Carmel of the Annunciation
News & Events
December 2024
Mass is celebrated at Thicket every Sunday at 9.30a.m. and all are welcome.
Weekday Masses are also open to the public but the times vary, so please phone the monastery if you wish to attend, to confirm the time.
1 November 2024
Today, on the feast of All Saints, we celebrated Sr Christa's Golden Jubilee of religious profession. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Terry Drainey together with several of our priests from York. We were joined by many friends to give thanks for Sr Christa's Carmelite vocation and her faithful witness over 50 years. During the Mass, Sr Christa renewed her vows.
Photos: Lars Karlsson
16 June 2024
Today, Sr Helena of Jesus celebrated her Ruby Jubilee of Religious Profession (40 years). Many of Sr Helena's university friends joined us, including Fr Paul Fletcher SJ who celebrated the Mass. Sr Helena renewed her vows during Mass and gave thanks for her Carmelite vocation.
Fr Paul Fletcher SJ reads and signs the Gospel
24 August 2023
On the feast of St Bartholomew, 24 August 1562, St Teresa set out with a small group of companions from the Monastery of the Incarnation in Avila, to make the first foundation of her reform - St Joseph's in Avila.
Today we celebrated the anniversary with the blessing of a new, small bell: Teresa, for use inside the monastery, which will call us to prayer and the various activities of the day while reminding us that we do so for the Glory of God and the needs of the whole world and all those who ask our prayer.
