SERVANTS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT INC

What SERVANTS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT INC does

Servants of the Blessed Sacrament Inc. is a US-registered nonprofit entity representing the American branch of an international Catholic contemplative religious congregation for women, founded by St. Peter Julian Eymard in Paris on July 31, 1859. The US branch operates from 101 Silver Street, Waterville, Maine, with a second community in Pueblo, Colorado, and is now (as of December 9, 2023) governed under the Province of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Vietnam. The congregation's central mission is continuous eucharistic adoration; the Waterville chapel maintains daily exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and a structured schedule of Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer, Evening Prayer, Rosary, and Mass.

The congregation's product and service offerings are mission-aligned rather than technology-driven. Its commercial line is a direct-to-parish retail operation selling Cavanagh altar breads (whole wheat, white, and low-gluten varieties in multiple sizes) via the blesacrament.org website, with UPS/Priority Mail fulfillment at customer cost plus a $1.00 handling fee. Its ministry offerings include the public chapel, the Eucharistic Association (a lay devotional program), a Religious Formation Program for prospective sisters (Postulancy through Final Vows), and a public community library of approximately 3,000 books across 13 categories at Blessedsacramentlibrary.org. Firmographics list 5 employees.

The revenue model is a hybrid of small-scale retail and donations. Self-support is generated through altar bread sales to local Catholic parishes and through donations and lay involvement via the Eucharistic Association. The entity has no disclosed funding rounds, no app, no API, no AI/ML capabilities, and operates with no proprietary technology platform. Pricing is per-unit on altar breads, with mail-based billing, and the broader congregation's international presence spans France, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Australia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Congo-Brazzaville.

Name

SERVANTS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT INC

Legal name

Servants of the Blessed Sacrament

Website

https://blesacrament.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1859

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Servants of the Blessed Sacrament Inc. is a US nonprofit Catholic contemplative women's congregation operating a public Eucharistic adoration chapel in Waterville, Maine, and selling altar breads to local parishes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Congregation Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAC

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAA

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Catholic religious congregation
• Eucharistic adoration ministry
• Altar bread production
• Contemplative community services
• Lay ministry program

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Altar Breads Sales: The congregation retails Cavanagh altar breads to local Catholic parishes. They offer whole wheat, white, and low gluten varieties in various sizes. Distribution is via UPS or Priority Mail with shipping costs passed to customers plus $1.00 handling fee.
2. Donations and Support: The community accepts donations and support from the public. The altar breads distribution contributes to their self-support along with the involvement of the laity in the Eucharistic Association.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Servants of the Blessed Sacrament Inc. is a Catholic contemplative religious congregation that runs a public chapel with continuous eucharistic adoration in Waterville, Maine (and Pueblo, Colorado), and retails Cavanagh altar breads (whole wheat, white, and low-gluten communion wafers) to Catholic parishes to support the congregation's self-funded ministry. It also operates the Eucharistic Association for lay members, a religious formation program for prospective sisters, and a public library resource.

Product overview

SERVANTS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT INC is a Catholic contemplative religious congregation offering a portfolio of spiritual products and services centered on the Eucharist. The core offerings include a public Eucharistic Adoration Chapel with continuous Blessed Sacrament exposition, and an Altar Breads retail line (Cavanagh communion wafers in whole wheat, white, and low-gluten varieties sold to parishes). The congregation also operates the Eucharistic Association, a lay ministry program inviting members into shared prayer life and witness, and maintains a Religious Formation Program with staged vocations (Postulancy through Final Vows). A public library resource at Blessedsacramentlibrary.org provides 3,000 books across 13 categories for spiritual development. These products and services are interconnected through the congregation's mission of Eucharistic adoration and evangelization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Altar Breads (Cavanagh Communion Wafers)
• Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Public chapel offering continuous eucharistic adoration with scheduled communal prayer services (Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer, Evening Prayer, Rosary, and daily Mass). Open to visitors seeking prayer, contemplation, and spiritual connection.
• Eucharistic Association A lay association that invites members to center their lives on the Eucharist, participate in prayer through the Liturgy of the Hours, and witness to Christian transformation through adoration and apostolic love.
• Religious Formation Program Formation program for women considering consecrated life as Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, consisting of Postulancy (6 months to 2 years), Novitiate (2 years), Juniorate (3 to 6 years), and Final Vows, with live-in visits and individualized formation.
• Blessedsacramentlibrary.org (Community Library) Public community library containing approximately 3,000 books across 13 categories, offered to support people's spiritual growth.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Province of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in VietnamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2023On December 9, 2023, the Waterville sisters formerly part of the American province became part of the Province of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Vietnam. The two communities have been journeying together for years, with sisters from Waterville first supporting the younger province in Vietnam and more recently with Vietnamese sisters coming to aid the aging sisters in Waterville. The Vietnamese sisters arrived in Waterville about seven years ago to help support the aging community and continue the mission of adoration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Monastery of the Holy Spirit (Conyers, GA): Trappist monastery that produces and sells altar breads alongside other religious goods to support its contemplative community. Comparable as another monastic community monetizing a parish-facing altar bread line to self-fund prayer life.
• Cavanagh Company: Manufacturer of the Cavanagh altar breads that Servants of the Blessed Sacrament resells to parishes. Directly comparable as the upstream producer of the same niche liturgical product sold into the Catholic parish channel.
• Our Lady of the Angels Monastery: Poor Clare monastery that produces and distributes altar breads to parishes nationally. Comparable as a contemplative women's religious order with a near-identical altar bread distribution model.
• Abbey of Regina Laudis (Bethlehem, CT): Benedictine monastery of women that produces altar breads and other liturgical products. Comparable as a contemplative women's religious community operating a niche altar bread business to support its prayer mission.
• Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration: Enclosed Franciscan women's contemplative order centered on perpetual eucharistic adoration. Comparable as a contemplative women's religious community whose mission and ministry overlap closely with the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament.
• St. Meinrad Archabbey: Benedictine monastery producing altar breads and offering retreat/formation programs. Comparable as another monastic community monetizing altar bread production alongside contemplative and formation ministries.

Broad incumbents

• Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SS.S.): Separate congregation also founded by St. Peter Julian Eymard, focused on the Eucharist. Comparable as a sibling organization sharing the same founder and eucharistic charism but operating as a broader pastoral/priestly congregation rather than a contemplative women's community.

Emerging players

• Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Contemplative women's Carmelite congregation offering eucharistic adoration and retreat ministry. Comparable as another contemplative women's order with overlapping eucharistic devotion and formation programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/servants-of-the-blessed-sacrament-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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