Many of you will know that as well as an Episcopal Priest, I am also an anglican Benedictine Monk – a member of the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB) belonging to the particular community of the House of Initia Nova. Most of you know me as Simon, but my given Benedictine name is Br Nicholas. We are a religious community that are scattered ‘on mission’ across the globe with members in the UK, US, Australia, Singapore and Puerto Rico. You can imagine how overjoyed I was when a member of the same religious community was installed as Rector of The Black Isle at a service in St Andrew’s Fortrose last Saturday. Rev Alex Lane (aka Br John-Aelred) has moved north from a parish in Twickenham. To add to my delight, our dear Sr Margaret-Thomas (also in the same community) came to stay with Peter, the boys and I for a long weekend.

Here are a few pics from the weekend!

We hope to see our dear sister again very soon! The Anglican Benedictines are Back in the Highlands!