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The order is led by an elected Reverend Mother Superior, who has international responsibility for all houses and all sisters. The order is then divided into provinces, each of which has an elected provincial superior and assistant superior. While individual provinces and even individual houses may
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who in 1864 had founded the Church Extension Association. The Church Extension Association evolved into the present Community of the Sisters of the Church. Ayckbowm was the first novice of the order in 1870. Mother Emily and other women who felt called to the religious life established
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There are currently no convents of the order outside the four provinces shown above. In the past, convents have been located outside these provinces, in India, Burma, South Africa, and extensively in New Zealand.
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The Sisters of the Church are supported by an international network of associates, who pray for the sisters and give financial and other support for their ministries, which include
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in the late 19th century. The sisters have houses worldwide (see below). The order is under the patronage of St Michael and All Angels.
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between 2016 and 2018, with the new St Michael's Convent and retreat centre officially opening on the weekend of 2 and 3 June 2018.
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Any woman who feels called to join the sisters must first apply to the order and then make several visits. Then she becomes an
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which has been replicated many times over; examples of this work may be found in many Anglican churches, especially in London.
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Sister Dorina CSC was a prominent religious artist of the 1920s and 1930s who is particularly remembered for a set of
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Their most visible presence in recent years was when two sisters, one in Reeboks, sat in the sanctuary of
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Clevedon, Somerset (St Gabriel's Convent) (retreat house, and training centre for postulants and novices)
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Founded in 1870, in Kilburn, NW London, the 'original' province has convents at these locations:
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The community was constituted in 1965, the province has convents in New South Wales at
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The community was founded in 1892. In 1901 three sisters arrived from England and
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Founded in 1890 and constituted in 1965, the province has a single convent:
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set local regulations, there is a common rule of life throughout the order.
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and the only centre in the Solomon Islands for abused women and children at
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Founded in 1970 and constituted in 2001, the province has convents at:
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Tetete ni Kolivuti (the training centre for postulants and novices)
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Christian Care Centre (home for women victims of domestic abuse)
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The UK mother house, St Michael's Convent, was relocated from
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Bristol (parish work, and street ministry amongst sex workers)
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Christian religious orders established in the 19th century
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Religious orders and communities of the Anglican Communion
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Congregation of the Sisters of the Visitation of Our Lady
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Society of the Franciscan Servants of Jesus & Mary
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Community of the Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd
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Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire (St Michael's Convent)
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In addition two sisters live in Melbourne, Victoria:
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Emily Ayckbowm
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