A series of Zoom presentations about how the Center for Benedictine Life at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho, is creating a new model for Benedictine communities today. Presenters include Sisters, oblates, employees, and cohousing members involved in building the Center for Benedictine Life.
The dates and topics (all times 1:30 pm Pacific):
April 23: Benedictines in the 21st Century: a new time, a new vision, a new model; Sister Teresa Jackson O.S.B.
April 30: More than friends of the monastery: A new identity for oblates; St. Gertrude’s Oblate Community Leadership Team
May 7: Oblate leadership: Oblates building their own communities;vSt. Gertrude’s Oblate Community Leadership Team
May 14: We’re all in this together: Benedictine formation for all; Sister Barbara Jean Glodowski O.S.B and Tim Oberholzer
May 21: New wineskins for cenobitic communities: An exploration of new legal and organizational structures; Sister Teresa Jackson O.S.B and Mary Schmidt
May 28: Living Benedictine life beyond the vows: introducing the Benedictine Cohousing Companions; Edrea Eisenhauer and Janine Mariscotti
For more information please contact Sr. Teresa Jackson: tjackson@stgertrudes.org
To register: https://stgertrudes.org/retreats/1458/l-i-v-e-more-than-a-vision-benedictines-in-the-21st-century-a-new-time-a-new-vision-a-new-model/