Sister Scarlet Billows
Mistress of the Purse
Scholarship Committee Chairnun
Merchandising Committee Chairnun
What is your full Sister name?
Sister Scarlet Billows Start To Spread
Date you joined the order?
Sainted by the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in 2005.
Declared Aspirancy for the order at the April 2008 General Meeting.
Black-veiled at the April 2009 General Meeting.
Date of birth?
December 15
Home town?
Rochester, Minnesota
When did you discover your calling?
My grandfather sold a huge piece of property with a quarry, running streams and an apple orchard to the Catholic Church. The Church raised an enormous motherhouse from the beautiful indigenous golden rock and fenced the entire property. The window in my bedroom faced the hill atop which sat the motherhouse, and as a young girl I would watch the sisters walking the perimeter during their daily meditation. This made me think living with women doing service for the greater good would be an awesome life, and an excellent way to circumvent the whole husband & giving birth thing! I was crushed to learn you had to be a catholic. After that I wanted to be a fireman & hangout playing poker… Later in life I was bewitched by Sister Sparkle Plenty and Sister Vesta Rose when they manifested at the Little Yellow Schoolbus fundraiser for art & music in the schools. They completely bedazzled me with their style & grace, and I’m certain the straight folk who’d probably never spent a lot of time around gays before were similarly smitten. I knew the kind of outreach they were doing was priceless and RRSPI was an organization I wanted to support. I followed the sisters for the next few years but didn’t do more than attend events because I was a hopeless workaholic at that time.
Big Sisters/Mother in the order?
My Mother is Sister Claire Voyante; My Big Sisters are Sister Ida Claire and Sister Evelyn Carnate.
Sister Vesta Rose of the Berlin house is my Auntie!
Sister Sparkle Plenty is my other Auntie, Great-grandmother & inspiration!
Religious beliefs (if any)?
Taoist, Shintoist and the rest remains to be seen.
Goals and aspirations?
To work in the community to help kids programs and environmental programs, and any other organization requesting help.
Favorite Quotes ...
I am one with the tao.
I am a money magnet (used for fundraising manifestations).
Renounce useless guilt.
Are ya thirsty?
Rules By Which Scarlet Billows Lives:
There’s always a way, so keep trying.
Always leave your number if you get an answering machine - even if you’re sure they have it.
Look at the Big Picture and always work for the greater good.
Go straight from problem to solution.
Be balanced and pick a good font!