Becoming A Sister

Is religious community life for you? Do you want to pray? Have to pray? Are you searching for a life with prayer at the center? The deep stillness within from which all else flows? Do you also long for a rich liturgical life of corporate prayer? Do you want to join hands in service with a company of dedicated women? Your search may be leading you to become a Sister of St. Margaret.

Entrance into Religious life is a gradual process of study and discernment between the aspirant and the community. The application process requires several visits of varying length to the community. Those women accepted enter the Society as postulants. After a postulancy of six months, they may become novices. The novitiate is for two to three years, after which a novice makes an annual Profession of vows. Life Profession may come after a further three to five years. This is just the start of a lifetime of contemplative action and continuous discernment of God's will for each Sister as she lives life in community and in the world.
 
Becoming a Sister of St. Margaret does not happen overnight, and it is not for everybody. Our life can be difficult, and more come to try our life than stay. Applicants should be free of obligation, between the ages of 21 and 45, and a member of the Episcopal Church for at least two years. If our way of living the Christian life sounds interesting to you or you would like more information on life in our community, please contact: