Anybody Want To Give Me A Hand?

[Saint Therese]

I can't stress enough how important the climate of the community (especially if its monastic) is to your decision. If you have poor tolerances to heat or cold that should be definitely taken into consideration.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

I was going through my google docs today and realized I haven't updated this list and I still have not added any Carmelites! I was planning on adding some Visitation Nuns as well...

Did anyone want to help with updating the information? I'd love help adding the Carmelites to the list (because there is like a MILLION of them!) I would be more than grateful to get this list a little more complete (and maybe longer )

Here's the link to review it: [url="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiIgvUnv91fdcEFxLThHN3cwVV9BdUdQdmZGU2hESmc&hl=en&authkey=CNiriuYJ"]Women's Contemplative Communities[/url]

[krissylou]

For Cistercians, I don't know if you want to distinguish the O.Cist. place (the one in Wisconsin) from the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (aka Trappistines) (everywhere else).

For Mount St Mary's Abbey, the website is www.msmabbey.org. The abbess is Mother Maureen McCabe. The vocation director is Sr. Katie McNamara. Phone number [color=#444444][font=Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]508-528-1282. Age limit is 20-40. They just had three sisters make their first professions this summer, one postulant who is toward the end of her postulancy and ready to become a novice soon, and a new postulant entered this fall.[/font][/color]


[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' timestamp='1287687589' post='2181400']
I was going through my google docs today and realized I haven't updated this list and I still have not added any Carmelites! I was planning on adding some Visitation Nuns as well...

Did anyone want to help with updating the information? I'd love help adding the Carmelites to the list (because there is like a MILLION of them!) I would be more than grateful to get this list a little more complete (and maybe longer )

Here's the link to review it: [url="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiIgvUnv91fdcEFxLThHN3cwVV9BdUdQdmZGU2hESmc&hl=en&authkey=CNiriuYJ"]Women's Contemplative Communities[/url]
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[Visitation Sisters]

This is such a good idea. You haven't included any of the Visitation Monasteriesin the US that are cloistered. Do you have the addresses? If not I would be happy to add them for you. Just must say .... greetings from England! Sr Jane Margaret

[IgnatiusofLoyola]

[quote name='Visitation Sisters' timestamp='1287690841' post='2181412']
This is such a good idea. You haven't included any of the Visitation Monasteriesin the US that are cloistered. Do you have the addresses? If not I would be happy to add them for you. Just must say .... greetings from England! Sr Jane Margaret
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We're so glad you posted! I'm sure you already have too many things to do with your time, but, in Vocation Station we especially welcome posters from countries other than the U.S. and Canada. I think that sometimes we get too "U.S.-centric" when thinking about possible Orders when discerning. Obviously, the distance from the U.S. to Europe is further, but, for example, one of our favorite longtime Vocation Station posters recently entered as a postulant with an active Community of Dominican Sisters in southern England, and it from their Web site, it looks like a lovely Community.

We also especially welcome posts from religious, because we have so many active discerners here that the comments and views of those currently in religious life frequently give us perspectives we wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

Edited October 21, 2010 by IgnatiusofLoyola

[Visitation Sisters]

'We're so glad you posted! I'm sure you already have too many things to do with your time, but, in Vocation Station we especially welcome posters from countries other than the U.S. and Canada. I think that sometimes we get too "U.S.-centric" when thinking about possible Orders when discerning. Obviously, the distance from the U.S. to Europe is further, but, for example, one of our favorite longtime Vocation Station posters recently entered as a postulant with an active Community of Dominican Sisters in southern England, and it from their Web site, it looks like a lovely Community.'

Yes, I wrote to Sadora on her forum and so wanted to send a card to welcome her to England but didn't know her name at that point! We are a cloistered community in Sussex (not that far from the Dominicans) and mentioned that if she or any of her Sisters were 'passing by' (we live deep in English countryside!) we would love to welcome them. We have many woman who come on retreat each year and, of course, visitors who come to the parlour.
This is such an interesting forum and it helps so many to share, discuss, to air 'whats on your mind'! Yes, it is more northern American but community isn't too much about geography but the landscape of the heart. Actually, we have a woman from Boston MA discerning with us just now and who will very probably come and live along side us for a month or so after Christmas and we can mutually discern. She has been on short visits before. Thank you Phatmass family (or should that be 'phamily'!) for sharing so much and touching lives with enthusiasm and fervour: 'To wake each day with a winged heart and to give God thanks for another day of loving' KG Blesssings

