Charley Creek Oblates

Newly initiated Oblates of Saint Benedict are pictured here (left to right) Sr. Regina Murray, Deb Prevost, Janet Safty MacDonald, Jenifer Vaira, Sr. Rita Rauschendorfer.

Also initiated as an Oblate of St. Benedict are Katherine Bidegaray (left) and Sr. Regina Murray

Sr. Regina Murray and Sr. Rita Rauschendorfer of Emmaus House in Charley Creek, Mont., invited four women to make their commitment as Oblates of St. Benedict after a three-year study of the Rule of St. Benedict and a retreat on Simplicity. Deb Prevost, Janet Safty MacDonald, Jenifer Vaira and Katherine Bidegaray made their life-long commitment during Vespers on June 7, 2015, in the Emmaus House chapel.

Submitted by Sr. Rita Rauschendorfer and Sr. Regina Murray