Category: On-leave/Missionary

Sisters of on temporary break, transferred to another house, or missioning in a new area of the world (outside Washington state)

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Fully Professed On-leave/Missionary Sisters

Sister Isabella Ringing

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!

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Sister Enchantress De Noir

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.

 

 

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Fully Professed On-leave/Missionary Sisters

Sister Edith Moorecock

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

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    Fully Professed On-leave/Missionary Ordained Minister Sisters

    Sister Domine’ Trix

    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

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    Fully Professed On-leave/Missionary Sisters

    Sister Diana Nirvana

    Thousands of people participate in the Womxn’s March in Seattle Saturday. One of many Women's marches taking place across the country following the inauguration of President Donald Trump Friday.

    13 Powers of a Nun

    1- Tie a knot and say the words

    The beginning of a worldwide organization originated in 1979 that brought forth young men to cross dress in habits from the musical Sound Of Music

    2- or hand on head – the blessing conferred

    To put on the white face as a confessional, to give the community a chance to convey their heart of hearts, and have an empathetic ear. That is there for them in the time they need and community holds dear the expiation of their guilt and allowing them to truly feel joy.

    3- A Witch can give success in love

    To help people have self-love, freedom to enjoy other intimately, and the tools such as a condom to do it ethically.

    4- Curse or Bless through Goddess above

    To help shed light on social issues that are present in the current times, the ones that need to be addressed, and have resolution to help hold up the community, that is in need for equality, and have their prerogatives be heard.

    5- Speak to beasts and spirits alike

    The catalyst for inclusion of all faiths, that is like a caterpillar blossoming into a butterfly, to the sky for each and every human, that we smile at as we walk on by.

    6- Command the Weather

    Sisters are like the water, fluid and ready to go with the flow for someone or cause in need, the fire that gives warmth in the form of hugs also the huge heart for others, the wind that is the voice of the community that needs to have aid in getting stuff done, and the earth that is here to grow roots in the soil of community’s to help them to thrive.

    7- Cast out a blight

    To help join the forces of one nun with the energy of others to go out and do the work or a group of nuns that charge forth to answer bacon calls.

    8- Read the heavens and stars of the night

    Help guide people in the journey to be a nun. When the calling comes to someone, they observe the Sisters doing the work. Learn the ropes of putting on face as a postulant and find someone to mentor them. Get a voice to help educate in their novice stage. Then, do a project that corresponds to the mission of the Sisters. To become a Fully Professed Sister, in body, mind, and spirit.

    9- Divine the future

    Help others with a vision for a better tomorrow and to help the community find joy, through blessings, and also glitter for some that shows the light of them touched by the Devine spirit of a Nun.

    10- Give good advice

    Offer aid to people with terminal illness. Giving them some smiles, an ear that is there to listen, and a chance to take a deep breath to ease the suffering.

    11- Conjure Treasure and bring fortune to bear

    Go to events to raise money for many nonprofits. Get the community to enjoy the art of giving. People that need money then are grateful receivers of the bounty brought forth by the community. It is the karmic flow of philanthropy.

    12- Heal the sick

    Give resources to people who have STDs and STIs to feel better, education about them, and a chance to cure some of them. Give nonprofits, money to help give quality one-on-one treatment, and other resources to the suffering community member.

    13- Kill Despair

    In the day-to-day struggle of the world. Sisters bring a smile to someone that needs some joy. A hug to someone that needs closeness. They are there to help shift the negative paradigm of the world. One person, step, dollar, event, and manifestation at a time. It takes a village of Nuns to help many. More smiles and less frowns!

    Note: Sister Nirvana has moved to join our lovely friend at the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Order of Benevolent Bliss!

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    Fully Professed Mistress of Novices On-leave/Missionary Ordained Minister Sisters

    Sister Christiana Puregaëspella Metroform (Metro)

    Cover Photo Credit: Jorchi Hernández

    Sister Metro arrived in Seattle in 2004 on the back of a Kosher apple truck. Armed with only a piercing sceptic glare and a nose for charlatans and snake-oil salesmen, this fresh, rosy-cheeked nun soon found her way on Capitol Hill, arriving at the Abbey of St. Joan in mid-2009. At first charming and congenial, then wise and…ummm…penetrating, she soon became part of the Abbey, ministering to the LGBT and Latino communities with quiet charm and humor.

    A denizen of exotic locales that serve strong drinks, hot men, and good conversation, she’ll switch from biting humor and ribaldry to patient kindness, indulging her flock’s need for a kind word or simply an attentive and non-judgmental ear. Partial to Otters, Capybaras, and Crows, but kind to all our Mother’s creatures, she’ll be sure to share a good story with a mischievous glint in her eye and spread Sister magic wherever she goes.

    Note: Sister Metro has decided to take a temporary sabbatical till February 2025

      

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      Fully Professed On-leave/Missionary Sisters

      Sister Bertha Christ

      Sister Bertha was originally dubbed “Saint Queen Bitch” when the Abbey of St. Joan was first formed, she later heeded her calling to become a Sister. Currently on hiatus, she still makes her presence felt with timely advice and support for the house’s activities.

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      Sister Amoré Flagellare

      A long, long time ago in a land far, far away… there was a young freckled face kid that called a small town in Florida home. This kid eventually made the very long journey to Seattle and within a few years of being lost in the bar scene of Capital Hill… a deep calling for public service surfaced. Initial encounters with The Sisters brought a great sense of humility and pride. Finally attending a meeting in Spring 2005, eventually progressing to a Fully Professed Sister in the fall of 2007, Sister Amore found a Calling. The journey into the Sisterhood was filled with many learning opportunities and will continue to be a journey of learning opportunities. For this reason Sister Amore is blessed to participate.

      We know what we are, but not what we may be

      William Shakespeare

      Be well, be nice and just be.

      Sister Amore Flagellare

      Note: Sister Amore continues her antics flying in the skies above America and amongst the fields of Eastern Maryland.