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Our Lady in Latin 2024
Our guest tutors for the weekend were Alison Samuels, a highly experienced Classics tutor, and her husband Robert, who lectures in music for the Open University. Alison led us with great imagination, clarity and humour through the Latin grammar of...
Read MoreProgramme for 2025
The new programme of residentials at Boarbank is now available. Several of our popular events are repeated: Thinking Faith, Two Wings & Some Prayers, and Our Lady in Latin. Celebrating Creation will be similar to this year’s Care for Creation....
Read MoreCare of Creation 2024
Following our successful series of Zoom weekends ‘Your Planet and Your Parish’, we decided to hold a residential week for anyone interested in caring for God’s creation together as a Church. The week was based on the themes of the...
Read MoreThinking Faith 2024: Exploring Our Catholic Faith
Our annual Thinking Faith residential week began on 27th July, on the theme ‘Exploring our Catholic Faith’. Sr Margaret and Fr Richard led most of the sessions, with some shared group explorations. We used two books as our starting-points: G.K....
Read MoreCHANGE OF DATE! Thinking Faith Avent Zoom
Thinking Faith Advent Retreat: Time out for working Catholics. Zoom sessions, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings only. NEW DATES: 20th-22nd December 2024. If you are interested, please email Sr Margaret on margaret@boarbankhall.org.uk.
Read MoreAdoremus 2024: Christian hope and the Eucharist
When: 14th September 2024 Sister Margaret Atkins spoke about Christian hope at the Adoremus National Eucharistic Congress held at Oscott College. In this talk, Sr Margaret examines how belief in God changes our idea of hope, and looks at...
Read MoreNews for the Feast of St Augustine
It has been a busy few months since our last web news! As usual we have had the delight of welcoming lots of guests to the Community. These have included: a group of young French volunteers who help the work...
Read MoreRadio Maria Podcast with Sr Margaret
When: 9th August 2024 Sr Margaret was interviewed about the life and vocation of a Canoness of St Augustine on Radio Maria. Listen here to the podcast.
Read MoreBoarbank 300 club – 48 years and counting
The 300 Club raises over £2000 for Boarbank each year! Ably run by Sheila, she tells us there are still a few numbers available. Membership is only £13 per number per year, and gives you 2 chances of winning £10 once...
Read MoreTwo Wings and some Prayers!
Recent Events at Boarbank Hall Our annual birdwatching retreat, Two Wings and Some Prayers, took place at Boarbank Hall in Cumbria from 13th-18th May, led by Sr Margaret Atkins and Dr Margaret Phillips. Participants joined the resident Community for Mass...
Read MoreBook Launch at Boarbank Hall
When: 9th April 2024 On Tuesday 9th April, 2024, ‘The Roman Catholic Bishops of Lancaster’ by Dr Paul Severn is being launched at Boarbank Hall. The day begins with Mass at 10am with Bishop Paul Swarbrick as chief celebrant followed...
Read MoreNews – Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes 2024
We wish you all a very Happy Feast Day! New Website Welcome to our new-look website. We are very grateful indeed to Helen (and her family!) for all her hard work on this. We are immeasurably thankful also to John...
Read MoreDay for Consecrated Life – a Celebration
We were delighted to welcome other Religious and Consecrated Women from across the diocese to celebrate with us the Day for Consecrated Life. Bishop Paul presided at the Mass and Fr John Farrell OP provided us with thought-provoking talks. Each...
Read MoreWelcome to Sr Francis – the Spirit is Moving
We had the great joy of officially welcoming Sr Francis on the eve of Palm Sunday. She had arrived the previous week in the midst of the Community having Covid so she quickly went off to stay with her brother...
Read MoreSr Teresina’s Perpetual Profession
On Saturday 27th May 2023 Sr Teresina (well known as Sr Sue) joined us as a full member of the Boarbank Community. It was a wonderful day! In the words of Sr Eileen, our Prioress: “The Sisters are delighted to...
Read MoreNew Chaplain & Events of 2022
New Chaplain We are delighted to welcome our new chaplain, Fr Frank Thorpe, from the Salford Diocese. Fr Frank has been a regular visitor to the Guest House for some years and many of you will already have met him. We...
Read MoreNews from December 2021
Testing We still do regular testing – “Down and Up” as it is refered to among us – and thanks be to God we have not had any positives. A big thank you, as always, to all our staff, who...
Read MoreGreening Boarbank – Keeping you posted
2021 update – we’ve been busy! Sr Margaret was interviewed for the Conference of Religious website on the topic of greening Boarbank. You can see a report of the interview CLICK HERE and watch a video of her at Boarbank...
Read MoreUpdate on the gardens 2021
Thanks! We have a long list of people to thank for some recent improvements: Glyn Jones of Grange Shed for making, donating and installing a barn owl box (watch this space!) Julia and Martin for removing some unwanted Leylandii and...
Read MoreLockdown at Boarbank
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes 2021 This year the day of prayer for the sick is more relevant and poignant than ever, and we are sure that you are united with us in praying for all those across the globe...
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