WoMen’s Communities
WoMen’s Communities
A Adorers of the Blood of Christ (A.S.C.) The Adorers of the Blood of Christ are courageous, confident, and committed women and we invite you to join us. As adorer-apostles we are called to engage in the ongoing process of transforming the world into “that beautiful order of things which the great Son of God came to establish in His blood,” as our foundress, St. Maria De Mattias, put it. The Adorers of the Blood of Christ are consecrated to Jesus’ redeeming love, and we strive to be His reconciling presence in our wounded world. We are a community of 290 religious women throughout the United States performing the healing ministries of education, environmental work, health care, pastoral work, social justice, and spiritual development. We also have missions in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and Korea. Our international congregation serves in 24 countries on all the inhabited continents. Are you a courageous, confident, committed woman? You can make a difference as an Adorer of the Blood of Christ. For more information, log onto www.adorers.org or contact us at 1-877-236-7377 ext. 1411 (ADORERS) or See our web ad at www.VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 24. Code #001. Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (A.S.C.J.) The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus were founded in Viareggio, Italy, in 1894 by Clelia Merloni. Clelia propelled the life of the Apostles into the heart of the Church by dedicating the Congregation to the loving Heart of Jesus. The motto of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: The Love of Christ Impels us, summarizes the moving force of their lives. Apostles spread devotion to the Sacred Heart by lives of compassion and holiness. As consecrated women of the Church, they imitate the life of Christ in the world today through education, health care, pastoral ministry, social services, human development, and missionary activity. An international Congregation, they serve in Italy, Albania, Switzerland, Chile, Mexico, Benin, Mozambique, Taiwan, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Philippines, Haiti, and the United States. Sr. Colleen Smith, Mount Sacred Heart Provincialate, 295 Benham Street, Hamden, CT 06514-2801; (203) 988-4742; e-mail: vocations@ascjus.org; Congregation website: www.ascjus.org. See ad on page 14. Code #267. Augustinian Nuns (O.S.A.) “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless, until they rest in you.” These words of Saint Augustine speak to the heart of human experience as profoundly today as they did in the Third century. We are a contemplative monastic community of women who follow the tradition and Rule of Saint Augustine. Through our life in community and our ministry of prayer we give witness to the presence and love of God in our world. Our work is carried out within the monastery and through our prayer we embrace the world and Church universal. A hunger for God, a passion for life, a compassionate love for our 142 | VISION 2014 | VocationNetwork.org
SEARCH woMen’s Communities online at VocationNetwork.org sisters and brothers, and the capacity for joy and an appreciation of beauty are all traits of an Augustinian spirituality. If you are a single women drawn to give yourself to God in a life of prayer we invite you to contact us: Sr. Mary Grace, O.S.A., Mother of Good Counsel Monastery, 440 N. Marley Road, New Lenox, IL 60451; (815) 463-9662; e-mail: sr.marygrace@sbcglobal.net; website: www.augustiniannuns.com. Code #161.
B Benedictine Nuns, Greensburg, PA—St. Emma Monastery As Benedictine nuns, our particular monastic tradition dates back to 1035, the founding of our motherhouse in Germany. The praise of God in The Liturgy of the Hours with the celebration of Holy Mass form the structure of our day. Lectio divina, personal prayer, love made manifest in work, hospitality, and community living in an atmosphere of silence are key elements of our monastic life. St. Benedict offers us the faith perspective that the tools of the monastery are as sacred vessels of the altar. Our monastic life is a life of love, lived out in service to God and to others within the monastery. St. Benedict urges us to seek God both in others and in ourselves. In this school of the Lord’s service we learn to have our hearts enlarged and run in the way of God’s commandments (cf Prologue, Rule of St. Benedict). Contact: Sr. Mary Clare, 1001 Harvey Ave, Greensburg, PA 15601; (724) 834-3060 or (724) 6107586; e-mail: vocations@stemma.org; www. stemma.org. See ad on page 55. Code #446. Benedictine Sisters/A.B.F.C. (American Benedictine Formation Conference) Each monastic community, though observing the Rule of Benedict, is independent and self-governing. Community is the central ministry of Benedictine monasteries. We share our lives, our prayer, and our work as a way of blessing the world. This common life is meant to be a sign that “strangers can live together in love (AIM).” Our monastic profession of obedience, stability, and fidelity to the monastic way of life, binds us to God, to the Church, and to one another. A balanced, contemplative life, Benedictine spirituality yields meaningful ministry that addresses the needs of the modern world, e.g. education, health care, pastoral ministry, social work, spiritual direction, missionary activity. Each monastery is unique in size, geographic location, and in the distribution of God’s gifts. Common to us all, is the pursuit of peace and the search for God. Website: www.abfconline.org/sisters. See our web ad at www.VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 55. Code #004. Benedictine Contemplative Sisters (O.S.B.), Windsor, NY—Transfiguration Monastery We are a small, contemplative Benedictine monastery, founded in 1979, whose members seek God in both community and solitude, but in a setting that allows more outreach and a less restricted enclosure than is usually possible for contemplative nuns. Our small size (currently
3) permits flexibility, creativity, abundant use of individual gifts, and the opportunity to help build a monastic foundation. We accept mature vocations. We pray the Divine Office four times a day in English Gregorian chant, with some Latin antiphons and responsories. A retired diocesan priest serves as our on-site chaplain and says daily Mass at the monastery. To learn more about us, visit our website: www.transfigurationmonastery.org, where you will also find a blog under “Contact Us.” For vocation inquiries, contact Sr. Mary Donald Corcoran, Prioress, 701 New York Rte. 79, Windsor, NY 13865, (607) 655-2366; e-mail: bendon@tds.net. See our web ad at www. VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 55. Code #004. Benedictine Sisters (O.S.B.), Atchison, KS— Mount St. Scholastica We are a monastic community of women rooted in the Benedictine charism of seeking God through communal living and common prayer. We are 144 women who are called by our monastic profession to a balanced life of community, prayer, and ministry. Our ministry flows out of monastic living and focuses on enhancing the lives of others through prayer and educational opportunities. Hungering for justice and peace, we strive to eliminate the root causes of injustice through our works of charity and through education. Our ministries include a spirituality and a women’s center, health care and parish work, and education. We invite women, ages 21-50, who seek more information and/or to visit us, to contact: Sister Barbara Smith, OSB, 801 S. 8th St. Atchison, KS 66001-2778, 913-426-5275 (text/ cell); 913-360-6219 (work); e-mail: vocation@ mountosb.org; website: www.mountosb.org. See our web ad at www.VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 55. Code #004. Benedictine Sisters (O.S.B.), Beech Grove, IN—Our Lady of Grace Monastery As Benedictine sisters we seek God in community centered on prayer, work and hospitality. Through our monastic promises of obedience, stability and fidelity to the monastic way of life we commit ourselves to the lifelong process of becoming who God calls us to be. Our life of prayer in community flows out into service in the Church and the world. We minister to others in the areas of education, health care, pastoral ministry, retreat ministry and spiritual direction. Through this life of prayer and service we come to know our deepest joy. We invite single, Catholic women ages 20–45, who are discerning their vocation, to come and visit us to learn more about the Benedictine way of life. Contact: Sr. Jennifer Horner, 1402 Southern Avenue, Beech Grove, Indiana 46107; (317) 787-3287 ext. 3032; e-mail: vocations@benedictine.com; website: www.benedictine.com. See our web ad at www.VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 55. Code #362. Benedictine Sisters (O.S.B.), Bismarck, ND— Annunciation Monastery We are a community of 56 monastic women who seek God and care for God’s people. Our monastery is nestled atop
