Prayer Service Love
The Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine is a contemporary expression of the religious life for women within the Anglican Church of Canada.
Founded in Toronto in 1884, we are a prayer- and gospel-centered monastic community. The Sisterhood is bound together by the call to a vowed life in intentional community. Nurtured by our founding vision of prayer, community and service, we are open and responsive to the needs of the Church and the contemporary world and continually seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in our life and ministry.
Our Ministries
The ministry of the Sisters at Saint John’s Convent includes:
- Our Guest House where we welcome individuals for rest, refreshment, and retreat
- A regular schedule of retreats, quiet days, and workshops
- A place for parish and other groups to meet and share in the focused quiet of the Community’s life
- Availability of Sisters to preach, teach, speak, and lead retreats and quiet days in the Diocese and beyond
- Programs that help people build bridges between our secular culture, the Church, and the monastic tradition
- Discernment programs for those seeking guidance in their life and work, in particular Women at a Crossroads and the Companions Program and Companions Online.
- Spiritual direction provided by the Sisters and others
- Music and liturgical leadership for the Church
- Ecumenical outreach
- Participating on Diocesan and national church committees and leadership teams and providing resources for diocesan and parish events
Called By Christ
Called to be a sign of Christ in the world, the Sisterhood continues to witness to the power of His reconciling and forgiving love through our ministry of over one hundred and forty years.