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  • Published: 3/2/2010 10:22:35 AM
Photo By: Submitted photoBenedictine Sisters
Four Benedictine Sisters celebrated their many years of service at the Queen of Angels Monastery in Mt. Angel on Feb. 10. Sr. Corinne Clay, seated, marks 70 years with the Sisters; Sr. Mechtilde Fennimore, standing left, celebrates 60 years; Sr. Agatha Meissner, standing middle, celebrates 70 years; and Sr. Rocio Moreno Soto has served for 25 years.
Benedictine Sisters celebrate milestones
 
Four Benedictine Sisters recently celebrated Jubilees at Queen of Angels Monastery.
Sr. Corinne Clay and Sr. Agatha Meissner marked 70 years as Benedictines, Sr. Mechtilde Fennimore celebrated her 60th jubilee and Sr. Rocino Moreno Soto celebrated 25 years.
 
The Jubilee Celebration was held during community Eucharist on Feb. 10, which is the Feast of St. Scholastica, twin sister of St. Benedict and a noted Benedictine saint in her own right.
 
Clay was born in Jacksonville, Fla., and grew up in Southern Oregon. While studying to be a nurse in Medford, she met two Benedictine Sisters from Mt. Angel, and eventually entered the community here. She taught biology, chemistry and physical science at Mt. Angel Academy from 1958 to 1965, followed by four years at Kennedy High School.
 
After receiving a Ph.D. in science education in 1972, she taught at the University of California at Fresno until she retired in 1989. She returned to Mt. Angel in 2002.
 
Meissner was born in Glen Ullin, N.D., and entered the Benedictine Sisters’ community in 1937, one year after her family moved to Oregon. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Marylhurst University, taught German and sewing at Mt. Angel Academy and Mt. Angel College for many years and served as the monastery seamstress for 13 years. From 1979 to 2004, she lived in Nampa, Idaho, caring for her elderly parents. She returned to Mt. Angel in 2004 and, since then, has volunteered at the St. Joseph Shelter, where she works with preschool children.
 
Fennimore grew up on a farm near Lone Pine, and attended a one-room schoolhouse through the 8th grade. She attended Mt. Angel Academy, and entered the Benedictine community after her junior year.
 
After graduation, she worked in the Sisters’ kitchen and the Mt. Angel College cafeteria. She also served as assistant prioress for nine years and coordinated the monastery infirmary for over 30 years. She also oversaw the monastery maintenance department for a number of years.
 
Soto is a native of Durango, Mexico. She entered a religious community in Mexico as a young woman and professed vows in 1985. She came to the Benedictine Sisters in 2003 to serve Spanish-speaking Catholics. For the past four years, she has served at St. Paul Parish in Silverton as director of religious education. She completed her transfer to Mt. Angel in 2006, making her perpetual monastic profession that year. She is currently recovering at the monastery from multiple surgeries after being severely injured in a car accident last year.
 
 
Prayer of the heart gathering March 20
 
Shalom Prayer Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters, is offering “A Prayer of the Heart Gathering: Prayer of the Heart and Lectio Divina” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 20.
 
Come for a morning of silent prayer, reflection and teaching focused on the ancient method of prayer, lectio divina.
 
Anyone interested in a deeper prayer life is encouraged to attend this gathering and learn more about the practice of lectio divina.
 
The presenter will be Sr.Dorothy Pulkka, OSB.
 
The cost of this program is $25. Bring a sack lunch or purchase lunch for $6. The registration deadline is March 18 and a $15 deposit is required with registration.

To register or learn more about Prayer of the Heart, visit the Shalom Web site at www.benedictine-srs.org/shalom, call Shalom Prayer Center at 503-845-6773 or e-mail shalom@mtangel.net.
 
 
Book Talk March 20
 
All book lovers are invited to Book Talk each month at Shalom Prayer Center.
Led by Elin Stetz, the next Book Talk session will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon March 20.
 
