A commitment to community
The college community is something which has been carefully forged and nurtured: it does not exist simply because a group of people happen to live in close proximity to one another. Whilst it is informed by the common life of the Community of the Resurrection, our college community has its own discrete identity and purpose.
The college is a community gathered specifically for the purpose of shaping Christian disciples as deacons and priests. Students are with us for usually two or three years, sharing in a disciplined life of prayer, study and mutual service. We embody key characteristics of a “new monastic community” but one that draws upon the lived and stabilising experience of the traditional monastic community in whose grounds we sit.
A commitment to service
The college community is small, yet diverse. Our goal is to follow the example of the earliest Christian communities in living lives of generous service in order to build up our common life. By respecting and caring for each other, we serve one another in all aspects of our day-to-day life together. And by spending so much time in close proximity, we learn the vital importance of loving our neighbour and of grace.
A commitment to connecting with the Eucharist
We recognise a significant continuity between our life of prayer and serving one another in ways large and small. We identify a direct link between the service we offer at the Eucharist and taking care of one another’s needs at the refectory table, for example.
The benefits offered by the college community are substantial, and highly relevant to a future ministry of service. Our focus on community and of serving one another develops in our students a real sensitivity to the needs of others – an invaluable gift in every aspect of ministry.
