a girls' school in Sewanee—St. Mary's Preparatory School for Girls—which closed at the end of the 1967-1968 school year. The school is now a retreat center for individual and group retreats, in addition to hosting presentations on contemplative prayer. The convent and the retreat center are located near the campus of the Sewanee: The University of the South. The sisters say the office from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, in addition to a daily mass, every day except Monday, which is the sisters' Sabbath. Western The Western Province sisters pursue individual ministries, but are especially involved in offering retreats and spiritual direction at Mary's Margin in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. Overseas houses Malawi A branch house of the Eastern Province of the Order was established in Malawi in 2002. The initial group of Malawian sisters completed their novitiate at the American house, but now they have enough professed sisters to train novices in Malawi. They are hoping to establish a crisis nursery for babies whose parents are unable to care for them because of AIDS. They also give presentations in churches, visit the sick, lead Bible studies, preach, and work on their farm, helping other women to learn sustainable agriculture techniques. Philippines The sisters also have a mission in the Philippines, which has been in existence for over thirty years, and forms part of the Southern Province. St Mary's Convent is located in the predominantly Anglican town of Sagada, Mountain Province. It is attached to the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, which belongs to the Episcopal Church in the Philippines. References Ten Decades of Praise: The Story of the Community of Saint Mary During its First Century (1865-1965) by Sister Mary Hilary, CSM. Dekoven Foundation: 1965. available online The Hidden Life PBS documentary on the Community of Saint Mary (copies available from the convent; see Website of the Community of Saint Mary, below) Anglican Religious Communities Yearbook: 2006-2007. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2005. External links Website of the Eastern Province, CSM (and Malawi). Website of the Southern Province, CSM (and Philippines). Online resources pertaining to the CSM from Project Canterbury. Documents on the Martyrs of Memphis The Rule of the Community of Saint Mary: A Study in Development by the Reverend Dr. Terrence Gleeson 2002 The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development - St. Mary's Sewanee Faithfulness and Success, 2014 interview by Richard Mammana with Mother Miriam CSM from The Living Church.