Mission of the Order of St. Helena
The Order of St. Helena is a religious order for lay and ordained women in the Episcopal Church. We witness to a contemporary interpretation of traditional monasticism, open to the leading of the Holy Spirit as we proclaim the Good News of the cross of Christ. Since our founding in 1945, our experience of the religious life has included: prayer, the individual, the Church at large, and social action.
We wish you a joyful Pentecost!
The "saint helena" Newsletter by Email The May 2008 issue of saint helena is now online and back issues are also available online.ALERT TO OUR NEWSLETTER READERS! Following publication of the February 2008 issue of the saint helena newsletter, you must (please) notify us if you wish to continue receiving the newsletter. You may continue receiving it in the mail, or alternatively, you may help save trees and our budget by signing up to receive email notification instead of a printed copy. To begin or continue receiving the newsletter, please send us this electronic form, email us or contact us by mail or phone.
"Community Notes" will now be published exclusively on our website. This section contains brief summaries of our sisters' recent activities.
Announcements and News Office Guides for using the Saint Helena Breviary: Monastic Edition are now available on our website! These guides are helpful for finding the pages to pray the Daily Offices in our breviary.A new book by Sr. Ellen Stephen, OSH, entitled Together and Apart: A Memoir of the Religious Life will be published in October, 2008 by Church Publishing, Inc.
On May 1st, the Ascension Day celebration at the Convent of St. Helena, Augusta GA included the dedication and blessing of "Clare's Fern", a sculpture fountain designed by Kathleen Girdler Engler. The Rt. Rev. Rodney Michel was the presider and preacher.
Our most recent postulant, Yuki Faith Moore, was received on Palm Sunday, March 16, 2008, at the Convent of St. Helena, Augusta GA.
Icon writing workshop, to be led by Fr. Damian Higgins, will be offered at the Convent of St. Helena in Augusta GA, January 7-11, 2009.
© The Order of St. HelenaUpdated: May 27, 2008