Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and New Year.

Our tree in the Cathedral's Christmas Tree Festival features the beautiful mosaic stars made in our mosaic workshop in November. We have tried to make the tree as eco-friendly, hand-made and fair-trade as we can - and have taken a 'marmalade'-inspired theme to celebrate the story of the old retreat house and the marmalade that was made and sold to raise funds. Maybe you might be able to call in and enjoy the tree-lined Cloisters over Christmas?

We will be taking a break from Tuesday 20 December to Thursday 5 January - and look forward to embarking on an exciting year in 2017. So we'll sign off for 2016 here, and with wishes to you for the peace and joy of Christmas...

'Peace to this house. To those who enter, to those who dwell here, to those who depart - Peace.'