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The three sisters from the Emmaus, PA community , currently a dependent priory of St. Joseph Monastery, St. Marys, PA intend to individually transfer stability to Emmanuel Monastery, Baltimore, MD. Sisters Martina Revak and Kathy White related their discernment process. The sisters will continue to live together as community as long as possible in Emmaus after the transfer. Queen of Heaven Monastery, Warren, OH, an independent monastery of the Byzantine rite, has asked to become a dependent monastery of Sacred Heart Monastery, Lisle, IL. Sisters Judith Ann Heble and Agnes Knapik shared their experiences and conversations. Each community had many common experiences with one another. All but two of the sisters from Queen of Heaven Monastery had previously been members of the Lisle Community. Sister Agnes shared how important their Byzantine heritage was in this process. Sister Anne Shepard shared the experience of the merger between Red Plains Monastery, Piedmont, OK, and Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, KS. Sister Anne shared some of the insights forwarded to her from Sister Jan Futrell who was unable to be present at the pre-chapter. |
Transfiguring Realities |
A panel discussion lead by Sister Marilyn Carpenter (Colorado Springs) reported on three communities that are changing or are in the process of changing their structures. |
Sisters Kathy White (Baltimore)and Martina Revak (Emmaus) shared their experiences of the three year transitional process. |
Sister Anne (Atchison) shares the process between Atchison and Piedmont as Sisters Agnes (Warren) and Judith Ann (Lisle) listen. |
The delegates pray a blessing on the six communities involved in transfiguring. |