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Benedictine Life Foundationof Wisconsin , Inc.

Annual Report 2013

July 2013

Dear Supporters of Holy Wisdom Monastery:

2013 was a momentous year for the growth of the community of communities at Holy Wisdom Monastery. We saw our inaugural group of Benedictine Sojourners go out into the world with new experiences of Benedictine values and community life. We welcomed fi ve more sojourners throughout the year. Th e sojourners contributed a great deal of depth to our community and prayer life, as well as helping to get work done at the monastery. Th e sojourners led the Advent Day of Refl ection after only being here for a few months, which drew 60 participants. It has been a true blessing to establish this new form of community life. For quotes from Benedictine Sojourners, please see pages 4-5.

Our oblate and Sunday Assembly communities continued to grow. In April 2013, we welcomed 10 oblates to the community after they experienced a year of oblate candidacy learning about the Rule of Benedict. An additional 14 candidates joined us in 2013 to experience the Rule of Benedict through retreats, spiritual guidance and community. Th e oblate community continues to thrive with the help of so many volunteers from within the community. In 2013, 41 oblates contributed over 1,600 hours to help support the work of the monastery.

We welcomed 73 new members to our Sunday Assembly community in 2013, including 18 children. By the end of 2013, we had 443 registered members of Sunday Assembly. Th e desire for an ecumenical worshipping community with values like simplicity, beauty, and social justice continues to come alive. In 2013, we were able to address some of the needs of the growth of the children in the Sunday Assembly community by revamping and reinvigorating the Children’s Ministry program. For more on Children’s Ministry, please see page 3.

Th e Wisdom Prairie Project also built momentum in 2013. Th e sisters were pleased to take a leap of faith in living out the caring for the earth portion of their mission by acquiring 53 acres of adjacent farmland with the help of a $1 million lead gift from an anonymous donor.

Th e 53 acre parcel was on the market beginning in 2011 as part of an estate sale. Th ere were other buyers interested in the property, which could have led to the urban development of 50 single-acre homes. Th e sisters had a diff erent vision for this parcel: open space for guests to enjoy and restored prairie to reduce the runoff of pollutants (especially phosphorous) into the Lake Mendota watershed across the street. Th e sisters are also partnering with Dane County to construct a bike trail on the north side of Lake Mendota, with hopes of connecting Governor Nelson State Park to the trails on the Pheasant Branch Nature Conservancy in Middleton. Th is parcel was the ‘missing link’ from having this happen.

About 100 donors contributed over $240,000 toward the Wisdom Prairie Project in 2013. As of the publication of this report in July 2014, we have just over $200,000 to go toward the $1.9 million goal! Th ank you to all of our supporters.

Th ank you to all for your support in our vision and belief in our mission. I invite you to visit the monastery for prayer, a retreat, a tour or a walk on the grounds sometime in the near future.

Sincerely,

Mary David Walgenbach, OSB

Benedictine Women of Madison, Inc. • 4200 County Road M • Middleton, WI 53562www.benedictinewomen.org • 608-836-1631

Donations to Benedictine Life Foundation of Wisconsin , Inc. by fund - 2013

Fund Amount Wisdom Prairie Project $375,811 Sunday Assembly $156,727 Where Most Needed $101,730 Benedictine Sojourners $13,161 Oblates $11,793 Care for the Earth $11,105 Events Sponsorships $8,328 Holiday Art Fair and Angel Tea $7,938 Gifts in Kind $7,335 Vera Court Neighborhood Center $4,072 Other $20,431 Total funds raised in 2013 $718,431

2013 Donations by Fund

Donations received in 2013

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Report by Tom Zanzig

In one of the most exciting developments of the year, Holy Wisdom witnessed the birth of a new approach to Children’s Ministry. Guided by Sunday Assembly member Tom Zanzig and Barbara Dannhausen, OP, the new approach began with a thoughtful, prayerful six-month discernment and planning process. Out of that process emerged a challenging question that proved to be transformative:

As a monastic, contemplative community (that is, not a conventional parish or congregation), who and what are we uniquely called to be, and how might that be refl ected in the initiation and formation of our children?

As representative members of our community pondered that provocative question, another series of “what if ” questions arose. Questions like, what if . . .

• . . . we viewed our communal life as “an ecumenical monastic community in the Benedictine tradition” as the primary “curriculum,” as the source and foundation of our goals, direction, learning objectives, and methodologies? • . . . we used the monastery’s mission statement, vision, core values, and spiritual practices as our “curriculum guide” for charting a path forward? • . . . we used all of our interactions with children as opportunities to introduce and nurture skills in the core spiritual practices of monastic life and discipleship?

As the project team pondered such questions, they agreed on this basic planning principle:

In our eff orts to renew Children’s Ministry, we will take very seriously and strive to share with our children the unique nature and mission of Holy Wisdom Monastery. We will invite them to join us in “weaving prayer, hospitality, justice and care for the earth into a shared way of life as an ecumenical, Benedictine community.”

