Photography by Suzie Howell
Over the last few years we have been delighted to spend time with Suzie Howell, a photographer based in London. Suzie came to us to explore her own questions around place, presence and absence in her art. The resulting collection features photographs taken at Tymawr, (and you may spot our faces, hands and habits here … Read more
Letter from Tymawr – February 2026
Please find above the February letter from Tymawr, including news of our 2026 Quiet Days! This letter comes with a number of updates about the life of the community. We give thanks for the year past, and look forward to sharing this year to come with you all.
Quiet Days 2026
This year our Quiet Days will follow the theme of ‘The Unboundaried Heart‘. The first two Quiet Days will look at this in ‘Discipleship and Hospitality: Living today in the spirit of the teaching of St. Benedict’. The following three Quiet Days will explore ‘The ‘Dream’ of Martin Luther King: Living today in the spirit … Read more
Advent Newsletter 2025
Our 2025 Advent Newsletter is now out! If you normally receive a physical copy they will be winging their way to you by post this week. So from all the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Cross, may God’s blessing be upon you this Christmas and in the year to come.
Christmas Services
We look forward to welcoming those who would like to celebrate Christmas with the community at Tymawr. If you are planning to attend a service, it always helps us if you can email so that we know that you are coming and have enough books and chairs set out. (But please don’t feel shy … Read more
Summer 2025 Roundup including August newsletter
The summer months have come and gone quickly at Tymawr – perhaps too quickly, as the Autumn colours already seem to be arriving in the trees. Mother Katharine’s August newsletter can be found at the bottom of the page; it includes details of our Autumn Quiet Days. In June Sr. Joanna Ruth made her Solemn … Read more
Letters from Tymawr – January and February 2025
Spring has arrived here at Tymawr Convent with a profusion of daffodils, primroses, and builders! Work on making the convent heating and power systems sustainable is well underway. In the meantime, the Community are observing Lent from our guesthouse, Michaelgarth, and looking forward to welcoming guests once again to the convent when work is complete. … Read more
Quiet Days in 2025
Our Autumn Quiet Days will take place on the 6th of September, the 4th of October and the 8th of November. Please see the downloadable flier below for further information. For all bookings and queries, please email our Chaplain, the Revd Dr Jean Prosser, at or write to The Chaplain at Tymawr Convent. We … Read more
2024 Garden Newsletter
Read or download the pdf here.