Daughters of Charity withdraw from ministries
Daughters of Charity withdraw from ministries
According to the NCR and Catholic News Service theDaughters of Charity to withdraw from Nashville, eight other dioceses
The story reads…. “The Daughters of Charity, who first came to the diocese of Nashville in 1898 to establish St. Thomas Hospital, announced they will withdraw from the diocese in the fall of 2014.
“I have spoken at length with Sister Janet Keim, our provincial councilor, and she has shared with me the prayer and concern that have gone into this decision,” Dr. Mike Schatzlein, president and CEO of St. Thomas Health, wrote in a letter to employees. “The Daughters have carefully considered their history of service here in Nashville as well as the call they have to respond to unmet needs throughout the country.”
He said Keim explained that many factors were involved in the decision, “including the decrease in the number of sisters available to staff ministries and their confidence that there are others who can continue the works the Daughters began here in Nashville.”
“Being able to entrust the ministries to us gives the Daughters of Charity the opportunity to place the sisters where there is great need, as well as to provide sufficient numbers for their life together in each local community,” Schatzlein said.
He said that over the next several months St. Thomas officials “will be exploring this transition and the ways we will keep the presence of the sisters with us in both our spirits and our daily activities.”
Sr. Dinah White will continue to serve on the board of directors, he said. “We are hopeful that we will have sisters serving on our board long into the future.”
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The Daughters of Charity of the Province of St. Louise will continue to serve in many health care ministries and other works in 18 states, the District of Columbia and Montreal, as well as in foreign missions on every continent except Antarctica.
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