by Virginia Marie Rincon

Sister Margo’s article on General Convention 2018

General Convention 2018 Austin    Some of us Hildegardians attended the General Convention of the Episcopal Church this July in Austin. With a gathering of 10,000 Episcopalians, there were a lot of interesting events to choose from. I played it simple, and went to events planned by groups we at St. Hildegard's are connected with.  Of the four events I attended, I want to bring news from the Diocese of California night, which was something that brought me a new understanding of Episcopal involvement in projects to reduce the hardships impacting populations of people that…

by Virginia Marie Rincon

St. Hildegard community invites you to join us

Friday, July 6 at 9 am-10:15 CDT Traditional and New: Religious Communities in TEC The Religious Life lives at the heart of the Church in the Episcopal Church (USA). Join us for a conversation about Religious Life in current times--its traditional, new and yet-to-be expressions. Sr Faith Margaret, CHS and President of CAROA (Conference of Religious Orders in the Americas) will moderate the panel featuring members of both traditional and new religious communities as well as your questions.   Location:  St. David’s Episcopal Church Austin, Texas,  301 E. 8th St., Austin, Texas Sunday, July 8,  St. Hildegard…

On June 25th of this year, The St. Hildegard Community of seven professed members celebrated their foundation day anniversary.    St. Hildegard's Community is devoted to the greening of the church in ways that flow from the life of Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth century Benedictine abbess.  We offer our local expression of community as a seed that will grow into a dispersed community of individuals and perhaps someday, sister communities. Click to see professed members photos      

by Virginia Marie Rincon

CAROA-NAECC-2018-GatheringApril 26, 2018

St. Hildegard professed members'  Judith Liro, and  Virginia Marie Rincon  recently attended the CAROA-NAECC conference in Toronto Canada. We worshipped, experienced the profoundness of silence, gathered in fellowship and attended a lecture on the use of social media in our communities. Our community, St. Hildegard shared the Mass of Mary Magdala in song with the various religious communities in the beautiful chapel of St. John the Divine Convent. Sister Judith sung the mass and sister Virginia Marie offered the ceremony of the Four Directions as the opening prayer. Sister Greta  Ronningen co-founder of The Community of…

by jcaracciolo

Servant Leadership School Fall Class

Hildegard’s Way September 14-October 12, 2017 Thursdays/afternoon and evening classes Afternoon 4:00 pm -7:15 p.m. Evening 6:15-9:00 pm We nurture community when both classes share dinner and worship from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Hildegard’s Way is an invitation to discover and embody viriditas—the greening power of love capable of transforming our own lives, the church and the world. How will we wake up and do what makes us come alive? St. Hildegard’s Rule of Life names ten themes that point the way to a Hildegardian spiritual path: Honor the Holy Healing Earth Make Peace with Nonviolence Create…

by jcaracciolo

Community vows

Please save the date. Bishop Marc Andrus and his wife, Sheila, will be with us on Sunday afternoon, June 25th when seven of us will take vows. The liturgy will be at our usual time 4:00 Silence, 4:30 Eucharist. It’s an important day as we launch St. Hildegard’s Community in its new form. We hope that our friends and families will join us for this significant step in our ongoing life.