By Stephen Floyd Plans by Father Bernard Youth Center (FBYC) in Mount Angel to purchase the property currently housing St. Joseph’s Shelter have been terminated after negotiations fell through. While the youth center hoped to finalize terms with owner Catholic Community Services (CCS) in December, parties remained far apart into the new year on sale price and use of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Aug. 4 & 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Agatha Hall at Queen of Angels Monastery, 840 S Main St., Mount Angel The Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel are holding an estate sale featuring collectibles, art, furniture and other treasures at Queen of Angels Monastery. The Sisters have moved out of the monastery […]
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles about the future of the Benedictine Sisters and the Queen of Angels Monastery. By Stephen Floyd Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer knew she wanted to be a nun in the second grade. She attended St. Mary’s School and admired the work of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel who taught […]
By Stephen Floyd The Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel aren’t disbanding when they move out of Queen of Angels Monastery this summer. In fact, the order made an impact far and wide without a long-term home after they arrived in Oregon 141 years ago. Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer, the monastery’s former prioress and a member of the order, said departing […]
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 […]
Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID precautions, the annual Sister Marilyn Schwab Memorial Lecture returns Sept. 27, 6 p.m. It will be held in Agatha Hall at Queen of Angels Monastery, 840 S Main St., Mt. Angel. This year’s presentation is geared to aid families dealing with a loved one’s dementia. This is the 24th year of the lecture […]
The Queen of Angels Monastery will host “Engaged Spirituality: East and West, Meditating with Thich Nhat Hanh and Thomas Merton” presented by Peggy Lindquist and Terry Moe, Sept. 24. On May 28, 1966 two monks from separate corners of the world met. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist Zen Master in the Order of Interbeing, on a visit to the United […]
For the Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel, November is the prayer month for remembering the deceased. Starting with All Souls Day, Nov. 2, through the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28, the Sisters will include in their prayers a remembrance of the deceased: community members, loved ones, friends, alumni and oblates. They also welcome requests to pray for the deceased […]
Sister Jane Hibbard was installed as the Pastoral Administrator of Queen of Angels Monastery, in Mount Angel, on March 31. Sister Joella Kidwell, President of the Federation of St. Gertrude, presided at the blessing and installation. The Federation of St. Gertrude is a congregation of 12 monasteries across the United States and Canada. Queen of Angels Monastery has been a […]
Guitarist Mario Diaz will perform a benefit concert for Shalom Prayer Center Friday, July 22, 7 p.m. in the Benedictine Sisters’ Queen of Angels Monastery Chapel.
A renowned study of Alzheimer’s Disease and brain health will be discussed May 11, by Sr. Catherine Bertrand at the 14th annual Sister Marilyn Schwab Memorial Lecture. The event is free and open to all. Sr. Catherine, of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, will speak on “The Nun Study – Educators in Life – and in Death.”
Four Benedictine Sisters recently celebrated Jubilees at Queen of Angels Monastery. Sr. Corinne Clay and Sr. Agatha Meissner marked 70 years as Benedictines, Sr. Mechtilde Fennimore celebrated her 60th jubilee, and Sr. Rocino Moreno Soto celebrated 25 years as a religious.
Sister Immaculata Tuma can say words many other people cannot. “If I had to do my life all over again, I sure would do everything the same,” Tuma said, “I wouldn’t change a thing. I am glad I made the choices I made.”
Shalom Prayer Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters, presents the annual Thomas Merton Retreat, this year with award-winning filmmaker and author Morgan Atkinson, Dec. 11-12.
By Steve Ritchie Sister Julia McGanty, OSB, will celebrate her 60th anniversary of religious profession on Sunday, July 19, at Queen of Angels Monastery in Mt. Angel. Born in Yamhill, Ore., to William and Margaret McGanty, Sr. Julia (Cecelia) McGanty attended St. John’s Church in Yamhill as a child and attended schools in Yamhill and McMinnville. She continued her education […]
This is a continuation of a year-long series of stories about historical people and institutions of our region, which Our Town is publishing in commemoration of Oregon’s Sesquicentennial. By Linda Whitmore Religion is an integral part of the story of Mt. Angel and surrounds. Among institutions established in the region’s early white settlement is Queen of the Angels Monastery. The community […]
It is customary for an outgoing prioress in the Benedictine community at Queen of Angels Monastery to take a sabbatical after completing the rigors of four or eight years serving in leadership. Sr. Dorothy Jean Beyer, OSB, completed her second stint as prioress in June 2007 and, after serving in this role for 16 of the past 20 years, she was definitely ready for some respite and renewal before assuming a new position as director of Shalom Prayer Center.
By Kristine Thomas Sister Terry Hall remembers – at first there were five to eight migrant farm workers seeking a meal from the Benedictine Sisters at the Queen of Angels Monastery in Mt. Angel in the winter months of 1988. Then, the number grew to 28 to 35 people, jumped to 49 to 65 people, and by May, there were […]
