Religious Communities of Women

Women religious consecrate their lives to Jesus Christ through prayer, community, and service to the Church. In contemplative and active communities, religious sisters serve in education, health care, parish life, outreach to the poor, advocacy, immigrant support, pro-life ministry, and many other works of mercy.

Fifteen congregations of religious women are currently represented in the Diocese of Portland.

Daughters of Wisdom (DW)
The Daughters of Wisdom seek and contemplate Divine Wisdom in a world in need of meaning, justice, and compassion. Their ministry brings the message of Jesus, Incarnate Wisdom, to people affected by injustice, violence, poverty, and oppression, especially women and children.

Internationally, the community serves rural, suburban, and urban communities through education, health care, and basic human services.

Website: www.daughtersofwisdom.org

Dominican Sisters of the Roman Union (OP)
The Dominican Sisters of the Roman Union are an international congregation called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Founded in 1959 through the merger of five Dominican congregations, the community serves in 14 countries, with its motherhouse in Rome and U.S. provincial house in Lewiston.

In the American Province, sisters and associates minister through parishes, education, health care, counseling, outreach to the poor, peace and justice work, media, and mission work with the Navajo.

Website: http://www.sabattusdominicans.org/

Felician Sisters (CSSF)
The Felician Franciscan Sisters are vowed women who balance active ministry with contemplative prayer. Rooted in Franciscan spirituality, they emphasize contemplation, conversion, poverty, humility, and service.
The community’s spirituality is Eucharistic, ecclesial, evangelical, and Marian. Its vision is to be Eucharist, sister, and servant to all.

Website: www.feliciansisters.org

Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist (FSE)
The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist seek to restore a sense of the sacred, especially the sacredness of human life, in a world marked by the divide between the sacred and the secular.

Community is central to their religious life. In the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare, the sisters seek to awaken within each person a deeper awareness of the sacred.

Website: Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist – A Pontifical Community Founded in 1973

The Little Franciscans of Mary (PFM)
The Little Franciscans of Mary follow Christ by living the Gospel in the spirit of Francis of Assisi, with joy, simplicity, fraternal communion, and love for the poor.

The community’s mission includes faith formation for young people, care for the poor, compassionate service to the elderly, and welcome for those who are forsaken. The congregation serves in Canada, the United States, and Madagascar, including Whitefield, Maine.

Vocation Director
508.755.0878
508.755.6822 (fax)
E-mail: [email protected]

Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God (SMIC)
Founded in Brazil in the early 1900s, the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God are a religious institute of pontifical right dedicated to apostolic works and the evangelical ideal of St. Francis.
The sisters’ charism is to be a contemplative and compassionate presence in readiness for the mission of Jesus Christ, especially among those most in need. The community serves in the United States, Brazil, Angola, China, Germany, Namibia, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

Website: http://missionarysistersofic.org/index.shtml

Servants of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS)
The Servants of the Blessed Sacrament are a contemplative Eucharistic community devoted to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and a life of prayer shared with the laity.

Founded by St. Peter Julian Eymard in France in 1859, the community serves worldwide. In the United States, it has communities in Waterville, Maine, and Pueblo, Colorado.

101 Silver Street
Waterville, ME 04901
207.872.7072
Website: www.blesacrament.org

Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (SCIM)
The Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are dedicated to prayer, community life, and ministry, with a particular focus on works of mercy, faith education, social services, and teaching.

In Maine, the sisters support parenting young women and infants, assist families through adoption services, counseling, and outreach, and minister to women transitioning from prison back into society.

Website: www.scimsisters.org

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas (RSM)
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas are an international community of women religious vowed to serve people affected by poverty, sickness, and lack of education.

The community serves throughout North, South, and Central America, the Caribbean, Guam, and the Philippines. The Mercy Northeast Community includes sisters and associates from Albany, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Portland, Providence, and Vermont.

www.sistersofmercy.org
Facebook: facebook.com/mercysisters
Twitter: @SistersofMercy

Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (RSR)
The Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary are a religious community serving the Church, especially young people. Their ministries include teaching, the arts, music, pastoral counseling, and pastoral ministry.

Founded by Elisabeth Turgeon in Quebec, the congregation began with a mission to instruct children in the faith through “little schools.” Today, the community serves in Canada, the United States, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, and Nicaragua.

E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 207-934-0592
Website: www.soeursdusaintrosaire.org

Sisters of St. Chretienne — U.S. Region (SSCh)
The Sisters of St. Chretienne are an international congregation with members serving in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Florida, Canada, Europe, and Africa.

Inspired by the Holy Family of Nazareth, the sisters serve with hospitality, simplicity, and joy in ministries including nursing, hospice care, education, pastoral work, and social services.

Sisters of St. Chretienne
297 Arnold Street
Wrentham, MA 02093
508.384.8066

Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon (CSJ)
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon live and work so that all people may be united with God, with their neighbors near and far, and with all creation.

Present in 15 countries, the community is committed to unity, reconciliation, and service to people experiencing poverty through varied ministries.

Called by the spirit to live
Unity - Diversity - Reconciliation - Global Spirituality

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.csjmaine.org

Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (OSU)
The Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union live in Gospel-centered communities throughout the world. Their ministries include schools, parishes, hospitals, and community settings, with a focus on empowering people through the teachings of the Gospel.

The community stands in solidarity with the poor and works to confront the oppression of women.
https://www.osucentral.org/

Community of the Resurrection
The Community of the Resurrection is a small contemplative community of women dedicated to living the Gospel in a simple, contemporary way. Its spirituality is rooted in the work of Father Lataste, a Dominican priest who founded a community open to women regardless of background.

Community life and prayer are central to the community’s life, which includes the Divine Office, Eucharist, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and personal prayer. The community also has a small ministry to women in prison and women facing difficult life circumstances.

Vocation Director
P.O. Box 284
Casco, ME 04015-0284
207.627.7184
E-mail: [email protected] 

Sisters of the Curé of Ars
The Sisters of the Curé of Ars began as a private association of the faithful in 2011 with a Decree of Approbation from the Bishop of the Diocese of Portland. Their mission is to pray and invite others to pray for priests, deacons, seminarians, and an increase in priestly and religious vocations.

Vocations Director
P.O. Box 502
Stockton Springs, ME 04981
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sistersofthecureofars.org