Be ‘Open-Source’ Communities
Sister Linda Romey, a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA, addressed the delegates, prioresses, councilors, and visitors gathered at Annunciation Monastery for the 2018 General Chapter of our Federation.
Taking up the Chapter Theme of Tending the Benedictine Charism, she offered a new and creative model for creating the futures for our monasteries: the “open-source” process that grew up in the software development world. The analagy is apt, with clear and direct applications to our monastic futures.
Do you wonder what “open-source” means? Here’s how Sister Linda defines it:
“Open-source,” in the context of software development, is a specific approach to creating computer software. The idea is that making code openly available for developers will create better code, and making it freely available to end users will increase adoption, result in ongoing evaluation, more use cases and a continuous cycle of improvement, development and new releases.
Open-source is an attitude, a mindset, a pattern of action that shares, builds on what has been shared, and offers the results to the world.
Wonder what it would look like in real life? Sister Linda gave us a prime example: her presentation to our Federation was shared with the world as an article in the Global Sisters Report. Click on this link to her article and become part of the Benedictine open-source movement.
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Keep Todas Familias Together
We welcomed the public and members of diverse religious and cultural communities to our grounds to pray for immigrant and suffering families Sat. July 14.
Rabbi Linda Bertenthal from Temple Emanuel, Davenport, IA prayed a Shabbat children’s blessing.
Rev. Jerome Green from Anchored in the Lord Ministries, Rock Island, IL prayed “We Live Above Nature” by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Lisa Killinger, Muslim Community of the Quad Cities, prayed a Sufi prayer for peace.
Olivia Best, Alleman High School 2018 graduate, shared a story of an immigrant child’s horrific experience.
We also read a lovely Native American prayer submitted by Josie Ironshield, Sage Sisters of the Quad Cities.
The bells rang, the sun shone, and – during the Native American prayer – the Lord spoke volumes in thunder.
The rains were holy waters of God’s love at the end. If you have a Facebook account, Watch now!
President’s Report
Sister Kerry O’Reilly, President of the Federation of St. Benedict, gives her President’s report on the first full day of the General Chapter meeting. The theme of the meeting is “Tending the Charism.”
We look forward to your arrival!
We await the arrival of the prioresses, delegates, and guests for the 26th General Chapter of the Federation of Saint Benedict. May the bell banner of Annunciation Monastery guide you to our front door!
Posting from iPhone
Wouldn’t it be great if monasteries had an easy way to share news? Something as simple as posting a photo and text from a phone? We do!
Sister Edith will demo how to post to this blog from an iPhone or from a computer. She will help delegates register, and several tech-savvy Sisters will help you get started.
This post was done entirely on a phone and took only 10 minutes.
New Prioress for St. Martin Monastery
Sister Marva Coakley was installed as the fifth Prioress of St. Martin Monastery, Nassau, The Bahamas on May 18, 2018. Sister Kerry O’Reilly, President of the Federation, presided over the installation at which all members of the community were present as well as family, friends of the community and coworkers of Sister Marva.
Sister Annie Thompson transfers authority to Sister Marva during the Installation when she gives her the Rule of Benedict and the Mission Statement of the monastery.
The Sisters’ discernment process culminated in three days of discernment/reflection facilitated by Sister Aileen Bankemper.
Sister Marva has been active in education for many years and will complete the school year as she begins her term of four years. The prioresses and delegates will have the pleasure of meeting her when she arrives for the Federation Chapter in July of this year.
Annunciation Monastery praying for the Federation
The prayer intention for Annunciation Monastery’s monthly Day of Contemplation this month is the Federation of Saint Benedict and its future planning. We remember all the members of the Federation and ask the Lord to bless us as we discern what the future holds for each of our communities and the Federation. I
Bismarck Sisters getting ready to host Federation gathering! ビスマルク姉妹は連邦議会の開催準備をしています！ ¡Las hermanas Bismarck se preparan para acoger la reunión de la Federación! 俾斯麦姐妹会准备主办联邦聚会
We Sisters here at Annunciation Monastery in Bismarck, ND, are getting ready to host Sister delegates and others from all of our member monasteries at our triennial Federation Chapter meeting this July! Sister Nancy Gunderson (Bismarck) created this beautiful image for us to reflect on as we discuss and think about our theme: Walking into the Future: Tending the Benedictine Charism. We can’t wait to see everyone!
