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Monastic Experience Weekend
A weekend for those considering a calling to live a monastic life with the Cistercian monks of Our Lady of Bethleham Abbey, Portglenone, Co Antrim.
The Cistercian monks of Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey invite men who might feel a calling to live monastic life to come spend a weekend with them.
Dates: Friday, 4th to Sunday 6th November 2022
Where: Our Lady of Bethleham Abbey, Portglenone, Co Antrim
For further information contact Fr Aelred at or 0044 (0)28 258 21211
Website: bethlehemcistercianfamily.com
Facebook: @abbeyfamily
Who are the Bethleham Abbey Cistercians Family?
The Bethlehem Abbey Cistercian Family is a community which is gathered around the monastic community of Cistercian monks which lives, works and prays at Our Lady of Bethlehem Cistercian Abbey in Portglenone, Northern Ireland. Its members are those who participate, in whatever way they can, in the spiritual tools, teachings and practices of the Cistercian monastic way, an ancient way of Christian living which expresses a contemplative living out of the Gospel. In doing so, we recognise that the wisdom of Cistercian monasticism has something to offer us all as we seek Christ sincerely through prayer, Scripture, service of our neighbour and a deep desire to seek God in all things.