Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, ID home of the Idaho Corp. of Benedictine Sisters

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We are a religious community of 62 Sisters, with 10 women in initial formation, who follow the Rule of Benedict at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho, and the other places where we live and serve.

With the early Christian communities as our model, we strive to live out the values of praying together, living together, sharing all things in common, and serving the wider community. We commit ourselves to being signs of hospitality, simplicity and peace. Through a balance of prayer, work and leisure we commit ourselves to bringing hope to the world by doing what Jesus did. This commitment is expressed through our present ministries of prayer, healthcare, parish ministry, retreats, hospitality, care of the land, education, social services, counseling, development, administration and preservation of tradition.

You may have met or may meet us in hospitals, schools, on diocesan boards, at our monastery or museum, or through our Oblates. We may have been your teacher, nurse, counselor, spiritual director, parish minister. We have served or serve with many of you in the diocesan Ministerial Development Program, the Deaconate Program, on the Liturgical Commission and the Diocesan Pastoral Council. We may have cared for your aging parents, taught your children, prayed for you, suffered with you and celebrated with you.

We invite single Roman Catholic women who hunger for justice and peace, and who are willing to seek Christ above all in hope and love, to join us in our endeavors. Becoming a Benedictine Sister involves giving oneself to a life of dynamic faith, to committed relationships with those in the community and with the church, and to continued growth.

We are grateful for all that has been given to us in the 125 years we have been in the Northwest, including our last 100 years in Cottonwood. We continue to rely on the generosity of our benefactors to help strengthen our ministries and meet our basic living and healthcare needs.

Take the south Cottonwood exit off US 95. Follow Main Street, go under the railway trestle and follow the paved Keuterville Road 3 miles to the Monastery. Visitor Parking is indicated. Cottonwood is on Pacific Time.