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 chapters of Laudato Si’, with sessions entitled Gospel, Roots, Connections, Dialogue and Spirituality. Sr Margaret …
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. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy and Richard Conrad OP’s The Catholic Faith. Themes included God & Creation, Sin …
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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.
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 Christian Hope – with a capital ‘H’ – and how this shapes our smaller Christian …
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 of the Sisters in Thibermont, along with Sister Jean Thérèse ; John and Gaby for …
Content We have a lot of visitors to the Guest House who are interested in sharing our life of prayer, and also in birdwatching. Quite a few are just starting to be interested in birds and would like to find out more. So we are offering a few days to combine the two. Open to …
Event facilitators: Eleanor Petch, a regular visitor to Boarbank and amateur sewer, and Sr Margaret Atkins, of the Boarbank Community. Content: Bring your own handcraft or art projects to work on together in the beautiful surroundings of Boarbank Hall – sewing, knitting, drawing, or whatever. We can also provide some materials if you want …
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.
Theme Health in Mind, Body & Spirit Content A weekend to provide friendship, refreshment and relaxation for anyone who is working in healthcare or caring for someone sick. It will offer time in the garden and the chapel, reflection on healthy eating and lifestyles, and a focus on joy and hope. Speakers Sr …
Content Do you sing Latin hymns to Our Lady? Do you know what the words mean? Our Lady in Latin is designed to enable complete beginners in Latin to learn all the Latin we need to sing three of our best loved Marian Antiphons. Magnificat! is a follow-up weekend, using the Canticles from St Luke, …
Our Lady in Latin – 18th-20th (21st) July 2025; Magnificat! 25th-27th October 2025 Read More »
