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Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions.

Q. Where is your Monastery Located?
A. We are a non-residential, contemporary, community, living in our own homes.

Q. Do you wear clothing like Monks?
A. Yes. Professed Members wear a Full Monastic Habit (and at times, a Work Habit). Oblates wear an Oblate Habit. 

Q. Is there an initiation period?
A. Yes there is.  Initial Formation depends on the Monastic Path you take.

Q. Do I have to live on New Providence to be a member?
A. No. As a dispersed community, our members are wherever you are in the Diocese.

Q. Since you are dispersed, how often  do you gather together?
A. We have two main gatherings a year:  Convocation, and our Annual Retreat.  We also meet regularly,  using technology (or in-person when practical).

Q.  What is your Vision/Mission?
A.  To follow, in every aspect, the
Way of the Good Shepherd.

"Following the Shepherd's Way."

 (c) Community of the Good Shepherd 2024
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