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We are The Portland Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence, The Order of Benevolent Bliss, Inc. We are a fully professed
Order of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. As a 501(C)3 public
charitable organization, we are dedicated to the support, education,
and development of the GLBT community. The Order was founded June
18, 2005 at the beginning of Portland's Pride weekend. With
the help of our Sisters from The Abbey of St. Joan, Seattle, WA,
Portland was introduced to the Sisters during the weekend celebration.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence came into existence
Easter weekend in 1979. Four men dressed in full traditional nuns
habits went out into the San Francisco community and began what
has become the Sisters' mission. The Sisters are an order
of 21st Century nuns dedicated to the promulgation of universal
joy and the expiation of stigmatic guilt. Our ministry is one of
public manifestation and habitual perpetration. Since then,
many have heeded the calling and there are now hundreds of Sisters,
manifesting in countries all around the world.

Some say we are mocking nuns. We don't mock them, we honor them.
We are the nuns of the gay community.
We take our vows very seriously and like our counterparts,
we strive to educate, to care for the sick, and to help
others through charitable acts and fundraising.
The Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,
The Order of Benevolent Bliss are dedicated to continuing the work
started by those 4 Sisters, over 27 years ago.
The name of The Order reflects our desire to help
our community through charitable acts, community outreach,
and education; doing so, in a fashion that promulgates
universal joy.