.They're often seen at Gay Pride parades throughout the country and in many parts of europe. Usually on roller-skates, their outlandish costumes are in no way an indication of the importance of their mission. They are:
THE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc., is a leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since their first apperance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those of the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment. The Sisters believe all people have a right to express their unique joy and beauty and use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit!
ABOVE: SISTERS OF THE ABBEY OF ST. JOAN, SEATTLE, WA.
TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA
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Soon after the San Francisco Order was founded in 1979, the mission of the Sisters — to promulgate universal joy, expiate stigmatic guilt and serve the community — spread far and wide. Orders can be found across the United States and in several countries around the world.
Although the San Francisco Order is often referred to as the "Mother House", the Sisters have no central seat of power and no single ruling body. Each Order is an autonomous, unique group with its own Habits, culture and rules. Just as the San Francisco Order is a reflection of the culture that surrounds it, so too is each Order a reflection of its own environment.
Below is a list of current organizations. If your lifelong ambition has been to become a nun, by all means contact a convent near you..... for my friends in Portugal and South Korea, you might consider establishing and becoming the Abbess of a convent in your country!
Check out some of their websites.... my favorite is The Las Vegas Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence http://www.sinsitysisters.org/
U.S. Orders
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,
The Abbey Of Saint Joan
Seattle, Washington
Founded: 1996 (1987)
PMB #486
1122 E. Pike St.
Seattle, WA 98122-3934
Telephone: (206) 860-3666
http://www.theabbey.org/
Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Founded: 1995
8581 Santa Monica Blvd. # 257
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Telephone: (323) 908-3489
http://www.lasisters.org/
Missionary Order of Perpetual Indulgence
Tennessee, Iowa, Chicago, Philadelphia
Founded: 1996
http://www.mosisters.org/
New York City Sisters
New York, New York
radicalfaeries.net/radicalfaeries/sisters.htm
Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
Russian River, California
Founded: 2000
P.O. Box 771
Guerneville, CA 95446
Telephone: (707) 874-0312
Email: info@rrsisters.org
http://www.rrsisters.org/
Las Vegas Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,
Holy Order Sin Sity Sisters
Las Vegas, Nevada
Founded: 2006
http://www.sinsitysisters.org/
Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,
The Order of Benevolent Bliss
Portland, Oregon
Founded: 2006
http://www.portlandsisters.org/
San Diego Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,
The Asylum of the Tortured Heart
San Diego, California
Founded: 2006
http://www.sdsisters.org/
Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,
Abbey of the Big Red Wood
Eureka, California
Founded: 2007
P.O. Box 5625
Eureka, CA 95502-5625
Telephone: (707) 834.4832
Email: sisterfawn@eurekasisters.org
http://www.eurekasisters.org/
Palm Springs Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Palm Springs, California
Founded: 2007
U.S. Missions
The Sisterhood of Our Lady Queen of the Trail
Orlando, Florida
www.myspace.com/theorlandosisterhood
Missionary Order of the Grand Canyon Sisters
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.azsisters.org/
The Gateway Sisters of Indulgence
St. Louis, Missouri
http://www.gsoi-stl.org/
Missionary Order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Tampa Bay, Florida
http://www.flsisters.org/
Australia
The Order of Perpetual Indulgence
Sydney, Australia
Founded: 1982
http://www.universaljoy.com.au/
The Order of Perpetual Indulgence in Australia, Inc
Adelaide, Australia
Founded: 1992
Colombia
Hermanitas de la Perpetua Indulgencia
Seccional, Colombia
hermanitas.8m.com
France
Les Soeurs de Perpétuelle Indulgence, Couvent de Paris