Ultimately, the goal of Children’s Ministry is not just to off er our children a nice religion program, as valuable as that may be. Rather, we want to be for them and their families a loving, faith-fi lled community of companions on the lifelong journey of spiritual transformation. We invite and challenge all members of Holy Wisdom Monastery to help make that dream a reality. During the fi rst year of the revitalized Children’s Ministry program, we were blessed with fi ve volunteer teachers who facilitated innovative Sunday Assembly sessions for 28 children from a dozen families.

For more information about the children’s program for 2014-2015, see the fl yer available in the brochure rack as you enter the monastery or contact Barbara Dannhausen, OP at bdannhausen@benedictinewomen.org or Tom Zanzig at tomzanzig@charter.net, 608-233-3288.

Children and adults gather for an intergenerational event on monastism and belonging to Holy Wisdom Monastery which emerged from the Children’s Ministry planning in 2013, February 2014.

Children’s Ministry

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Quot es by Sojourners

Prayer is at the heart of Benedictine life at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Sojourners and guests join the sisters for daily prayer, November 2013.

Trish – on learning Benedictine balance:

What the framework of the Liturgy of the Hours does for me is ground me in who I am as beloved of God and in my purpose to seek God—day after day. No matter what I do in particular.…One morning I am refl ecting with the sisters on spiritual writer Esther de Waal’s description of our baptismal vows to put on Christ, and within the hour I am pulling at stubborn dandelion roots in the asparagus garden. Another day l am singing about the Great Artist of the Universe, and later I’m taking food scraps to the compost bin.

Linda – on accepting the invitation:

If spirituality is important to you and you need community to help make that a greater reality, if God opens the doors, come.

Nancy – on being contemplative:

It’s not just a beautiful place where quiet, contemplative introspection is available, but it’s encouraged, it’s supported. So that growth is exponentially more than I expected.

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Vicki – on Sunday Ass embly:

Each time we gather for Sunday Assembly, I am fi lled with a sense of awe from within the community that moves beyond the simplicity of my faith alone and into the paschal mystery that fi rst calls any of us to baptism and the witness of the Gospel message to all through our lives.

Rosy – a city girl experiencing harvest time:

Fall is the season of harvest. But being from New York City, I can forget that food doesn’t grow in the produce aisle of the grocery store! Detached from the slow work of the seasons, I have been surprised by the fl urry of activity that must take place as fruits and vegetables ripen in the monastery gardens and seeds fall from the blossoms of the surrounding prairies.…I’ve had a frontline view of all the work that goes on here during harvest season.

Brenda – on Sunday Ass embly:

Worshiping with the Sunday Assembly at Holy Wisdom Monastery has been a delight in many ways. Th e liturgy is rich, refl ecting a variety of Christian traditions. Th e people are welcoming, coming from many traditions and experiences. But I think what I appreciate most of all is the fact that it is an assembly of believers. Th e earliest way which the believers referred to themselves was ekklesia (a called-out assembly). I like being connected with these earliest believers by the very way in which we name ourselves, and by the way we welcome all who are called out to assemble.

Sarah – on the Benedictine Sojourner experience:

Th is is a place that I love, a place that was gifted to me through God’s grace. Benedictine Sojourners is a program that can bless others and I want to share that!

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We honor those who have chosen to share their generosity for 10 or more consecutive years with automatic induction into the Scholastica Sustainers community. Scholastica Sustainers are long-term supporters who believe in and are energized by our mission.

Saint Scholastica, the twin sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia, was a dedicated supporter of the ministries of her brother. Th e story goes that Benedict was visiting his sister and he wanted to return home to the monastery he founded. Scholastica pleaded with him to spend the night to allow more time for conversation and prayer together, and he refused. She then prayed to God for rain to keep him there and a wicked storm came. Scholastica died three days later. Scholastica is remembered for never waivering in support for her brother.

As Scholastica was to Benedict, the Scholastica Sustainers are to Holy Wisdom Monastery; they stand by our side. Many live nearby our location in Middleton, Wisconsin, but some live as far away as Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

We are grateful to the following Scholastic Sustainers for their support over the past decade and beyond:

• Sandy Adams• Mary Alberts and Don Spencer• Anonymous (2)• Shirley Beers• Michael and Jane Belongie• Paul Boutwell and Berdell Nielson• Jeanne Burger• Denis and Carol Carey• Jody Crowley Beers and Reverend Bill Beers• Judith and Bill Davis• Jean and Victor Delisle• Nancy Didion and Wayne Sigelko• Hildegard Dorrer• Colleen and Bill Feist• Roberta Felker• Jane and Ollie Ginther• Louise Googins• Jim Green and Bill Diederich• Loretta Harvey• Susan and Steve Hawk• Carolyn Heidemann and Karl Andersen• George and Audrey Hinger• Mary Hoddy• Ann Huggett• Judy Jones and Terry Jones• Alice Kissling and Morris Sadicario• Dr Bill and Vicky Knoedler• Rita Kreitz• Carole Kretschman• Patti LaCross and Jim Penczykowski• Mary Tatge and Robert Lange

