Wellbeing
We are very pleased to be able to welcome Guests, once again, to St. Michael's Convent and we are doing our best to ensure the wellbeing of everyone in the house as we do.
Some of our Sisters and Guests are senior in years and/or medically vulnerable, so please do not come if you are unwell in any way that might infect someone else (including colds). Please let us know and we will do our best to arrange for you to come at a later date.
On your Way
Please let us know an approximate arrival time so that a member of the Hospitality Team is available to welcome you.
During your Stay
Please wash or sanitise your hands frequently during your stay.
You may wish to wear a mask – protection for you and others – when we are gathered together in the Chapel for our Office and Eucharist. (Please feel entirely free to wear a mask anywhere in the Convent if you wish to do so.)
If you feel unwell during your stay, please ring or text the Duty Sister and stay in your room until you receive a response.
Your Room
Please use the basin/WC/shower in your bedroom (or the one nearby, specifically designated for your use) rather than sharing any ‘public’ facilities around the house.
Meals
There is a small kettle in your bedroom, along with supplies for making coffee, tea, herbal teas and hot chocolate. Individually wrapped biscuits are available from the kitchenette.
Breakfast is available at any time from the kitchenette in the Guest Area.
Dinner (1pm) and Supper (6:15pm) are served in the Refectory. Most meals are taken in silence, apart from Thursday suppers. (If you would prefer to take a tray to your room, please let us know.)
The taps in each room provide ‘mains’ drinking water, though the water tends to be as warm as the house! Cooler water is available from the taps in the Refectory.
Prayer and Silence
Many of our Guests come for silent prayer and reflection so, in addition to the Chapel, we try to keep bedroom areas especially quiet. Thank you for your help in this.
The Sisters, as members of one household, sing and pray together in Chapel throughout the day without face coverings.
Any Guests feeling comfortable to do so on this basis are welcome to join us (and to use the Chapel privately at other times). Please sanitise your hands on the way in.
