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Parents of boys and girls who are in Community or have been in Community held a Support Group Meeting at Boarbank Hall on February 27th 2016.

It was well attended and Fr Michael from Liverpool lead the meeting with prayers, mass and meaningful discussion on the effects of addicted sons and daughters on parents and how Cenacolo have been of great support to families. Continue reading →

Maureen Ingleby
RIP
In the history of the Cenacolo Community in the United Kingdom, Maureen Ingleby played an almost invisible yet vital role. Maureen was invisible in the sense that she did not hog the limelight, indeed, she never willingly stepped into the limelight at all. Maureen was present at almost all of the significant moments of the devel-opment of Cenacolo in Britain but nearly always in the background. This was not because she had little to offer. Indeed, the opposite was the case. She was an accomplished woman, a capable woman, an intelligent woman. Oh, she had much to offer. But her ministry to Cenacolo was not running meetings or working with planning departments, land agents, diocesan authorities and all the rest of it. No, she left those things to others. Her vital role was her ministry of prayer; Maureen Ingleby was a powerhouse of prayer. Her constancy in prayer underpinned every effort of Bryan, her husband to establish and maintain the work of mercy we know as Cenacolo.
Maureen accompanied so often Bryan to the House at Dodding Green and, as he went about the business of meeting with architects, builders and a plethora of others, Maureen would sit either in the car or the chapel praying the rosary. So many achievements were brokered by Maureen’s persistent prayer. This was the great spiritual providence that the Lads so often pray for and received in abundance from Maureen. And so it was right and proper that a group of the Lads paid a visit to her sick bed and knelt down and offered a rosary with Maureen just a week before she died. And also why the entire House was present at her Requiem Mass. Her death must not lead us to conclude that her prayer for Cenacolo is ended. No, she has now passed through the gateway of death into life eternal where her prayers will still be offered.
Well done good and faithful servant, come and enjoy your Master’s happiness. (Mt 25:21)

John Godwin
RIP
After a long illness John A Godwin died on the 25th of April 2015. The Requiem Mass was held on the 1st of May at Our Lady and St Benedict in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire co-celebrated by Dom Andrea, Father Michael and two Monks from Ampleforth Abbey. Ten years ago John, Mary and other friends welcomed Don Stefano and the Boys from Italy to the House in Dodding Green. It was a very happy occasion. Later on John become a Trustee and a Fund Raiser. When Mother Elvira was visiting the House, John used to enjoy picking her up from Manchester and Liverpool Airports. He had a close relationship with Mother Elvira and it was always a source of fun and laughter. For many years John and Mary had an apartment in Ambleside and they enjoyed entertaining the Boys and their Cenacolo friends .
May he rest in peace.

The Nativity Open Day was held at Dodding Green on Saturday 5th December.

Unfortunately this day also happened to be the wettest day on record in the Cumbria area with Kendal being hit by torrential rainfall and severe flooding.

However, the open day went ahead with a limited programme despite the reduced number of visitors who managed to get through the floods under almost impossible conditions. Continue reading →

If the Resurrection of our Lord is to mean anything on a personal level, it has to be rooted in an experiential way. The lads in the Cenacolo Community, many of whom have lived in the darkness of drug addiction, realise just what ‘resurrection’ means.

It was a great joy to entertain them to lunch on Easter Day. By the kindness of Corpus Christi High School they were able to enjoy a prolonged ganme of football experiencing the excellent facilities on offer at the School. Lunch followed with great good humour and, as a treat, a DVD of ‘Wallace & Gromit,’ and although there was a mix of nationalities, the visual humour transcended the language divide. Continue reading →