Sisters Dorothy Stoner, OSB, and Janet Goetz, OSB, were among 250 people from the Catholic Diocese of Erie who were in New York City to attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium in April. Here are some of the photos the Sisters took.

Sometimes we can’t know where our paths will cross another’s, but enjoying the experiences that arise through this process is exactly what Su Pearson and Kate Arkwright have been doing since they first met in the late 1980’s and now as they meet again working together at Erie City Memorials (ECM).

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Believe it or not, monasteries are not populated solely by religious Sisters! On any given day at Mount Saint Benedict Monastery in Erie, Pa., there are quite a few lay folk who not only work in assorted maintenance or other jobs, but also some who volunteer their time to help the Sisters in one way or another. While there are many people who freely join in the Sisters’ various ministries in Erie or in other locations, here are the volunteers who routinely come to the Mount.

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UPDATE!

April showered us with more pledges to the campaign, thanks to generous
supporters. Thank you! Check out the graphic for our progress as of May 1.

The Capital Campaign continues with more support every day! Phase One of the the monastery’s living space renovations is underway. We continue to reach out to the community to help us reach our goal so that we can:

• Address program support and funding of unanticipated ministry needs
• Attract business and grant funding for ministry capital projects as an investment in the revitalization of inner-city neighborhoods.

You can learn more about our ministries “at-a-glance” by checking out pages 8 - 11 of the current issue of the Mount magazine.

To read the campaign Progress Report published March 1, click here.

To donate to the campaign through our secure Web site, please click here.

To download a pledge form to mail, please click here.

“In history, we learned about the influence of monasteries during the Middle Ages.  I wanted to see what monasteries are contributing to today’s history.” This was one reason given when students from Canisius College were asked why they chose to come to Mount Saint Benedict Monastery for their alternative spring break experience. Little did these students realize that the experience would make a major impact on their own human and spiritual development.

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Sister Carolyn Gorny-Kopkowski, OSB, will lead a retreat based on the book “Twelve Steps to Inner Freedom: Humility Revisited” (by Sister Joan Chittister, OSB) at the Bethany Spirituality Center in Highland Mills, New York. 

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The Religious Formation Conference has announced in their publication, “Transformation,” that ErieBenedictines.org is worth a click! Specifically, the conference lauds the Daily Psalm Prayer which also includes a directive to “Let prayer change you. Do something.”

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Sister Elia (Kyung Hee Lee) is spending part of her sabbatical year with us. She is a Missionary Benedictine Sister of Tutzing, Daegu Priory, in the Republic of Korea. Sister Elia is from the same community as Sister Madeline, whom you will recall also spent a sabbatical with us.

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Sister Christine Vladimiroff, OSB, prioress, gave a lecture on “Speaking from the Heart” at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles on April 13. Her talk was part of the Anita M. Caspary Lecture Series sponsored by the Immaculate Heart Community there.

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