We will immerse ourselves in God’s creative energy and how it affects our lives and our place in creation. First (Ora, prayer), we will considering the Creation story and God’s unspeakable gifts to us and within us. After lunch, we will go outside for Labora (work) as you are able. Finally, we will regroup and share our reflections on the day.
This program is for anyone who is interested in in nature, creation and the environment. Families welcome if children are not too young to participate.
We will look at creation as God’s self-expression and consider our part in it. We will then break for morning praise with the Community in the chapel followed by lunch in the sisters’ dining room. After lunch, we will spend about an hour and a half working outside in the woods pulling ivy and/or preparing an area for our future labyrinth.
Facilitator
Angela Hoffman, OSB, PhD
Sister Angela Hoffman is currently the Prioress at St. Placid Priory and is very interested in our environment. She cleared the original paths on the Priory property in the 1960s and is still involved in their care. She is emerita from the University of Portland where she taught chemistry for nearly 34 years. Sister’s many interests include the beauty and joy of creation, the many ways humans are invited to serve as God’s hands and co-creators, and how all people, no matter their understanding of God, can work together to make the world a better place for all God’s creatures.… Learn more about Angela Hoffman, OSB, PhD
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Date & Time Details: Saturday April 18, 2026 10 - 3 pm
Location: The Priory Spirituality Center
Address: 500 College Street Northeast, Olympia, WA, USA
Contact: Spirituality Center
spiritualityctr@gmail.com
360-438-2595
Ora et Labora: Care for our earth
With Angela Hoffman, OSB, PhD
April 18, 2026
We will immerse ourselves in God’s creative energy and how it affects our lives and our place in creation. First (Ora, prayer), we will considering the Creation story and God’s unspeakable gifts to us and within us. After lunch, we will go outside for Labora (work) as you are able. Finally, we will regroup and share our reflections on the day.
This program is for anyone who is interested in in nature, creation and the environment. Families welcome if children are not too young to participate.
We will look at creation as God’s self-expression and consider our part in it. We will then break for morning praise with the Community in the chapel followed by lunch in the sisters’ dining room. After lunch, we will spend about an hour and a half working outside in the woods pulling ivy and/or preparing an area for our future labyrinth.
Facilitator
Sister Angela Hoffman is currently the Prioress at St. Placid Priory and is very interested in our environment. She cleared the original paths on the Priory property in the 1960s and is still involved in their care. She is emerita from the University of Portland where she taught chemistry for nearly 34 years. Sister’s many interests include the beauty and joy of creation, the many ways humans are invited to serve as God’s hands and co-creators, and how all people, no matter their understanding of God, can work together to make the world a better place for all God’s creatures.…
Learn more about Angela Hoffman, OSB, PhD
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Sisters post on our Blog monthly. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
SR. LAURA ON YOUTUBE
See Sr. Laura’s youtube channel for some of her work in “restoring women to the stories we tell.”
CLICK, TAP, OR SCAN QR CODE WITH PHONE FOR HANDY MAP & DIRECTIONS TO ST PLACID:
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