Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites Nottingham Diocese
St Edith Stein Community, Derby
St Elizabeth of the Trinity Community, Nottingham
St John of the Cross Community, Lincoln
Welcome to our website.
We are groups of lay Catholics in the Nottingham Diocese who are called to live their baptism to the full as members of the world-wide Carmelite family.
These pages will give you some idea of who we are, how we live and what inspires us in our attempt to be followers of Jesus.
At last, we were able to meet in person at the end of June! Ten of us congregated at the church hall of Our Lady and St Thomas in Ilkeston by kind permission of Fr Andrew Hardy, for our usual monthly prayer and study day.
The Carmelite Contemplative Circles (Online) are open to anyone interested in Carmel’s 800-year old tradition. A new initiative by the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality especially helpful during this time of isolation due to Covid.
Reflections on joining Carmel and what the Carmelite life involves from local members
Committing our lives to God through the promise “to live in the spirit of the Evangelical Counsels and the Beatitudes” doesn’t add anything to our baptism – it’s the way to live them fully
In the Nottingham Diocese there are three closely linked but autonomous communities of Secular Carmelites.