Founded 1914 (Chichester); re-established in 1923 (Wales)
Registered Charity : No. 1047614
The community, part of the Anglican Church in Wales, lives a monastic, contemplative life of prayer based on silence, solitude and learning to live together, under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, with a modern rule, Cistercian in spirit. At the heart of our corporate life is the Eucharist with the daily Office and other times of shared prayer spanning the day. All services are open to the public and we are often joined by members of the neighbourhood in addition to our visitors. Our common life includes study, recreation and work in the house and extensive grounds. It is possible for women and men, married or single, to experience our life of prayer by living alongside the community for periods longer than the usual guest stay. Hospitality is an important part of our life at Tymawr and guests are most welcome. We also organise and sponsor occasional lectures and programmes of study for those who wish to find or develop the life of the spirit in their own circumstances. The community is dedicated to the crucified and risen Lord as the focus of its life and the source of the power to live it.
Name: Sister Gillian Mary SSC
Revd Mother, assumed office 2010
Address: Tymawr Convent,Lydart, Monmouth, Gwent, NP25 4RN, Wales
Tel: +44 01600 860 244
Email: Click here for email
Website: www.tymawrconvent.org
The Holywell Community is a new monastic community in Abergavenny living by the spirit of the Rule of St Benedict, almost 500 years after the original monks left St Mary’s Priory. The Community follows the spirit of the Rule of St Benedict, adapting it slightly to suit modern circumstances but staying as true to it as is possible. Members sign up for a year at a time and live in the Holywell Community House with the other lay members. The Community lives, works, eats and prays together, with members carrying each other along as they seek to serve God in the wider community of Abergavenny where the monastic community is based. In addition to the daily round of prayer and work on the site the Community has daily outreach activity to the wider community.
Name: The Revd Canon Mark Soady
Prior
Address: St Mary’s Priory Church Vicarage,Monk Street, Abergavenny, Wales
Tel: +44 01873 858787
Email: Click here for email
Website: holywellcommunity.wordpress.com