St. John's Priory, Community of Christ the Sower, North America
St. John's Priory, Community of Christ the Sower, North America

Chapel exterior, garden bench, and praying statue
Priory sisters

Greetings! Grace and Peace and Joy be with you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

We are pleased for the opportunity to introduce you to St. John's Priory and The Community of Christ the Sower, North America. We are an Anglican House of Prayer, tracing our spiritual origins to 1626 and the community founded by Nicholas Ferrar in Little Gidding England.

St. John's Priory is one of several local cells for the Community of Christ the Sower, which is located in Northern California. We are a contemplative community in the Benedictine tradition consisting of a small chapel and gardens within an enclosure wall.

We pray that the Lord will richly bless you for your interest in us, and that your time spent here will be spirit-filled and fruitful.

We invite you to view our website and get to know us better.

We invite you with the words of our Lord, "Come and see!"


Gabrielle Benedicte, CCS/N.A.

Joy Anselm Ware, CCS/N.A.

Priory sisters