
Daily Prayer
You are very welcome to pray the Divine Office with us at
St John the Baptist's Church, Kemptown at the following times:
Lauds (Morning Prayer): Mon to Sat - 9am
Vespers (Evening Prayer): Mon to Thurs - 6pm | Sat, Sun - 5pm
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Special Vespers (Season 7):
Solemnity of St Philip Howard: Sunday 19th Oct, 4pm
Solemnity of Christ the King: Sunday 23rd Nov, 4pm
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Midday Stillness (Season 7):
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Fridays from 12th Sept to 12th Dec 2025
Join our community for an hour of music, prayer and reflection in
St John the Baptist’s Church, Kemptown -every Friday, 12 noon to 1pm.

Saturday Sanctuary (Season 7):
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Saturday 4th Oct, 1st Nov 2025
Join us for a morning of fellowship, reflection, prayer and silence in the
Fitzherbert Community Hub, (adjacent to St John the Baptist’s Church, Kemptown), on selected Saturdays - from 10.10am to 12.15pm

Monk Talks
We have developed a programme of opportunities to join with the
community for prayer with reflection, contemplation and the
teaching of the Rule of St Benedict.
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Join us for Evening Prayer at 6pm in St John the Baptist Church,
Kemptown, followed by soup and bread supper at 6.30pm in the
Fitzherbert Community Hub with a talk at 7pm. All welcome.

Season 7 Monk Talks (2025)
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16th Sept - 'Life as an Oblate.' Bishop Richard
28th Oct - 'The enclosed monastic life' A nun from St Mildred's Priory, Minster Abbey
18th Nov - 'The Lay Benedictine life' Adam Simon