The next step after the initial contact has been made is coming to visit. We invite single Catholic women, between the ages 16-38, to join us at various times throughout the year to experience our Benedictine monastic life for themselves.
We host three “formal” live-in experiences each year: over the Triduum/Easter, in July and during Advent. Our next scheduled live-in experience is December 9-11. Additionally, individuals are welcome to come at other times as their schedules permit.
During these visits, vocation guests have the opportunity to explore the possibility that Jesus Christ might be inviting them to follow Him more closely through a monastic vocation with our community.
Participants take part in our daily schedule of prayer – the daily Eucharist and The Liturgy of the Hours – and in our work in the monastery, in caring for guests and in our gift and book shop. Recreational time together belongs also to the monastic day.
Time is also provided to spend in silence, reading and reflecting. Talks with Mother Prioress and the vocation director also offered. The Live-in Experiences normally begins with arrival in the afternoon on the opening day and closes after lunch on the closing day. For those desiring a longer time, arrangements can be made.
Please contact Sr. Mary Clare at 724-834-3060 or email vocations@stemma.org for additional information or to register or an upcoming Live-in Experience.
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