Burnham Abbey
Lake End Road
Taplow , Maidenhead,
Berkshire SL6 OPW
UK
Tel & Fax: 01628 604080
Email: burnhamabbey@tiscali.co.uk
Registered Charity:
No. 900512
We are a contemplative community whose particular work within the whole body of Christ is worship, thanksgiving
and intercession. Within these ancient Abbey walls, which date back to 1266, we continue to live the Augustinian
monastic tradition of prayer, silence, fellowship and solitude. The Eucharist is the centre of our life, where
we find ourselves most deeply united with Christ, one another and all for whom we pray. The work of prayer is continued
in the Divine Office, in the Watch before the Blessed Sacrament and in our whole life of work, reading, creating,
and learning to live together. This life of prayer finds an outward expression in welcoming guests, who come seeking
an opportunity for quiet and reflection in which to deepen their own spiritual lives.
Sister Mary Bernard SPB (Reverend Mother, assumed office 30 January 2003)