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On Monday 16th February 2026 here at Allen Hall, we celebrated the ordination of our brother seminarian, Rene de los Reyes, to the role of Diaconate Deacon for the Diocese of Aberdeen. The diaconate itself is rooted in the early Christian Church. Dating back to the Acts of the Apostles, with the first deacons appointed […]

In December we were delighted to welcome the Christian Mothers Association to Allen Hall. The mothers represented the parishes of St Mary and Andrew, Dollis Hill and St Francis de Sales in Tottenham. It was pure joy to have the ladies stay for Vespers and were able to explain their continual charitable work and support […]

Seminary life is heavily dedicated to the academic, pastoral and the spiritual, but time can be found for the ‘ beautiful’ game ‘. On a late cold and dizzily night in November the Allen Hall team commitment was clearly witnessed. Different nationalities, areas of the UK, ages and abilities all playing as one great Allen […]

Four Seminarians proudly received Candidacy on Saturday 25th October 2025 and we as a Seminary would like to congratulate Jonathan Burden    – Diocese of Brentwood  Farvin Gonsalves   –  Diocese of Portsmouth  Rene de los Reyes  – Diocese of Aberdeen  Julian Pinto               – Diocese of Plymouth  The ceremony took […]

The Rector seated with Formators, Seminarians and Religious Orders

What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear? Therese of Lisieux On Sunday 12th October 2025 at 7:00 pm, the candlelit procession with the Statue of Our Lady of Willesden from the shrine church and through the streets of Willesden […]

Beautiful Fuchsias at The Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity, Notting Hill, The Carmelites welcome Allen Hall The welcome was as warm and gracious as you would expect from the Carmelites, at The Monastery established in 1878 by five French and two English sisters is part of an interesting part of Notting Hill, a section […]

27 September 2025 Cardinal Vincent Nichol’s address In 1968, as some of you may well remember, it was announced that the seminary based in St Edmund’s College had begun actively seeking a new home. (Also in 1968, the Beatles released Hey Jude with its line ‘Take a sad song and make it better!’). The reason […]

Vivamus In Spe details the personal journeys undertaken by our seminarians here at Allen Hall. Journeys taken on a very personal level with pastoral, academic, human and spiritual elements at the very core.