Double rainbow over the Convent. Photo by the Rev. Kate Dunn
OUR PROGRAM YEAR HAS BEGUN!
We have also begun our First Friday prayers on Zoom with Sisters, Associates, Oblates, and friends after a summer break. The monthly prayer sessions start at 10:15 AM the first Friday of every month and go till 11:00 AM. We give thanks to the CSJB Online Prayer team for keeping this ministry going. Please contact [email protected] if you’d like to join us. CONCERT AT THE CONVENT
The concert is part of our Concert at the Convent series, for which all proceeds benefit the CSJB Capital Campaign to preserve our historically landmarked buildings and grounds. Donations in any amount are appreciated. Checks can be written to the St. John the Baptist Foundation. Please contact Sister Pamela at [email protected] for more info. CLICK HERE to download a flyer to hang in your church or other public space.
Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, is a tidal island, accessible by car and coach at low tide. But when the tides come in, this tiny island is transformed, enfolded in stillness. Lindisfarne is internationally famous both for its medieval religious heritage and also its picturesque 16th century castle. Many visitors are attracted by the peace and tranquility which pervades this very special island. It is often described as "a truly magical place."
Then afterward, we visited Beaumaris Castle, begun in 1295 by King Edward I, Beaumaris is possibly the most sophisticated example of medieval architecture in Britain, and for some, it is the most beautiful castle in all of Wales.
And in the wooded area nearby, hidden from the passerby, are the haunting memories from times before, the soft footprints in the stones of the thousands of pilgrims walking from St Winifred’s Shrine to St Davids. The medieval Kingdom of Dyfed is just another name for St Davids Peninsula. We had an entire day to linger in and Davids. St Davids Cathedral has been the dominant presence in this area since the 12th century. St Davids was a popular pilgrimage destination throughout the Middle Ages and indeed remains so to this day, attracting thousands of visitors. Just above the town (within walking distance) we visited St Non’s Holy Well and St. Non’s Chapel, a tiny jewel of a church overlooking St Bride’s Bay.
FELICIDADES A LEO Y DUNIA!
THE GOOD SHEPHERD HOME IN CAMEROON, WEST AFRICA
MONASTERY IN MENDHAM
Click on the image below for a slideshow of the Convent tour ST. MARGUERITE’S RETREAT HOUSE
CAROA CONFERENCE AT ST. MARGUERITE’S Superiors from most of the Episcopal/Anglican religious orders in the Americas at St. Marguerite's with the Rt. Rev. Douglas Sparks, Bishop of the diocese of Northern Indiana (4th from right)
CAROA leaders in a planning meeting at St. Marguerite's Next week, the Novice Directors from CAROA Communities will meet at St. Marguerite's with postulants and novices from each community. We give thanks to the new generation of young aspirants who have followed God's call to religious life. CLICK HERE for the CAROA website. ST. LUKE’S METUCHEN
CSJB IN THE LIVING CHURCH Our friend, Richard Mammana is a church historian and author who wrote a wonderful article on CSJB for The Living Church. The article is in celebration of our 150 years of ministry in the United States, and it includes a wonderfully faithful history of our order. We give thanks to The Living Church and to Richard for working so tirelessly to preserve church history. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE THE GARDEN OF HOPE
Our Garden of Hope was recently featured in the Diocese of Newark’s online news: Reimagining gardens as sacred space | The Episcopal Diocese of Newark THE NORTH AMERICAN MARITIME MINISTRY ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATES AND OBLATES
This year’s Oblate and Associate theme is “Strengthening Our Community.” If you’d like to learn more about the Associate and Oblate programs, please contact Sister Monica Clare at [email protected]. ST. JOHN BAPTIST SCHOOL ALUMNAE
See the slideshow below for more images from the St. John Baptist School 2024 reunion. CSJB BOOKS
LOOKING AHEAD
PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAYING FOR
We pray especially for the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed. OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO
The DCLM Fund The Ross Foundation The S.A.D. Foundation The Community of the Transfiguration The Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes The Rt. Rev. Allen K. Shin The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool The Rev. Kevin Coffey The Rev. Cynthia L. Black, DD, and the people of the Church of the Redeemer The Rev. John A. Rollins The Rev. Lorna Erixson and the people of St. Mark's Mendham The Rev. Elizabeth Ivell and the people of the Church of the Messiah The Rev. Victoria McGrath and the people of All Saints Millington The Rev. Anne C. Thatcher and the people of St. Peters Morristown TO SUPPORT OUR GENERAL FUND A Wood Thrush, photographed by NJ Audubon Society photographer Chris Neff along the Convent driveway. Wood Thrushes are a species at risk in New Jersey. Because the pandemic suspended our ministry of hospitality for 19 months we, like many nonprofits, are still having a very difficult time covering our monthly operating costs. If you'd like to help us continue our ministries, please consider making a gift to our general fund through our online Paypal portal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CommunityofStJohnBap We thank all our generous friends, Associates, Oblates, and benefactors who generously give to CSJB to keep Mother Harriet Monsell's dreams alive YOUR LEGACY FOR CSJB Sisters praying in chapel. Photo by Sister Greta Ronninger, Community of Divine Love The majority of our buildings, chapel furnishings, Convent and Retreat House furnishings, and ongoing ministry funds were made possible through legacies.
It is mainly through the kindness of legacy donors who believed in our mission that we have carried forward the plans of the Holy Spirit for our Community from 1852 to the present time. The restoration of the Convent in 1960 was made possible by a legacy gift. Before that gift, the Sisters lived at St. Marguerite's for ten years because the Convent repairs were too expensive to undertake. Many thanks to all the kind people who have expressed interest in being CSJB Legacy donors. Our promise to you is that your legacy will continue God's work. CLICK HERE for information about becoming a Legacy donor.
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