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Annunciation Monastery

 

 

Prayerful Presence on the Prairie Since 1878

 

 

 

Committed to prayer

 

  • We seek to develop a deep personal relationship with God.
  • We pray the Monastic Liturgy of the Hours together three times a day.
  • We value participation in the celebration of the Eucharist .
  • We take time daily alone with God.
  • We pray for the needs of our neighbors and the world.

 

Committed to Community

 

  • We care about each other on our lifelong journey to God.
  • We support, challenge and inspire one another to reach our full potential as women of faith.
  • We develop strong bonds of mutual respect and love.

 

Committed to Benedictine Values  

 

                      

 

  • Our roots go back over 130 years when Benedictine Sisters first came to Dakota territory. We became an independent foundation in 1947.

  • Our founders instilled into the fiber of the community a deep faith and a willingness to step into uncharted waters.

  • We will continue to take risks in behalf of God's people.

  • We will be here for the people of the prairie.

 

 

Committed to the People Of North Dakota

 

We serve as sponsors of health care and higher education institutions serving the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck including the University of Mary, St. Alexius Medical Center and Garrison Memorial Hospital.

 

 

Bell Banner of Annunciation Monastery
                                   

For over 130 years in Bismarck, North Dakota,

Benedictine Sisters have gathered in prayer

every morning and evening to give praise to

God and to pray for the people of this region

and the world.

 

The bell banner, a symbol of strength, stability,

vision and faithful presence, stands sturdy in

the prairie soil; deeply rooted as are the sisters

of the Annunciation.

 

An architectural masterpiece, the bell banner was designed by world-renowned architect Marcel Breuer.

 

The three bells; Hilary, Joseph and Mary, faithfully call the Benedictine sisters to prayer each day. The tolling of the bells reminds us of God's presence in our world and invites all who hear to echo God's message of infinite love and peace.

 

The open cross at the top of the bell banner was designed to represent the risen Christ and let the North Dakota winds sail through.  As if God is openly smiling, a shadow of the cross is cast on Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel during the winter solstice.

 

 

 

 
 

Annunciation Monastery

7520 University Drive, Bismarck, ND 58504. 701-255-1520