Volunteer
Volunteering at Saint Benedict's Monastery
The Sisters welcome volunteers to assist them with their monastery services. Following are some of the opportunities available for volunteering:
- Computer assistant
- E-Z-GO driver
- Special Events: registration, dining room service, parking cars, etc.
- Haehn Museum: host or hostess, research assistant, tour guide, cataloguer, data collector, and more.
- Mailing assemblers
- Office assistant
- Lawn and garden partners
- Whitby Gift Shop: sales assistant
- Writer and/or photographer
- Or other skills and talents you wish to share
For more information about how to become part of the Volunteer Program at Saint Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, contact:
S. Jean Schwartz, OSB
phone: 320-363-7105
E-mail: jschwartz@csbsju.edu
Volunteering at Saint Scholastica Convent
In addition, the Sisters need volunteers at Saint Scholastica Convent, their retirement and health care center in St. Cloud, Minn. Child visitors are welcome and encouraged. Following are some of the opportunities available at Saint Scholastica:
- Visiting with the Sisters
- Sharing musical talents
- Reading to Sisters
- Playing a variety of games
- Animal therapy
- Plant care
- Gardening
- Assisting at meals
For more information about volunteering at Saint Scholastica, contact:
S. Shirley Frandrup, OSB
Phone: 320-251-2225
Volunteer Links
RSVP is an organization in St. Cloud that provides us with a number of volunteers for large jobs like mailings. You can link to them directly below. Just indicate that you want to be a volunteer for Saint Benedict's Monastery! We also partner with United Way of Central Minnesota.
