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Ministries of the Benedictine Sisters in Boerne

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“All guests are to be welcomed as Christ, who said:
I was a stranger and you welcomed me
(Matt 25:35). Proper honor must be shown to all.”
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An Update on our Omega Retreat Center Closing June 30, 2025 

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2025 Annual Giving Campaign

The Sisters’ 2025 Annual Giving Campaign is underway. Your support means so much!
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2023 Annual Giving Campaign

The Sisters’ 2023 Annual Giving Campaign is underway. Your support means so much!
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2022 Annual Giving Campaign

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2023 Spaghetti Dinner is Sold Out

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Summer Drawing Info for website July 2025

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Announcing our Prioress Elect

Sister Bernadine Reyes, OSB Prioress ElectOn November 21, 2021, the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Boerne, Texas elected Sister Bernadine Reyes, OSB as our Prioress. Sister Bernadine, who held the position of Prioress from 2001-2018, succeeds Sister Frances Briseño, OSB who suffered a stroke in March 2021.
 
For the past two years, Sister Bernadine has served as Director of Ministries and as a member of the Sisters’ Formation Team. She currently serves on the Sam’s Kids Board in Boerne.
 
Sister Sylvia Ahr, OSB, who was appointed the community’s Administrator in April 2021, will remain Administrator until Sister Bernadine is officially installed as Prioress in early 2022.
 
Sister Elaine Fischer, OSB of Mt. St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison, Kansas served as the election discernment facilitator. Sister Lynn McKenzie, OSB of the Benedictine Sisters of Cullman, Alabama and President of the Federation of St. Scholastica presided at the canonical election.

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Announcing the Passing of Sr. Mary Louise Hernandez, OSB

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Announcing the Passing of
Sister Germaine Marie Sutton, OSB

Read Sister Germaine’s Obituary
Watch the Rosary
Watch the Mass of the Resurrection

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2022 Jubilee Srs Victoria Anne and Mary Lou

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23rd Annual None’s Ball
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22nd Annual None’s Ball
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Our Monastery is now open. Masks are optional.

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Ways to Journey with Us

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We are called to seek God in community and to respond in ministry through sharing our spirituality and addressing the needs of the people we serve, especially the poor.

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