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Update from the Benedictine community in Lviv, Ukraine

May 12, 2022 by Holy Name Monastery Leave a Comment

The situation with the reception of refugees remains intense. People from the eastern regions of our country continue to arrive here and seek refuge.  Most of them managed to escape the bombardments by evacuation trains or green corridors and have already witnessed the explosions.  They are often very stressed and need to be taken care of.

On the day of the Lord’s Resurrection, there are 117 people (44 of them children) in our monastery without monks and nuns (139 in total).  We were able to increase the number of beds a little and create a more comfortable stay for them.  In total, more than five hundred people during this period asked to stay overnight or stayed at the monastery for some time.  Now we have mostly families who are permanent and don’t want to go any further.  With some of the families we developed a warm and friendly relationship, they quickly became part of our family.  At the Easter Vigil there was the Baptism of our youngest resident, Nicol Scholastica, who was only two weeks old at the time of her arrival.

Thanks to your help we can take these people in and give them everything they need, and we are infinitely grateful that you are sympathetic to our suffering and that you are close to us in such a concrete way.

The Benedictine Sisters of Florida and our donors have contributed to the refugee relief.

We thank you for your loving support to the Sisters and their missions!

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Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Baptism, Benedictine Sisters of FL, Benedictine Sisters of Florida, Easter, Ukraine, Ukraine update

Benedictine Women Send Donations to Ukraine

March 22, 2022 by Holy Name Monastery Leave a Comment

Benedictine Women Send Donations to Their Sisters in Ukraine

~Original story from Benedictine Sisters of Erie.

The Benedictine Sisters of Florida have joined with women’s Benedictine monasteries around the world in offering financial support to Benedictine Sisters who serve in the Ukraine. By way of Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum (CIB), whose members represent women’s monasteries on almost every continent, the sisters have sent more than $200,000 in dollars and euros to aid victims and refugees of Putin’s war on Ukraine. The monies have gone directly to Mother Blandyna Michniewicz, Abbess of the Monastery of Benedictine Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Warsaw and a CIB delegate for the region of Poland, Ukraine, and Lithuania. She and the sisters in the Ukraine are working together to meet needs as best they can.

Sister Lynn McKenzie, OSB, moderator of the CIB, communicates information received from the sisters in Poland. “The nuns of the monastery in Zhytomyr have evacuated to another monastery in L’viv, in the far western part of Ukraine. I have learned that they are receiving approximately 100 refugees from other parts of Ukraine per day and feeding them and sending them on their way, hopefully to safety. We pray for the safety and good health of the nuns now in L’viv. Indeed, we pray for all Benedictines and people of Ukraine who have lived through this atrocity. We give God thanks for their fidelity and love.”

In addition to financial assistance, CIB sisters in Germany have also organized the shipment of medicines and bandages to Ukraine. The transport went from Germany to Warsaw and from there passed through a “well organized ‘corridor’ and transportation network in Ukraine to reach the most needy,” according to Sister Caterina Gorgen at the Benedictine Abbey of Engelthal in Germany.

If you would like to offer financial assistance CIB is collecting funds. All monies donated through this link will go directly to the Benedictine Sisters in Poland for immediate refugee relief. DONATE HERE.

 

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: Benedictine Sisters, Benedictine Sisters of FL, Benedictine Sisters of Florida, CIB, Financial assistance, Germany, Poland, Ukraine

Catholic Sister Week – What We Do

March 13, 2022 by Holy Name Monastery Leave a Comment

Catholic Sisters Week – What We Do

One of our Sisters was once asked by a student, “What do you do in the monastery all day?”

We pray daily and include the prayers and petitions of all those who have contacted us with a prayer request.

We provide welcome for our guests and provide them with a quiet place for prayer, rest, and reflection.

We assist those struggling to feed their families by supporting Daystar Hope Center in Pasco County, Heifer International, the Love One Another Initiative, and many other charities.

We provide spiritual support through our trained spiritual directors.

We provide a Christian witness through our presence in and support of a variety of charitable organizations in Pasco County, Florida and beyond.

We sponsor social events in an effort to build community with others.

We advocate for the poor and disenfranchised with state and national legislators.

We have an Aqua/Hydroponics facility to raise awareness of the importance of quality food and nutrition.

We witness to the importance of faithfulness and commitment to the local community through our 133-year presence in East Pasco County.

Our Corporate Commitment. sums it up:  We, the Benedictine Sisters of Florida, commit ourselves and our resources to respond with the compassion of Christ to the hungers of the people of God.

That’s what we do. 

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Filed Under: Front Page, Homily Tagged With: Aquaponics, Benedictine Sisters of Florida, Catholic Sisters Week, charity boards, CSW, food, March 8-14, Oblates, Prayer, special events, spiritual direction, What We Do

God’s Work Through the Benedictine Sisters of Florida

November 24, 2021 by Holy Name Monastery Leave a Comment

Face-to-Face Fundraising for causes that do good work in our communities is rapidly changing.  The pandemic continues to linger and people are not yet ready to attend big-group gatherings.

Giving Tuesday has become a world-wide phenomenon since it’s 2012 inception.  Amazingly giving was up even during the Year of Covid-19.  Even so, it has been sad to see that some non-profits still did not survive.  That has made Giving Tuesday even more important in making more people aware of charity.  The 24-hour event has also inspired younger people – not always prone to giving.

Income the Benedictine Sisters of Florida traditionally make both within the monastery and through jobs held, has been dramatically reduced since March 2020.  A few of the Sisters lost jobs outside the monastery as well.

Please consider being an Ambassador, sharing our story and encouraging your friends and and family to join you in donating on Giving Tuesday, November 30, 2021.  Make it more fun and more impactful by forming your own Giving Circle (email Faith Pridmore to learn how easy it is)!    hnmdevelopment@saintleo.edu

 

The “How to” on GivingTuesday:

1.  Donate by Mail:

  • Send a check payable to Benedictine Sisters of Florida postmarked by Nov. 30th
  • PO Box 2450, St. Leo, FL 33574-2450

2.  Donate Online:

  • Go to our website: benedictinesistersoffl.org
  • Click on the “Donate Now” button at the top of the page
  • Fill-in the form and designate your donation for “Giving Tuesday”

 

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Amazon Prime Day – Support While You Shop

June 17, 2021 by Holy Name Monastery Leave a Comment

Get ready for Prime Day!

Prime day is June 21st and 22nd.

 

Sign up for AmazonSmile and select Benedictine Sisters Of Florida Inc as your preferred charity at smile.amazon.com/ch/59-0737887.

Remember to shop for deals at smile.amazon.com, or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon app, and AmazonSmile will donate to us at no cost to you.

Thank You for Thinking of Us as You Shop for Savings!

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: Amazon, AmazonSmile, Benedictine Sisters of Florida, deals, June 21st and 22nd, support while you shop

Flag Day 2021

June 14, 2021 by Holy Name Monastery Leave a Comment

The Sisters celebrate Flag Day

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: Benedictine Sisters of FL, Benedictine Sisters of Florida, Flag Day, Flag Day 2021, sisters, video

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