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Welcome

All are welcome

All are welcome

All are welcome in this place

Lindisfarne Priory © Kevin & Tracey Archer

Welcome to our House of Prayer

Since coming to Holy Island in July 2018, we have regularly prayed for those who live here, work here and visit. We came here with a strong sense of God’s calling and, while it is very important to us that the bed and breakfast does well, it is essentially about supporting our living on the island.

 

Throughout our first full season here in 2019 we were recognised on TripAdvisor as the No.1 bed and breakfast on the island and we are very grateful to our guests for the warm and generous comments which contributed to this. At the same time as establishing this business credibility, our sense of purpose here has come more fully into focus. Building on our sense of being ‘the friend at the side of the road’ and providing a place of welcome and refreshment, we have begun to develop our lifestyle along the lines of a house of prayer.

  • Read more...
    This became rather more formalised when a large contingent of Norwegian Christians spent a weekend on the island in June 2019. They came with a conviction of the need to acknowledge the ‘sins of their fathers’ and on June 8th, the anniversary of the Viking invasion of Holy Island in 793AD, they staged a formal ceremony of confession and prayer at the old harbour wall, during which sword and axe were laid down and a silver and gold menorah presented to the island in symbolic recompense for what was plundered, materially and spiritually. Speaking for a few minutes at one of the gatherings was Roy Godwin of the Ffald y Brenin retreat centre in South Wales. One of our guests recommended his book ‘The Grace Outpouring’ which tells the story of God working at the Centre and beyond through prayer. Tracey felt very strongly that we needed to visit. We read the book, listened to some teaching on developing a house of prayer and began to structure our day along those lines. In August we managed an 850-mile round-trip over a weekend and it proved a significant visit for Tracey in particular. At the same time we outlined our prayer focus and placed a prayer-tree in the dining room at Bamburgh View, and invited guests to contribute their prayer requests. It was very interesting that during this time there was a noticeable increase both in the warmth of appreciation shown by our guests and the sense of welcome they experienced during their stay. And at one point, for a few consecutive days, people were being attracted to our doorstep - and walking in - looking for café facilities - but that’s another story! We also wanted to extend our website to encourage similar prayer request and testimony, as well as to provide a space for sharing something of our experience, journey and vision.
  • Cooked Breakfast Menu
    Choose one (or all!) from: Sausage (x 2) Bacon (x 2 rashers) Fried, poached, scrambled, or boiled egg Mushrooms Tomatoes Beans
  • Freetobook Privacy Statement
    Freetobook is booking software used by accommodation providers to enable their customers to make online bookings and manage those bookings. This document applies to the processing by freetobook of personal data collected by properties using freetobook online booking system in relation to the provision of accommodation by those properties. 1. Your Personal Data Properties using freetobook as their booking engine, collect and store information that you give when you make a booking. You are asked for your name, address, telephone number and email along with payment information and “the names of any guests travelling with you”. This may also include your IP address. This information is stored in the freetobook System in order to process your booking. You may be contacted by the Property you have booked with in relation to your booking.Your data is also stored after you have stayed but will be kept no longer than necessary in order to comply with legal obligations and for properties to welcome your repeat business. 2. Data processed directly by third parties If you provide payment information, this will be processed directly by secure PCI Level 1 compliant payment gateway providers. 3. Joint Controllers In the context of providing booking software to accommodation providers to facilitate online booking, freetobook and the accommodation provider shall together operate as joint data controllers for the processing of your personal data. 4. Security Procedures In accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), freetobook observes reasonable procedures to prevent unauthorised access and misuse of personal information. We use appropriate business systems and procedures to protect and safeguard any personal information given to us. We also use security procedures and technical and physical restrictions for accessing and using the personal information on our servers. Only authorised personnel are permitted to access personal information in the course of their work. 5. Control of your Personal Data You have the right to access data that is stored on behalf of properties taking bookings via freetobook system. You need to email or write to the property you booked with to request an overview of your personal data.You can also contact the property you booked with on freetobook System if you believe that the personal information they have for you is incorrect, if you believe that they are no longer entitled to use your personal data or if you have any other questions about how your personal information is used or about the Privacy Statement. You need to email or write to the property you booked with. 6. Reviews You may also be asked to send feedback after your stay in order for the property to further improve their service. Your email address will be used for this purpose. If you complete a review it may be posted on the property website, facebook page, twitter or google plus. However, no identifying details will ever be attached to a review posting.To Process your information as described above, we rely on the following legal bases:Performance of a contract. The storage of your information may be necessary to perform the contract that you have with the accommodation provider you are booking with.Legitimate Interests.We may use your information for our legitimate interests, such as for administrative, fraud detection and legal purposes.
  • Midday Office
    In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Who are you who gather around this table prepared for us in the presence of our enemies? We are those who By the grace of God Band together in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, By the grace of God Breathe together as conspirators of the Kingdom, By the grace of God Taste together the powers of the age to come, By the grace of God Celebrate together the way of freedom, By the grace of God Embrace together horizons of hope, By the grace of God Journey together at the edge of time, By the grace of God Commit together to a life of holy recklessness. Our Father who is in heaven Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil. Reading & Prayers Let us build a house where love is found In water, wine and wheat; A banquet hall on holy ground Where peace and justice meet. Here the love of God through Jesus, Is revealed in time and space As we share in christ the feast that frees us All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place. May the favour of the Lord our God rest upon us; Establish the work of our hands for us Yes, establish the work of our hands. Now to Him who is able to keep you from falling And to present you before his glorious presence Without fault and with great joy - To the only God our Saviour Be glory, majesty, power and authority Through Jesus Christ our Lord Before all ages, now and forever more. In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
  • Evening Office
    In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Lord, the tide is closing; our day’s work is nearly done. Jesus himself came up and walked along with them. Lord, stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over. Then their eyes were opened and they recognised him. Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road? Lord, the tide is closing; our day’s work is nearly done. Lord, you have walked with us and worked with us. Lord, stay with us, for it is nearly evening. Lord, open our eyes that we might truly know you. Lord, let our hearts be on fire in your presence. Lord, let our hearts burn within us As you open the Scriptures to us. Reading & Prayers May my prayer be set before you like incense; May the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm, Be there at our sleeping and give us, we pray, Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day. Calm me, O Lord, as you stilled the storm Still me, O Lord, keep me from harm. Let all the tumult within me cease, Enfold me, Lord, in your peace. May the Lord bless you and keep you May the Lord make his face shine upon you And be gracious to you May the Lord turn his face toward you And give you peace. In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
  • Morning Office
    In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. We stand in the first light of the day of the Lord. How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, This is the gate of heaven. My house will be called a house of prayer. One thing I have asked of the Lord And this is what I seek That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life To behold the beauty of the Lord And to seek him in his temple. How lovely is your dwelling-place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of the wicked. I love the house where you live, O Lord, The place where your glory dwells. Lord, where else would we be? Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory. Reading & Prayers Lord, be in this house and in our waking. Lord, be in this house and in our working. Lord, be in this house and in our welcoming. This day and every day. May we know your presence in our worship, May we know your power in our witness, May we know your peace in our words. This day and every day. Lord, be in the face of all we meet Lord, be in the heart of all we love Lord, be in the life of all we bless. This day and every day. May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you Wherever He may send you, May He guide you through the wilderness, Protect you through the storm, May He bring you home rejoicing At the wonders He has shown you, May He bring you home rejoicing Once again into our doors. In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Prayer Requests

