The process of becoming a vowed Sister:
Inquiry
Seek information and vocational direction with
Vocation Director Anne Bosserman
, SNJM. (Check out the
faith bio of Anna Keim
, SNJM, who once was a corrections officer and now is a vowed Sister.)
Become acquainted with the SNJM communities and ministries.
(Find out more about our work on our main web site.)
Create relationships with a companion Sister and welcoming community.
Take the first formal step of entrance, living for a period, usually one year, in an SNJM community.
Novitiate
Spend a two-year period of integration into religious life.
The first year focuses on deepening a life of prayer, reflection, and learning the way of vowed life in the SNJM tradition.
The second year provides an experience of mission, community life and an opportunity to serve in an SNJM ministry.
Temporary Vows
Live vowed commitment for three to six years.
Continue an SNJM apostolic lifestyle flowing from the values of vowed poverty, celibacy and obedience.
Permanent Vows
Choose to make the vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience for a lifetime within the SNJM Congregation.