The Friary, Hilfield, Dorchester, Dorset, UK | Phone: 01300 341345
Email: hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk
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Welcome to Hilfield Friary set in the heart of rural Dorset
Hilfield Friary Mission Statement
In our daily living we aspire to be:
Rooted – we seek to live simply and gratefully, caring for the land that we have been entrusted with.
Christian – following Christ in the way of St Francis we care for the poor and marginalised of our society and all of creation.
Family – an open and inclusive community that welcomes all people and creation. Adopted by the Community on 4th September 2018.
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Please contact Sara at passf@franciscanss.org.uk or phone her on 01300 341311.
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Message from the Spirit of Francis website:
Each year on 4th October, Christians and many others around the world celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi- the joyful friar whose life of simplicity, compassion, and kinship with all creation continues to inspire, eight centuries on.
The Feast is a day to say thank you for this vision of hope – to remember that faith is about relationship: with God, with one another, and with the Earth itself.
In October 2026 we will mark 800 years since St Francis’s death – not as a moment of mourning, but of renewal. The anniversary invites us to walk again in his footsteps: to live simply, act justly, rebuild what is broken, and recognise Christ’s presence in every person and every part of creation. We would love you to visit the Spirit of St Francis website: https://www.spiritoffrancis.com to find out about the Pilgrimages. Click the button below to download the Pilgrimage Leaflet.
As a Franciscan community, we follow the marks of humility, love and joy. This shapes the culture we try to live out. We are deeply committed to being an inclusive and safe space for everyone, whatever their background, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, gender identity, disability, mental health, neurodiversity or faith. Our community members are very diverse and we seek to live alongside and to love and learn from each other in all our differences. To help maintain this culture of inclusivity and allow all our community members and guests to feel safe, we expect all our guests to be kind, respectful (including respecting people’s preferred pronouns), open to learning, and generous to everyone they engage with. While the community is a Christian, Franciscan friary, we welcome people of all faiths and none, as well as Christians from all kinds of church backgrounds. You are welcome here whatever your feelings or practices of faith so long as you are respectful to those who might be different. Our policy is that we do not tolerate any discriminatory or aggressive behaviour or speech and, in extreme cases, we may ask guests to leave if they are being especially disruptive or causing the Friary to feel unsafe for others.”