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It is with great joy that we announce that Sister Julia Marie Roy was elected prioress March 15th at our official community meeting. It was a prayerful and Spirit-led process. Sister Julia will take office on Tuesday, July 1st.

Prioress Election 2025
Prioress Election 2025

Shown in photo: Sister Lynn Marie McKenzie, left, President of the Monastic Congregation of St Scholastica; Sister Marie Therese Long, current prioress; Sister Julia Marie Roy, prioress-elect; Sister Elisabeth Meadows, right, Prioress of Sacred Heart Monastery, Cullman, Alabama. Sister Lynn Marie presided at the canonical election and Sister Elisabeth facilitated the discernment process.Here goes your text … Select any part of your text to access the formatting toolbar.

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July 31, 2024

Sister Lucy Marie Makes Perpetual ProfessionJune 29, 2024 Sister Lucy Marie Fitzmorris, OSB proclaimed her perpetual monastic profession on Saturday, June 29,, 2024. In the presence of Bishop David Konderla, Prioress Marie Therese Long, and the Benedictine community of St. Joseph Monastery, Sister Lucy professed stability, obedience, and fidelity to…