Volunteer
Volunteer opportunities available at Saint Benedict’s Monastery include:
- Receptionist in the Gathering Place (flexible days/hours)
- Archive assistant in the monastery Archives
- Special events assistant with duties to include assisting with registration, dining room service, parking cars, etc.
- E-Z-GO (golf cart) driver to transport our sisters around the monastery campus
- Lawn and garden partners
- Mailing assembler for bulk mailings
- Office assistant/receptionist for areas in need
- Computer assistant for areas in need
To learn more about volunteering at Saint Benedict’s Monastery, contact:
Jean Schwartz, OSB
Volunteer Coordinator
(320) 363-7105
jschwartz@csbsju.edu
Volunteer opportunities available at Saint Scholastica Convent include:
- Serving as a companion to sisters through one-on-one visiting, reading, playing games, and playing music
- Pet therapy
- Plants/gardens/grounds caretaker
- Pouring beverages and helping clean up at meals
- Sewer/mender
- Receptionist
- Driving sisters to their medical appointments and assisting them
- Assisting sisters in wheelchairs and those using walkers and canes to attend appointments inside our home
- Visit one-on-one with sisters with memory loss. We’re looking for individuals who possess calm, peaceful attitudes, have the ability to be patient and understanding, and are comfortable with one-on-one visiting. Child visitors are welcome and encouraged but must be accompanied by an adult. 7th–12th graders may volunteer without an adult.
At this time, Saint Scholastica Convent has a special need for drivers to take sisters to medical appointments and assist them with whatever they need. You will be reimbursed for mileage.
To learn more about volunteering at Saint Scholastica Convent, contact:
Marina Schlangen, OSB
Volunteer Coordinator
(320) 251-2225
mschlangen@csbsju.edu
Outside Volunteer Organizations
Volunteers with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the United Way of Central Minnesota frequent the monastery and convent. If you are volunteering through one of these programs, you can request to join us.