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The Sisters of Divine Providence have established houses of hospitality whose purpose is to invite women to come for “live in” experiences. Both the sisters and the Inquirers live together and share activities such as prayer, meals, housekeeping, relaxation time, and the “adventures” religious life provides. Women who opt for such experiences are asked to meet certain requirements and make a monthly donation to help offset living expenses.

Located in Madison, Illinois, just minutes from downtown St. Louis, Quest House is situated in a multi-ethnic, integrated and modest-income neighborhood. Daily mass at the local parish is available to those in the house, in addition to communal prayer, faith sharing, and days of reflection. Women who feel called to religious life are welcome to live in with the sisters and experience their way of life, actively discerning their call. For more information, contact Sister Linda Hylla, CDP, at srlindahylla@hotmail.com.

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Mission
Quest House provides a safe, mentoring community for women who are interested in religious life. “Questors,” ages 18 and older, will be pursing personal and professional goals that fit the value system of the Sisters of Divine Providence ... women of trust, embracing hope, committed to justice.

Quest House - Sisters in Residence
Three Sisters of Divine Providence will live in the Quest House Community, open as of September 2003. Sister Linda Hylla is CDP Midwest vocation director and Quest House program director; Sister Jacklyn Pritchard is an educator; and Sister Gabriella Rogenski, anartist. They will help Questors experience the Divine Providence mission: to make God’s faithful, loving presence more visible in our world. The Sisters do this through variedministries.

Resident Questor Requirements
– Submit a letter and an application
– Have three letters of recommendation
   (by Sisters, priests, lay ministers, faculty, etc.)
– Authorize a background check
– Interview with the vocation director
– Attend an orientation with the group
– Contribute $350 a month room-and-board
    during their stay (typically 2 weeks to 6 months)

Resident Activities
– Daily prayer
– Communal meals
– Faith sharing
– Spiritual mentoring
– Days of reflection and play
– Housekeeping
– Monthly “house meeting”

Accommodations
– Four private bedrooms for Questors
– Meditation chapel in Quest House
– Daily Mass at St. Mary’s (next door)
– Gathering space, living & reading rooms
– Communal kitchen and dining room
– Laundry, patio-garden, parking

Location
– Three blocks from Metro (bus/rapid-rail)
– Located in Madison, Illinois, a multiethnic, integrated, modest-income community
– Just minutes from downtown St. Louis, sports complexes, Forest Park, museums,     universities, and Grand Center arts district Community Activities
– Reflection / recreation evenings
–“Come-and-See” weekends for chaperoned students in junior-high and high school
– Monthly faith-sharing and fellowship with parishioners and others
– Other gatherings, such as retreats

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Visitation Convent is located at the Kearns Spirituality Center in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Adjacent to Providence Heights, the Pittsburgh Provincial House of the Sisters of Divine Providence, as near La Roche College, a school founded by the sisters, Visitation Convent offers a community setting for women discerning their call to religious life. Those who live at Visitation participate in prayer and activities both within the convent, as well as at the Provincial House and College. For more information, contact Sister Elena Almendarez, CDP at elenacdp@juno.com.

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