Gatehouse Project

Gatehouse Project

Gatehouse

Gatehouse

The work of the shared project could occupy and denote a transitional space, like a medieval gatehouse, connecting monastic living and wider society. Such an arrangement would allow  space for encounter, and working together. It would allow arrivals and departures from and to monastery and wider society – (perhaps something like an airport arrivals or departure hall that accommodates and facilitates arrivals and departures, greetings and farewells, the joys of encounter and sadnesses of loss; or like an on-line group; a personal, face-to-face conference as FaceTime).

Life enhancing

1. Such a collaborative project could enliven both NAOS and the Ealing Abbey monastic community.
2. The two organisations remain distinct and autonomous, yet could also learn from each other. The project would also embody a dimension of reaching out to work with other groups and organisations.
3. The project could provide an opportunity and material for a university research project. Funding for a research bursary is being sought.
4. Any possibilities already discussed need to be worked on in detail, and then the shape of the project becomes organic, through working together. Our ideas are very open for change: change / adapt / prune / dig / fertilise

Consulted

Small group: Bernd Leygraf and Jaap Westerbos (NAOS), Abbot Martin Shipperlee, Dom Dominic Taylor, Dom James Leachman, Dom Alexander Bevan (Ealing)

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