Tag: CommonLife

  • How can we support you?

    Our mission, as an organization, is one of service: to our neighbors, to the church, to the world. We have some ministry partners now, but there are also other ways we can partner together! Do you need supplementary music for an event? We do that! Do you need music composed for an event? We do…

  • What’s up with Habits?

    The habits are the most visible sign of what we’re up to. Adopting these raises very real questions about what it means to be marked as visibly religious in the world. What activities that seemed anonymous and invisible will suddenly become visible? Does dressing in this way make our work easier or more difficult? How…

  • What is the Novitiate?

    “The novitiate is a period of testing.” -Book of Occasional Services, 388. The novitiate is a time of discernment, learning, and testing before the serious decision to make religious vows. In some ways, it is not unlike an engagement for those who are to be married, or the period of candidacy for those who are…

  • What’s in a name?

    We took Haven Religious as our name when we came together in the Fall of 2021. That is the name under which we incorporated in 2023. While slightly influenced by the fact that Marta was in seminary in New Haven at the time we chose the name, we also wanted to find a word that…

  • Events

    May 30, 2024: Solemn Evensong with Clothing of Novices

  • Support Us

    Our ministry, prayer, and life together are sustained by the gifts of many. We also have a bunch of ways we can support you! Here are some of the ways you can help: Pray for us We can do nothing without prayer. Our communal life is supported first and foremost by prayer—our own and others,…