Welcome to the Open Cloister

A warm welcome to the Open Cloister area of the Worth Society website.

The Open Cloister is part of the Abbey open to lay people. We hope that you will be interested to hear about the events organised for 2010.

The main aim of each event is to help individuals come into a prayerful, reflective space in the company of others. The experience is encouraging and refreshing.

The range of retreats is considerable, and some may immediately appeal to you. You will recognise that some of the retreats pick up the themes of the two books that Abbot Christopher has written since the broadcast of "The Monastery" in 2005. - "Finding Sanctuary" and "Finding Happiness".  "Saint Benedict for Today" helps you  to apply the wisdom of the Rule to everyday lives. The Individually Guided Retreat is a silent retreat with guidance for your time of prayer and reflection. 

The 2010 events we have scheduled are :  

• 14th-16th May : Finding Happiness
• 11th-13th June : (Re)discovering Catholicism
• 24th-26th September : Saint Benedict for Today
• 8th-10th October : Finding Sanctuary
• 15th-18th October : Guided Prayer

There are also events for teenagers and for young adults - do please visit the Open Cloister website for further details.

God bless

Fr Luke  

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