Sister Clarissa Goeckner on her Election Day.
 Sister
Clarissa Goeckner
Current Prioress

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Our Prioresses

Who We Are

We, the Benedictine Sisters of the Monastery of St. Gertrude, joyfully elected Sister Clarissa Goeckner as Prioress on April 6, 2005.

Monastery of St. Gertrude Elects New Leadership

Sister Clarissa Goeckner was elected as the 13th prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of the Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, ID, on April 6, 2005. The Rite of Installation was June 11, 2005.

“I am stunned and overwhelmed,” said Sr. Clarissa when asked how she felt to be chosen prioress by her Benedictine sisters, “but I am challenged and empowered, loved and supported by each member of this community.” Read More...
 

Past Prioresses of the Monastery of St. Gertrude

Mother Johanna Zumstein
Mother
Johanna Zumstein

Prioress: 1882 - 1899
Born: 1850
In Memoria:1926

Mother Albertine Anderhalden
Mother
Albertine Anderhalden

Prioress: 1899 - 1902
Born: 1859
In Memoria: 1940

Mother Hildegard Vogler
Mother
Hildegard Vogler

Prioress: 1902 - 1920
Born: 1867
In Memoria: 1957

Mother Scholastica Uhlenkott
Mother
Scholastica Uhlenkott

Prioress: 1920 - 1938
Born: 1878
In Memoria:1943

Mother Dominica Sweeney
Mother
Dominica Sweeney

Prioress: 1938 - 1943
Born: 1889
In Memoria: 1977

Mother Eugenia Schallberger
Mother
Eugenia Schallberger

Prioress: 1943 - 1955
Born: 1885
In Memoria: 1969

Mother Augustine Uhlenkott
Mother
Augustine Uhlenkott

Prioress: 1955 - 1967
Born: 1903
In Memoria: 2002

Mother Regina O'Connell
Mother
Regina O'Connell

Prioress: 1967 - 1977
Born: 1917
In Memoria: 2003

Mother Mary Marge Goeckner
Mother
Mary Marge Goeckner

Prioress: 1977 - 1985
Born: 1937
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Sister Gertrude Wemhoff
Sister
Gertrude Wemhoff

Prioress: 1985 - 1993
Born: 1935

Sister Mary Kay Henry
Sister
Mary Kay Henry

Prioress: 1993 - 1999
Born: 1941

Sister Jean Lalande
Sister
Jean Lalande

Prioress: 1999 - 2005
Born: 1936
  Faithful and Loving God,

You have called our Sister Clarissa to the ministry of prioress of our community.

You know what plans you have in mind for us, plans for a future filled with hope.

Give Her and Us
gratitude for your ongoing presence and vision to see new pathways.

Give Her and Us
courage to listen to the Spirit’s call and wisdom to respond with eagerness and integrity.

Give Her and Us
trust in your faithful love and the passionate love for You and one another that binds us all together.

Together may we dream your vision yet to come and enflesh it for our world today.

Amen.
 


 

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