Oblate News
2025-2026 Oblate Program:
This year’s theme is Stability.
OBLATE OCCURRENCES SEPTEMBER 2025
Greetings and blessings to all!
Summer seems to have flown by; now Oblates look forward to autumn bringing new seasons of grace and growth.
The Oblate Steering Committee (OSC) met several times during June, July, and August, sharing a lengthy agenda responsive to the Oblate community’s comments both at meetings and a survey completed in June, the results of which will be distributed at the September 2 meeting.
Also distributed at the initial meeting will be the 2025-26 Oblate Calendar, listing attempts to include greater variety at meetings; Advent and Lenten days of reflection added to our annual weekend retreat and day of recollection; guest speakers; opportunities to take part in Abbey Institute, Listening to Other Voices programs, and monastic Lenten Suppers.
This year’s “theme” is STABILITY, a cornerstone of Benedictine life and a timely focus, given the current political, economic, and technological threats to stability in the world today. To accompany our theme and facilitate discussion, we selected author Nathan Oates’ book, Stability: How an Ancient Monastic Process can Restore our Relationships, Churches, and Communities to read together over the first months of our season.
SAVE THE DATES 2026
Sunday January 26: Glastonbury Abbey Institute presents Oblates Steven Tumolo and Julene Tegerstrand on Stability and Peace.
Tuesday February 3: Oblate community presents author Sean O’Callaghan (AI Shepherds and Electric Sheep) on Stability and Artificial Intelligence hosted by Oblate Carol Stanton and the Abbey.
Our INITIAL GATHERING will take place on Tuesday, September 2, beginning in the Abbey Church at 7:15pm for Compline and including the acceptance of new Novices, the profession of two new Oblates, and the renewal of promises by all Oblates. (This event will be streamed on YouTube.)
For inquiries, please click here to email and a Steering Committee member will get back to you. Oblates meet the first Tuesday of every month September through July starting with Compline at 7:15 PM in the church, followed by our 7:30 PM hybrid meeting. The September meeting is the official start of our new year. During Compline, we celebrate new Novice commitments, new Oblates making their Oblation and current Oblates making their yearly renewal.
PEACE and WELCOME to ALL!
Oblate Steering Committee 2025-2026:
Jon Regan, Louise Deutsch, Carolyn Carpenter, Barbara Mirabito, Carol Stanton, Director: Fr Albrecht Nyce.
[submitted 8/25/25 by Louise Deutsch and Jon Regan]
