A friend of mine is really interested in the Community of St John Sisters. Does anyone know anything about them? Any pictures? What their apostolic sisters do? Where they are located? Anything that you know would be helpful... esp if any of you have visited them!

thank you!

I visited the contemplative sisters in Illinois at the formation house in March.... I do have some pictures. PM me if you'd like more information.

God Love You,

Allie

as a former BRother of St John, i lived next door to the Contemplative Sisters in Texas, and in two places in France..they are kinda like Dominican nuns mixed with Carmelites...
here is a thread of the Apostolic Sisters pics topic #53 in NUNs pic thread!
http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?s...t&p=1272541
there is also an old post or thread discussing the Contemplative Sisters of St John quite a bit..
i'll look

I hope your friend loves studying Philosophy!
ther are 316 Sisters(Contemplative) ,and around 100 Novices ..in 26 Houses.
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The Community of the Sisters of Saint John, established as a religious Institute of Diocesan Right by the Archbishop of Lyon on March 25, 1994, was founded by Father Marie-Dominique Philippe on December 8, 1982, seven years after the Brothers of Saint-John, in view of a contemplative life. The sisters live their total consecration to God in silence and solitude(meals eaten i the Cell), as well as through fraternal charity.
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Prayer is at the heart of the life of the contemplative sisters. Community prayer (time of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament and the Divine Office) and solitary prayer mark the rhythm of their day. The Eucharist is the source and the summit of their whole life (Lumen Gentium, 11). The sisters always strive to live the Eucharist with increasing intensity and fervor.
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- Sisters Belinda-Mary,Contemplative Sisters of St John, praying with 'come and seers'

and simplified website explaining the Family of St John
http://laredo.communityofstjohn.com/index....&Itemid=196
and another English website with links
http://www.stjean.com/EN/Communaute2b.htm

AND here is a Illinois NewsArticle on them
http://www.cdop.org/catholic_post/post_4_3...red_article.cfm
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- a very good overview (in French) of the Sisters of St John, even if you join them in the USA, you8 must learn some French, and spend some time in formation in France.
http://catho60.cef.fr/priere/religieux/sai...eurs.stjean.htm

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Sisters of St John (both Branches) with the Pope


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MAISON-MERE et noviciat :Soeurs De St. Jean 42590 Saint-Jodard,France
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Illinois. (U.S.A.) – Sisters of St. John, 11227 W Legion Hall Road, Princeville, Illinois 61559. Noviciat.
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Canada. – 524, rue de l’Epée, Saint-Jérôme, Québec, J7Y-3V7. Tél. : 001450-569-0620. Fax : 001450-569-0935.-
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Texas. (U.S.A.) – Sisters of St. John, 504 Century Drive South, Laredo, Texas 78046. Tél. / Fax : 001-956-727-1028.
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[quote name='EJames' date='May 18 2007, 02:06 AM' post='1276325']
as a former BRother of St John, i lived next door to the Contemplative Sisters in Texas, and in two places in France..they are kinda like Dominican nuns mixed with Carmelites...
here is a thread of the Apostolic Sisters pics topic #53 in NUNs pic thread!
http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?s...t&p=1272541
there is also an old post or thread discussing the Contemplative Sisters of St John quite a bit..
i'll look

I hope your friend loves studying Philosophy!

From what I've heard of them they aren't much like Dominican Nuns at all. More Carmelites that study philosophy!
(Study is only one aspect of Dominican life. We are much more communal, have enclosure and are professed to one particular monastery. We are rooted in the monastic tradtion with an apostolic thrust.)

But then again, you didn't ask about dominicans. You asked about the Community of St. John!
Ali went recently to visit. PM her and she'll tell you everything you want to know, I'm sure!

SMC

Yeah Ali is sending me information for her.

Does anyone know about their apostolic sisters? Are there any of them in the US or any of them planning to come to the US? Are they open to accepting women from the US?

The whole philosophy thing: definitely not my cup of tea. I started life loving philosophy, but now I'm kind of sick of it.... still glad I am going Salesian

Thanks everyone for the information!

Yes, they are coming to our diocese this summer (Newark). THe Brothers are here and in fact one of them was supposed to come over the other day but had to cancel and will come later.

SMC

I visited there last year in June. :j Actually I met a young women discerning there that was with me in the Buffalo Carmel a few years back! It was a happy reunion.

A couple of my friends are becoming Oblates there (like 3rd order).

