Meet the Community

	Sister Janet Marie Flemming, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Prioress of the Sacred Heart Community Religious Educator Retreat Leader
	Sister Bernadette Sachs, OSB Place of Birth: Cullman, Alabama Sub-Prioress of the Sacred Heart Community Director of the Monastic Infirmary
	Sister Tonette Sperando, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama (link to vocation story) Treasurer of the Sacred Heart Community Director of Development Capital Campaign Director
	Sister Priscilla Cohen, OSB Place of Birth: Eglin AFB, Florida Secretary / Monastic Coordinator of the Sacred Heart Community Registered Nurse in hospital ministry Oblate Director Retreat Leader Spiritual Director
	Sister Mary Leo Arnold, OSB Place of Birth: Binghamton, New York Community Service
	Sister Regina Barrett, OSB Place of Birth: Saltillo, Mississippi Community Service
	Sister Mary Vincent Beckman, OSB Place of Birth: Sheffield, Alabama Organist Community Service Development Office Volunteer
	Sister Jane Bishop, OSB Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii Pastoral Care Minister, Birmingham
	Sister Sherrie Brainard, OSB Place of Birth: Warren, Pennsylvania Information Technology Manager, John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham Musician
	Sister Sara Aiden Burress, OSB Place of Birth: Anchorage, Alaska Scholastic in Initial Formation Pastoral Care Intern, Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Birmingham
	Sister Mary Jude Clark, OSB Place of Birth: Cullman, Alabama Community Service Development Office Volunteer
	Sister Brigid Clarke, OSB Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia Community Service Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center Staff Member Benedictine Manor Volunteer
	Sister Mary Ruth Coffman, OSB Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee Community Archivist Community Librarian
	Sister Madeline Contorno, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Pastoral Associate, Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Birmingham Grief Counselor Spiritual Director
	Sister Magdalena Craig, OSB Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky Community Liturgist Community Organist Novice Director Vocation Team Member Coordinator, Benedictine Journeys
	Sister Marian Davis, OSB Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland College Professor - English
	Sister Margaret Mary Fisher, OSB Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota Community Service Library Assistant - Monastic Library
	Sister Margaret Frederick, OSB Place of Birth: Miami, Florida Community Service Benedictine Manor Volunteer
	Sister Eileen Gallagher, OSB Place of Birth: Queens, New York Family Practice Physician Retreat Leader
	Sister Kathleen Gallas, OSB Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana Director of Monastery Grounds Spiritual Director Retreat Leader
	Sister Eleanor Harrison, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Community Service
	+Sister Francine Hasenbein, OSB Place of Birth: Cullman, Alabama 1924 - 2011 May she rest in peace. Link to obituary. Link to funeral reflection.
	Sister Thérèse Haydel, OSB Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana Director, Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center Supervisor of Maintenance and Information Technology for the Community Vocation Team Member Retreat Leader
	Sister Treva Heinberg, OSB Place of Birth: Pensacola, Florida RCIA Director, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Huntsville Spiritual Director Former Prioress
	Sister Mary Hughes, OSB Place of Birth: Cullman, Alabama Infirmary, Prayer Ministry
	Sister Ursula Laurent, OSB Place of Birth: Wallace, Louisiana Community Service Development Office Volunteer
	Sister Marie Leonard, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Diocesan Director of Lay Ministry Retreat Leader Adult Faith Formation
	Sister Margaret Mary Liang, OSB Place of Birth: Karachi, Pakistan Parish Minister to the Sick and Homebound, Birmingham
	Sister Karen Ann Lortscher, OSB Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio Campus Minister, St. Stephen Catholic University Chapel, Birmingham Director of Vocation Ministry for the Monastic Community
	Sister Cecilia MacDermott, OSB Place of Birth: Holywood, Ireland Administrative Assistant, Business Office, John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham
	Sister Mary McGehee, OSB Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri Spiritual Director Retreat Leader Scholastic Director Yoga Teacher
	Sister Lynn Marie McKenzie, OSB Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama Attorney in Civil Practice Canon Lawyer Diocesan Tribunal Judge Canon Law consultant for religious communities
	Sister Mary Adrian McLean, OSB Place of Birth: Jasper, Alabama Artisan (Potter) Development Office Staff
	Sister Lynn Elisabeth Meadows, OSB Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia (link to vocation story) Scholastic in Initial Formation Associate Director, Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center Sacristan Website Administrator Vocation Team Member
	Sister Mary Grace Mecke, OSB Place of Birth: Florence, Alabama Community Service
	Sister Kathleen Christa Murphy, OSB Place of Birth: Northampton, Massachusetts Community Service Development Office Volunteer Web Correspondence Volunteer Infirmary Volunteer
	Sister Mary Robert Oliver, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Retired teacher and minister to the homeless
	Sister Benita Peters, OSB Place of Birth: Abita Springs, Louisiana Community Service
	Sister Dominica Rigotti, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Prayer Ministry
	Sister Virginia Rohling, OSB Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Director, Benedictine Manor Former Prioress
	Sister Veronica Ryan, OSB Place of Birth: Rochester, New York Hispanic Ministry, Archdiocese of Mobile Former Prioress
	Sister Emilie Schmitt, OSB Place of Birth: Eufaula, Alabama Assistant Sacristan Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center Staff Member Community Service
	Sister Bertha True, OSB Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio (link to vocation story) Community Service Tutor for ESL students
	Sister Scholastic Warkman, OSB Place of Birth: Huntington, West Virginia Infirmary, Prayer Ministry
	Sister Mary Stella Williams, OSB Place of Birth: West Palm Beach, Florida Infirmary, Prayer Ministry

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Meet the Community

Sister Janet Marie Flemming, OSB

Sister Bernadette Sachs, OSB

Sister Tonette Sperando, OSB

Sister Priscilla Cohen, OSB

Sister Mary Leo Arnold, OSB

Sister Regina Barrett, OSB

Sister Mary Vincent Beckman, OSB

Sister Jane Bishop, OSB

Sister Sherrie Brainard, OSB

Sister Sara Aiden Burress, OSB

Sister Mary Jude Clark, OSB

Sister Brigid Clarke, OSB

Sister Mary Ruth Coffman, OSB

Sister Madeline Contorno, OSB

Sister Magdalena Craig, OSB

Sister Marian Davis, OSB

Sister Margaret Mary Fisher, OSB

Sister Margaret Frederick, OSB

Sister Eileen Gallagher, OSB

Sister Kathleen Gallas, OSB

Sister Eleanor Harrison, OSB

+Sister Francine Hasenbein, OSB

Sister Thérèse Haydel, OSB

Sister Treva Heinberg, OSB

Sister Mary Hughes, OSB

Sister Ursula Laurent, OSB

Sister Marie Leonard, OSB

Sister Margaret Mary Liang, OSB

Sister Karen Ann Lortscher, OSB

Sister Cecilia MacDermott, OSB

Sister Mary McGehee, OSB

Sister Lynn Marie McKenzie, OSB

Sister Mary Adrian McLean, OSB

Sister Lynn Elisabeth Meadows, OSB

Sister Mary Grace Mecke, OSB

Sister Kathleen Christa Murphy, OSB

Sister Mary Robert Oliver, OSB

Sister Benita Peters, OSB

Sister Dominica Rigotti, OSB

Sister Virginia Rohling, OSB

Sister Veronica Ryan, OSB

Sister Emilie Schmitt, OSB

Sister Bertha True, OSB

Sister Scholastic Warkman, OSB

Sister Mary Stella Williams, OSB