Community of St. John Baptist

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The Community of St. John the Baptist (CSJB), also known as the Sisters of Mercy, or formerly Clewer Sisters, is an Anglican religious order of Augustinian nuns.

The community was founded in England in 1852 by Harriet Monsell (the first Superior), a clergy widow, and Thomas Thellusson Carter, a priest at Windsor. The purpose of the order was to help marginalised women - mainly single mothers, the homeless and sex trade workers - by providing them shelter and teaching them a trade. The work of the sisters expanded to include administering and working in orphanages, schools, convalescent hospitals, soup kitchens, and women's hostels. The present house is located iat Begbroke, near Oxford. The community expanded to the United States in 1874 where work was needed amongst German immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. The American Mother Hoyse was eventually established at Mendham, New Jersey. Work in New York was ended in 1976 but a small house has again been opened there in 2007.

Apart from ministries of social aid and assistance, members of the order live a life of prayer, and operate retreat facilities as well as providing retreats and spiritual direction. In these endeavours, they are guided by the Augustinian Rule's emphasis on community spirit.

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Anglican Religious Communities Yearbook: 2004-2005. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2003.

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