For more information about the Oblate Program, contact:
Sister Teresa Jackson or
Jeannette Kelley, OblSB
oblates@stgertrudes.org

A time to establish mutual acquaintance and prepare for discernment.

Community

Make informal visits to the monastery. Participate in appropriate Oblate activities.

Message

Mutual exchange of stories with members of the cenobitic and oblate communities. Introduction to Benedictine Spirituality.

Worship

Deepening habit of personal prayer. Join in Liturgy of the Hours, Lectio Divina and Eucharist with the cenobitic and/or oblate communities when possible.

Service

Continue to serve in inquirer's local situation.