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='Visitation Sisters' timestamp='1287690841' post='2181412']
This is such a good idea. You haven't included any of the Visitation Monasteries in the US that are cloistered. Do you have the addresses? If not I would be happy to add them for you. Just must say .... greetings from England! Sr Jane Margaret
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Sr. Jane Margaret! Thank you. I have found most of them either through the IRL or their own websites. I did have a post a week or two ago where I trying to contact some Visitations Sisters for our parish's feast of St. Margaret Mary. I did notice that many of the monasteries teach at schools or do other work in the community (outside the monastery). Are they still considered cloistered or are they different?

[Visitation Sisters]

[i]'Sr. Jane Margaret! Thank you. I have found most of them either through the IRL or their own websites. I did have a post a week or two ago where I trying to contact some Visitations Sisters for our parish's feast of St. Margaret Mary. I did notice that many of the monasteries teach at schools or do other work in the community (outside the monastery). Are they still considered cloistered or are they different?'[/i]
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[i][size="2"]Hi, Just must say we prayed especially for your parish last w/e feast of St Margaret Mary - hope it was a blessed day for you all.
In the USA there are 2 Federations of Visitation nuns: the 1st Federarion is cloistered as we are in England and these are MOBILE, PHILADELPHIA, ROCKVILLE, TYRINGHAM, SNELLVILLE, TOLEDO.
The 2nd Federations is slightly different in that they have schools attached to their monasteries (BROOKLYIN, GEORGETOWN (WASHINGTON DC) ST LOUIS, ST PAUL. In Minneapolis the Sisters work with the poor in their neighbourhood and these 6 Sisters have all come from the 2nd Federation Monasteries. What they do is wonderful: 'A gentle presence in a violent world'.The 1st Fed has Papal Enclosure and the 2nd Constitional Enclosure. Essentially 2nd Fed is not cloistered.

Thank you for doing all of this. Blessings, Sr Jane Margaret[/size][/i][/font]</H3>

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='Visitation Sisters' timestamp='1287770745' post='2181605']
[i]'Sr. Jane Margaret! Thank you. I have found most of them either through the IRL or their own websites. I did have a post a week or two ago where I trying to contact some Visitations Sisters for our parish's feast of St. Margaret Mary. I did notice that many of the monasteries teach at schools or do other work in the community (outside the monastery). Are they still considered cloistered or are they different?'[/i]
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[i][size="2"]Hi, Just must say we prayed especially for your parish last w/e feast of St Margaret Mary - hope it was a blessed day for you all.
In the USA there are 2 Federations of Visitation nuns: the 1st Federarion is cloistered as we are in England and these are MOBILE, PHILADELPHIA, ROCKVILLE, TYRINGHAM, SNELLVILLE, TOLEDO.
The 2nd Federations is slightly different in that they have schools attached to their monasteries (BROOKLYIN, GEORGETOWN (WASHINGTON DC) ST LOUIS, ST PAUL. In Minneapolis the Sisters work with the poor in their neighbourhood and these 6 Sisters have all come from the 2nd Federation Monasteries. What they do is wonderful: 'A gentle presence in a violent world'.The 1st Fed has Papal Enclosure and the 2nd Constitional Enclosure. Essentially 2nd Fed is not cloistered.

Thank you for doing all of this. Blessings, Sr Jane Margaret[/size][/i][/font]
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Ah! Thank you very much for your prayers. We remembered you in our prayers at our Masses. We had a very successful evening Also, thank you for your info about the federations! I noticed that there was a second federation (I found a website) and I had no idea there was a first! Well, I knew there was a first, but I didn't know if there were any additional federations... Are both federations considered contemplative, even though the second federation has a more active apostolate? Thanks again! This is extremely informative!

[Visitation Sisters]

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' timestamp='1287787915' post='2181644']
Ah! Thank you very much for your prayers. We remembered you in our prayers at our Masses. We had a very successful evening Also, thank you for your info about the federations! I noticed that there was a second federation (I found a website) and I had no idea there was a first! Well, I knew there was a first, but I didn't know if there were any additional federations... Are both federations considered contemplative, even though the second federation has a more active apostolate? Thanks again! This is extremely informative!
[/quote]

Yes, both Federations are considered to be contemplative.

