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Sign up now for eclipse activities!

Sunday and Monday, April 7-8: Benedictine Blackout, A Spiritual Solar Eclipse Experience will celebrate the total solar eclipse, a once in a lifetime occurrence.

  • Sunday, April 7 Evening Prayer with the Benedictine Sisters in the monastery chapel followed by a tour of the monastery.
  • Monday, April 8 “Between the Dark and the Daylight" retreat at the monastery, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Monday 9:00 a.m. Glinodo grounds open to the public.
  • Monday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Activities at Glinodo Center.
  • Monday 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Post-eclipse Happy Hour at Tekakwitha House at Glinodo.

More information and sign-up form here.

Monastic Life Is...

Four members of Erie's Horton family shared song and history with sisters and guests in the monastery chapel last month. The Benedictine sisters were privileged to host Cheryl Horton-Jong as Sojourner Truth, her sister Denise Horton, a member of the political action committee for NAACP, and sister Valerie Horton Brown, a singer who recently returned to the Erie area, and their brother Gary Horton.

Adam Baker talks with Sister Linda Romey and Michelle Scully about eclipse events at the monastery and Glinodo Center.

Join us this Thursday, March 21 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
at the Federal Courthouse in Erie on South Park Row.

The Erie Benedictines recently hosted "Ministry Days" with the staff, volunteers, and board members of their ministries and good works, including staff at the monastery. "Creating community is a core value of Benedictine life and by gathering all those who minister with us for a day of sharing and learning, we are strengthening our Benedictine community,” said Michelle Scully, Program and Event Coordinator for the Benedictine Sisters.

On March 10, Benedictine Sister Marian Wehler (left) and Mercy Sister Tina Geiger of Catholic Rural Ministries in Oil City celebrated International Women’s Day along with their local YWCA’s 100th Anniversary team and Zonta International’s 100 years local members at Christ Episcopal Parish Center.

Members of the Benedictine Sisters Communications and Development team heard SBA alum Jennie Hagerty, '83, Executive Director of the Mercy Center for Women, deliver the keynote address at the Impact 2024 Women in Leadership Luncheon.

More than 20 persons, many of whom had never visited the monastery, joined us for a monastery tour, dinner, and a Lent vigil on Saturday, March 9. A few persons who have been to the monastery in the past also joined the group, opting for a formal tour and the explanations of Benedictine life were included. They, too, learned things they didn't know.

Pennsylvania Representative Bob Merski presented Erie's women religious with a proclamation in honor of Catholic Sisters Week at a press conference held at St. Mark Center in Erie. Representatives of the different communities of women religious working in the Diocese were present.