• Sandy Collins and Dr Gary Maier• Nell Mally• Karen Manning and Daniel Uhlrich• Dianne Meyer and Michael Stier• Giovanna Miceli Jeff ries and Th omas Jeff ries• Michael Michaels• Helene Nelson and James Arts• Jayne Neuendorf and Al Reichenberger• Berdell Nielsen and Paul Boutwell• Marjorie Nixon• Paul Patenaude and Peter Hoff • Lou Ann Petersen• Diane Pittman and Lawrence Krantz• Mary Kaye Radtke and Donna Miller• Ruth Reinl• Maureen and Everett Rice• Diana and Donald Ryan• Dean Ryerson• Fran and Fritz Schlimgen• Mary Ann Schulte• Pastor Carol Shaff er and Otis Laurberg• Susan and Th omas Sheridan• Nancy and Michael Shinners• Diane and Neal Smith• Mary Tatge and Bob Lange• Reverend P Linwood and Mrs Nancy Urban• Donna Welbes• Dr Joseph and Louise Wiesenfarth• Katherine Woytych• Betsy and Stuart Zadra

Scholastica Sustainers

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Benedict Society is a group of long-term supporters of Holy Wisdom Monastery who have notifi ed the Benedictine Life Foundation about their support for the sisters through a planned gift. Making a planned gift to Holy Wisdom Monastery can be a way for your legacy to live on in support of the ecumenical monastery whose mission is weaving prayer, hospitality, justice and care for the earth into a shared way of life as an ecumenical Benedictine community. If you embrace these values, a planned gift can be a wonderful way to ensure that future generations can participate in our mission and ministries.

By joining Benedict Society you are supporting the long-term vision and mission of the Benedictine Women of Madison at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Notifying the Benedictine Life Foundation of your intentions and enrolling in Benedict Society off ers the following additional benefi ts: • Acknowledgement of your gift on our website and in our other printed and electronic materials (if desired – Benedict Society members can also remain anonymous to the public). • Annual dinner with the sisters and other Benedict Society members at Holy Wisdom Monastery. • Occasional special communications for Benedict Society members.

You can also join Benedict Society! If you have already designated the Benedictine Life Foundation of Wisconsin, Inc. in your estate planning documents (bequest in a will, life insurance policy benefi ciary, retirement plan benefi ciary, etc.), then please notify Mike Sweitzer-Beckman, our director of development, at 608-836-1631, x124 or mikesb@benedictinewomen.org. You will be automatically enrolled.

We are grateful for the following members of Benedict Society for their expression of commitment and support toward the long-term vision of the Benedictine Women of Madison at Holy Wisdom Monastery:

• Anonymous (14)• Reverend Dennis Crowley• Bill Diederich and Jim Green• Tim Jeff ery• Alice Jenson• Rita Kreitz• Norma and Doug Madsen

• Judy Nolde• Jayne Neuendorf• Reverend Jon Olson• Phyllis and Richard Pelkey• Steven Powell• Neal and Diane Smith• Janine Veto

Benedict Society

Members of Scholstica Sustainers and Benedict Society gather for a meal with special speaker, Peter Bakken, coordinator for public policy at Wisconsin Council of Churches, September 2013.

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We are grateful to the following individuals and organizations that provided the Benedictine Life Foundation of Wisconsin, Inc. with gifts of time, talent and treasure in 2013. Donations of cash, stock, gifts in kind and volunteer hours help to breathe life into our mission of weaving prayer, hospitality, justice and care for the earth into a shared way of life as an ecumenical Benedictine community.

Barb and Dan AbbottSoudi AbdesalamDoreen AdamanySandy AdamsSylvia AdrianGeorge Aff eldtJane AhlstromReverend Diana Akiyama and Michael Lee JacksonDebbie Albano and Peter LekiMary Alberts and Don SpencerHeather Schmidt AlbingerEric Alborn and Mark JohnsonLori AllenCarol and Phil AndersenPhyllis AndersenAngela AndersonMary AndersonReverend Elizabeth AndrewsMary U. AndrewsBernice AnglinAnonymous (11)Andrew ArcherMary ArdissoneCraig ArgallIan AtallaChickee and Rajai AtallaRowan AtallaJane AyerPastor Mary and Ron BaardNancy BailliesLaurie BakerVance BakerLinda BalisleSalli BallJudy BallingerAnn Baltes and Bill RosholtJanis Banasik and Nancy Neuhardt

Camille BanksBette BarnesElaine BarrettCandy and John BarthelSusan BarthelReverend Mary Jean BartholomewMarcy BaruchCaitlin and Steff en BassKaren BateReverend Barbara Battin and Jim ClayMargaret BauRabbi Renee BauerCheryl Bauer-Armstrong and Greg ArmstrongMary BaumannAndrea BeachamSally BeckerMary Kay BednarLou BehmBarbara and Richard BellEllen and Chris BelleJane and Michael BelongieDebra and Ron BendisMelanie BennettBarbara BensonBarbara and John BergerConnie and Jerry BernardyNaomi and Andrew BernsteinTrudy and Steve BernstenCindy BiesenthalEvie Biggie and Alex BiggieDavid BillingBridget BirdsallKathleen BlandfordGabrielle BloodLinda and Ron BodienGary and Tami BoehlkeNancy BogueAlice BoisenJim BoltonCatherine Bonnard Sullivan and Tom SullivanGloria Boone and Bob PellegrinoCaroline BormannBrenda and Merrill BormannRosemary and Phil BormannSally Bowers and Howard FentonJeanne and Reverend Howard BowmanMary BowmanS. A. BowmanLinda Braasch