Here are some photos from investitures of some sisters last year. (I had another thread with them but can't find it) - but here are the photos - http://pjstar.mycapture.com/mycapture/fold...sp?event=190277

They are beautiful pictures!! The sisters there are wonderful - the spirituality is very deep! I think my favorite thing about them is that they have Holy Mass at noon instead of right away in the morning. They are "cousins" of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, as their founder. Fr. Philippe, OP helped Sr. Marie (former contemplative Dominican, foundress of Bethlehem) and they have many little similarities, but are definitely different.

www.stjean.com and then the American site: http://www.communityofstjohn.com

Ah, that explains some of the similarities which I have noticed. That is really cool.

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Their growth is phenomenal -they are only 25 years old and they have how many?!

Another thing interesting about the Sisters of St. John is that while the Apostolic Sisters wear a grey veil after profession, (& also the novices I think wear a simple grey veil), the Contemplative Srs keep the white veil after temporary and final profession - that looks much like a Carmelite novice veil. The novices wear a simple white veil w/o the wimple. One of the sisters there told me they do this because Fr. Philippe said they are always novices of the Holy Spirit. :j

The Community of St. John Sisters are awesome!!!! They are located in the Peoria, ILL Diocese!

I have known their congregation for years....Both for men and women! The Brother of St. John are really kewl....they say mass for the Sisters! They have been trying to get an active order open here in the states...i dont know how that is going but i know they do have an active order rather than a comtemplative order....somewhere in France...i think! If you need numbers...just let me know!

The active sisters are coming to our diocese this summer. Our archbishop was bishop of Peoria and invited the community of St. John to come and now they have a small presence here. We've not met them yet (but met other CoSJ brothers).

SMC

That is awesome Sister!!! Which Brother have you met??? Everyone seems to know Fr. Antoine!!!! He is the kewlest and on of my great friends! Who is the ArchBishop??? Just wondering because if he is the one I am thinking of...I met him! thanks Sister!

Brother Nathan is pretty cool! Pray for the Brothers one brother is having an investiture cermony this weekend.

i think i met brother nathan.....however i met several of them years ago!!!

i love the brothers of St.Jean so much! They are awesome. Esp, the stuff they do with the youth. And the sisters are amazing. During Eagle Eye last summer there were apostolic sisters who came to the US to help the whole summer and they were really awesome. I hope that they do start a branch here in the US because i think theat their presence would be great.

But yeah, Bro. Nathan, Bro John Luke, and Bro Peter Francis are all awesome, as is Fr. Antoine.

-Lauren

yeah the brother always do the youth retreats here in the Peoria Diocese!!!! We love them tons and are always happy that they do our retreats......of course we made fun of them but we still love them no matter what!!!

Hey, I just heard from a friend who often visits the community in Princeville, IL that the Contemplative Sisters of St. John have recently established a new foundation in Northern Ireland. Congrats to them!

Okay, their new foundation is in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. :j

What a wonderfully powerful place for them to be. Prayers for them and their witness!

Here is the contact info for the active sisters in the USA. Just wanted to post this info for all those who might be interested.

Apostolic Sisters of St. John

Saint Joseph Parish
110 Telford Street
East Orange, NJ 07018
Tel: 1 973 677 7875
Fax: 1 973 678 4030

Actually, I believe it's more commonly called just Derry, as it always was. That's how I remember it when I was over there.

Story about what they will be doing in New Jersy for the next three years:HERE. I personally know from experience that this in an awesome community so if you at all are interested, i just ask that you check it out!

-Lauren

Here's a little blog post about the new foundation of the Contemplative Sisters of St. John in Derry, Northern Ireland. Congratulations to them! This is great for Northern Ireland!

http://felixrandal.blogspot.com/2007/11/si...n-in-derry.html

Whether it's called Derry or Londonderry depends on which side of the fence you sit on.

Some of the Sisters of St. John came over for supper one night when I was on a visit to the CFR sisters in NYC. They were all native French speakers and were very bright and joyful. I wish they could have stayed and talked for longer, definately check them out.

Yep. I originally wrote Londonderry last year without thinking, which is what my friend who is close to the community in IL emailed it to me as. But then I realized it would be referred to by most Catholics (in Ireland), or maybe that's the wrong word to use, Republicans, as just Derry. On the Community of St. John's site their address is Derry.

Here's something I just found ..

http://www.derrydiocese.org/sistersofstjohn.asp

Aren't there some of the Contemplative sisters around Chicago? I spoke to some at the Congress (the one we 'know' from Montreal introduced us), and then I spoke for some time Sunday morning with a postulant named Theresa.

Yep, though about 3 hours away in Princeville, IL in the Diocese of Peoria. Some pictures taken there on the occasion of an investiture ceremony a couple years ago, http://pjstar.mycapture.com/mycapture/fold...sp?event=190277

http://www.communityofstjohn.com/