The February discussion will be on “Exiles” by Ron Hansen. The novel combines biography and fiction, as Hansen dramatizes an 1875 shipwreck that killed five young nuns from Germany and its impact on young poet and seminarian Gerard Manley Hopkins. Come for stimulating conversation and share your insights.
 
Book Talk is underwritten by an anonymous donor and there is no fee for participants.
Future Book Talk programs will focus on Hannah Arendt’s “Eichmann in Jerusalem” in April and Dorothy Sayers’ “Mind of the Maker” in May.
 
For directions to Shalom, or information on retreats and other programs, contact Shalom Prayer Center at 503-845-6773, shalom@mtangel.net or visit the Shalom Web site, www.benedictine-srs.org/shalom.
 
 
Taizé prayer service March 21
 
The Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel invite the public to an ecumenical Taizé Prayer Service from 7 to 8 p.m. March 21.
 
The service, which combines music, scripture and silence, will be held at the Queen of Angels Monastery Chapel, 840 S. Main St. in Mt. Angel.
 
The Taizé Prayer Service will continue on the third Sunday of each month through June.
All are welcome to attend this beautiful prayer of praise.
 
Taizé Prayer takes its name from the Taizé monastic community in France which was founded in the 1950s. This prayer is contemplative and consists of chanting, listening to scripture, silent meditation and prayer. The music of Taizé takes the form of “ostinato,” a phrase or verse of scripture that is sung over and over.
 
For more information, call 503-845-6773 or email shalom@mtangel.net.
 
 
Immanuel to host taco feed March 6
 
All are invited to Immanuel’s youth taco feed to benefit Camp Lutherwood on March 6.
Immanuel’s children and youth, ranging from grades 3-12, will be hosting a Taco Feed from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
 
All proceeds will benefit Camp Lutherwood, a Lutheran Outdoor Ministry, in Cheshire.
Immanuel is in partnership with the outdoor ministry of Camp Lutherwood located in Cheshire, Oregon.
 
Camp Lutherwood exists to equip people with the knowledge, understanding and experience to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ, while building necessary skills to prepare youth to assume roles as successful adults.
 
It has provided staff and curriculum for Immanuel’s week long day camp in July for several years.
 
For more information on Camp Lutherwood’s youth programs, contact either the church office at 503-981-1036 or Camp Lutherwood at 541-998-6444 or www.lutherwood.org.
 
 
Lenten worship services each Wednesday
 
Immanuel Lutheran Church’s Mid-week Lenten Worship Services, “Prayer Around the Cross,” began Feb. 24 and will continue every Wednesday at 7 p.m. for five weeks, through the duration of Lent.
 
All are invited to attend.
 
“Prayer Around the Cross” is a simple format of scripture reading, prayer and singing repetitive prayer verses. The worship gathering will take place in the sanctuary at the church, located at 1036 E. Lincoln St. in Woodburn, in muted light and participants will be invited to gather around a cross and light candles while praying.
 
The service lasts for about 30 minutes.
 
Childcare will be provided for children 5 years old and younger.
 
This worship service was shaped by the worshipping community at the Lutheran retreat center Holden Village in Chelan, Wash.
 
Lent comes from an old English word meaning springtime and is understood as the springtime of the soul. The 40 days of Lent correspond to the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness and the 40 years that the Israelites spent wondering in the desert.
 
For more information, contact the church at 503-981-1036.
 
 
Registration ongoing for Little Lambs Preschool
 
Registration for Immanuel’s Little Lambs Preschool 2010-11 school year began March 1 for new students.
 
Little Lambs is in its 21st year of providing a quality preschool for the Woodburn area.
Little Lambs is located at 1036 E. Lincoln St., next door to Immanuel. Classes for ages 3 to 5 are offered.
 
For more information, contact Linda at littlelambs@woodburnchurch.org or 503-981-3544.
 
Registration forms may also be obtained at www.woodburnchurch.org by clicking on “preschool” on the left hand side of the home page.
 
The school office will be open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday for registration.

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