Elizabeth BradleySue Bradley and Charles BradleyMary BradyPatricia BradyJudith and William BrahamJudy and Mike BrahanSue BrandtLujean and Tom BraungerSandra BreitbordeNancy and Paul BreitsprecherChristine Bremer MuggliMary BrewerJoan BrockWendy and Tim BrockishCathy and Steven BrodbeckSelma BrophyCarroll and Larry BrossRosemary BroughtonStefanie and Onno BrouwerMary BrownSandra BrownLinda and Robert BruckBarbara Brummer and Steve ZwettlerMariea and Bennie BucklinCatherine BuegeRoger Buff ettJeanne BurgerDeborah Burgess RoussosCarole ButzLibby and David CaesLinda CalkinsAndy CampbellValerie and Tony CappozzoNathan CarlsonAnna CastellanoScott ChambersErica ChappelearPamela ChipmanJim ChristensenRichard ChristianMary CirilliBarbara ClarkSarah Clausen MooneyCarol CloutierReverend Elaine Clyborne BarberLouise ColemanJanice and Dennis CollierJudy and Rip CollinsSandra Collins

Sandy Collins and Dr Gary MaierSheila Collopy and John YoungDiana CollymoreKathleen ColwellCarol ConnorsDeaconess Janet ConradyJames ConwaySusan Cook and Roger PiersonCathy Cornell and Paul KnitterDr Candice CorriganSharon CorriganColette and Stanley CorwinCatherine Coy and Chris Bjork Joan CrawfordMarie and Mike CrawfordReverend Dennis CrowleyJody Crowley Beers and Reverend Bill BeersSamantha CrownoverKathleen Cuerdon-Kahn and James KahnMarah Curtis-Slovitz and Steven SlovitzBetty and Corkey CusterTim CypherBarbara Dannhausen, OPRichard DannhausenElizabeth DaveyKatherine Davey and Alan RamseyPeg Davey and Tom ZanzigJudith and Bill DavisJack and Mary DavisonLinda DawsonTrisha and Dennis DayTom DeChantDayle DelanceyKate Delaney Jolin and James JolinDr Dorothy Delisle and Shawn PompeJean and Victor DelisleDeborah DeManno

Individuals

Friends of all ages enjoy the Now art exhibit, May 2013. Photo by Kent Sweitzer.

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Nancy Didion, Wayne Sigelko and Kaethe SigelkoBill Diederich and Jim GreenJennifer DobsonLaurel and Charles DohertyJamie DominiDolores Donnelly and William McGrathWilberta DonovanMartha DoodyHildegard DorrerLiz Doss-Anderson, Chad Anderson and Althea AndersonBetsy Draine and Michael HindenCorinne and Brian D’SilvaSharon D’SilvaBette Duff Helen and John Duff ySonny DuncanBarbara and Jim DunnRick DunnAnnette DurkinLisa DyeJean EdensCheryl EdwardsJanine EdwardsSteven EdwardsDyann and John EglestonCarol and Barry EichingerJudy and Jack EllicksonRita and Ed EmmeneggerPat-Betty EmmonsSheila and Ron EndresMary Ann ErdtmannAlice EricksonNancy and Marshall EstyRebecca EvansJohanna FabkeGreg FaheyPat Faivre and Steve FaivreSteve FaivreKathleen FalkAmy FallonLois FaschingJune FeelyColleen and Bill FeistMargaret Felker and Mike ByrdRoberta FelkerJean FeracaBrian FeyJan and Jack FinneyDavid FisherJeanne FloodJoseph FogertyKathy and Reverend Dr Jerry Folk

Kate Fontanazza and Stan SpenceJanette FothGerri FramburgMaureen FrameDottie FrankKay and Matt FrankMary Clare FreemanMary FroilandLisa Fromm-Sarto and Gloria SartoAnnie and Gary GartenGail GaustadLeanne GehrigJane and Tim GeierMarcia GeigerEllen GeishirtPeg and Daniel GeislerBarbara GerlachTony Gibart Laurie GiftSusan GillespieMiss Susan Ellen GilmontSharon and Robert GilsonJane and Ollie GintherPeter GlauberDeborah GleesonMichelle Gleeson and Mateo Guiao Linda GlendeningJuliemarie GlendenningJane Gogan and Gordon HamnettMary Jane GoganKaren GomezLouise GooginsJulie Goplin and Dale PetersonMary GordonCarol and Brian GrannonReverend Virginia GravelMarcia GraysonNoreen GreatensKaren Rose GredlerGloria Green and Walt KeoughEric GreilingGloria GrevKathie GribbleChristina Gringeri and Armando SolorzanoBette GroverTh erese GulbransenJudi and Doug HaagMary Lynn HaaslMadeline HafnerNancy HairAnn and Daniel HalbachPeggy and James HalloranChristina Hanna Sherri Hansen