[MithLuin]

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' timestamp='1287687589' post='2181400']
I was going through my google docs today and realized I haven't updated this list and I still have not added any Carmelites! I was planning on adding some Visitation Nuns as well...

Did anyone want to help with updating the information? I'd love help adding the Carmelites to the list (because there is like a MILLION of them!) I would be more than grateful to get this list a little more complete (and maybe longer )

Here's the link to review it: [url="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiIgvUnv91fdcEFxLThHN3cwVV9BdUdQdmZGU2hESmc&hl=en&authkey=CNiriuYJ"]Women's Contemplative Communities[/url]
[/quote]

For those of us who only have a community or two to add, maybe it would be easier for us to just post in this thread, and then those who have permission to edit the google doc can add them by just copying/pasting? It might be easier than giving permissions to lots of people.

Here's the information requested, though it's okay to add a community even if you don't have [i]all[/i] the info.

[b]Order:[/b]
[b]Community:[/b]
[b]Vocation Director/Contact:[/b]
[b]Superior:[/b]
[b]Address:[/b]
[b]Telephone:[/b]
[b]E-mail:[/b]
[b]Website:[/b]
[b]Fax:[/b]


I'll start by introducing Carmel....

[b]Order:[/b] Carmelites (Discalced)
[b]Community:[/b] Carmel of Port Tobacco
[b]Vocation Director/Contact:[/b]
[b]Superior:[/b] Mother Virginia Marie?
[b]Address:[/b] 5678 Mount Carmel Rd, La Plata, MD 20646
[b]Telephone:[/b]
[b]E-mail:[/b] carmel-of-port-tobacco@erols.com
[b]Website:[/b] http://users.erols.com/carmel-of-port-tobacco/page3.html
[b]Fax:[/b]

[In The Arms of The Lord]

Here's a great website to get all that information.... http://www.religiousministries.com

For example: where it says "Organization or Keyword: Carmelite
Select Group: Women's Groups
Select State: I usually don't choose, that way you'll get more results."


They have the monastery name, where it is, the address, Superior name, a website if they have one, and even the number of Sisters in the community and what stage of formation they're in. I think they keep this website updated, so it should all be accurate.

[Chiquitunga]

Sure I can give you a hand! Sorry I couldn't help myself!

[img]http://poorclares.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/solemn-vows-2.jpg?w=260[/img]
[size="1"]
You probably recognize this from that Poor Clare booklet
Have one myself .. this one is from from the PCCs in Los Altos Hills' site
[url="http://poorclares.wordpress.com/"]http://poorclares.wordpress.com/[/url][/size]

Question though regarding Carmel: are you planning/hoping to put [i]all[/i] the Carmels in the US on this list? Or more just the ones we know of/recommend/like ones associated with the IRL, etc. I think with the help of a few friends of mine, we can help you out speedily here! By the way, once this list is done, are you planning to share this with some different vocation offices, etc. because I think quite a few could use it, lol. I've come across a number of confusing lists out there. Like here on the official vocations site for Joliet, [url="http://www.vocations.com/womenrel.html"]http://www.vocations.com/womenrel.html[/url] it just seems to be a few random communities for each order/congregation in alphabetical order and not categorized by active/contemplative, etc. Or this one on Rockford's official site, [url="http://www.rockvoc.org/discernment/religious-orders.html"]http://www.rockvoc.o...ous-orders.html[/url] For one thing, they have the Passionist Nuns in Whitesville, KY listed under Franciscans .. confusing

Edited October 23, 2010 by Chiquitunga

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='Chiquitunga' timestamp='1287855447' post='2181835']
Sure I can give you a hand! Sorry I couldn't help myself!

[img]http://poorclares.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/solemn-vows-2.jpg?w=260[/img]
[size="1"]
You probably recognize this from that Poor Clare booklet
Have one myself .. this one is from from the PCCs in Los Altos Hills' site
[url="http://poorclares.wordpress.com/"]http://poorclares.wordpress.com/[/url][/size]

