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The Friary, Hilfield, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7BE

Donate Registered Charity Number 236464

Hilfield Friary

Welcome to our Anglican Franciscan Friary in rural Dorset

Wednesdays from 2.00pm – 4.30pm, Recreation Room, £10

First Session is on 25^th June
23^rd July, then 20^th August, 10^th September, 15^th October and 19^th November

These sessions will be led by Nickie Fidgin. Nickie has a background in healthcare and completed Capacitar’s Multicultural Wellness Training in Healing and Transformation in 2017. She is an experienced labyrinth facilitator and regularly leads Quiet Days and retreats.

All sessions will be held at Hilfield Friary, Hilfield, Dorchester, DT2 7BE

Enquiries and Bookings may be made by either emailing hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk or calling on 01300 341345 (Guest Bookings) – if the office is not manned – please leave a message.

How can we become people who are peaceful, grounded and resilient amidst the challenges and turmoil of our times?

Come and join us once a month on Wednesday afternoons in the Recreation Room to learn Capacitar’s easy to use wellness practices drawn from ancient wisdom traditions and current research. Together we will discover simple tools we can use in the moment to help us manage the stresses and anxieties of daily life. The practices offer a lovely balance of movement and stillness including gentle tai chi; breathwork; finger and head holds; acupressure; hand massage; visualisation; centring; and finger labyrinths, accompanied by soft music in a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. Many people use the practices daily to help bring harmony and peace to their body, mind and spirit and to strengthen their sense of resilience and hope in troubled times.

‘I love relaxing into the wonderful calm of our Capacitar sessions together. The meditative movements and gentle music create a tranquil space where we can all let go of life’s tensions, sink into the quiet peace and simply BE! A precious gift indeed.’

Capacitar means ‘to empower, to awaken, to bring each other to life.’ Capacitar encourages us to share the practices within our families, places of work and communities, passing on what we have learnt and empowering others to live in wellness. As we heal ourselves we become a healing presence in the world.

For more information see
Capacitar International https://capacitar.org/
Capacitar UK https://www.capacitaruk.org/

Creative writing for wellbeing with women survivors of abuse to be held at Hilfield

Click on the red YouTube button to watch a heartwarming video about Pope Francis and St Francis. The video was written and directed by Dr Liam Temple.

Hilfield Vision Statement

In our daily living we aspire to be:

Rooted – we seek to live simply and gratefully, caring for the land that we have been entrusted with.

Christian – following Christ in the way of St Francis we care for the poor and marginalised

of our society and all of creation.

Family – an open and inclusive community that welcomes all people and creation.

Adopted by the Community on 4th September 2018

Donations

Hilfield and the wider Society of St Francis rely totally on donations for our income. The excess income generated at Hilfield supports SSF houses without their own income generation. You can Gift Aid your donation too. Simply fill in the online form or download the form, fill it in, scan and then email it to us or post it to us.

We are delighted to offer standing order donors complimentary Franciscan Magazines.

Please visit our Donate Page.

Hilfield Timetable

We are on Facebook

Visit Hilfield Friary’s Facebook page for lots of up-to-date news and photos. Community Member Ellie Stephenson is doing a wonderful job!!!

Sponsor a Hilfield Sewing Machine

hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.ukWould you like to sponsor one of our sewing machines. They are heavily used by our guest crafters and need MOTs every year. It usually costs around £50 per machine even though Suzu has sorted out a good deal. If you would like to sponsor please contact Suzi on 01300 341345 or email her at hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk

Would you like to subscribe to our mailing list?

Would you like to subscribe to our mailing list for quarterly Hilfield Update newsletters and events?

Phone Sara at Hilfield on 01300 342311 or email her at passf@franciscans.org.uk

All information is held on a secure database. We do not share any information.

Hilfield Garden Volunteer Days – now on Wednesdays

1st (Main Gardens) and 3rd (Secret Garden) Wednesday of the Month – starting on Wednesday 2nd November 2022.

If you are interested in joining in with the community to work in the gardens at Hilfield this is the opportunity for you. We are looking for volunteers to help with garden work on the 1st Wednesday of the month usually focusing on the kitchen garden and ornamental gardens and the 3rd Wednesday usually focusing on the Secret garden.

Open to new and returning volunteers we hope this will give you a small chance to experience some of what the gardens have to offer, whether it be planting, harvesting or helping with the compost! Please RSVP to the email below if you wish to attend with dietary requirements so we can provide lunch and get an idea for numbers to plan work.

hilfieldgardener@franciscans.org.uk