Janis and Mark HansonPaulette HarderDiane HarloweMary Sally HarriganCarol HarrisonSheila HarrschClaudia Hartley and Mike LaseckiKyle HartmanColleen and Kent HartungLoretta HarveySusan HassingerJohanna Hatch and Evan CreedColleen and Paul HathawayAnn and Roger HauckMary Jon and Tom HaugeReverend Heidi Haverkamp and Reverend Adam FriebergSusan and Steve HawkRonni HayonJackie HeftyJoanne and Reverend Al HeggenNancy and Jack HeidenKeith HeimforthKatie and Th omas HeinenJean HeinrichsLila and Richard HemlinArmando Hernandez, Tara White and Isabel Hernandez-WhiteAmanda HerndonPatricia and Mark HerrlingCynthia HigginsKathleen G. Hill and Howard SavageJane Hilsenhoff Audrey and George HingerMitzi and Bernie HlavacPat Hobbins-KempsMary HoddyDr Charles J. HodulikJudy HoenischConni Hofeldt-Rowe and Bruce RowePeter Hoff and Paul PatenaudeKim HoganJoan and Kurt HohmeisterSarah Hole and Eileen MershartJane and Steven HoltzmanMaggie Hopkins, OPJulie HornerNancy Howe and Th omas Sherfi nskiFaye Howell and Colin SmithAnn HuggettMike and Rosie HughesDr Kathleen and Reverend David HurtyReverend Jim Iliff Anne and Charles Irish

Lilly Irvin-Vitela and Jason Vitela Jill IversonMichael JacksonElizabeth JamesonSarah JamsionDavid Jarecki and Cathy NelsonTim Jeff ery and Terrie Th ompsonPastor Patty JenkinsAlice JensonDean JohnsonJeff rey JohnsonLouise Johnson and Dick RussoPamela JohnsonWarren JohnsonAmy Jonasson Cathy JonesGinger JonesJudy Jones and Terry JonesSue JonesSunshine JonesEllen JoyceSari and Mike JudgeMickey JudkinsChris JunkinsJini KaiKathy and Patrick KainJean KammerShirley Jane KaubMargaret and Paul KaufmanMary Ellen KearneyLila and Ty KellerKathleen Kelly Shanovich and Ronald ShanovichMary and Casey KemperKaren King and Barbara WolterMartha King-Sedwick and James SedwickPat KippertAlice Kissling and Morris SadicarioAlan KlonowskiFran KlosKris KnightDr Bill and Vicky KnoedlerLinda and Alan KnoxMary and Frank KoczanJudy KoepplKenny KohbergerDee KollaschSister Joanne KollaschLois and Hirochika KomaiJolene and Daniel KoopmannConstance KoopmansAmanda KramerLinda and Th omas KramerJoanna Kramer FanneyPat and Joe KrantzRebecca Krantz and Don Katz

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Marcia KraterKaydon KratochwillShere-Ling Kraus-YaoCarole KretschmanPolly and Jim KuelbsDeb and Ken KunkleLiz and Dr Joseph LaBellaMeg and Richard LaBriePatti LaCross and Jim PenczykowskiCarmen LagoEileen LajimodiereGail LambertyCarl LandsnessM Sharon LaneTerri LangSue and Terry LarsonNoreen and Bob LassandrelloPriscilla LaufenbergTh e Reverend Paula and Prof John Lawrence WehmillerJoan Leannah-BrummReverend Susan LeFeberPatricia LeFevereCarl LekanLynn Lemberger and Vicki ClarkDiane LemkeLois LenzTom LeviRachel LevyJoan and Allen LiegelShirley LiskaEfrat LivnyPhyllis Lobdell

Charles Loeffl erKaren LohmeyerAbbie Loomis and Franklin CourtDr Jim LordJan Lottig and Drew HowickTeddie Lottig-KaschMolly LovelockMarilynn and Jim LovingNancy Loving Tubesing and Donald TubesingStephanie LowdenPeggy and Patrick LubyAudrey and Donald LucierChris LueckGeri LuerJoan LundinCatherine Mackin McGuireColleen Mahoney and Joe AndrewsMary MahoneyKaren and Al MajkrzakFay MakiMary Manering and Dennis TandeWilliam MannKaren Manning and Daniel UhlrichMary Ellen MarchantLynne MarekReverend Melissa and Reverend Paul MarkquartMargaret MaroneyVelma and Karl MarquardtJeanne MarquisKaren and Paul MarshallNanci and Bob MarshallAnita MartinBarbara MartinezLinda MastaglioBarbara and John MatthewsCindy MayAnn McBrideCece McCaigueJoan McCarthySusan McCarthyMarcia McCaugheySally and Th omas McCoyMary McEniryMichael and Cindy McGettiganMichel and Patrick McGettiganCarolyn McGinleyHildy McGownEileen McNamaraKatie Mead Griffi ths Kristy and Gordon MeicherRebecca Meier-Rao and Sunil RaoRon Meissen

