by Sr. Carol Jean | Apr 12, 2020 | Benedictine, Service
Greetings, As the pandemic spread to the United States, to the coasts, and crept closer to South Dakota and our own little city, our monastery followed the directive to close our doors in order to protect our most fragile sisters in our community. It was a difficult...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Sep 24, 2019 | Benedictine, Service
Greetings, Sister Jacquelyn has been reaching out to the Yankton community through the good work of the Contact Center. This organization continues to carry out a ministry of service to “meeting the emergency needs of people in Yankton who are experiencing a crisis”...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Dec 15, 2018 | Catholic, Service
Greetings, Our Sister Clarice has been already answering the call to serve through the Annunciation House for a week! Sister has shared some of her experiences to help us see into the everyday needs of this ministry. Please continue to pray for all those travelling on...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Dec 8, 2018 | Catholic, Service
Greetings, On December 5th, our Sister Clarice received a blessing from the Prioress and community and prepared to join two members of Presentations Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary on her journey to El Paso, TX to minister to the needs of refugees and migrants....
by Sr. Carol Jean | Sep 2, 2018 | Benedictine, Service
Greetings, Every year, the city of Yankton celebrates summer on the Missouri with Riverboat Days. The park is filled with area artists showing their creations, festival foods, and the sounds of local musicians. This year, our sisters registered a booth as well, but...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Aug 3, 2017 | Benedictine, Service
Greetings, The Rule of Benedict calls the community to service to each other. While a sister’s assigned work or ministry might lead to her to teaching, nursing, pastoral care, or other paid ministry, her service to her Benedictine sisters is understood to be a...
