Society of St. John the Evangelist
The Society of St John the Evangelist is an Anglican religious order.
The brothers live under a Rule of Life and, at profession, make monastic vows of poverty,
celibacy and obedience. SSJE was founded in 1866 at Cowley,
Oxford, England, by the Father Richard Meux
Benson, a priest in the Church of England. Known colloquially as the Cowley
Fathers, the Society was the first stable religious community of men to be established in the Anglican Communion since the Reformation. [1]
For many years the Society had houses in Scotland, India, South Africa, Japan, and Canada.
British Congregation
Today, the Society in England is based at St Edward's House, a centre for private retreats and hospitality in Westminster, London. The English Congregation still tries to remain true to its founder's vision of a society of mission priests and lay brothers, always available to preach and teach in the church wherever it may be asked. But the Society takes "mission" in the widest sense of that word, and so their work now covers such diverse matters as teaching English to immigrants, conducting retreats, individual counselling and spiritual guidance, teaching liturgies, preaching wherever it may be asked and so on. Whatever talent an individual monk might have is used in whatever way the Community and the individual see as best giving that talent back to God's world. The Society believes that through their daily prayer life and acts of worship together, they are able to witness to the power of Jesus Christ in the world today.
North American Congregation
The Society came to
Fellowship of St. John
The Fellowship of St. John is a group of men and women who try to live their lives in a close relation with the monks at Society of St. John the Evangelist. They give money to the society and pray for the monks there. They make a rule of life that is similar to The Rule of the Society of St. John the Evangelist. There are about 1,000 men and woman who are a part of the fellowship. One of the most famous members is Frank Griswold.
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| Brotherhood of the Ascended Christ • Brotherhood of the Epiphany • Brotherhood of St. Gregory • Chama Cha
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