OnGoing Opportunities
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
The Benedictine Sisters of Chicago invite women to spend some quiet time or to pray with us at our monastery, on the far north side of Chicago. Visitors are welcome to join us for Liturgy of the Hours or Eucharist, as well as to spend time alone in personal prayer in our beautiful chapel. Weather permitting, our grounds and gardens provide a setting for reflection or reading, and a labyrinth is available for a contemplative walk. St. Scholastica Monastery is the home of twenty-three Benedictine women, called to seek God in prayer and community, serving where there is need.
To let us know you are coming, for details, or for further information, please contact Sister Belinda Monahan, O.S.B. at 773-338-7063 or vocation@osbchicago.org.
Cenacle Sisters
Our Sisters in the Chicago area would be delighted to welcome women who are searching to understand how God is calling them into deeper relationship. In order to discern if religious life is a possibility it’s important to experience the prayer, community life and ministry of sisters. We welcome women to come for a visit, a meal, prayer — for one day or several.
To find out more please contact Sr. Kathryn Madden, r.c. at vocations@cenaclesisters.org.
Daughters of Charity
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul strive to see Christ in persons who live in poverty. Come spend a day, several days or a week serving with us and/or an evening praying, supper and sharing with us. In Chicago, our sisters serve at our three social agencies: Marillac House, St. Vincent de Paul Center and St. Joseph Services as well as at De Paul University and in parish and jail ministry. We invite you to “encounter” those living in poverty. Come experience the prayer and community life that sustains our ministry. www.daughters-of-charity.com
Contact Sister Regina Hlavac, D.C., Vocation Director, regina.hlavac@doc.org
Daughters of St. Mary of Providence
The Daughters of St. Mary of Providence open their hearts to the poor who are living images of Christ, dedicating themselves to persons less favored with the gift of intelligence, physical health, those in need of religious formation and those deprived of human support. We strive to reveal the provident love of God through our works of mercy. You are invited to share in our family spirit and open your heart to see Christ in others. You may visit us, pray with us or volunteer at any of our three Chicago locations: St. Mary of Providence (www.smopchicago.org ), Mount St. Joseph (www.mtstjoseph.org) or Providence Soup Kitchen (providencesoupkitchen.com). For more information check out our website: http://www.dsmpic.org/ or contact: Sr. Brenda McHugh, DSMP at DSMP.Vocations@gmail.com
Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL
From Sr. Denise Glazik, OP, Vocation Director for the Dominican Sister of Springfield, IL.
We have a few programs and upcoming Virtual events that you may be interested in……..
- We have Sisters who are certified spiritual directors if you know persons who may be requesting one.
- We have Sisters who are willing to companion students during a Busy Student/Person Retreat.
- We have created a mini-guided, virtual 3-day retreat that is ready at the click of this button and, they set their own schedule!
- We have Virtual Events going on hosted by our Jubilee Farm and Ecological Spirituality Center https://www.facebook.com/thejubileefarm/
- Cor Unum House A faith-based residency program for Christian women 21-36. What life can be in a community of faith!
- And, at the click of a button, you can take a virtual guided tour of our gorgeous chapel. https://springfieldop.org/arm-chair-chapel-tour/
Contact Sr. Denise at dglazik@spdom.org for more information.
Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago
For anyone interested in an experience of a Franciscan community, you are most welcome to come over to Our Lady of the Angels in Chicago, IL for a time of prayer and to share in a meal. Please contact Sr. Alicia Torres, 773-486-8431 or email to FEVocations@gmail.com to set up a visit. To learn more about the community at Our Lady of the Angels, please visit www.franciscansoftheeucharistofchicago.com/. We look forward to welcoming you!
Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart – Frankfort, IL
Young adult women are welcome to drop by and visit St. Francis Woods, our motherhouse campus. We have several spots conducive to prayer and meditation including an outdoor labyrinth and Stations of the Cross. Due to COVID restrictions, Morning and Evening Prayer is not open to the public. Mass is celebrated (with the public) Tuesday – Sunday at 9:30 am.
Contact Information: Sr. Nancy Roberta Schramm, OSF, Phone: 815-464-3848, Email: fsshvocations@aol.com; Sr. Maria Brizuela, OSF, Phone: 815-464-3873, Email: Maria.brizuela@fssh.net.
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ
Located in Donaldson, IN, 2 hours east of Chicago or 45 minutes south of South Bend on US 30, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ joyfully welcome women to share prayer, dinner or conversation as you consider different communities in search of where God is calling you. Our congregation was inspired by Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Saint Katharina Kasper, a peasant woman from Dernbach, Germany who lovingly helped the sick, the elderly, the children and the needy of her village and beyond. Other women followed her and together they professed vows in 1851. You are most welcome to spend time with us in your discernment of God’s call in your own life as a single, married or religious woman in service to God’s church and the world. We host PHJC Volunteers anywhere from a week to a year to give women the opportunity to get to know us first hand. Volunteers live with the sisters in community or with other volunteers growing spiritually as well as emotionally and mentally. We continue to make a preferential option for the poor and marginalized ministering in nine countries around the world.
Visit our website at www.poorhandmaids.org, our volunteer website at www.phjcvolprogram.org or contact Sr. Connie Bach, PHJC Vocation Director and Volunteer Co-Director at cbach@poorhandmaids.org .
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
A warm welcome from our family to you! As we celebrate more than 135 years of service to and presence with God’s people here in the United States, we are happy to invite you to experience our mission in action! A lot has changed since our simple beginnings in 1885, but one thing remains constant: our mission to families. Come and experience the heart and soul of a family of women religious with three locations in the Chicago area. The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth invite you to come and experience our ordinary life together in prayer, community and service. Opportunities for day or weekend visits at any of our local communities can be arranged. Visit us on our province website at: www.nazarethcsfn.org and our international website at www.nazarethfamily.org.
To arrange a local visit, contact Sister Trina Marie Ulrich at tulrich@auroracentral.com or call her at (847) 299-5755. You can also contact our vocation director, Sister Emmanuela Le at vocations@nazarethcsfn.org. Find us on Facebook at Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in the USA and Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth vocations-usa. *
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Are you looking for something real? You’ll find authentic, life-giving relationship with God and community with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.
We invite you to visit and get to know our sisters in Chicago or in our motherhouse at beautiful Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are a community of Catholic women religious who collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. We were founded by a strong woman of faith, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Today we minister using our own unique gifts in the United States and in Asia.
We invite single, Catholic women ages 18-42 to explore life as a Sister of Providence. Visit www.SistersofProvidence.org or contact Sister Joni Luna at jluna@spsmw.org or 361-500-9505. Sister Joni would be happy to speak with you or arrange a visit. We also welcome women and men of all ages to spend some time as an intern or a long-term volunteer at our White Violet Center for Eco-Justice ministry or as a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence.
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas are part of an international community. Along with the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience we have a fourth vow of service to the poor sick and uneducated. Living a life of prayer and service, we respond to the needs of people through health care, education, social work, advocacy and retreat work. Our critical concerns are earth, immigration, nonviolence, racism and women.
We welcome women between the ages of 20 and 45 to vowed life and women and men to serve with us as associates. Our year-long volunteer program, Mercy Volunteer Corps, accepts both men and women.
We would welcome an opportunity to answer any of your questions and to tell you more about our community. To arrange a visit or to learn more, contact Sr Michele Schroeck at mschroeck@sistersofmercy.org
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