Nancy MelinConnie and Chris MeloneJulie MeltonLiz MerfeldDoris MetcalfMary MetzDianne Meyer and Michael StierGiovanna Miceli Jeff ries and Th omas Jeff riesMary MichaelMichael MichaelsDr Cathy and Ralph MiddlecampKathryn Middleton and James CouserRuth and Ed MihevcBonnie MilgrimDonna Miller and Mary Kaye RadtkeJayne MillerJill MillerMs. PC Moisan-Th omasDick MollMarjorie MonaghanDavid MonroeElizabeth and Guy MontgomeryMary Morton-GibsonPatricia MoserMarianne MossAnn and Reverend Dr David MoyerCarolyn Moynihan BradtJim MuellerSteve MuellerKaty Murphy and Steve PlachinskiAnn MyersAnne and Dr Charles NahnSharon and Mark NashRay NasholdMary NastriKathleen and Alexander NaughtonGreg NeidhartCathy Nelson and David JareckiElizabeth and Edward NelsonHelene Nelson and James ArtsReverend Lisa NelsonNancy and Tom NelsonLarry NesperJayne Neuendorf and Al ReichenbergerJane and Joe NiebauerMary and Lynn NielsenBerdell Nielson and Paul BoutwellDrina NikolaMarjorie Nixon

Judy Nolde and Pastor Kenneth SmithGreg NorgordYvonne NussbaumerMarilyn OberstBeth and Jerry O’BrienSarah O’BrienRita and Tom O’ConnorReverend Dan OddenPat O’DriscollAnn Ohlrogge JohnsonStar and Raymond OldermanReverend Jon OlsonJudy OlsonSally and Brian OlsonSarah OlsonAlice O’MaharKay and Konrad OpitzKathleen and Ned O’ReillyGwendolyn OsbornKathleen OttersonBerdina PadruttJulie PagenkopfBonita and Walden PaigeMolly PapierTrish and Bert ParisKay Parish and Mark PowersSheila ParocaiOlivia ParryBarbara ParsonsBob PaulMary PaulAngela PaviglianitiSusan PayneReverend Evelyn and Reverend Charles PaysonAnne Pelkey and John LilliePhyllis and Richard PelkeyBarbara and Dr Ernest PellegrinoKate and Jack PenderElizabeth Perry and Rita Mae ReeseMary Louise and Ed PetersLou Ann PetersenKristine PetersonLinda and Charles PetersonMartin Pfeiff erJudy PhippsAnna Pidgeon and Volker Radeloff Marilyn and David PierceDiane Pittman and Lawrence KrantzSally PlaPat PlaistedSue PoehlmanMarcia PollockDiana Popowycz and Stephen Honer

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Dane County Executive, Joe Parisi (at podium) announces that the county will purchase 60 acres of prairie and land for a bike trail easement from Holy Wisdom Monastery, July 2013.

Daniela PorroCarol and Larry PostonGeorge PotarackeAndrea PotosJoAnne PotterSteven PowellLinda and Bill PreboskiBarb and George PulvermacherMarian and David QuadeMarsha QuickCaroline Quinlan and John DickermanKathleen QuinlanKathy and Jim RaabBeth RacetteTim RadeletFrank RanalloPeg RaschElaine RattundeFred RattundeCarol RaymondPaulina RaymondShiela ReavesChristine and Glen ReichelderferRuth ReinlJoanne ReisBeverly ReschLarry RetzackAudrey ReynoldsLaura Ricci and David WestEverett and Maureen RiceClaire RichSilvana RichardsonJane RichgelsDiane RikkersJulia RileySusan RileyReverend Kathleen Rinear and John JewellAngela RischAdrian RobergMary RobertsChristopher Roby Junior and Tacy RobyKatherine RogersLucy and Bob RosholtNathaniel RuckDiana and Donald RyanDean RyersonCarrie and David SandersMary Lou SantovecMaria SaranteasElaine and Dennis SchenbornMaureen Schlager and Russell SchlagerMary Beth Schlagheck and John MarhoeferMarianne and Steve Schlecht

Phil Schleicher and Steve SchumacherJulie SchmidBarbara SchmidtSandy and Th omas SchmittChantel and Dean SchmitzMickie SchmudlachLinda Schubert and Edgar FrancisNancy and Joe SchubertMary Ann SchulteGail SchultzReverend Tony SchumacherSharon and James SchwarzSusan SchwerdtfegerBetty ScottMalvern SeagrenMarie SeifertMary Ellyn and Joe SensenbrennerTh e Reverend Christian SenyoniPastor Carol Shaff er and Otis LaurbergJohn F. ShallowSusan ShandsCybelle ShattuckJean and Jim ShawGail and Daniel SheaChris SheltonSusan and Th omas SheridanFather John ShimkusJulie Shiner-Bazan and Bernard BazanNancy and Michael ShinnersEd ShurnaEleanor SiebertJan SimonePeg SmelserBob SmithDawn SmithDiane and Neal SmithRita SmithSheryll and James SmithSuzanne SmithIzina SokolongMargaret SommersBonnie Sommers-Olson and Jeff OlsonMarilee Sushoreba and Mac RobertsonAlice SpencerKristin SpethAmy SquitieriMartha St. OngeBrian St. ClairRebecca St. JohnLynn StathasTrish StefanikLinda StegAggie and Ed Steichen

