Leadership changes took place Sunday (August 30) at Conception Abbey and Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
At Conception Abbey, Paul Sheller was installed as the 11th Abbot. From the video archive on the abbey's Facebook page, Sheller said three things guide him in his new position...the responsibility to form and educate the young, connecting with the local community, and for the Abbey to be a spiritual center.
Click the LISTEN button to hear comments from Conception Abbey's new Abbot, The Right Reverend Paul Sheller, recorded from the archived video on the Abbey's Facebook page.
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration announced on its Facebook page holding its 18th General Chapter, which is held every six years "to discuss, discern and plan our future as a congregation and our service to the Church and to elect leadership for the next term."
The 24 Sister delegates chosen to represent the congregation elected Sister Lynn Marie D’Souza, OSB as prioress general. She will be assisted by Assistant Prioress General Sister Pat Nyquist, OSB and General Councilors Sister Colleen Maura McGrane, OSB; and Sister Ruth Elaine Starman, OSB. Their terms will be for six years.
