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.