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IHM Discernment Retreat
Are you thinking about becoming a Catholic sister? I invite you to come to our home, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters of Monroe, Michigan, for a discernment retreat. This retreat is for women who are attracted to our IHM spirit and mission and want to live vowed religious life.
What does that mean? Well, are you attracted to the liberating mission of Jesus? Do you have a sense of adventure? Are you open to being surprised by the Spirit of God? Do you wish to be part of a group of diverse women who are bound together in sisterhood by our life and mission in God? Do you wish to live and pray the Gospel with every fiber of your being?
The IHM Sisters invite you to “come and see” … come to our home, be among us, pray with us, work with us, and see how God is calling you.
May 14-16, 2010
beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday night
Riverhouse on the IHM Motherhouse campus
805 West Elm Ave., Monroe, Michigan 48162
Here’s a PDF with more info on the IHM Come and See weekend. If you are interested, let me know or contact the IHM Vocation Director, Sister Mary Bea Keeley.
Included in the retreat will be input on tools for discernment, learning about our IHM way of life and mission, meeting wisdom figures and newly vowed members of the congregation, and more. There will be time for prayer, reflection, input, Mass, chatting, and of course meals and sleep!
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I’d so much love to be there with you… Too far away… I’ll keep all those who go in my prayer!
We’d love for you to be here, Amparo! Maybe we can try a virtual one sometime!
I am 51 years old. Without getting into too much detail, let me just say that I do have health problems. However, I am able to work full time. My question is: is it too late for me to become a cloistered nun? If not, how would I go about it.
Hi Valerie, Some congregations do take women in their early 50s. Cloistered communities seem to do this more than apostolic women’s communities. Also, if you have a managed health issue, that should be okay, but it’s something to talk about with a community’s vocation director. I recommend that you get in touch with a community whose spirit and life attract you. There are some general tips on my post How to Become a Catholic Nun.
Ditto, Clare. Would love to have you there. Let’s plan a time for you to come to this side of the pond! A Nun’s Life Summit 2011!
Like the idea of a virtual one, though it sound a bit complicated, doesn’t it? lol… I know one I’ll go to the USA and visit you… I’m positive about that…
hi sisters
i just wanted to say hi to all of you and thanks for the great years and friends and teachers. i started same year as father haney 1947-1959. my wife mary sweitzer also went to st. marys wayne. i think all the nuns i had are in heaven now and getting a rest. i heard big tim died not to long ago she was the greatest. the only young nun was sister claire/gloria dugan she dated my uncle charlie before she entered the convent. big tim was sister mary timothy.
i use to run a lot of errands when they were in old convent on second st. and main.
thanks again for all the great years and just being you. joe bledsoe
Many thanks for the memories, Joe! Blessings to you and your family.