Simply Benedictine Monastic Experience Week

Thursday, May 24, 2018 - Thursday, June 29, 2017

Location: St. Scholastica Monastery
City: Fort Smith
Contact: Sister Kimberly Prohaska, OSB
Phone: (479) 783-4147

This experience is a bit more than the weekend experience. These four- to six-day experiences, offered from May 24 to June 29, allows a seeker to know about the commitments we make as Benedictine sisters plus the various values we hold dear as we follow and live the holy Rule of St. Benedict. This experience also allows the participants to delve into ministry and service as well as meet other like-minded seekers who are looking for a possible call from God to religious life. There will be times for prayer, (liturgy of the hours) lectio, silence, common prayer, recreation, and play. You will hear sessions given by the sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery on such topics as discernment, what does it mean to me? And the promises we make of obedience, stability, conversatio morum, a study of the holy rule, commentaries on living the common life and activities that include shadow a sister, question and answers and next steps. Arrival time is from 2 to 4 p.m. Departure time is noon.