Question though regarding Carmel: are you planning/hoping to put [i]all[/i] the Carmels in the US on this list? Or more just the ones we know of/recommend/like ones associated with the IRL, etc. I think with the help of a few friends of mine, we can help you out speedily here! By the way, once this list is done, are you planning to share this with some different vocation offices, etc. because I think quite a few could use it, lol. I've come across a number of confusing lists out there. Like here on the official vocations site for Joliet, [url="http://www.vocations.com/womenrel.html"]http://www.vocations.com/womenrel.html[/url] it just seems to be a few random communities for each order/congregation in alphabetical order and not categorized by active/contemplative, etc. Or this one on Rockford's official site, [url="http://www.rockvoc.org/discernment/religious-orders.html"]http://www.rockvoc.o...ous-orders.html[/url] For one thing, they have the Passionist Nuns in Whitesville, KY listed under Franciscans .. confusing
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Well, at this point, I have been somewhat selective (I don't have any OSCs yet...), but I think the list needs to be all inclusive. I would love your help with all the Carmels. I am aiming for all the Carmels in the US, but if there are objections... I can give you permission to edit if you PM an e-mail address to me.

I never thought about sharing this with Diocesan Vocation Offices or anything else. I do share the list with the founder/head of the Here I Am, Lord conference. He asks for prayers for the conference and the communities can send info or a representative if they like/are able.

Perhaps Rockford will start editing the content of their website now that they just did a major redesign. And I agree, those two examples are very confusing. I'm sure there are more...

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' timestamp='1288016999' post='2182318']
Well, at this point, I have been somewhat selective (I don't have any OSCs yet...), but I think the list needs to be all inclusive.
[/quote]

Okay, I have to take this back. I just came across the [url="http://www.hawaiibenedictines.org/"]Benedictines in Hawaii[/url]:

[quote name='Website']
The Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii, located in the hills above Waialua, was founded by Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey, Pecos, New Mexico, and belongs to the Benedictine Congregation of Mount Olivet. [b]We are a monastic community of [i]men and women[/i].[/b][/quote]
Also, this is the community photo from 2008:
[img]http://www.hawaiibenedictines.org/mediac/400_0/media/Group_pic.jpg[/img]
There are four women in this photo.

[Starets]

[b]Order: Benedictine (Subiaco Congregation)
Community: Our Lady of the Desert[/b]
[b]Vocation Director/Contact: Mother Benedicta[/b]
[b]Superior:Mother Benedicta OSB[/b]
[b]Address: Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert
PO Box 556
Blanco,
NM 87412-0556 USA[/b]
[b]Telephone:[/b]
[b]E-mail:[/b]
[b]Website:www.ourladyofthedesert.org[/b]
[b]Fax:[/b]

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='Staretz' timestamp='1288054531' post='2182544']
[b]Order: Benedictine (Subiaco Congregation)
Community: Our Lady of the Desert[/b]
[b]Vocation Director/Contact: Mother Benedicta[/b]
[b]Superior:Mother Benedicta OSB[/b]
[b]Address: Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert
PO Box 556
Blanco,
NM 87412-0556 USA[/b]
[b]Telephone:[/b]
[b]E-mail:[/b]
[b]Website:www.ourladyofthedesert.org[/b]
[b]Fax:[/b]
[/quote]
Thank you! I will have to add them to the Benedictines!



I started a Google Map of all the contemplative orders in the US... mwah ha ha ha!
[url="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=105805137198398386700.00049386cdf102c2dc537"]http://maps.google.c...86cdf102c2dc537[/url]

Edited October 26, 2010 by FutureNunJMJ

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

+JMJ

I was hoping I could still edit my previous post, but no... too late.

I would appreciate some help going over the information for the Dominicans and the Benedictines that I have listed. I have reason to believe that some of my information is on the old, stale side. I know I still have some communities to add for both of these Orders!

Also, would someone be willing/able to work on the Carmelites (O.C.D. & O.Carm.)?

[krissylou]

Monastery of St. Clare, Poor Clares (OSC)
Boston (Jamaica Plain) Massachusetts

920 Centre St
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

617 524-1760

[email="Bostonpoorclares@yahoo.com"]Bostonpoorclares@yahoo.com[/email]

Sr. Mary Francis, Vocation Directress

[url="http://www.stanthonyshrine.org/PoorClares/"]http://www.stanthonyshrine.org/PoorClares/[/url]

[Indwelling Trinity]

here is my community:

Order: Carmelites:
Name: Hermits of St. Mary of Carmel
Prioress : Mother Rosemary HSMC
Address: 33005 Stinson Ridge Road
Houston, Minnesota 55943

Tel: N/A
Fax:/N/A
Web Site: N/A

Edited October 27, 2010 by Indwelling Trinity