The Community of St. Mary’s Sewanee will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the convent chapel. The Festival Eucharist will be at 11 a.m., followed by lunch. All are welcome to attend.
The Sisterhood of St. Mary, the first Episcopal Benedictine monastic community for women in the United States, was founded on Feb. 2, 1865, in New York. It has been involved in countless ministries over the past 150 years, including establishing a local school for Mountain children mired in poverty. The site of St. Mary’s School is where St. Mary’s Sewanee: the Ayers Center for Spiritual Development stands today.
At present, there are three provinces of the Community: the Eastern Province in New York, the Southern Province in Tennessee and the Western Province in Wisconsin. It also has two international branches in the Philippines and Malawi. The local community of the Southern Province expresses its unique way of life through care for the body, the soul and the earth. It is particularly keen on connecting faith with the stewardship of creation. Through its innovative Organic Prayer Program, the Sisters seek to address the spiritual and temporal needs of society through a life of prayer, contemplation, ministry to the poor, spiritual direction and radical hospitality.
For more information call 598-0046 or go to < www.stmary-conventsewanee.org>.
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