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The Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer is a Christian Community of the Episcopal Church. This is a society of Christians, ordained and lay, married, single, and celibate, of all genders and all orientations, in Communion with the See of Canterbury, who voluntarily commit ourselves for life, in obedience to our Rule and Constitution.
The primary work of the Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer is to worship God. Led by the Holy Spirit and under the guidance of our patron, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, we hold as our special ministry the renewal of the Church as the Body of Christ Redeeming God’s Creation from Sin and Death in all their forms. We do this primarily through
devotion and care for the Sacred Liturgy and other traditions of the Church;
stewardship and spiritual care of the totality of Creation, i.e. people and the land, redeemed by Christ the King from the power of sin and death;
formation of the whole person, our Community, and the Church, called to proclaim, in the power of the Holy Spirit, in word, deed, and our shared life, Christ’s redemption, to the glory of God the Father.
The Logo of the Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer
The Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer (CMMR) was formally founded in 2017 when the founders entered into a shared novitiate to learn to live under their Rule. On September 11, 2018, they took their first vows, and were clothed in the original habit of CMMR.
The Community is still very much in its infancy, and we are currently based at the Abbey of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer in Michigan City, Indiana.
We welcome people who are lay and ordained, of all genders, sexual orientations, and states of life (married, single, and celibate), all of whom want to live into CMMR’s shared vocation. Among the dreams of CMMR is to bridge the gap between traditional monastic communities and the congregational life that most Christians are accustomed to living. We will do this, in part, by establishing both “monastic houses” for residential community living, and also explore other expressions of religious life that are consonant with CMMR’s life and vision.