Prayer requests

If you would like to share a prayer request with us, please email us directly at:

 

houseofprayer@bamburghview.co.uk

 

We will undertake to make your request a regular part of our prayer times.

Any details you pass on to us will of course remain confidential in line with our Privacy Policy.

 

As you get in touch, let us know if you would like to be placed on the address list for our occasional newsletter.

Office

The causeway road across to Holy Island © Kevin & Tracey Archer

Daily Office

We invite you to join us in our daily office. Our times are flexible here but we usually aim for 7.30pm, 12 noon and 5.00pm.

 

We have chosen to compose our own office wording but have borrowed a little from the office of the Northumbrian Community which we were previously in the habit of using. Feel free to use this framework as you choose - and perhaps write your own!

  • Read more...
    This became rather more formalised when a large contingent of Norwegian Christians spent a weekend on the island in June 2019. They came with a conviction of the need to acknowledge the ‘sins of their fathers’ and on June 8th, the anniversary of the Viking invasion of Holy Island in 793AD, they staged a formal ceremony of confession and prayer at the old harbour wall, during which sword and axe were laid down and a silver and gold menorah presented to the island in symbolic recompense for what was plundered, materially and spiritually. Speaking for a few minutes at one of the gatherings was Roy Godwin of the Ffald y Brenin retreat centre in South Wales. One of our guests recommended his book ‘The Grace Outpouring’ which tells the story of God working at the Centre and beyond through prayer. Tracey felt very strongly that we needed to visit. We read the book, listened to some teaching on developing a house of prayer and began to structure our day along those lines. In August we managed an 850-mile round-trip over a weekend and it proved a significant visit for Tracey in particular. At the same time we outlined our prayer focus and placed a prayer-tree in the dining room at Bamburgh View, and invited guests to contribute their prayer requests. It was very interesting that during this time there was a noticeable increase both in the warmth of appreciation shown by our guests and the sense of welcome they experienced during their stay. And at one point, for a few consecutive days, people were being attracted to our doorstep - and walking in - looking for café facilities - but that’s another story! We also wanted to extend our website to encourage similar prayer request and testimony, as well as to provide a space for sharing something of our experience, journey and vision.
  • Cooked Breakfast Menu
    Choose one (or all!) from: Sausage (x 2) Bacon (x 2 rashers) Fried, poached, scrambled, or boiled egg Mushrooms Tomatoes Beans
  • Freetobook Privacy Statement
    Freetobook is booking software used by accommodation providers to enable their customers to make online bookings and manage those bookings. This document applies to the processing by freetobook of personal data collected by properties using freetobook online booking system in relation to the provision of accommodation by those properties. 1. Your Personal Data Properties using freetobook as their booking engine, collect and store information that you give when you make a booking. You are asked for your name, address, telephone number and email along with payment information and “the names of any guests travelling with you”. This may also include your IP address. This information is stored in the freetobook System in order to process your booking. You may be contacted by the Property you have booked with in relation to your booking.Your data is also stored after you have stayed but will be kept no longer than necessary in order to comply with legal obligations and for properties to welcome your repeat business. 2. Data processed directly by third parties If you provide payment information, this will be processed directly by secure PCI Level 1 compliant payment gateway providers. 3. Joint Controllers In the context of providing booking software to accommodation providers to facilitate online booking, freetobook and the accommodation provider shall together operate as joint data controllers for the processing of your personal data. 4. Security Procedures In accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), freetobook observes reasonable procedures to prevent unauthorised access and misuse of personal information. We use appropriate business systems and procedures to protect and safeguard any personal information given to us. We also use security procedures and technical and physical restrictions for accessing and using the personal information on our servers. Only authorised personnel are permitted to access personal information in the course of their work. 5. Control of your Personal Data You have the right to access data that is stored on behalf of properties taking bookings via freetobook system. You need to email or write to the property you booked with to request an overview of your personal data.You can also contact the property you booked with on freetobook System if you believe that the personal information they have for you is incorrect, if you believe that they are no longer entitled to use your personal data or if you have any other questions about how your personal information is used or about the Privacy Statement. You need to email or write to the property you booked with. 6. Reviews You may also be asked to send feedback after your stay in order for the property to further improve their service. Your email address will be used for this purpose. If you complete a review it may be posted on the property website, facebook page, twitter or google plus. However, no identifying details will ever be attached to a review posting.To Process your information as described above, we rely on the following legal bases:Performance of a contract. The storage of your information may be necessary to perform the contract that you have with the accommodation provider you are booking with.Legitimate Interests.We may use your information for our legitimate interests, such as for administrative, fraud detection and legal purposes.
  • Midday Office
    In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Who are you who gather around this table prepared for us in the presence of our enemies? We are those who By the grace of God Band together in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, By the grace of God Breathe together as conspirators of the Kingdom, By the grace of God Taste together the powers of the age to come, By the grace of God Celebrate together the way of freedom, By the grace of God Embrace together horizons of hope, By the grace of God Journey together at the edge of time, By the grace of God Commit together to a life of holy recklessness. Our Father who is in heaven Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil. Reading & Prayers Let us build a house where love is found In water, wine and wheat; A banquet hall on holy ground Where peace and justice meet. Here the love of God through Jesus, Is revealed in time and space As we share in christ the feast that frees us All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place. May the favour of the Lord our God rest upon us; Establish the work of our hands for us Yes, establish the work of our hands. Now to Him who is able to keep you from falling And to present you before his glorious presence Without fault and with great joy - To the only God our Saviour Be glory, majesty, power and authority Through Jesus Christ our Lord Before all ages, now and forever more. In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
  • Evening Office
    In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Lord, the tide is closing; our day’s work is nearly done. Jesus himself came up and walked along with them. Lord, stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over. Then their eyes were opened and they recognised him. Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road? Lord, the tide is closing; our day’s work is nearly done. Lord, you have walked with us and worked with us. Lord, stay with us, for it is nearly evening. Lord, open our eyes that we might truly know you. Lord, let our hearts be on fire in your presence. Lord, let our hearts burn within us As you open the Scriptures to us. Reading & Prayers May my prayer be set before you like incense; May the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm, Be there at our sleeping and give us, we pray, Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day. Calm me, O Lord, as you stilled the storm Still me, O Lord, keep me from harm. Let all the tumult within me cease, Enfold me, Lord, in your peace. May the Lord bless you and keep you May the Lord make his face shine upon you And be gracious to you May the Lord turn his face toward you And give you peace. In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
  • Morning Office
    In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. We stand in the first light of the day of the Lord. How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, This is the gate of heaven. My house will be called a house of prayer. One thing I have asked of the Lord And this is what I seek That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life To behold the beauty of the Lord And to seek him in his temple. How lovely is your dwelling-place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of the wicked. I love the house where you live, O Lord, The place where your glory dwells. Lord, where else would we be? Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory. Reading & Prayers Lord, be in this house and in our waking. Lord, be in this house and in our working. Lord, be in this house and in our welcoming. This day and every day. May we know your presence in our worship, May we know your power in our witness, May we know your peace in our words. This day and every day. Lord, be in the face of all we meet Lord, be in the heart of all we love Lord, be in the life of all we bless. This day and every day. May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you Wherever He may send you, May He guide you through the wilderness, Protect you through the storm, May He bring you home rejoicing At the wonders He has shown you, May He bring you home rejoicing Once again into our doors. In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Life-lines

Life-lines

From time to time we’d like to share with you thoughts and understandings which both inform and arise from our house of prayer journey. Please visit our Life-lines page.

Links

The causeway road leaving Holy Island © Kevin & Tracey Archer

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