Dale StelterMelissa StilesMary Clare StoddardMary Jo StollBeatrice and Don StonerPetra Streiff and Larry StuessyMary StuiberPam SulimaJoan and Philip SullivanReverend Jan SummersLara Sutherlin and Grant SovernJanet SwainSarah and Kent SweitzerErica, Mike and Ruth Sweitzer-BeckmanJesse SzetoJoy Szopinski and Kathy WatersPeter SzotkowskiMargaret and Reverend Myron TalcottMary Tatge and Bob LangeJanet and Joe TegtmeierGail Telander-Hill and Jeff rey TelanderSonya Th eisNancy Th ompson and Paul SlotaPaul Th oresen, Ph.D.Anne TiganNathan TimmGreg TimmermanChris and Jon ToddJeanie and Steve TomaskoNancy and David ToppCarol ToussaintPeggy and Jon TraverMary TrierJudy and Sal TroiaLouise and Reverend Dr Frederick TrostNancy and Reverend P Linwood UrbanMarybeth UrbinBarb and Chuck UrmannRose ValekMaureen and John Van DinterDavid VannessBarbara VaterDianne VergosMary Vernon and Bob FenchelSally Verschave Iberg and James IbergPaula and Harold Vestermark JrJanine VetoColleen VidlockTeri VierimaBetty VogtBarbara VoltzClare Wagner, OP

Dick WagnerMary WalgenbachRoleen WalgenbachDebbie WalkerMonica WalkerElizabeth Walker GillRoselyn WarrenJudy WashbushBeth Watson GiGi WayneNancy WebbBrittney WeberMary WeberChristine and John WeidnerBob WeissDonna WelbesRae WellnitzKathleen WesselsSara and John WhalenFaye WhitakerJoann WielandLouise and Dr Joseph WiesenfarthHeidi WildeJanet WilgusBess and Timm WilkinSarah WilkinSally WilliamsAmberly WilsonJane and Barry WilsonSusan WineckiJoyce WodkaUrsula and Peter Woelfl eSandy Wojtal-WeberDiane Wolff Niels WolterMargaret WoodLaura WoodworthKatherine WoytychSister Mariel WozniakJim WrichEva WrightJie Wu and Reverend Mike A SmithLois YatzeckLori YoderNancy YoungMary ZaborskiBetsy and Stuart ZadraBarb ZanzigPatricia ZealleyJoan ZiegerMary ZinsSally Zirbel-Donisch and Chris DonischHannah ZoldakAnita ZurbruggSusan Zydowicz

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We are grateful to the following donors who made gifts in memory and in honor of special loved ones in 2013. If you are interested in making a gift in memory or in honor of someone special, please contact our director of development, Mike Sweitzer-Beckman, at 608-836-1631, x124 or mikesb@benedictinewomen.org. He will work with you to make the gift meaningful and also to notify your loved one or their family of your generosity.

In Honor of Andy and Janet SpethKristin Speth

In Honor of Barb and Dan AbbottAggie and Ed Steichen

In Honor of Benedictine Women of MadisonDr Kathleen and Reverend David HurtyElizabeth JamesonReverend Al and Joanne Heggen

In Honor of Blair MathewsEric Greiling

In Honor of Christina Sophia SimoneAndy Campbell

In Honor of Colette and Stan CorwinMary Ann and Emmett Schulte

In Honor of David WardPatricia LeFevere

In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Dulaney GlenReverend P Linwood and Nancy Urban

In Honor of Dr. Frenzella Elaine DeLanceyAnonymous

In Honor of Jane AhlstromAnonymous

In Honor of Jill CarlsonAnita J. Martin

In Honor of John Groo and Cindy LafargaKathryn Middleton and James Couser

In Honor of Kathleen and Cliff ord HillKathleen G. Hill and Howard Savage

In Honor of Liz MerfeldBrittney Weber

In Honor of Lynne Smith, OSBClaudia Hartley and Mike Lasecki

In Honor of Marin HaningKaydon Kratochwill

In Honor of Mary Jane GoganJane Gogan and Gordon Hamnett

In Honor of Michael BelongieJudy Olson

In Honor of Michael J. StierDianne Meyer

In Honor of Mike Sweitzer-BeckmanErica Sweitzer-Beckman

Gift s in Memory/Honor

1st Contact Access Database ServicesAlliance Benefi t GroupAlliant Energy FoundationAmerican Printing CompanyAnonymousBank of America Foundation, IncBeaver Dam Area Arts AssociationCollegiate Asset Management CorporationCommunity Building Team at Holy Wisdom MonasteryCommunity of BenedictConsulting for Non-profi ts, LLCDRS LtdEdgewood CollegeEstate “Th e Tree Care Specialists”, Inc.FiskarsFriends of Pheasant BranchH & H Industries, Inc.

