 Any woman who feels called to join the sisters must first apply to the order and then make several visits.Then she becomes an aspirant, then a novice, then makes promises to live as a junior sister for a few years before taking life vows.The Sisters of the Church are supported by an international network of associates, who pray for the sisters and give financial and other support for their ministries, which include parish and retreat work, counselling and the only centre in the Solomon Islands for abused women and children at Tenaru.