Order of St. Anne (Anglican)
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The Order of St. Anne is an Anglican religious order
of nuns founded in 1910 by the Rev. Frederick Cecil Powell, a member of the Society of St. John the Evangelist
, at Arlington Heights, Massachusetts. The Convent of St. Anne in Chicago
was established at the Anglo-Catholic Church of the Ascension
in 1921 in response to a call from the rector
and vestry
for sisters to do missionary work in the parish
.The Chicago convent is autonomous, called to parish work. The nuns work in the Church of the Ascension as teachers and counselors.
As of 2008, Sister Judith Marie was the Reverend Mother
of the Chicago convent.
Anglican religious order
Anglican religious orders are communities of laity and/or clergy in the Anglican Communion who live under a common rule of life. The members of religious orders take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and lead a common life of work and prayer...
of nuns founded in 1910 by the Rev. Frederick Cecil Powell, a member of the Society of St. John the Evangelist
Society of St. John the Evangelist
The Society of St John the Evangelist is an Anglican religious order for men. The members live under a rule of life and, at profession, make monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience. The SSJE was founded in 1866 at Cowley, Oxford, England, by the Father Richard Meux Benson, a priest in the...
, at Arlington Heights, Massachusetts. The Convent of St. Anne in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
was established at the Anglo-Catholic Church of the Ascension
Church of the Ascension, Chicago
The Church of the Ascension is an Anglo-Catholic parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Founded in 1857 as a mission of St. James Church, it is now located on N. LaSalle Blvd. on Chicago's Near North Side. The church became a part of the Anglo-Catholic movement in 1869. The church's present...
in 1921 in response to a call from the rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
and vestry
Vestry
A vestry is a room in or attached to a church or synagogue in which the vestments, vessels, records, etc., are kept , and in which the clergy and choir robe or don their vestments for divine service....
for sisters to do missionary work in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
.The Chicago convent is autonomous, called to parish work. The nuns work in the Church of the Ascension as teachers and counselors.
As of 2008, Sister Judith Marie was the Reverend Mother
Reverend Mother
Reverend Mother may refer to:* Reverend Mother, in Roman Catholic, Anglican and Episcopal usage, the customary title or salutation for the Abbess or female leader of a religious institution such as a convent or abbey, and for certain other officials of religious orders of women * Reverend Mother ,...
of the Chicago convent.