The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Convent of the Commonwealth
Saint “Green Arrow” Joe Richards Joe helps to paint the Harbor to the Bay bike route every year and helps organize the ride. He is an active volunteer and organizer for the Lyric Theater Company (which often donates to the Sisters!). He has also helped…
Saint “Austin-tatious Accommodations, the Ursula Mer-man, Pink-Tentacled, Ooh Gurl, It’s-Only-a-Zombie, Maker of Banana Nut Muffins” Austin Friszell Austin had been a supporter of the Sisters for some time, albeit at a distance, as he was living near Hartford, CT metro area. Once he moved from…
Saint “Twisted Sister, she of the Purloined Cheese Shaker” Julie Knapp Julie, through her business, Twisted Sisters Pizza and Ice Cream in Provincetown, has taken upon herself the endeavor to help provide meals for year round Ptown residents who may not otherwise be able to…
Saint “High on a Hill” Tim McCarthy Timothy McCarthy, a prominent Outer Cape activist, filmmaker, archivist and marijuana advocate, whose films documented the LGBTQ experience across cultures and continents. McCarthy “gave everything” to causes personal to him, including his films, the LGBTQ community – both…
Saint “Angel of Hot Springs” Ruth Coker Burks Ruth Coker Burks has spent over 30 years caring for people who were abandoned by their families and neglected by medical professionals. Starting in 1984 at the height of the AIDS crisis, she befriended and cared for…