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Summer singles ministry outreach

The sisters of Charity New York are offering another summer outreach/service experience June 1-9, 2013. The goal of Charity in the City 2013 is to assist families in the mid-island section of Staten Island who are recovering from Superstorm Sandy and help with beach clean-up. Participants will stay at a parish house in Tottenville with [...]

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Blisters for Sisters!

In the category of imaginative slogans… “Blisters for Sisters”! A large group of Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and Associates participated in the annual Blisters for Sisters in the Kansas City area on Saturday, May 4. They are pictured here at Church of the Nativity, Leawood, Kansas. The annual Blisters for Sisters Walk recognizes women in [...]

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Sisters of Charity on 60 Minutes TV

60 Minutes, profiled the work of billionaires with the Sisters of Charity New York in what we now call systemic change. The Robin Hood Foundation has provided significant support for NY Sisters of Charity POTS program. Part of the Solution (POTS) is a program widely recognized for its unwavering commitment to addressing root causes of [...]

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Company of Charity Formation Personnel

Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Host Conference for Formation Personnel The 2013 annual meeting of the Company of Charity Formation Personnel (CCFP) was hosted by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill at the Bishop Connare Center in Greensburg, PA, April 3-7. The final Saturday session and the closing Sunday Eucharist took place at [...]

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Sisters and Daughters of Charity – why?

March 25 th marks the 163rd anniversary of the union of Mother Seton’s Sisters of Charity with the Daughters of Charity. For more on the history and the difference visit this post from the Provincial Archives of the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg. This year Daughters of Charity  will be celebrate on April 8th outside of [...]

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How to celebrate 200 years!

If you want to see how a 200th birthday celebration can be done  read the just released issue of The Journey of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. (pdf) Related FAMVIN Posts:Justice Concerns – Sisters of Charity NazarethSisters of Charity NovicesNazareth Charities vs. traffickingSCN Weekly Justice highlightsSCNs intern at United Nations

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From ruins to rebirth – St. Joan Antida

Vinformation presents the sixth  in its monthly series on the Year of Faith In Vincentian Family Perspectives… St. Joan Antida. Learn of her fascinating journey in the wake of the French Revolution. Jeanne Antide found in the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul a community that combined prayer, community living, and ministry to the [...]

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Justice Concerns – Sisters of Charity Nazareth

Good News: February 28 saw the Violence Against Women Act (Senate version) passed by the House of Representatives. Please thank representatives who voted for the bill, or express your opinion to those who did not. You can find an alert and message for editing, tailored to the way your representative voted here. Promoting Peace: Urge President Obama and [...]

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Change it up for Lent!

Change it up for Lent” writes S. Janet Gildea in introducing the March issue of e-voc from the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. Lent is our annual opportunity to plow up the fields of our spiritual life. After the months of ordinary time and a hope-filled season of Advent and Christmas, it is time to dig [...]

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Sisters of Charity Novices

Sister Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN President received the first vows of the Novices, Anita Murmu, Hema Santhosa, Jonice Lepcha, Kalpana Kerketta, Mansuri Kujur, Maya Amolik, Nirmala Diggi, Prashanti M. and Sushanti Xaxa on March 2 in Mokama, India.  Father Alywn D’Souza, SJ, Parish Priest of Mokama concelebrated the Eucharist with six other priests. Sister Mary [...]

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