Companions Day 2010

Two Companions Days are being held in 2010, in recognition of the geographic spread of Companions across the UK.  One in the North of England has already been held; see details below of the other one, which is open to EVERYBODY (to attend you do not have to be a Companion):

CR at Canterbury 2010. This is the Annual Companions/Friends day and Renewal of Commitments for those in the South of England. This is being held on Saturday 18 September, 2010 at Canterbury Cathedral, courtesy of the Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Ven Sheila Watson. The event, which will include a short (15min) pilgrimage from the former Abbey of St Augustine has been specially organised - it will be a one-off and very special occasion so do please try to make every effort to be part of it. The planned agenda and a booking form can be found here.

Companions Day 2010

A report on the Northern Companions Day will appear here shortly.

Sermon by Fr Nicolas Stebbing CR, Chaplain to the CR Companions, given at St Olave's Church, York on the occasion of the 2010 Northern Companions Day

 

Companions Day 2009

On 4 July, 2009 the annual Companions Day was held at the College and Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield. Almost 60 Companions plus many of the Brothers attended this. As part of the day, Fr Oswin gave a detailed presentation about the changes proposed to the church and the plans for the new monastery. Following the midday Eucharist and admission of new Companions, the attendees split into groups to discuss the following:  

  • What are some of the joys of being a Companion?
  • What opportunities do you foresee in the current changes to further the calling of the whole CR family?
  • What may be lost and how can this loss be made good?

before re-grouping to summarise the comments.

Benediction then took place in the Resurrection Chapel in the Community church with the day ending with tea in the College refectory.

Please click here to see photographs taken on the day.

The list of points in response to the above three questions may be found here

A copy of the Powerpoint presentation given at the annual Companions Day can be downloaded here (it is a large file so please be patient!). This shows how a photograph of a spark of light emanating from a sparkler became the inspiration for the revolutionary redesign of the Community church

A selection of Powerpoint slides shown at the annual Companions Day showing the proposed new monastery can be found here (it is a large file so please be patient!). 

 

Summer School

Please click here to see photographs taken at the 2009 CR Summer School which ran either side of the 2009 Companions Day.

 
Companions Retreat 2008

The 2008 Companions Retreat was held at the Community between 5 and 8 December. Please click here to see a selection of images from this Advent retreat.

 

Companions Day 2008 

On 24 May, 2008, the annual Companions Day was held at All Saints Church and Pulford School, Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire. Around 90 people enjoyed a programme of talks to help equip us to meet the challenges of witnessing to the Risen Lord in the years ahead. The day included a service of Holy Communion and renewal of commitments, with Bishop John Flack as celebrant. A copy of the order of service can be found here and here.

Please click here to see a selection of pictures from the Companions Day 2008.

Resume of Fr George's Closing Address to the Companions Day 2008.