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The Friary, Hilfield, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7BE
Donate Registered Charity Number 236464
2024 Programme
The 800th Anniversary of Franciscan Friars coming to England in 1224
We are working on the 2024 Programme and will be confirming and finalising all the events in the early part of the year. This image of early Franciscan Friars is courtesy of Pinterest. An interesting history of the Grey Friars can be found at https://www.thegreyfriars.org/history
It tells of their landing in England in 1224 and the years that followed.
We will publish the 2024 Summary Programme of Event. early next year. You will be able to download it by clicking the button below. As always please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for any of the events.
Below are details of the 2 remaining events of 2023 followed by some 2024 finalised events.
2023
Second Craft Week of 2023
Wednesday 29th November to Sunday 3rd December
With Suzi Herbert
UPDATE: 1 place has become available due to a cancellation. Please contact Suzi if you would like to join us.
A time to come together away from the all the craziness of the season to relax and have time to craft.
Expect good company and fun in cosy surroundings providing a relaxing time to finish all those pesky craft projects you have been meaning to finish or have a go at something new. Come and share your own crafty passions with like- minded crafters.
Suggested donation £270 to include food and accommodation. If you would like to arrive on Tuesday 28th November to relax before you start crafting please contact Suzi. There would be a suggested extra donation of £50.
For more information and booking please contact Suzi at Hilfield on 01300 341741 or email hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Celebrate Christmas at the Friary – 2023
Friday 22nd to Wednesday 27th December
NOW FULLY BOOKED
Join our Friary Family where we await the birth of the Christ Child.
Suggested donation £270 to include food and accommodation. Please let Suzi know if you have any dietary requirements.
For more information and booking please contact Suzi at Hilfield on 01300 341741 or email hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
2024
Lenten Quiet Day
Saturday 2nd March
Join a group of fellow pilgrims in a day of reflecting on the Christ’s call to take up our cross and follow him. This is the foundational call to discipleship, and the way we embrace it can make a big difference in our work to make the love of God shown in Jesus Christ known in the world around us.
The suggested donation for the day is £25 to include a simple lunch of soup and a roll.
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Holy Week and Easter at the Friary
Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31st March
Journey through Holy Week and Easter with members of the Hilfield Community: experiencing its depth of loss, mourning and joy together.
The suggested donation for the week is £280 to include all food and accommodation.
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
1st Craft Week of the year
Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th June
Come along and enjoy the week with like-minded crafters.
Bring old projects to finish and try new ones with friends!
The suggested donation for the week is £250 to include all food and accommodation.
If you would like to arrive on Tuesday 11th June to relax before you start crafting, please contact Suzi. There would be a suggested extra donation of £50.
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Poetry Weekend with
Elizabeth Cook –
The Poetry of John Donne
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th July
John Donne (1572–1631) was born into a Catholic family but by the end of his life was Dean of St Paul’s in London. His life was full of drama and difficulty and he endured periods of sickness and poverty. His poetry – as arresting now as when it was first written – is remarkable for the way it welcomes and combines all kinds of experience: physical, intellectual, and spiritual. During this weekend we shall look closely at these poems (with an emphasis on speaking and hearing them) and we shall also sample some of Donne’s extraordinary prose writing. His sermons at St Paul’s drew crowds!
The suggested donation for the weekend is £150 to include all food and accommodation.
This weekend is fully booked at the moment but please contact Suzi to check to see if you can be added to the waiting list to avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Hilfield Families Camp
Saturday 27th to Sunday 4th August 2024
Every summer, Hilfield Friary hosts The Hilfield Families Camp (usually late July / early August).
The Family Camp involves a week of sharing the life of the friary with adults and children (new young families are always most welcome) with Worship Work and Fun!
For more details please contact stuarthutton@me.com
for more details.
Please visit their website for more information and to book:
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Hilfield Youth Camp
Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th August 2024
Every August Hilfield Friary hosts the Hilfield Youth Camp. Organised by experienced volunteers, HYC offers up to 50 young people aged 13 to 17 years the chance of a of low cost, fun holiday in stunning surroundings over a week, while exploring a Christian theme. The Youth camp is built on friendship, community and faith.
Please visit their website for more information and to book:
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Pre-Advent Quiet Day
Saturday 23rd November
Join us for our annual Advent Quiet Day. A chance to retreat from secular society as we prepare for the birth of the Christ Child, the Light of the World.
The suggested donation for the day is £25 to include a simple lunch of soup and a roll. Please donate on the day.
For more information and booking please contact Suzi at Hilfield on 01300 341741 or email hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Pre-Advent Quiet Day
2nd Craft Week of the year
Wednesday 27th November to
Sunday 1st December
Come along and enjoy the week with like-minded crafters.
Bring old projects to finish and try new ones with friends!
The suggested donation for the week is £250 to include all food and accommodation.
If you would like to arrive on Tuesday 26th November to relax before you start crafting, please contact Suzi. There would be a suggested extra donation of £50.
For more information and booking please contact Suzi at Hilfield on 01300 341741 or email hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Celebrate Christmas 2024 at the Friary
Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th December
Join our Friary Family where we await the birth of the Christ Child.
Suggested donation £280 to include food and accommodation. Please let Suzi know if you have any dietary requirements.
For more information and booking please contact Suzi at Hilfield on 01300 341741 or email hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk
Please contact Suzi to check availability and avoid disappointment before registering for the weekend.
Hilfield Friary is part of the Society of St Francis, a worldwide Anglican
Religious Order. Visit their website: https://www.franciscans.org.uk/
Hilfield Friary Group Booking Cancellation Policy
We have a Community day off every Monday. In an emergency please
phone 01300 341345 and leave a message.
SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS SAFEGUARDING POLICIES