More House
More House | |
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University of York Catholic Chaplaincy | |
Middlesbrough | |
Deanery | Saint Wilfrid[2] |
Clergy | |
Chaplain(s) | Fr. Richard Duffield, Cong. Orat. |
More House is the
History
In the late 18th century, the house was constructed. From 1809 to 1814,
Until 1995 More House was largely student accommodation, while the chaplains has been solitary residents or non-occupants. In 1995 a Carmelite community of five friars was established at More House, and two of the friars began working as full-time chaplains at the university. The arrival of a permanent monastic community caused some resistance from fringes of the Christian community at the university, with some members of the Christian Union refusing to enter More House. Efforts to build links both with the Christian community, but also with Jewish and Muslim communities, who grew accepting of the new arrangement through shared events and being able to hold their own events at More House. With time, More House hosted the Jewish Society's Purim on a regular basis, as well as the Christian Union's Alpha Course and even the Pagan Society's summer picnic. Connections were made beyond spiritual communities, and York Pride felt comfortable to hold events at More House. When some raised concerns that the Carmelites were being welcoming to groups at odds with Christian doctrine, the Carmelites highlight how central the virtue of vacare Deo (openness to God) is to their order.[5] The Carmelites continued to serve as the chaplains of the Catholic community until 2021.
The Carmelites previously worked in York from 1250 to 1538 at York Carmelite Friary, but they surrendered their friary during the Reformation.[7]
In 2021, Oratorians from the Oratory Church of Saint Wilfrid in York were invited to minister to the chaplaincy, with Fr. Richard Duffield appointed as chaplain.[8]
CaSSoc
More House hosts most meetings of the University of York Catholic Students' Society (CaSSoc), which occur every week during term time on Thursdays.
The Catholic society at the university were originally The Thomas More Society (TomSoc), with St Thomas More as their patron. He remains the patron of the CaSSoc. The name initially changed to Cassoc, before changing to the current form of CaSSoc.[12]
The society is run by a committee, with a recent tradition dictating that of the two co-presidents, one is male and one female. An older tradition is that of the position of Dennis, who is responsible for the traditions of the society. Events are hosted throughout the academic year and are a great variety, from rosary nights, guided reflections, and speakers to pub crawls, film nights, and religious-themed parties.
See also
References
- ^ a b "More House". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- Diocese of Middlesbrough. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Baggs, A.; Kent, G.; Purdy, J. (1976). Allison, Keith (ed.). A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake. London: Victoria County History. pp. 66–74.
- ^ "University Chaplaincy, York". Middlesbrough Diocese. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9780567031563.
- ^ "Our Covenant". Chaplaincy. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "York Whitefriars". The British Province of Carmelites. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Chaplain". Catholic Chaplaincy University of York. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "CaSSoc - Home". The University of York Catholic Students' Society. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Allen, Joanna (December 2022). "Fundraising sleepout shows solidarity with homeless". Middlesbrough Diocesan Catholic Voice. p. 4.
- ^ Carley, Hannah (20 June 2023). "2023 YUSU Activities Awards". Nouse. p. 7.
- ^ "A Brief History of CaSSoc". CaSSoc. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
External links
- Media related to More House, York at Wikimedia Commons
- University of York Catholic Chaplaincy
- York Oratory
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1301059)". National Heritage List for England.