1 / 28

Alongsiders at Mucknell Abbey

Alongsiders at Mucknell Abbey. A chance for :- worship study learning new skills sabbatical part of a gap year. We follow the Rule of St Benedict 480AD – 547AD. Benedict came from Nurcia, Italy. Benedict’s Rule. What to sing in church What to eat at meals How to grow in humility

moriah
Download Presentation

Alongsiders at Mucknell Abbey

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Alongsiders at Mucknell Abbey

  2. A chance for :-worshipstudylearning new skillssabbaticalpart of a gap year

  3. We follow the Rule of St Benedict480AD – 547AD

  4. Benedict came from Nurcia, Italy

  5. Benedict’s Rule • What to sing in church • What to eat at meals • How to grow in humility • The meaning of obedience • ‘show the pure love of sisters and brothers’

  6. The community at May 2013

  7. We take vows of • Stability • Obedience • Conversion of Life

  8. We live at Mucknell Abbey, Worcestershire

  9. The Malvern hills in the distance

  10. Main Entrance

  11. All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ.Rule of St Benedict Ch 53

  12. The Church

  13. Interior of the church

  14. Working in the library

  15. Community meal

  16. A typical guest bedroom

  17. Kitchen garden

  18. Greenhouse

  19. Off to do some mowing

  20. Packing incense

  21. Administration in the abbey office

  22. Washing up

  23. Timetable • 6am Office of Readings • 7am Lauds • Breakfast and solitude time • 8:45am Terce • Work Period • 12pm Holy Communion • 1pm Lunch

  24. Timetable ctd • 2:15pm None • Work Period and tea • 5:30pm Vespers • Solitude time • 7pm Supper • Free time • 8:30pm Compline

  25. Guest wing solar panels

  26. Wood chip store

  27. Let them prefer nothing whatever to Christ, and may he bring us all together to eternal life. RB Ch 72

  28. www.mucknellabbey.org.uk

More Related