By Stephen Floyd The Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel have officially sold the Queen of Angels Monastery after relocating from the property last year. On Dec. 27, 2023, the Sisters closed the sale of the property to Salem-based Catholic Community Services (CCS), which has long been a ministry partner with the Sisters. Sister Jane Hibbard, pastoral administrator of the order, […]
By Stephen Floyd The impending sale of Queen of Angels Monastery in Mount Angel will mean larger spaces for local Catholic ministries, although details of the transitions must still be hammered out. Catholic Community Services (CCS) is expected to finalize its purchase of the monastery this month and plans to move its transitional housing program, St. Joseph’s Shelter, into the […]
St. Joseph Shelter and Mission Benedict are in need of donations of nonperishable food items for the Christmas Dinner Box Program. Any of the items listed below can be brought to Mission Benedict, 925 S Main St., Mt. Angel, by Dec. 15 to be included in the boxes. • Grocery gift cards • Canned green beans • Canned corn • […]
By Stephen Floyd Sister Protasia Schindler’s name comes up in many conversations about the Sisters of Queen of Angels Monastery. Not as an administrator or reformer. Her paintings adorned the halls and helped foster a thriving culture of arts and letters. Even the giant sequoia outside the front steps was her unintentional handiwork. Schindler’s whimsy and spirited approach to monastic […]
By Stephen Floyd After 134 years, the Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel will be leaving the Queen of Angels Monastery, with plans to repurpose part of the facility as transitional housing for families in need. Membership within the monastic community has been in decline, as elsewhere in the U.S., with the number of religious sisters nationally dropping from 161,000 in […]
By Kristine Thomas Mike Norman and Jennifer Ohren simple consider themselves as “agents.” Understanding and believing St. Joseph Shelter and Mission Benedict are the ministries of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel, they both feel called to serve the Sisters’ ministries. “This is not my work,” Ohren said. “It’s God’s work in my hands. It’s evident to me and others […]
By Kristine Thomas Verna Scharbach believes her life would be “empty” if it weren’t for the time she dedicated to volunteering in Mount Angel. “Volunteering allows me to connect with my friends and meet all the wonderful people I do through volunteering,” said Scharbach, 94. For her commitment to volunteering at the Mount Angel Senior Center for more than 40 […]
Dixon Bledsoe and Sr. Angela Meister have the same problem – the need for food to stock the shelves at their respective food banks.
