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The Christmas Appeal

2024 Christmas Appeal

St. Paul’s Monastery Christmas Appeal: A Gift of Peace and Hope

St. Paul’s Monastery Christmas Appeal: A Gift of Peace and Hope

As the Christmas season approaches, a time of hope, joy, and reflection, we invite you to share in the spirit of giving that makes our mission possible. This year, as we celebrate the birth of Christ, we also reflect on the countless blessings we have received — and the many lives touched by your generosity.

At St. Paul’s Monastery, we strive to create a sanctuary of peace, prayer, and service. Through our daily commitment to worship, hospitality, and outreach, we offer a place of refuge for those seeking spiritual renewal and connection with God. As a community rooted in prayer and service, we rely on your support to continue this important work, especially during this holy season of giving.

Your Gift Will Make a Difference

This Christmas, we are reaching out with a special fundraising appeal to help us continue our ministry of peace, compassion, and hospitality. Your generous contribution will directly support:

  • Spiritual Programs and Retreats: Help us provide a quiet, prayerful space for those who need rest and renewal during this busy time of year.
  • Outreach to Spiritual Seekers: Assist us in serving those in our community who seek to transform the world through Benedictine values and practices.
  • Monastery Maintenance and Care of the Sisters: Your support ensures that our buildings and sacred spaces remain a place of beauty and sanctuary for all who come to us and that the Sisters are cared for in their retirement.
Faith 2025

Faith 2025

Longtime friend of the Monastery, Karen Fleming writes a reflection on New Year’s resolutions and faith.
Open Call for Sacred Art

Deadline Extended to January 13, 2025

The annual open call of sacred art for the Seeing God exhibit at the Monastery has been extended to January 13, 2025. If your work explores the profound, mysterious, or scriptural this may be your chance to appear in the Monastery gallery. See the Benedictine Center website to see previous galleries for the Seeing God Exhibit.

On Centering Prayer

January 15, 2025

9:00am – 2:00pm This half-day retreat is facilitated by Spiritual Directors Gwen Pickering and Tod Twist. Participants learn about the benefits of Centering Prayer and take time to practice and discuss their experiences. 

January 22, February 9, and February 15

Please join Sheryl Rose, spiritual director and oblate, for a new workshop series Lectio Divina and Living with Illness:  Reading the Sacred Text of your Body.” Each session builds on the previous session.

What if we were to extend that practice to our own bodies? What if we were to acknowledge that our bodies are a sacred text and that we can learn from them by slowly “reading” and deeply listening to our bodies, meditating on their messages to us and then lifting our body’s pain and suffering in prayer to God?