Any Vocation Retreat In The Uk?

[loveofchrist1]

Hi Phatmassers,
I am kinda new here and i am presently looking for a vocation retreat-it should taking place in london
or somewhere in the uk.
I am drawn to the carmelites however i am very open to other religious communities.
Please send me a link to their website or details i need to contact the communities.
Thanks.

[Lisa]

Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 August Stafford Benedictine Nuns
from godknowswhere.org.uk

[b] Colwich Abbey – Come and See Weekend[/b]
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[*]Organisers: The [url="http://www.colwichabbey.org.uk/"]Benedictine Nuns[/url]
[*]Themes: Holy Rule of St. Benedict, Psalms, Our House History
[*]Where: St. Mary’s Abbey, Colwich, Stafford. ST18 0UF.
[*]When: Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th August 2011
[*]Purpose: To provide the opportunity for women who are discerning a possible vocation to the Religious Life to experience Monastic Life for a short period.
[*]Contact: Sister Davina Sharp
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This website also looks like it might be promising: http://www.ukvocation.org/
I think, for most Carmels, you can set up a private visit. Here's a listing of UK carmels: [url="http://www.carmelnuns.org.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=13&MMN_position=17:17"]http://www.carmelnuns.org.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=13&MMN_position=17:17 [/url]

[loveofchrist1]

thank you so much-im checking it now. God bless you.

[Lisa]

Also, when she gets back, Faith Cecilia has been in discernment with several Carmels in the UK. She's on a live-in right now at Notting Hill (praise God!), but will be back next week and can probably answer some of your questions.

[DameAgnes]

Dominican sisters of st. joseph, sadora's community

http://www.dominicansrs.co.uk/Fanning_the_Flame/Fanning_the_Flame1.htm

[LaPetiteSoeur]

Bienvenue! I know Sr. Marie's in the UK and her order had a retreat a while ago, I think.

[Strictlyinkblot]

Hi, if you go to www.free2become.org they have some vocational retreats coming up. As far as I can figure out they're a vocations group based in London, they meet close to Westminister Cathedral every month. They have some lovely meditations up. If you go to forthcoming events there's a list of when the talks are on. If you go to other events there's some monastic retreats, one to Our Lady of Walsingham community in October. They also have a list of Carmelite monasteries that invite women to contact them to arrange a short retreat inside the enclosure which is pretty unusual. Hope this helps.

[loveofchrist1]

[quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1312989986' post='2285505']
Also, when she gets back, Faith Cecilia has been in discernment with several Carmels in the UK. She's on a live-in right now at Notting Hill (praise God!), but will be back next week and can probably answer some of your questions.
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Ok Thats great too! Looking forward to hearing from her regarding her experience.

Edited August 11, 2011 by loveofchrist1

[loveofchrist1]

[quote name='DameAgnes' timestamp='1313025793' post='2285584']
Dominican sisters of st. joseph, sadora's community

[url="http://www.dominicansrs.co.uk/Fanning_the_Flame/Fanning_the_Flame1.htm"]http://www.dominican..._the_Flame1.htm[/url]
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thanks checking it out.

[loveofchrist1]

[quote name='Strictlyinkblot' timestamp='1313041214' post='2285811']
Hi, if you go to www.free2become.org they have some vocational retreats coming up. As far as I can figure out they're a vocations group based in London, they meet close to Westminister Cathedral every month. They have some lovely meditations up. If you go to forthcoming events there's a list of when the talks are on. If you go to other events there's some monastic retreats, one to Our Lady of Walsingham community in October. They also have a list of Carmelite monasteries that invite women to contact them to arrange a short retreat inside the enclosure which is pretty unusual. Hope this helps.
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wow tht is amesome to hear.Thanks for your help and support..

[Lisa]

:bump: for FaithCecelia

Edited August 12, 2011 by Lisa

[Antoniette]

Contact Mother Margaret at St. Helens Carmel. They're a very traditional good community. I will be visiting them in the next two weeks.

[loveofchrist1]

[quote name='Antoniette' timestamp='1313201184' post='2286793']
Contact Mother Margaret at St. Helens Carmel. They're a very traditional good community. I will be visiting them in the next two weeks.
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I have taken note of that-You guys have being so helpful thank you so much.May God bless you all.

[faithcecelia]

Ooooh, only just seen this!

Most of the UK Carmels will allow live-ins after a visit or two externally (Kirk Edge and St Helens are exceptions as they are 1990 constitutions) and most will actually insist on it. As for as I am aware, the Poor Clares are the same.

The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham have a Come and See in October [url="http://www.walsinghamcommunity.org/events.html"]http://www.walsinghamcommunity.org/events.html[/url] which I would highly recommend attending if you can - even if you don't feel called to them - as their charism is the support of vocation in all its forms. My visit to them was absolutely invaluable and their love and support continued at the same high level even after I discerned that I was called to Carmel. In fact, I now consider them friends and they visited me a couple of times when I was in Q. They also run a monthly vocations group at westminster Cathedral (obviously I don't know whereabouts you are!) where dozens of young (and youngish!) adults get together, listen to talks and learn more about vocation, again in all its forms.

Although not a retreat, this website [url="http://www.ukvocation.org/discernment-groups"]http://www.ukvocation.org/discernment-groups[/url] has lots of info too.

Hope some of this helps.

[loveofchrist1]

thank you faithcecila-