All LCSB Events
We have so many different types of events that we have broken these into sections and pages to make it easier for you to access. Please click the links below to go directly to each separate list of events.
Themed events running annually, either once or as a series.
Teens Events
21 - 23 February 2025
Worth Abbey
For anyone in Year 7 or upwards. A residential event at St Bruno's, Worth Abbey, Paddockhurst Lane, near Crawley, West Sussex RH10 4SB. Non-residential places also available if you live locally.
The theme for this weekend is ‘Word!’ - Part 1. A whistle-stop tour of the Old Testament...Inspiring talks // Uplifting prayer // Fun activities // Space to just be // and more...
Led by Pete Emmott
Booking deadline: Friday 24th January 2025. Costs: £50 per night. £100 for weekend. 2 monthly payments of £50 also available. Non-residential rate: £15 per day (including lunch), or £25 per day (including lunch and supper). Subsidies are also available.
Lent Programme
05 March - 16 April 2025
More information awaited
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St Benedict Week
05 - 15 July 2025
The LCSB is a lay-led, inter-generational, ecumenical and inclusive Benedictine community engaged with the world, with a mission to inspire people with the Gospel of Jesus and create a new generation of fans of St Benedict. We invite you to celebrate St Benedict Week in the company of a rich diversity of Benedictine communities, around the feast on 11th July.
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Season of Creation
01 September - 04 October 2025
The Season of Creation runs from September 1st to October 4th (the feast of St Francis of Assisi) and we will be marking the Season this year with specially themed Sunday evening services; with a special prayer at Morning Prayer and Vespers; and with creation-themed Lectio Divina sessions during September.
We will also have guest speakers during our Sunday evening services.
Led by Peter Stott
Interfaith Week ​
November 2025 ​St Benedict's Chapel
The LCSB is a lay-led, inter-generational, ecumenical and inclusive Benedictine community engaged with the world, with a mission to inspire people with the Gospel of Jesus and create a new generation of fans of St Benedict. We invite you to participate in these inter-faith prayer sessions, each led from a different faith perspective. Interfaith Week takes place during early morning prayer.
Led by Erik Pearse
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Advent Programme: Caring for Humanity
1 - 24 December 2025
During Advent this year we will be reflecting on the call to care for humanity, especially those sisters and brothers most in need of support, practical help and prayer. In preparing for the coming of Christ we will share, celebrate and give thanks for all those acts of kindness and compassion that nourish our community and our world.’
Led by Tim Livesey
2026
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Regular Prayer Events
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Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina is a way of reading centred on God and it is slow and meditative. Lectio is all about listening: to the Lord and to each other.
Mondays 10.00 for the Community
Tuesdays 20.00 (as part of St Benedict at Home)
Wednesdays 19:30 for Under 35s
Wednesdays 20:30 Community Lectio through the Office
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Sunday Evening Prayer
Evening Prayer on Sundays
18.00 - 18.30
A service led by members of the community from different traditions reflecting the ecumenical nature of the community. The service takes on different forms according to who is leading the service.
You can find the details of the members leading these weekly services by looking at The Online Circle.
Benedict at Home
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Studying the Rule of St Benedict over a coffee
Intercessory Prayer for Sick Members of the Community
This takes place in St. Benedict’s chapel each first Friday of the month, from 20.45 to 21.15.
Each month we hold a session of silent prayer, for community members who are ill. You can read more about these prayer session by clicking here.
Centering Prayer
The Centering Prayer group meets between 17.00 and 17.50 on Wednesdays on Zoom in St Scholastica.
Centering Prayer is a practice of silent contemplative prayer. The format includes an opening prayer, and some reminders about the practice, together with a short input from Fr Thomas Keating or some other relevant source, sometimes via video. This is followed by 20 minutes of Centering Prayer itself. There will be time following this for faith sharing and reflection on experiences and concerns arising from the practice.
Men's Bible Study Programme
The Men's Bible Study Group is partof the LCSB formation programme. It meets on Monday evenings in between 20.00 and 21.00on Zoom in St Scholastica. Please see the timetable for the full list of events.
The LCSB Men’s Bible Study Group is a monthly Bible study, on Zoom, specifically for men to examine the Bible and learn together, to grow as men with biblical values and share our knowledge and experience in a safe environment.
​Currently, we are following a Bible Study plan looking at the character of ‘52 Men of the Bible’ ( a publication from Christian Vision for Men).
​Any man who would like to join the group should drop an email to Jim Rae mensbiblestudy@lcsb.uk so that they can receive the pre-read documents.
Mothers' Prayers
Information awaited.
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"I warmly endorse the celebration of the Benedictine way of living the Gospel. Blogs, talks and podcasts will highlight the inspiration that St Benedict brings to people's lives today, while community events and times of prayer will enable active participation in this way of life. St Benedict says that guests are to be received with humanity and humility, two qualities that I hope will characterise the experience of those taking part in the week."
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Dom Christopher Jamison, Abbot President of the English Benedictine Congregation
