Connect with the Order of Saint Helena
There are many ways we can share the spiritual journey:
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send us your prayer requests sisters@osh.org
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invite a sister to preach or speak to your church
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sign up for our mailing list
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and in the ways listed below:
Newsletter
Sign up on our mailing list to receive our newsletter, notice of new blog posts on this website, and special announcements. The lastest issue of the newsletter includes a biography of our recently deceased Sr. Rosina Ampah.
Chapel
Chapel is open daily 7:15 am - 7:30 pm for prayer and meditation during the day, and all are welcome to attend our chapel services:
Wednesday - Friday
7:30 am Morning prayer (Matins) followed by Holy Eucharist
12:00 pm Midday prayer (Diurnum)
5:00 pm Evening prayer (Vespers)
7:00 pm Nighttime prayer (Compline)
Saturday
7:30 am Morning prayer (Matins)
12:00 pm Midday prayer (Diurnum)
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist with Sunday lessons
7:00 pm Nighttime prayer (Compline)
Sunday
7:30 am Morning prayer (Matins)
12:30 pm Midday prayer (Diurnum)
5:00 pm Evening prayer (Vespers)
* No services on Monday or Tuesday.
More information contact: sisters@osh.org
Associate
Those who wish to establish a special relationship with us for deepening their spiritual life may apply to become an associate of the Order. For more information, email us: sisters@osh.org.
Join
You may have a sense that you are being called to dedicate yourself more fully to God, to a simpler style of living, and to Christian community. If you would like to discern a vocation to religious life, please contact us at sisters@osh.org.
Gift Shop
Our gift shop includes books by sisters and craft items made by sisters.
For more information, please contact us at sisters@osh.org.
Recent Books Written by OSH Sisters
The L Dimension: a World to Free, by Ellen Stephen, OSH (Asheville TN: United Writers Press, 2024) ISBN 978-1-961813-45-8. Available from Amazon.com.
The Reason Why Crows in African Countries Have White Color, by Rosina Ampah, OSH (Houston, TX: Saint Julian Press, Inc., 2022) ISBN 13-9781955194105. Available from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
Pinpoints of Light, by Benedicta, OSH. (North Augusta, SC: Order of Saint Helena, 2020) ISBN 9798693747166. Available from Amazon.com.
You Really Want to Know? A Spiritual Love Story, by Ellen Stephen, OSH. ISBN-13: 978-1720769323. Available from Amazon.com.
The Poet’s Eye: Collected Poetry, by Ellen Stephen, OSH (Palo Alto CA: Academica Press, 2012). ISBN: 978-1-936320-51-6. Available from Amazon.com.
Some Antics, by Ellen Stephen, OSH (The Order of Saint Helena, 2012).
The Beautiful Cloth: Stories & Proverbs of Ghana, by The Rev. Canon Rosina Ampah, OSH (Cambridge MA: Yellow Moon Press, 2010). ISBN: 978-0-938756-76-7. Available from Amazon.com. In 2013, this book received a “Storytelling World Honor” as an outstanding collection.
Together and Apart: A Memoir of the Religious Life, by Sr. Ellen Stephen, OSH (New York NY: Church Publishing, 2008). ISBN: 97-8-08192-2315-9. Available from Amazon.com.
Vessel of Peace: A Guide for Pilgrims of the Spirit, by Sr. Ellen Stephen, OSH and Doug Shadel (Nashville TN: Abingdon Press, 2007). ISBN 978-0-687-64255-7. Available from Amazon.com.
Soulfaring: Celtic Pilgrimages Then and Now, by Sr. Cintra Pemberton (Harrisburg, Pa.: Morehouse Publishing, 1999). ISBN 9780819217806. Available from Amazon.com.