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Sister Ivanna Manda Lei here darlings! I was born in a small outpost in Eastern Washington and was quickly shipped off to the nearest convent where the Reverend Mother took me under her wing.
After growing up and following the Reverend Mother’s teachings, I realized I needed to strike out and see what the world outside the convent held for me. Many years of searching, struggling and wanting to give back to my community, brought me to the doors of the Abbey of St. Joan. In February 2003, I started my Sister journey where Sister Daya Reckoning and Sister Scarlet O’Hairy were my mentoring sisters.
Through their mentoring, as well as all of my other Abbey Sisters, they prepared me to serve my community with a humble heart, outrageous style and to bring fun to all I encounter. May you always be a gift to yourself and those around you!
UPDATE: The Abbey is excited to announce that Sister Ivanna Manda Lei is now an official member of The Orlando Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Gertrude De Nivelles! http://orlandosisters.org/
I was standing in a crowded bar, surrounded by hundreds of people, and I felt completely alone in the world…
…when I first met the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Two larger than life Nuns in white face crossed the bar and greeted me, carrying with them an atmosphere of joy and unconditional acceptance. Their brief recognition of someone in need who was lonely in a crowd forever changed the direction of my life. I cannot remember who those two Sisters were, but I joined the Sisters to do for others what those two did for me.
My personal mission, as Sister Isabella is a simple one. Every Day, I want to help someone feel a little less alone in the world. Some days I succeed, some days I fail, but every day I try.
Next time you go out for a drink, look around. Find that person standing alone in the corner of the bar, peeling the label from the bottle he or she finished much faster than they had planned, and say hello. This simple gesture may change to course of your life.
“We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.” — Pema Chodron
Note: The Abbey is excited to announce that Sister Isabella Ringing is now an official member of Sin Sity Sisters!
Sister Glo is an HIV educator and gay men’s health advocate. She is drawn to sparkly objects and believes that glitter and the transformative power of love in action are necessary to gay men’s health and wellness.
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Sister Gae Anna Proud
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you do, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou
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Sister Feral Streep
Rare Species Listing and Photographs for –
- Common Name: Sister Faye Laetio
- Scientific Name: Fellatrix Indulgencia
- Species Group: Nun
- Historic Range: North American West Coast ranging from Vancouver, BC, Canada south to Portland, OR, USA and occasionally beyond.
- Behaviors*: Spreading joy, squashing guilt, promoting self-love of various varieties, fundraising, latex and polyurethane propagation, sexual freedom advocation, tearing up dancefloors.
*WARNING: If this animal approaches and suggests smiling “like a donut”, elude pursuit and contact your nearest Nun Control Office. This species is recognizable by its brightly colored facial markings and the unmistakable smell of a vintage store. Beware of possible blinding hazard from its overuse of rhinestone decoration.
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Sister Eva Destruction
“Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.” — Dorothy Parker
There were Sisters in sight everywhere in Los Angeles when I was younger. There was something there but I couldn’t finger on it–like you got a whiff of something familiar but you couldn’t name what the smell was. I moved Seattle 5 years ago out of the blue. I fell in love with Seattle instantly. Saw a couple of Sisters in Seattle, later on, 2003. Sister Dawnna, Sister Ivanna and Sister VixXxen were to name a few that stuck on my mind. I confided in a friend who later became Sister Rubba. He wanted to join. We joined together. Thanks to Sister Anja Knees for being my Sponsor Sister. Bless her heart, her aura constantly reminds me to be kind, and just be. Sister Titty and Sister Babylon’s love helped me with my challenge transition as I went on with my journey as a Novice. Sister Rubba was my big Sister as I near the end of my Novice period. As a fully professed Sister right after gay pride 08′, that was when I finally understood my calling.
I am born an activist from shares of violence (gay related), bigotry, and hate since I was a kid. Being a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, I can channel my beliefs, energy and promulgate universal joy around for as long as I can. I am a starving artist, and being a Sister is a perfect opportunity for me to give back to the community. I am responsible for my community. It is a privilege, an honor and opportunity to represent the order.
Journey?
- 06-10-06 – Aspirant… Here we go!
- 08-13-06 – Postulant… Goth ‘nun! (no lips)
- 11-19-06 – Novice… Hey Haye! (I can speak!)
- 10-07-07 – Fully Professed… O M G! (my journey just really began…)
Nun Calling?
I remember running around in a cape… oddly draped like a veil. Hmmmmm. (Mom thought it was cute.) Later, in Catholic school, the nun’s seemed to have cause to always beating me with rulers. Alter boys 🙂 Priests in long robes 🙂 Choirs 🙂 Big, beefy, red head, FATHER… Yummmmy
My first experience with Sisters stirred these memories. Standing against the wall, watching Sisters burst into the bar. Lovingly attacking US wallflowers (thinking we were sheltered) requesting donations, stirrings of guilty feelings, offering fun-loving molestations, and pushing boundaries. I was stunned.
They scared the hell out of me. (Dawnna –your fangs made me nervous…) Ya’ll were fun, funny, HUGE clowns, and loving agents-for-change.
And yet, I kept thinking ‘is there a chance’ that I could ever be a Sister? (It took a couple years and lots of patience. Thank you -Babylon- for not giving up on me.)
Sponsor(s)?
- Sponsor : Sister Babylon Anon — Once I was afraid… I was petrified…
- Big Sister : Sister Ivanna Mande Lei We both are really headstrong aren’t we?!?!?!
Sister Name?
There were several… until a Sister stated it should be something relevant and personal. The fun names drifted away. My partner turned, with a single raised eyebrow, stating, ‘Edith’ ‘Edith Moorecock’.
Thought I heard bells and trumpets… saw bright heavenly beams of light from above… and suddenly it stuck. (Perhaps ya’ gotta ‘know’ me…)
Oh… then I remembered to re-adjust my tarnished and crooked halo on the way to go new knee pads!
Sister Edith’s Flickr page – http://flickr.com/photos/73444441@N00/
Sister Edith’s Facebook – http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?sid=c98ef22efa425e170ab11e79c1b1c5dd&id=695823673&hiq=edith%2Cmoorecock
Sister Edith’s Home page – http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?sid=c98ef22efa425e170ab11e79c1b1c5dd&id=695823673&hiq=edith%2Cmoorecock
Contact Sister Edith Moorecock
If you take the word Domine (which means teacher, or clergyman) and you add –trix (which makes it the female connected with a certain thing) you should get a female teacher or a female clergyman. But spoken it comes out Dominatrix (Dominator + -trix) and you get a dominant female partner in a sadomasochistic relationship. This says a lot about me, and why I chose this name. I am a teacher. I am feminine. I am dominant. I am also more than the sum of my parts, and often I am misunderstood due to what people hear as opposed to the true meaning of my components.
The message I would most like to get out to people… Don’t take anyone on hearsay. Take the time to get to know everyone you can. We all have a lesson to teach, and sometimes life’s lessons come from very unexpected places. Keep in mind we all come from unique backgrounds and perspectives, but we are all in this together.
Also… Life is way too short for all of the self doubt, and self deprecation that we use to put ourselves in bondage.
mmmm… bondage…
Note: Always an Abbey Sister, Sister Domine has transferred to the NYC Disorder