Vocation: Prospective members of the vowed core community will enquire and ask to test their vocation; and this needs to be accepted by the whole Community. 

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There will be an introduction to the commitment to prayer; worship, service, in fellowship with the Saints, together with an acknowledgement of the part they play in our life of faith....and a filling in of any gaps in a candidate's knowledge of the ''basics'' of Religious life and the life of faith. This is a ''refreshment course'' on which we are all engaged for life ; nobody can ever say they have stopped learning.

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If it feels right to all concerned, a trial period of testing will ensue; a time of living the life , sharing it with the others, and a mutual getting to know each other on each other's home ground, where possible.

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Election is necessary by the Community to profession in vows. These vows are renewable certainly in the first instance; they may continue to be so; OR after a period of at least nine or ten years. they may be ratified for life.

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There are many ways to remain in contact and share in our life and work. Each way offers varying degrees of commitment to us and to a life of prayer as Friends, Contact members, Associates, or Oblates. 

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Associates express their support for the Community in prayer, regular visits and retreats, and, where possible, assisting the Community with their works. Oblates have a more extended ‘hands-on’ commitment, pledging themselves to live alongside the Community and take part in our daily life and routines.

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If you are interested in any of these ways of sharing our life please get in touch with us at the Bungay house.