ANNUAL REPORT

When women find the Companions, many say, they find they have come
home. There are not many places in our fractured world where women
can bring their whole selves, but this is indeed what Companions find in
our chapters, in our conferences and retreats, in our online meetings for
daily prayer or study.

We are a community gathered first around our vows of intercessory
prayer—prayer shaped by concerns for thanksgiving, simplicity of life,
social justice, peace and the common humanity of all God’s people. These
concerns form the wellspring of opportunities for learning and formation
that we offer to people beyond our Society.

Our Annual Report details the conferences we organized: about building
a just society or delving more deeply into the spiritual life, about finding
connections with the natural world as ways to restore and rebuild God’s
creation. Twice each summer, we hold a School for Spiritual Direction,
training a growing community of guides and soul friends across the
country. Every month Companions gather in our local chapters, our base
communities of friendship and support—places of conversation and
inspiration. A glance at our list of books read and films watched
underscores that our concerns for the well-being of the world arise from
our daily prayers.

Companions begin all our prayers with gratitude, and so we thank you
for reading this Annual Report. We are heartened that so many join us
and support us as we walk the way of the cross.

READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REPORT.

JACQUELINE SCHMITT Companion-in-Charge