Mr. Sean Glenn (’13) joins in developing Haven Religious Community
The following is an excerpt from The Living Church article by Greta Gaffin (’23, ’28), “Three Members Form a Nascent Religious Community,” published on January 1, 2025. Click here to read the full article.
“Haven Religious is an emerging religious 
community in Hartford, Connecticut that hopes to provide active service to the church and the city. There are three members: the Rev. Marta Rivera Monclova, Gregory Simmons, and Sean Glenn. Rivera Monclova and Simmons are novices in the Order of the Body of Christ, a traditional vowed religious community that exists within Haven.
Rivera Monclova is the leader. She wants to create something she sees as not prominent within the Episcopal Church: active religious life. ‘We’re very inspired by the early Victorian sisterhoods, who often were just women who started living together in a house and serving the church,’ she said.
The community uses the Carmelite Rule of St. Albert, because it was written for a group of hermits who wanted to unite into a more corporate life. Because members can pursue different ministries, as opposed to having one shared apostolate, they felt like a rule emphasizing individual discernment and spirituality would work best. The community shares in daily Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, acknowledging that sometimes ministry needs mean someone cannot attend.”