer we […]
Fr Crispin CR – preached at CR 13th December 2020
John 1. 6-8, 19-28 John the Baptist said, ‘I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: “ Make straight the way of the Lord.” The four Gospels agree that John wanted everyone to Repent and be baptised, He believed that ‘A day of wrath and doom impending’ was imminent, God’s Messiah would come […]
1 Corinthians 1: 3-9 Mark 13; 24-End
When we’ve lived as committed Christian believers all our lives, brought up in a Christian family, gone to Christian schools, higher education all Christian too, then theological College and ordination, it’s hard to see how amazing, how exciting, how turning the world upside down it must have been at the beginning, when it was all […]