Welcome
We invite you to draw near to our community and learn something of its soul. Founded in 1848 by the 29 year old vicar of Wantage, William John Butler, it is one of the earliest traditional Church of England Religious Communities. It is dedicated to Mary the Mother of Jesus, the pondering one. Like Mary we want to draw closer to God:
• through our daily five-fold Office and in the Eucharist
• through waiting on God in our personal prayer
• in listening to God in our relationships with our Sisters
• by looking outwards to God’s presence in our guests and neighbours and in the joys and sufferings of contemporary society.
We invite you to visit or come and stay on our Guest Wing for quiet and reflection, to share, as you wish, in our worship in Chapel. We offer spiritual guidance and we host groups for quiet days and retreats.
There may be an opportunity to be with the Community for an extended time as an Alongsider.
NEWS
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EVENTS
Betwixt St. Francis and St. Luke: Taking Healing Lessons from Creation
Social hearted caterer starts work
Thomas Franks Limited have started work as the new caterer for St Mary’s Convent, Wantage. Chosen after a rigorous tendering process, the company based at Hook Norton, near Banbury began work in March just before lockdown. “We did our introductions at a socially safe...
Sculpture nears completion
Artist and sculptor Nicholas Mynheer has been commissioned to carve a two metre statute of the Holy Mother and Child for the Community of St Mary the Virgin, Wantage. The Covid-19 lockdown has meant that he has made real progress on the sculpture, which will welcome...
