Latest Update – March 2021 Following recent government announcements regarding the cautious removal of Covid restrictions in stages, the Community of the Resurrection is hopeful that we will be able to reopen to a limited number of self-catered day and residential visitors from 12 April 2021. From 17 May 2021, we hope to reopen our Retreat House […]
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Come to the Well
The Retreat Association icon, depicting Jesus’s encounter with the woman at the well (John 4.) is currently making its way around a number of retreat houses and cathedrals and we are among those taking part in this ‘pilgrimage’. We shall be receiving the icon on the 6 May from The Bield, in Perthshire, and after […]
We are recruiting – 2 Hospitality Administrators
We are looking to appoint two administrators to work closely together covering 50 hours per week, ideally at 25 hours each with at least part of one day per week worked in common. The posts would suit a job-share arrangement. This is an active site, full of interest, and home for monks and students. No […]
CR Miles for Masvingo
Challenge Completed! CR have been raising money to support a schools gardening project in the Masvingo diocese in Zimbabwe. This is a very dry and poor area, the rural people of Zimbabwe live constantly with the fear of crop failure. When this happens there is simply no food, except what Aid organisations can bring in. […]
The Hermitage
The Community recently identified an opportunity to convert an underused building at the heart of the site to provide simple accommodation responding to the need for what we are calling a ‘hermitage’. It is hoped this will provide a place of silence and reflection for those who require it. The outbuilding is on a single […]
Latest Auction News!
It is just about a year ago that I Adele, Charlie and I collected a large donation for the next auction (scheduled at that time for the end of June and when lockdown came moved to the beginning of September). Well 2020 was a year of disappointment and tragedies and compared with what people all […]
Festival Day 2021
Saturday 10 July We plan to hold our Festival Day as usual this year though we cannot yet make firm arrangements as we do not yet know what restrictions we shall be working with. Please put the date in your diary and we will provide further details in due course. The Solemn Mass will be […]
Holy Week 2021
We were delighted that College staff and some students were able to play a central part in the liturgies of Holy Week. Bishop Mark, Principal of the College felt it was a ‘great privilege to celebrate the Vigil Mass of Easter for the College & Community’, there was also the opportunity to enjoy a glass […]
Sad News
The brothers of the Community were saddened to hear of the death of our former brother, Barnabas Siddle, on Tuesday 9 March of a suspected heart attack. He was 48. Since leaving CR 10 years ago, Barnabas had lived alongside the Sacred Cross sisters at Tymawr. He was much appreciated as their cook. Please join […]
Happy Birthday Aidan CR
Happiest of birthdays to our brother Fr Aidan Mayoss who turned 90 years young on Friday! Here he is refreshed in the Lenten fast with a welcome slice of cake, for which we thank our chef James. We give thanks to God for Aidan’s service to the Church, the religious life and not least his […]