Holy Week and Easter celebrations during lockdown No access to our usual places of worship, no gathering with our Parish Community, no direct contact with our Parish Priest, except through virtual links. How were we to celebrate this most holy season of Holy Week and Easter? Here at Howe Close we were blessed with being…
We fell asleep in one world … and woke up in another!
You may be interested to read this article which appeared in Saturday’s Guardian (25th April). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/25/why-do-female-leaders-seem-to-be-more-successful-at-managing-the-coronavirus-crisis
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As we all find new ways to pray and reflect, during our time spent in isolation, sometimes images speak louder than words. In her own words, Sister Mary Stephen explains the inspiration behind her art: “In my artwork I try to make visible God’s invisible energy, that life which flows through all creation and is…
UCL launched ‘The Big Compost Experiment’ back in November. The team at UCL asked members of the public to fill in an online questionnaire about their composting and recycling habits. With special reference to plastic packaging labelled as ‘compostable’, they want you to see whether your compost bin at home can break down these products.…
On Saturday 30th November 2019, the Community and Companions hosted an afternoon on Climate Change, followed by Evening Prayer for the beginning of Advent. The invited speaker, Jack Wakefield (Tearfund*) gave an impassioned and informative talk and encouraged us to take positive action. “Tearfund work with supporters and partners to influence powerful decision-makers around the…
As you might have seen, the historic archives and ancient book collections of the Canonesses was transferred to Durham University in 2018. There a tri-party project has commenced, with an archivist and rare-books cataloguer caring for the archives and books, and a historian working on the project’s research element. The historian, Dr Cormac Begadon, has…
The Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre have pleasure in informing you of the results of their Elections held on 21 & 22 March 2020. Sister Moira O’Sullivan was elected as Prioress. The following members of the Chapter were elected as Councillors: Sister Margaret Mary Horton. Sister Teresa Lenahan. Sister Teresa Lenahan was…
The thoughts and prayers of all our Community are with you – our friends and family. And also with those affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak around the world. We pray for those who care for the sick, for those who are combatting the spread of the virus, for those who are lonely and isolated…