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Giving Tuesday & School Expansion
It's almost Giving Tuesday and our IHM School Expansion Project is well underway!Sister Magdalene Marie, Sister Maria Faustina, and Sister Mary Jacinta are excited to give you an update of what has taken place on the school construction since the Sisters’ initial...
MSC Camp-in-a-Box
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single… star!” … that is, the Morning Star! COVID-19 closed the camp but did not stop the spirit! The Sisters (and campers, too) were extremely disappointed to hear that even though New Hampshire State...
Saint Clare’s Host Making Room
For centuries the Catholic religious were the ones given this sacred task, and it is our privilege to continue this tradition here at Saint Benedict Center in our Saint Clare's Host-making Room. Presently we bake hosts for our community here at Saint Benedict Center...
May is for Mary
This May, ten of our Sisters were honored to perform a tribute to Mary at Saint Boniface Church, here in the Worcester Diocese. We are happy to be able to provide the video here for your inspiration and enjoyment during these last days of May! The 1-hour recorded...
Monastery Made Pretzels!
Pretzels are traditional Lenten fare at the monastery! In this video you take a step into our kitchen and follow along as Sister Maria Faustina, MICM, cooks some up for the community! We hope you enjoy the video... and the pretzels!
Morning Star Indiana
Two sisters brought the spirit of Morning Star Camp to Sacred Heart Parish in Fort Wayne, Indiana, earlier this month! Many of the campers had attended last year and dove right into the packed program of prayer and activities. From Rosary and Religion class to Arts...
Morning Star Louisiana
Four Sisters followed the Morning Star to the bayous of Louisiana for a southern-style Morning Star Camp again this year! A vivacious group of 61 campers and 8 counselors brought the trustworthy program to life during the 4-day program held at the Camp Abbey facility...
Christmas 2019
Merry Little Christmas! The world moves on… but we know that the beautiful season of Christmas is still here! What a blessing it is to enjoy this feast and season of the Prince of Peace here in the pleasant calm of the monastery! A giant "Thank You" to all the...
Thank You!
A giant “Thank You” to all who supported our apostolates here at Saint Benedict Center this December! Our campaign to raise the $200,000 to cover the steel and the rest of the foundation for our School Expansion Project began with Giving Tuesday (the annual global day...
Giving Tuesday Video
Giving Tuesday is coming up on December 3rd! Please remember our Expansion Project for Immaculate Heart of Mary School when you are looking for good charities to help on that day! Every donation, big or small, will be blessed by God… and you will be helping us form...
Annual Fall Bazaar
Our annual Fall Bazaar has been treating people to some good ol' country fair fun (and bargains) for over 30 years! As the world moves faster and gets more complicated… its refreshing to know that people still love the simplicity of an event like our annual Yardsale...
Ground Breaking
Finally, after a year of planning, construction for the addition to Immaculate Heart of Mary school has begun. Below are some pictures of our ground breaking ceremony which took place October 7th. We chose to begin on the feast of the Most Holy Rosary. It was a long...