Paris, France
Founded: 1989
http://www.lessoeurs.org/
Les Soeurs de Perpétuelle Indulgence, Couvent de As
Atlantique sud, near Bordeaux, France
Founded: 1994
Les Soeurs de Perpétuelle Indulgence, Couvent de Paname
Paris, France
Founded: 1996
spi.paname.free.fr
Les Soeurs de Perpétuelle Indulgence, Couvent des Chenaies
Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, Nice; France
SPI / Couvent des Chenaies
c/o Didier Pugliese
2695 avenue du Colonel Maurice Bellec
13540 PUYRICARD
FRANCE
www.20six.fr/spi-chenaies
Germany
Der Orden der Schwestern der Perpetuellen Indulgenz in Deutschland
Deutsches Gründungs-Mutterhaus Erzabtei Sancta Perpetua Indulgentia
Berlin, Germany
Founded: 1991
O.S.P.I. Deutschland
Hanseatenweg 6
D-10557 Berlin
Germany
Die Schwestern der Perpetuellen Indulgenz zu Hamburg, Haus Notre Dame Sainte Diana
Hamburg, Germany
Founded: 1996
S.P.I. Hamburg
c/o Hein & Fiete
Pulverteich 21
D-20099
Hamburg, Germany
info@spihamburg.de
http://www.spihamburg.de/
Die Schwestern der Perpetuellen Indulgenz e.V., Haus Sancta Maria Penetrantia
Köln, Germany
Founded: 1997
S.P.I. e.V. Köln
Adam - Stegerwald - Strasse 32
51063 Köln
Germany
Telephone: +49 221 - 88 74 314
info@spicologne.de
http://www.spicologne.de/
Die Schwestern der Perpetuellen Indulgenz, Haus Sancta Melitta Ivenis
Berlin, Germany
Founded: 1998
S.P.I. Berlin
c/o Fabian
Potsdamer Str. 118
D-10785 Berlin
Germany
info@die-schwestern.de
http://www.die-schwestern.de/
Orden der Perpetuellen Indulgenz, e.V., Haus Sancta Trinitatis Berolinum
Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2003
O.P.I. e.V. Berlin
Hasenheide 13
D-10967 Berlin
Germany
Telephone: +49-30-213 79 45
mutterhaus@derorden.de
http://www.derorden.de/
Die freien Schwestern der Perpetuellen Indulgenz®
Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2005
F.S.P.I. , Berlin
c/o Matthies
Warthe Str. 17
D - 12051 Berlin
Germany
inter@dieschwestern.de
http://www.dieschwestern.de/
Scotland
The Order of Perpetual Indulgence, Convent of Dunn Eideann
Edinburgh, Scotland
P.O. Box 666
Edinburgh
EH7 5YW
www.thesisters.org.uk/
The Order of Perpetual Indulgence, Convent of Moravia
Elgin, Scotland
2-4 Lamb Street
Elgin
IV30 2DG
www.thesisters.org.uk/
Switzerland
Der Orden der Perpetuellen Indulgenz
Zürich, Switzerland
http://www.derorden.ch/
the United Kingdom
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
http://www.thesisters.demon.co.uk/
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Sussex
Sussex, United Kingdom
The Abbey of the Dreaming Spires
Oxford, United Kingdom
http://www.oxfordsisters.org.uk/
The Sanctuary of the Sisters of Perepetual Contumaciousness
Rockall, United Kingdom
Uruguay
Hermanas de la Perpetua Indulgencia
San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo, Uruguay
www.geocities.com/perpetuaindulgencia/
5 comments:
I believe you've just shown me THE light, dear Don!
I've always considered tue possibility of joining a religious order and enter a convent. As I don't think I'll stay here much longer (I guess I've had it), I'll ponder the possibility of joining «den freien Orden» in Berlin... That would be a great change in my life, I'm sure!
As to becoming an Abbess myself, thank you, but no thanks... I don't have the required leadership qualities for the job... I'd rather join anonymously...
They do look fantabulous! I hope their work is good too!
Are you too considering the possibility, dear Don?...
:-)
Ric..... the nunnery and I are totally incompatible. I cannot imagine myself on roller skates but the uniforms are quite appealing, I tend to favor a tiara to the veil.
Although they appear to do a lot of admirable charitable work; it seems that I've devoted my life to a couple of very neurotic PUGS.
We do have a local branch (Tampa Bay) and I expect to be seeing them on June 30th at St. Petersburg Pride.
DON~
aren't they fabulous!
many blessings on them!
OOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I wanna join!!!!! Wait...that whole nun-thing may not fit my lifestyle. And I'm female. And straight. Hmmm....
Screw it. I wanna join!!!!!!!!1
Don,
Thanks for posting this story and the link. As a former Catholic, I LOVE the name of the order!!
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