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The Tri-Community Vocation Project

In the winter of 2004, the monastic communities of Bristow, VA, Ridgely, MD and Baltimore, MD met to discuss ways in which the three houses could share wisdom and resources.  From this gathering, the Tri-Community Vocation Project was born.  Since then, the Vocation Directors of Saint Benedict Monastery, Saint Gertrude Monastery and Emmanuel Monastery, have collaborated on a yearly advertising project - something no single community could do alone.  By combining gifts, ideas and capital, the Tri-Community Vocation Project has sought to reach a new level of visibility for monastic life in the Mid-Atlantic region.  As part of this effort, one sister from each monastery was asked to represent her house in a professional photograph that would attempt to capture the joy of monastic life.  This photo reached over 25,000 people per day in Washington, DC Metro System during the month of April 2006.  This photo will appear again in The National Catholic Reporter in the winter 2007.  Pictured from left to right are:  Sister Veronica Joyner, OSB, (Bristow, VA), Sister Rosalie Desmond, OSB (Baltimore, MD), and Sister Colleen Quinlivan, OSB (Ridgely, MD).  This year's campaign will include an offer for a free copy of the Rule of Saint Benedict.  Visit the Tri-Community website at www.3osb.org to access links to the websites of all three houses.

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Just go to www.3osb.org and fill out the form.  A copy will be mailed to you within a few weeks.