Become a Benedictine Oblate at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth

27 July 2023

The life of a Benedictine Oblate might be for you

Become a Benedictine Oblate at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth 


Are you interested in deepening your prayer life?

Would you like to be part of the wider Benedictine community?

Does the Rule of St Benedict inspire your way of living?


The life of a Benedictine Oblate might be for you.


An Oblate is a lay person or a person of ordained ministry, who lives the Rule of St Benedict in their daily lives under the spiritual guidance of the monastery.


If you are a Catholic and interested in becoming an Oblate at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth, contact the Oblate Master via our website. 


St Augustine's Abbey, Sample Oak Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8QR


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