Glastonbury Abbey News
“Celebrating 70 years of peace and prayer
….a welcoming presence for all”
Glastonbury Abbey's 10th Annual Art Fair
Glastonbury Abbey’s Art Fair celebrates 10 years! Join us on Friday, November 8, 4 - 7 PM and Saturday, November 9, 9 AM - 3 PM and get a jump start on your holiday shopping! We have a great selection of vendors, including: Brams Design, Cape Cod Snow Folk, Felted Bee, Flapdoodle, Fooby Wooby Woodworks, HeartFelt Design, Kiss Flower Farm, Max Bohane, Queen Bee Honey, to name just a few! There will be pottery, jewelry, pressed flower art, quilted items, jams, artisan soaps and more!
Don't miss the Abbey Community's baked goods table and knitted items on the lower level.
The event is free and all are welcome!
Call 978-790-2674 with any questions.
Register Today for Our Spiritual Enrichment Programs!
Full details of all programs is available. Click here for the 2024-25 programs brochure.
Listening to Other Voices
Glastonbury Abbey’s Listening to Other Voices theme for the 2024-25 program is:
Does Prayer Matter? Faith Perspectives
Sharing the particular insights of various faith traditions, the speakers will address how their own faith addresses this question.
All programs are hybrid (in person and virtual). We invite you to join us at the new time of 7:15 p.m. at the Morcone Center. Communal discussion will follow. Of course, as is our custom, refreshments will be served at the Center! The lectures will also be available via Zoom for home viewing.
Registration is open for the 2024 lectures. Please click here for the programs registration page. Or click here for the program brochure.
The Synod on Synodality
Background: In October 2021, Pope Francis called the Church to join in a “Synod on Synodality,” a three-year process for the entire church to pray, listen to each other and walk together as we move forward in the life of the Church. A small group of lay people at Glastonbury Abbey answered that call and formed The Lay Synod Initiative. It is important to remember that the synodal process does not end when the report from Rome comes out in 2024.
Click here to access the Synod webpage.
Any questions? Please email synodinfo@glastonburyabbey.org for more information.
Abbey Gift & Bookstore
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed 11:45 - 12:45 for Mass)
Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. (closed 11:45 - 12:45 for Mass)
Sunday 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Questions? Email us at glastonburybookstore@gmail.com. Or Call 781-749-2155 ext. 210.
Mass cards (Spiritual enrollments/bouquets) may still be obtained online. Please click here to order or call: 781-749-2155 ext. 342
Monday Meditation
Our Monday meditation class is at 6:30 p.m., in-person, outdoors in the summer months and indoors at the Morcone Center during Fall/Winter.
To receive updates on meditation classes, send an email to information@glastonburyabbey.org and you will be added to the email list (your email will only be used for meditation updates).
Spiritual Direction Available at Glastonbury Abbey
Spiritual Direction is a centuries old ministry that has seen a resurgence in recent years as people from all faith traditions struggle to find the presence of the Divine amid the busyness and chaos of their lives. The role of the spiritual director is to direct one’s heart and mind to God. The director listens with the ear of her/his heart and, through gentle questioning or suggesting, helps you find where or how God is working in your life.
The Spiritual Direction team at Glastonbury Abbey consists of both lay women and monks. Click here for the biographies of the lay women spiritual directors. To learn more about the spiritual direction ministry offered by the Abbey, or to arrange a meeting with a director, contact: Mayre Hammond at spiritualdirection@glastonburyabbey.org
