We are celebrating the Annual Mass for our deceased relatives and friends, in particular those buried in our cemetery, on Saturday 2 November (All Souls’ Day) at 2pm at New Hall in the School Chapel. The celebrant will be Fr Martin Hardy who is one of the team serving the Chelmsford parish and chaplain at…
You may be interested to read the article written by Dr Cormac Begadon, about our Community and school in Liège. It appeared in the Tablet in September 2024. ENLIGHTENED ATTITUDES
We began a second year of our series ‘Today’s Big Questions: towards a Christian Response’ with a fabulous in-person talk at New Hall by Prof Tina Beattie. The talk was entitled We need to talk about gender: Christian approaches to challenging questions for changing times. Tina tackled the complex issue of gender and sexuality, and…
We are inviting applications for Senior Carer position as per below: Recruitment – Senior Carers 2 x part-time Experienced Senior Carers required to work in a unique position within a small Religious Community based in Colchester – The Canonesses of The Holy Sepulchre. We are looking for individuals that are warm-hearted, professional, compassionate…
Dear Friends, Good to be back with you & Saturday Reflections. We hope these last weeks have been good ones for most of you, though I am sure amongst us there will be some sadness & distress. Today’s blessing comes from Sacred Pathways & is called ‘Deep Peace’ May those of us who have had…
We were happy to see that Cormac Begadon’s research was featured in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday 29 June. Christopher Howse’s piece was partly based on a forthcoming publication by Cormac – ‘A case for continuity? From Liège to New Hall: the English Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre’ – in which the cultural continuity from…
On Sunday 28 April, S. Moira was installed as a new Ecumenical Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral. S. Moira was pleased to accept this honorary position on behalf of the Community. She and the Community were joined by many friends and family for the installation ceremony, where S. Moira had also been asked to preach on…
We are planning another pilgrimage from 22-27 April 2025, journeying along the newly-established St Patrick’s Way in the North of Ireland. The pilgrimage is open to all faiths and none and is aimed at being accessible to everyone – walkers and non-walkers. For full details please see the BROCHURE. If you are interested in joining…
On Friday 8 March 2024, Dr Cormac Begadon visited the Community in Colchester, to report back on the next stage of the excavations on the site where the Community had their house in Rue St Gilles. Cormac had made a follow-up trip to Liège in December and was welcomed by the lead archaeologist, Guillaume Mora…
Do join us for all or any of the Zooms below: Ash Wednesday A reflective moment to start Lent 14th February – 7.30pm for 20-30 minutes Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87916139002?pwd=NGNmdHdSNDhIT29PSWxnMXVKQUNZQT09 Lent Course – ACT ON POVERTY Mondays in Lent: 7 – 8pm 26th February, 4th March, 11th March, 18th March…