Become a Benedictine Oblate at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth

27 July 2023

The life of a Benedictine Oblate might be for you

Become a Benedictine Oblate at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth 


Are you interested in deepening your prayer life?

Would you like to be part of the wider Benedictine community?

Does the Rule of St Benedict inspire your way of living?


The life of a Benedictine Oblate might be for you.


An Oblate is a lay person or a person of ordained ministry, who lives the Rule of St Benedict in their daily lives under the spiritual guidance of the monastery.


If you are a Catholic and interested in becoming an Oblate at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth, contact the Oblate Master via our website. 


St Augustine's Abbey, Sample Oak Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8QR


Joy and Despair - the life and poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Joy and Despair - the life and poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins

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Thursday 16 January 2025, 7.30pm to 9pm at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth. ADVANCE BOOKING ONLY.
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Sunday 8 December 2024, 3.30pm at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth.
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See what our Abbey Shop shoppers say

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Come to our Catholicism Study Morning: Michelangelo, the artist

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Study Morning about St Augustine of Hippo - one of Catholicism's main players

Study Morning about St Augustine of Hippo - one of Catholicism's main players

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Saturday 14 December 2024, 1030-1220 at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth. ADVANCE BOOKING strongly recommended.
Get the Abbey habit

Get the Abbey habit

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Don't delay, book a stay
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Prayerful organ music during Mass in October and November 2024

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What's the public benefit of a contemplative order like ours?

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Join our lay ecumenical meditation group at the Abbey: Wednesdays 7.30pm-8.15pm

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Help us look after our church organ that enriches your prayer

Help us look after our church organ that enriches all of our prayer

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Every little helps. Thank you for your support. Donate here.
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