Sisters of St. Benedict accept two women into novitiate
The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, accepted postulants Lynn Falcony and Lisa Schutz into the novitiate, the second stage of incorporation into the religious community, during a simple ceremony on Saturday, November 14.
During the ceremony, the women received their titles of Sister Lynn Marie and Sister Lisa Marie.
Sister Lynn Marie, from Evansville, is the daughter of Mary Kaye and Joe Falcony and was a member of St. Anthony Parish in Evansville. Prior to entering the monastery, she was an IV admixture technician in the pharmacy department and surgery satellite at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. She is licensed by the Indiana State Board of Pharmacy and the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. During the past year, she took classes at the monastery and online from the University of Dayton in Ohio. She also worked with area youth groups and in the monastery bakery.
Sister Lisa Marie, from Crown Point, Indiana, is the daughter of Ken and Carole Schutz. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, certificates in early childhood and elementary teaching, and a Certified Nursing Assistant certificate. Prior to entering the monastery she taught preschool and was a CNA in Schererville, Indiana. She was a member of St. Thomas More Parish in Munster, Indiana. During the past year, she took classes at the monastery and assisted in Community Health Services and other support services.
During their year in the novitiate, the two novices will focus on community life, prayer, and work as they discern their call to vowed membership in the Ferdinand Benedictine community. Their classes during this period will have an emphasis on Benedictine history, spirituality, and the Rule of St. Benedict.
Founded in 1867, the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand currently number 149 and serve in the areas of education, parish work, health care, retreat and spirituality work, social services, counseling, and mission work in Indiana, Kentucky, and Peru.