ノースカロライナ州ビスマルクの慰霊碑修道院にある私たちの姉妹たちは、今年7月に開催される3年連盟のチャプター会議で、姉妹の代議員やその他のメンバー全員をホストする準備が整いました！ ナンシー・ガンダーソン姉妹（ビスマルク）は、この未来への歩み：ベネディクト派のカリスマ主義をテーマにして、私たちが議論して考えるように、この美しいイメージを作り上げました。 みんなを見るのが待てない！
¡Las Hermanas aquí en el Monasterio de la Anunciación en Bismarck, Dakota del Norte, nos estamos preparando para recibir a las Hermanas Delegadas y otras personas de todos nuestros monasterios miembros en nuestra reunión trienal del Capítulo de la Federación en julio! La hermana Nancy Gunderson (Bismarck) creó esta bella imagen para que reflexionemos mientras discutimos y pensamos en nuestro tema: Caminando hacia el futuro: cuidando el carisma benedictino. No podemos esperar para ver a todos!
我们在ND俾斯麦的报喜修道院的姐妹们正准备在今年七月的三年一度的联合会章会议上主持姐妹代表和其他所有会员寺庙的代表！ 姐妹南茜冈德森（俾斯麦）创造了这个美丽的形象供我们思考，因为我们讨论和思考我们的主题：走进未来：趋向本笃会的魅力。 我们迫不及待地想见到每个人！
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In a little more than 10 weeks, delegates from all of our monasteries will be together. We speak four languages. Yet we want to feel united in one Federation.
There is still time to learn at least a few phrases from the three languages that are not our native tongue. Memrise is a free resource that will help us do that, no matter which language is our native tongue. (The Pro version has more resources and charges a fee.)
Choose your native language in the upper right hand corner. Choose the language(s) you want to work on in in the drop-down menu, or from images that appear on the screen. The lessons are simple. They focus on hearing and speaking, especially if you choose a “no script” set of lessons.
For sisters with smartphones, there are free iPhone and Android apps so you can practice on the go. Or you can work with the website.
在十多个星期的时间里，我们所有修道院的代表都会在一起。 我们讲四种语言。 然而，我们希望在一个联盟中感到团结。
还有时间去学习三种语言中至少有一些不是我们母语的短语。 Memrise是一个免费的资源，可以帮助我们做到这一点，不管我们的母语是哪种语言。 （Pro版本有更多资源并收取费用。）在右上角选择您的母语。 在下拉菜单中选择想要使用的语言，或从屏幕上显示的图像中选择要使用的语言。 课程很简单。 他们专注于听和说，特别是如果您选择了“无脚本”套课程。
对于拥有智能手机的姐妹们来说，这里有免费的iPhone和Android应用程序，您可以随时随地练习。 或者你可以使用网站。
En poco más de 10 semanas, los delegados de todos nuestros monasterios estarán juntos. Hablamos cuatro idiomas. Sin embargo, queremos sentirnos unidos en una Federación.
Todavía hay tiempo para aprender al menos algunas frases de los tres idiomas que no son nuestra lengua materna. Memrise es un recurso gratuito que nos ayudará a hacer eso, sin importar qué idioma sea nuestra lengua nativa. (La versión Pro tiene más recursos y cobra una tarifa).
Elija su idioma nativo en la esquina superior derecha. Elija los idiomas en los que desea trabajar en el menú desplegable o de las imágenes que aparecen en la pantalla. Las lecciones son simples Se enfocan en escuchar y hablar, especialmente si eliges un conjunto de lecciones “sin guiones”.
Para las hermanas con teléfonos inteligentes, hay aplicaciones gratuitas de iPhone y Android para que pueda practicar sobre la marcha. O puede trabajar con el sitio web.
10週間も経たないうちに、すべての修道院の代表者が集まります。 私たちは4つの言語を話します。 しかし、我々は1つの連盟で団結していると感じたい。
私たちの母国語ではない3つの言語から、少なくともいくつかのフレーズを学ぶ時間はまだあります。 Memriseは、私たちの母国語である言語にかかわらず、私たちがそれを行うのに役立つ無料のリソースです。 （Pro版にはより多くのリソースがあり、料金がかかります。）
右上にあなたの母国語を選んでください。 プルダウンメニューで、または画面に表示される画像から、作業する言語を選択します。 レッスンは簡単です。 彼らは聴覚と会話に重点を置いています。特に、「スクリプトなし」のレッスンを選択すると、
スマートフォンを持つ姉妹には、無料のiPhoneアプリとAndroidアプリがあり、外出先でも練習できます。 または、ウェブサイトで作業することもできます。
