Abbey Outreach & Ministries
Rooted in the Benedictine call to prayer and hospitality, the Abbey’s ministries extend from the altar into the wider community. These efforts are practical expressions of peace and justice — steady, faithful commitments to meet real needs with compassion
Serving Our Neighbors
Concrete acts of care are a steady expression of peace and justice.
Monthly Food Collection
On the first Sunday of each month, nonperishable bottled, canned, and boxed foods may be brought to the Church vestibule. Donations support Wellspring in Hull and the Hingham Food Pantry.
Weymouth Food Pantry
Each month the Abbey prepares a meal serving more than 100 people. In season, fresh vegetables from the Abbey garden are also shared.
Father Bill’s Place & Claremont House (Quincy)
Twice monthly, the community provides lunches and assists with holiday celebrations. For information about participating, contact Brother Dan at 781-749-2155 x223.
Serving in the Liturgy
The prayer of the Church is strengthened through shared responsibility.
Lay Liturgical Ministries
Members of the extended community are invited to serve two-year terms as:
- Ministers of Hospitality
- Ministers at the Altar
- Ministers of the Word
- Ministers of the Eucharist
- Ministers of Media
Sunday Liturgy Committee
Reflects on the life of our worship and recommends ways to deepen participation.
The Schola
The ministry of the Schola is threefold: to pray, to lead and to inspire.Through music and song, the Schola supports Sunday liturgy and enriches the community’s prayer. For information, contact Brother David at coakleyd@glastonburyabbey.org.
Shared Spiritual Life
The Abbey offers several ways for visitors and members of the extended community to deepen their spiritual lives through prayer, reflection, and shared learning.
Women’s Spirituality Group
Anam Cara, the women’s spirituality group at Glastonbury Abbey, gathers women who wish to explore the spiritual life together through reflection, conversation, and prayer.
The group meets at the Morcone Conference Center on the first Friday of each month at 4:00 pm, from September through June.
All are welcome.
For more information, contact Ellie Devine at ellivine70@gmail.com
Spiritual Enrichment Programs
Throughout the year, the Abbey offers spiritual enrichment programs and adult faith formation opportunities that draw from the wisdom of the Benedictine tradition. These gatherings invite participants to reflect more deeply on prayer, Scripture, and the spiritual life within a supportive learning environment.
Walk the Labyrinth
The outdoor labyrinth, located on the hill across from the Tower, is open year-round for quiet prayer and reflection. Visitors are welcome to walk the labyrinth as a contemplative practice of meditation and spiritual attentiveness.
A meditation guide is available onsite.