A Message From the Director
The ministry of hospitality is one of the key elements of the Benedictine monastic charism. This hospitality assumes many and diverse forms; but one of the most significant and fruitful expressions of it in recent times is the offering of opportunities for spiritual development, for study and for prayerful reflection. The various retreats and study weekends offered by the New Norcia Institute for Benedictine Studies continue in this tradition. Participants in our weekends have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the tranquillity, peace and beauty of a traditional monastic environment, and to encounter God- and themselves- in a renewed way.
Our offerings for 2019 generated much enthusiastic appreciation, and attracted very strong attendances. We are confident that our programme for this year will build upon this, and continue to address the needs and interests of contemporary spiritual seekers in an engaging and reflective way.
We hope that you will find something of interest here, and look forward to your visit to New Norcia in 2020.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Robert Nixon, osb
Please download the 2020 Programme. To register and pay for any of the retreats, study weekends or Benedictine Experience weekends please click link to go to the webshop. Please note there are two pages of weekends on the webshop.
Upcoming Events
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Dec 12 2020toDec 12 2020
Sundowner & Concert at the New Norcia Hostel
Please join us for a sundowner and concert in the atmospheric and historic New Norcia Hostel. The night will commence at the Museum & Art Gallery at 6pm, where guests will be guided through our two new exhibitions: Essence of Country: Namatjira Collection and Rinske Car Retrospective: New Norcia’s Textiles. From 6.30 - 8.30pm guests will enjoy drinks and a selection of gourmet offerings at the New Norcia Hostel, and listen to piano performances by our very own Fr Robert Nixon.
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Dec 24 2020toDec 24 2020
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Dec 25 2020toDec 25 2020
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Jan 2 2021toJan 2 2021
Church Service
28th Annual Ecumenical Ceremony with Carols
Afternoon tea at 4pm in the Monastery Parlour. Followed by the carol service, featuring the Georgian Singers, at 5pm. During the ceremony there will be a collection to defray expenses and support a charity.
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Feb 20 2021toFeb 20 2021
Abbot’s Table : Summer : 20 February 2021
On October 10th 2020, Abbot John donned a kitchen apron to share his former life as a chef, working in some of Melbourne’s finest award-winning restaurants of the 1980s. Access the menu and feedback here. We are pleased to announce the dates for the 2021 series of seasonal dinners in the French tradition at the grand old New Norcia Hostel: ‘La table de l’abbé’ The Abbot’s Table