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Dear All, Today is a world-wide day of prayer for those who are poor. Our reflections are on that theme. Our thoughts obviously go first to those who are materially poor but there are so many other types of poverty – it can be an educational poverty, a spiritual poverty, the poverty of loneliness…
You are invited to join the Community Meditative Reflection for Advent at 5.30pm on Zoom Sunday 1st December – “Come now O Prince of Peace” Sunday 8th December – “A voice cries out in the wilderness” Sunday 15th December – “Gaudete” Sunday 22nd December – “Emmanuel” And IN PERSON at Blessed Sacrament Church, Melbourne CM1 2DU…
Dear All, We are looking back a bit today to All Souls Day – last Saturday. It isn’t an easy day for me in terms of making sense of it as it follows on immediately from All Saints. Who do we have in mind on All Souls Day that we haven’t had in mind on…
Dear All, Yesterday was the Feast of ‘All Saints’ – today is ‘All Souls Day’. This week’s reflections are focused on All Saints – there is plenty of good material. Next week we will look at All Souls – I need a bit more time to get my head round it – for me,…
The Community invites you to join them for a talk by Dr Cormac Begadon and Evening Prayer (for the beginning of Advent) on Saturday 30 November at 3pm at 74, Howe Close, Colchester CO4 3XD. 3pm – talk 4pm – tea followed by Evening Prayer for the beginning of Advent followed by mulled wine and…
Dear Friends, I am finding it difficult to believe that we are coming to the end of October. The passing of time is such a strange thing or maybe how we relate to it is a bit of a mystery. Several things have made me think about time over the last weeks. Autumn always…
We are recruiting – please see job outline below: Cook (Full-time) – Howe Close Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12.00- 19.00hrs Required to work in a unique position within a small religious community, based in Colchester – The Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre. Pay negotiable depending on experience, qualifications, and availability. If…
Dear Friends, This current week is nominated by many of the Christian denominations as the Week of Prayer for Prisoners & their families. We are a bit late but no matter. Looking for some attachments I started on a theme we had last month – Freedom & Fear – as experienced by all of…
Dear Friends, We did reflect on Autumn in September but it seems such a rich theme that we are going back to it. We are still surrounded by all the beautiful autumn colours, sounds, and shapes – they have just moved on a little, so before they disappear, it may be good to let them…