FAMVIN News

Vincentian Academy celebrates 80 years of history this year. We remember that we are connected to a world-wide ministry of providing education to thousands of young people so that they can develop to their fullest potential. St. Vincent de Paul, patron of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, and for whom the school is named [...]

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth website  contains the following article that illustrates how knitting can be a sign of God’s love and concern.  Rosemarie Kirwin, SCN, recently shared one of her gifts in responding to a letter sent to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. The letter was sent to President Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN, [...]

National Catholic Educational Association Recognizes SCNs Each year the Secondary Department at NCEA (National Catholic Educational Association) recognizes religious Congregations with ties to Catholic education for particular milestones or anniversaries. SCNs Mary Angela Shaughnessy, Camille Panich, and Mary Elizabeth Miller attended a Dinner on Wednesday evening, April 11, during which the SCN Congregation was honored [...]

The Western Province Assembly was held this week at Nazareth. The Delegates today elected the new Leadership Team. The team will take office June 1, 2012. Elected today: Provincial – Adeline Fehribach, SCN Vice-Provincial – Rhoda Kay Glunk, SCN Vice-Provincial – Tonya Severin, SCN http://www.scnfamily.org/news/index.php?id=1669353953513572330 Related FAMVIN Posts:Vincentian Academy 80 YearsKnitting creates sign of God’s [...]

The Sisters of Charity mark 200 years of service – 1812-2012. The Journey Vol. I 2012, a publication of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is available to read online right now. Click here to read the current issue along with past issues of the magazine. Inside this issue: Bicentennial Opening Ceremony, Presentation Celebrates, Mother Catherine Banner, Stamp Unveiled at Nazareth, A Journey Back [...]

SCN Volunteer Effort Prepares for Tornado Damaged Henryville Sister Luke Boiarski writes “We went out to assess the tornado damage in Henryville, Indiana. Our workforce will begin this Wednesday with chain saws etc. Visit the site to see what they faced. Related FAMVIN Posts:Vincentian Academy 80 YearsKnitting creates sign of God’s loveSisters of Charity of Nazareth [...]

On Saturday, December 3, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth celebrated the bicentennial of the Congregation with an Opening Ritual.  Sisters, Associates, collaborators and all the SCN Family gathered from across the world, some via technology, to celebrate. View the whole archived video here. As the third Congregation of women religious founded in the United States, [...]

The Sister of Charity of Nazareth Family will celebrate their 200th Anniversary!  Hundreds of SCN family members are expected to gather here at Nazareth to mark this amazing milestone. “Today we finalized testing of our link to view our webcast so we are pleased to be able to share it with each of you.  Please know that [...]

Sister Eleanor Reunites Immigrant Families - She dreamed of entering the Foreign Service. But in the early 1960s, women weren’t admitted to Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. Undeterred, she sought another path.  She became a novitiate at the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.  Embracing their mission of social justice on an international scale, she has spent decades [...]

Artemisia is a miracle cure for malaria which is a killer disease in the area. Sister Anjana SCN cultivates artemisia around her health center in small scale to promote its use among the simple villagers who succumb to malaria in large numbers every year. Sister Anjana Kunnath, SCN, and her team demonstrated the importance of artemisia medicinal plants [...]