Ann and guest The houses of the Order of St. Helena offer a place to experience quiet freedom from interruptions and the joy of life in community. Community life is centered in the life of prayer. Our ministry of hospitality welcomes people singly or in groups to come and participate in this life. Guests share with the sisters both corporate prayer and the space to be alone with God, as well as times to socialize. Although each house offers its own unique program, the underlying purpose of our guest ministry is to provide each visitor with the opportunity for rest, renewal, refreshment and the deepening of the spiritual life.
Guests are welcome to come for private or group retreats or conferences.
For information, call, write, or e-mail the guestmistress at the house you are interested in visiting. Advance notice and reservations are requested for a visit at any of our houses. Hospitality is one of our gifts as well as one of our most traditional ministries. The Order of St. Helena is a religious community for lay and ordained women in the Anglican Communion, founded in 1945. 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.