Benedictine

Following a fire in 1920 that destroyed St. Mary’s Church in St. Cloud, it was rebuilt at a new location and became St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Sister Mary Jane (John Marie) Slaney, 96, died at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud, June 18. A private service will take place at St. Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, on June 22. A memorial Eucharist will be celebrated at a later date.

To create a calm environment for online learning, Benedictine Brothers Lucian Lopez and Richard Crawford have teamed up to offer daily morning prayer and meditation. 

Benedictine Sister Ione (Jeffrey) Jesh, 82, died at St. Cloud Hospital Sunday, Feb. 9. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, with burial in the monastery cemetery.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Sacred Heart Chapel at St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph. Burial of the cremated remains will be in the monastery cemetery. Visitation will be the Sacred Heart Chapel Gathering Place beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday. A prayer service will also be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the chapel.

Benedictine Sister Helenette Baltes, 104, died Jan. 2 at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 8, at the Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, with burial in the monastery cemetery.

Benedictine Father Chrysostom Andrew Kim, 92, died Dec. 17 in the retirement center at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Dec. 21, at 10:30 a.m. in St. John’s Abbey and University Church with interment in the St. John’s Cemetery.

Benedictine Father Corwin John Collins, 89, died July 25 in the retirement center at St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, July 31, at 3:30 p.m. in St. John’s Abbey and University Church with interment in the St. John’s Cemetery.