On Saturday 23 February a group of Ordinands from the College of the Resurrection, led by Dr Dorothea Bertschmann, visited London for the day. The group had two wonderful tours of the British Museum looking at Mesopotamia including the special exhibition on Ashurbanipal, a King who ruled the Assyrian Empire in what is now modern-day Mosul from 668 BC to 627 BC. Following this the group attended Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral, as part of which New Testament scholar Paula Gooder preached a wonderful sermon as she was installed as the Cathedral’s first lay Canon Chancellor. Special thanks go to the Tim Burke Memorial Trust whose support made the day possible, it was hugely appreciated by all who attended!

 

 

It was a great delight to welcome back Professor Clifford Jones to the Community on Sunday 17 February for the official launch of his latest publication, Numerical Examples in Fuels and Energy. Clifford was adjunct professor of engineering at Federation University, Australia and had been Reader at Aberdeen University prior to that, specializing in combustion. He was a student of the Hostel of the Resurrection in the early 1970s when our late brother Roy CR was bursar there. The book is dedicated to Roy’s memory.

It was good to welcome Clifford’s colleagues, friends of the Community and Br Roy CR’s family to this occasion, during which Clifford spoke movingly of his association with the Community, as well as giving examples from previous publications and excerpts from the current book to inform us of his life and work. We thank Clifford warmly for his dedication to Roy and are pleased by the number who came to support the event. Numerical Examples in Fuels and Energy is available to download as an e-book via bookboon.com.

 

 

 

 

 

Br Marc CR

Yesterday we bid a very fond farewell to our brother Jacob, whose period in temporary vows came to an end last week. Jacob has been in first profession with the Community of the Resurrection since 2013, and decided in January’s Chapter meeting that he would not seek to take life vows.

During his time at Mirfield, Jacob has been an active brother of the Community notable for his strong love for God and for prayer. He has developed the work of the Mirfield Centre, not least with schools, has played a major part in refurbishing the Retreat House and pioneering the popular pilgrimage weekends to Mirfield, and has helped bring CR into the 21^st century in IT and telecommunications, and in taking a lead in the installation of a booking system.

Jacob leaves Mirfield with love and prayers from his brethren and we look forward to keeping in touch as he discerns the next step in his journey of vocation.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of our dear brother Simon Holden CR, who died peacefully yesterday (Thursday 7th February).

Fr Simon was 88 and in the 52^nd year of his profession in CR. His funeral requiem will be at Mirfield in the Upper Church on Friday 1^st March at 11.30 am, followed by burial in the Community cemetery.

Please come if you can, and stay for refreshments afterwards.

May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Oswin CR

 

 

Tetelesthai! I have run the race. I have finished the course. Alleluia. We had a wonderful morning for the run. The weather was perfect and at the moment we have raised £6,207. This is excellent and will make a big difference to the needs of the Tariro charity.

Thanks to everyone who has given support, in finance, prayer and friendship. A special word for those who donated through mydonate – many of those who gave did so anonymously and I have no way of writing personally to say thanks. Indeed the same is true of anyone who used that account – there is no direct way to make contact with the donors. So to anyone who I have not been able to write to – a big thank you. Thanks also to my brethren for their patience and to all the students especially the support team today (Lois and Paul). To my fellow runners – Shavaun and Marc – it was great to have you beside me for a six mile slog. Lastly thanks to Nicolas whose efforts on behalf of the kids in Zimbabwe makes my own seem puny. Thanks be to God it was a lot of fun.

https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/frjohngribben10krun remains open until 26th March so it is still possible to donate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fr John CR

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• give someone time and space to reflect on their journey with God?
• encourage a busy friend to take time out from the usual routine?
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Then Community of the Resurrection gift voucher could be exactly what you are looking for!

Vouchers can be used to pay for part or all of a special quiet day or retreat, or simply a monetary value valid for 1 year from the date of issue. Available from our Guest Department on 01924 483346 or email guests@mirfield.org.uk

Billy Whizz is the fastest boy on earth (according to the Beano). We are not planning to run to Harare and back on 26^th  January but John CR and Shavaun and other students of the College of the Resurrection will run 10k. Why? Because running is good for you and because we want to support Tariro – hope for youth in Zimbabwe. In January Fr Nicolas Stebbing tells me that the charity will need to raise £12,000 for school fees, uniforms, books and equipment to send kids to school for the beginning of the school year. Let’s run the straight race for them and give a future to the next generation.

You can donate at: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/frjohngribben10krun or send cheques made out to Tariro to Fr John Gribben at CR.

 Fr John CR

Every night, an estimated number of 4,751 people are sleeping rough across England, a rise of 169% since 2010. In response to the great need of homeless people, almost 1,000 groups have taken the ‘Advent Sleepout Challenge’ over the last three years. www.sleepoutchallenge.org.uk/about

This year, a group of students of the College of the Resurrection have accepted this challenge and will spend one night outside the comfort of their College rooms in order to raise awareness and support this good cause. Following Christ’s call to clothe the naked and feed the hungry, we hope to raise a sum of £1,000 for the work of the Church Urban Fund’s Together Network. www.cuf.org.uk/together-network

Our Sleepover will take place on Wednesday, 5 December, and will be hosted by St Mary’s Church (Mirfield Team Parish). The event will involve the opportunity to learn more about the needs of homeless people in our society and to pray together for God’s world. To sponsor this event please visit; https://sleepoutchallenge2018.everydayhero.com/uk/college-of-the-resurrection