ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham</title> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="stmenu.js"></script> </head> <style type="text/css"> p {font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: tahoma; } h1 {font-size: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: tahoma; } A:link { font-family: tahoma; COLOR: #568AB2; TEXT-DECORATION: none; font-weight: normal; } A:visited { font-family: tahoma; COLOR: #568AB2; TEXT-DECORATION: none; font-weight: normal; } A:active { font-family: tahoma; COLOR: #568AB2; TEXT-DECORATION: none; font-weight: normal; } A:hover { font-family: tahoma; COLOR: #568AB2; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; font-weight: normal; } </style> <body topmargin="2" leftmargin="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <!-- global start --> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr><td align="center"> <!-- logo block start --> <table border="0" width="800" height="100" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr> <td width="180" height="100" background="img/top_bar_left.jpg"></td> <td valign="top" align="right" bgcolor="#568AB2"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td width="190"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> </td> <td align="right"><h1><font color="#FFFFFF">The Community of our Lady of Walsingham<BR><font size="2" face="trebuchet ms"><I>"Called to the Fullness of Life and Love"</font></td> </tr></table> </td> </td> <td width="50"><img src="img/top_bar_right.jpg" width="50" height="100"border="0"></td></tr> </table> <!-- logo block end --> <!-- content block start --> <table border="0" width="800" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr> <td width="180" valign="top"><img src="img/menu_fill.jpg" width="180" height="103" alt="" border="0"> <BR><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="colw2008.js"></script> </td> <td width="620" valign="top"> <BR> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><BR><P><B><font color="#568AB2"> </font> About Us <font size="2">» A Day in the Life...</font></B></P></td> <td width="348" valign="top" align="right"> <form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="017931950724160445661:j6mah_3oivu" /> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" /> <input type="text" name="q" size="31" /> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search the site" /> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&lang=en"></script></td> </tr> </table> <P align="center"><font size="2"><a href="h[01].html">Vocations Group</a> ¦ <a href="h[02].html">Cornerstone</a> ¦ <a href="h[03].html">COLW</a> ¦ A Day in the Life.. ¦ <a href="h[05].html">Friends</a> ¦ <a href="h[06].html">Hopes for the Future</a></font></P> <h1>A Day in the Life...</h1> <P>From September 2004 we have been running <a href="http://www.abbotswick.org/" target="_blank">Abbotswick</a>, the Diocesan House of Prayer for Brentwood Diocese. It was a providential gift when Bishop Thomas McMahon asked us to accept this apostolate, as it provided us with the balance needed between prayer and mission to live according to our charism. <P>This can be seen in our weekday timetable: <P>Before Prayers we have a self-service breakfast at whatever time we wish  there is no wake-up call. Silence is kept until after morning prayers. <BR><B>06:55</B> Office of Readings <BR><B>07:15</B> An hour's Eucharistic Adoration (Not on Thursday s when we take turns to cover adoration <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from 11am-5pm) <BR><B>08:20</B> Morning Prayer <BR><B>09:00</B> or 9.15</B> Mass in nearby church <BR><B>10:15</B> Work <BR><B>13:00</B> Lunch (Guests have lunch at 12.30hrs) On Friday s we have a self-service lunch as it is a day <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of more silence and fasting <BR><B>14:15</B> Personal time for Rest and Study <BR><B>16:00</B> An hour's silent prayer (in a place of one's choice eg prayer room, chapel, garden& ) <BR><B>17:00</B> Fiat Rosary and Evening Prayer <BR><B>17:30</B> Work <BR><B>18:45</B> Supper (Guests have supper at 18.30 hrs) <BR><B>20:00</B> 'Chill out' time <BR><B>21:00</B> Rosary and Night Prayer followed by silence <P>We usually attend daily Mass in a nearby church but visiting priests will often say Mass for us. This and various apostolic activities eg youth meetings, missions, needs of guests etc mean that the timetable is flexible according to the needs of the community. We have a community meeting with life-sharing once a week and on Sundays we have faith sharing. <P>The House of Prayer is closed on Mondays and throughout the month of August. We use the time to rest, welcome/visit family and friends, have a community outing or do our monthly desert day. On Mondays we will then meet at 20.30hrs for adoration and night prayer. Members living further afield arrange home visits that allow for the distance and travel time needed. Apart from an annual 7 day retreat and a 10 day holiday with families, we also have a extended hermit experiences during the year. <P>On Sundays the schedule is as follows: <P><B>09:15</B> Morning Prayer followed by an hour's Eucharistic Adoration <BR><B>11:10</B> Leave for Mass at the Cathedral (if we have a residential group, some of us will go to the <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8am Mass) <BR><B>13:30</B> (or as soon as ready) Lunch followed by Faith sharing <P>Evenings are free  occasionally we decide to say the Fiat Rosary and Evening Prayer together <HR color="#568AB2"> <table border="0" width="48%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="right"><P><font size="2">See also ¦</font></td> <td align="left"><P><font size="2">&nbsp;<a href="story_BishopTM.html" title="link">A word from Bishop Thomas McMahon</a></font></td> </tr> </table> <HR color="#568AB2"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr> <td align="left"><P><img src="img/h[04]a.jpg" width="300" height="227" alt="" border="0"><BR><font size="1"><center><B>Abbotswick in the Summer</font></P></td> <td align="right"><P><img src="img/h[04]b.jpg" width="300" height="227" alt="" border="0"><BR><font size="1"><center><B>Abbotswick in the Winter</font></P></td> </tr></table> </td> </tr></table> <!-- content block end --> <!-- strap block start --> <table border="0" width="800" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr> <td colspan="2"><font face="arial" color="#568AB2" size="1">______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</td></tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1">© Copyright <B>Community of Our Lady of Walsingham</B>, 2009</td> <td align="right" valign="top"><font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1">web design & hosting:<a href="http://wognum-online.co.uk" target="_blank">Wognum-Online Limited</a></td> </tr></table> <!-- strap block end --> </td></tr></table><!-- global end --> </body> </html>