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Contact Information:
   Please submit any questions
    concerning our vocation to:

          Vocation Director
     Sacred Heart Monastery
            1005 W. 8th
       Yankton, SD 57078
           (605) 668-6000
    
vocations@mtmc.edu


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Monastic Experiences for Women
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Holy Week Retreat  
March 20 - 23, 2008

An opportunity for those seriously discerning entrance to religious life to set aside some time for prayer and liturgy in a monastic setting.  Holy Thursday afternoon until after morning liturgy on Easter Sunday.  By invitation only.
Contact the Vocation Director for information.


Introduction to Monastic Life
 
  An introductory experience of two to three days for any women interested
in knowing more about monastic religious life. 
Contact the Vocation Director for scheduling.
 

Service Project
"Seekers of Service"

March 1 - 9, 2008
  
A special Outreach Project to do community service for the disadvantaged with Sisters from Sacred Heart Monastery.  The mission is to reach out to others through Gospel values and to embody the teachings of St. Benedict when he said, "Relieve the lot of the poor."  This experience will include travel, manual labor, prayer, sharing and journaling.

Audience:  Women able to do the work, take the time, and wish to integrate their experience with their spiritual journey.


Contact the Vocation Director for details and application information.
Service Project Brochure


A Monastic Experience
A special time to live here at the Monastery and
follow the horarium  of the Sisters.  This experience
might range from a weekend to a month in length. 
Audience:  Women who are seriously considering religious life
and would be eligible to pursue that consideration.
Contact the Vocation Director for details and scheduling.
 

Come & See
 
A short-term experience in monastic living for high school age girls who
 wish to know more about religious life.  This experience will include praying, eating, and working with the Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery.
Audience:  High school women or younger
Contact the Vocation Director to register.

 

 These opportunities are a time to encounter the life of the Benedictine Sisters and to get to know them personally. You will live in the Monastery and share fully in the daily schedule and life of the community, including:

Community Prayer
Eucharist
Discussions/Classes on Monastic Topics
Reading
Work
Recreation

Come for a visit!
Contact us to arrange for a visit to the monastery!

For more information please contact:

Vocation Director
Sacred Heart Monastery
1005 W. 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078
vocations@mtmc.edu
(605)-668-6000

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