Herbert H Kohl Charities IncInterfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin, Inc.John C Bock FoundationLiberty Diversifi ed InternationalMadison Community FoundationMadison Gas & Electric Foundation IncMadison Golden K Kiwanis ClubMeicher CPAs & Associates LLPMeuer Art & Picture Frame Co.Middleton Art & FramingMonona State BankNorthern Capital Management LLCPhoenix Consulting, Inc.Sinsinawa Dominicans, IncTh ompson Investment Management LLCTown of Westport

United Way of Dane CountyUnity Church of MadisonWisconsin Community Fund

Organizations

Many organizations sponsor events throughout the year; shown here, Dinner with the Other Disciples, March 2013.

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In Honor of Nancy MelinChris and Jon Todd

In Honor of Patricia HeinemanMary Zins

In Honor of Ray GillisJane and Ollie Ginther

In Honor of Robert LaxAnonymous

In Honor of Ruth Sweitzer-BeckmanJoanne Kollasch, OSBClaire Rich

In Honor of Tom Zanzig and Peg DaveyKatherine Davey and Alan RamseyElizabeth DaveyBarb Zanzig

In Honor of William RuckNathaniel Ruck

In Memory of Anna Ruth HaynesAnonymous

In Memory of Annette LiskaShirley Liska

In Memory of Bob FenshelJoseph Fogerty

In Memory of Camille MorfootColleen and Bill Feist

In Memory of Cheryl CowlingBerdina Padrutt

In Memory of Clarence BormannBenedictine Women of Madison, Inc.Brian and Carol GrannonCaroline BormannCaroline BormannCaroline BormannCorinne and Brian D’SilvaEllen and Chris BelleGeorge and Audrey HingerMariea and Bennie BucklinMerrill and Brenda BormannPhil and Rosemary BormannSharon D’Silva

In Memory of Conner James McCoy YoungSally and Th omas McCoy

In Memory of Dr. and Mrs. George C. SchulteLouise Johnson and Richard Russo

In Memory of Emma ParsonsBarbara Parsons

In Memory of Fred W. Pfeiff erMartin Pfeiff er

In Memory of Gerald R. BauMargaret Bau

In Memory of Dr. Jack BradtAggie and Ed SteichenAlice JensonAudrey and George HingerCarolyn Moynihan BradtCatherine Mackin McGuireDeborah Burgess RoussosElizabeth Walker GillHannah ZoldakIzina SokolongJayne Neuendorf and Al ReichenbergerJoan LundinMarianne and Steve SchlechtMary Beth Schlagheck and John MarhoeferMary Sally HarriganNancy YoungPriscilla LaufenbergRichard ChristianWarren Johnson

In Memory of James W. WhitakerFaye Whitaker

In Memory of J. Tom QuirkMary Anderson

In Memory of Jane SeagrenMalvern Seagren

In Memory of Jeff rey L. DyeLisa Dye

In Memory of Joan KellyDrina Nikola

In Memory of John Wesley WehmillerRev. Paula Wehmiller

In Memory of Julie NasholdRay Nashold

In Memory of Katie PaulEfrat Livny

In Memory of Kay ElwersSheila Harrsch

In Memory of Lawrence R. ShattuckCybelle Shattuck

In Memory of Lela Mae DidionMary Louise and Ed Peters

In Memory of Marian R. Loeffl erCharles Loeffl er

In Memory of Ms. Mary Ann FilipiakJohn and Barbara Berger

In Memory of Mike SantovecMary Lou Santovec

In Memory of Ralph ErdtmannMary Ann Erdtmann

In Memory of Richard BarberReverend Elaine Clyborne Barber

In Memory of Roberta J. BillingDavid Billing

In Memory of Ron DominiJamie Domini

In Memory of Shirley JohnsonSheila Harrsch

Sojourner Trish rests on a memorial bench overlooking the prairie, July 2013. Contact us if you would like to make a donation in memory or honor of a loved one.

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4200 County Road M • Middleton, WI 53562 • www.benedictinewomen.org • 608-836-1631

Holy Wisdom Monastery, home of Benedictine Women of Madison and a community of ecumenical Benedictine communities, weaves prayer, hospitality, justice and care for the eart h into a shared way of life .

Photos on cover at Holy Wisdom Monastery

Prayer: Hundreds of candles are lit in honor of lost loved ones during the All Souls Day Sunday worship, November 2013.

Hospitality: Th e Christine Center (Willard, WI) and Holy Wisdom Monastery (Middleton, WI) in collaboration off ered a retreat on conscious evolution led by Barbara Marx Hubbard, August 2013. Photo by Sandy Wojtal-Weber.

Justice: Sister Simone Campbell spoke to participants at a breakfast hosted by the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice, February 2013. Photo by Carlos Miranda.

Care for the eart h : Students from Edgewood High School volunteer in the prairie during their annual Edgewood in the Community day, October 2013.

Shared way of life: Benedictine Sojourners live in community with the sisters and experience a balanced life of prayer, work and study while off ering their special gifts to the community. Th e sisters wish four of the 2013 sojourners farewell, April 2014.

Photo on back

Th e eco-friendly monastery building overlooks Lake Mendota and the city of Madison. Photo by Kent Sweitzer.