The Communities of the early Celtic Church had two important anchors that kept
people's feet firmly on the ground. The first was the rule of the Community, often composed by the
founding saint and the second was the work of the Anamchara or Soul Friendwho helped
each individual to discern God's voice aand develop an on-going personal response of growth in
discipleship.
Following the example of the early Celtic Churches our Community also has these
two anchors.
If after reading through the Way of life and information about the Community, you don't feel quite ready to follow the Community's Way of Life but do want to support and keep in touch with the Community, then you can become a Friend. You can download an application form here. As a Friend, you will receive the quarterly magazine and mailings about our resources and retreats, and you will be welcome to attend the Community's annual gathering and regional group meetings.
Before becoming an Explorer with the Community of Aidan and Hilda member of CA&H we suggest that you spend some time prayerfully contemplating the following questions. Once you have spent time over these questions please email your responses to the Explorer Guides, Richard Adams and Elizabeth Roles.
We also suggest that if you know someone who is already a Voyager with the Community that you talk with them about becoming a member. If you do not know any Community members then please tell us when you email the Explorer Guide with your responses to these questions.
If you have had a look through the site and like what you have seen, but are still not sure whether the Community would be right for you, or you right for the Community, then further prayer is needed. If you would like to make contact with a member first visit out contacts page . The Guardians, Community Co-ordinator, Trustees or the Administrator would be happy to hear from you.
As our members come from many different denominations, and none, each will have
their own tradition of prayer and worship. When we meet together, on those occasions where we
use a liturgy, we have forms of prayer that should be acceptable for all Christians. They are
often related to the saints of the early Celtic church, but not exclusively!
You will
find the best variety of prayer examples on the home page here.
You can also download samples of worship material similar to that in The Celtic Prayer Book in
Four Volumes, by Ray Simpson here
You
might also visit the Liturgies from Lindisfarne page. This was
written by Ray Simpson in more recent times, and includes examples of the weekday services we
use on Lindisfarne throughout the year.
The following forms are available for download: