Who We Are

"For everything there is a season..."

For the past several years, we have been reviewing our financial situation in light of our commitment to our mission and ministries. After much prayerful discernment, we are now in the process of consolidating our center of operations to Duxbury. We are relocating to our Duxbury property which we have owned for over one hundred years. Selling the convent in Boston will allow the Sisters to devote more money, resources and energy to our varied ministries particularly to our mission in Haiti, which we began in 1927 and which suffered severe damage in the earthquake in 2010. It is our conviction that relocating to Duxbury will allow our community to live a simpler life in a smaller, more sustainable building. For more information about our relocation to Duxbury, click here. 

New Superior

The Sisters announce the election and installation on March 12, 2011 of Sr. Adele Marie as Superior. Sr. Carolyn was received as Assistant Superior on March 12. She will also serve as Director of Associates pro tem.

Our Mission

The Sisters of St. Margaret are an Episcopal Religious Order of women called to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through our worship and work, prayer and common life. Our commitment to God and to one another is expressed through vows of poverty, celibate chastity and obedience.

The Sisters live a balanced life of active work and contemplative prayer. The Eucharist and our daily prayer, both individually and corporately, are at the heart of our lives. The community is always ready to share its life with those who seek to come closer to God.

Some of the Sisters also teach, serve as chaplains in hospitals and prisons, celebrate the Eucharist and preach, minister with the homeless, the poor, and the elderly. Whatever we do is done to the honor and glory of Jesus.

There are presently twenty-one Sisters in the community. The ages range from thirty-two to ninety-five! Our members come from all walks of life including former schoolteachers, nurses, musicians, and administrators. We are a multi-cultural community with Sisters from Haiti, Canada, and Tortola. Three Sisters are ordained priests in the Episcopal Church.