The Order of the Companions of Martha and Mary is an Anglican religious order within the Church of England founded when Sister Sue and Sister Judith took their initial vows on 3 August 2010 in Mellor, Lancashire, later relocating in 2016 to St Joseph's House of Prayer in Tunstall, Lancashire, near Kirkby Lonsdale. Described at its founding as the newest religious community within the Church of England, it offers organised retreats, spiritual exercises and hospitality for private retreat, is led by a Superior holding the title Amma, an Arabic word for mother adapted from early Christian women's religious communities, and maintains a special connection with the Society of the Sisters of Bethany, an Augustinian community based in Southsea.
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The Order of the Companions of Martha and Mary (OCMM) is an Anglican religious order.
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