INSIDE THIS ISSUE 3 SCNs Celebrate New Book 4 Providing Leadership for Education in Belize 5 Sister Rebecca Retires from Sister Visitor Center
Celebrating 200 Years in 2012
6 Teaching Life Lessons 7 SCN Family Member Marks 50 Years 9 From Victim to Advocate 11 Girl Up 12 Lessons in Building Bridges COVER STORY: 13 Botswana Bound: Volunteers Take Trip of a Lifetime 15 Nazareth Welcomes New Campus Director
New Director Joins Camp Maria
16 SCN President Receives Honorary Doctorate
Presentation Celebrates 180th Anniversary
Vincentian Academy Appoints New President
17 Highlights 19 Journeying On 21 Memorial/Honorary Donations
This December the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth kick off a series of celebrations to mark the bicentennial of the Congregation. As SCNs stand on the cusp of their third century of ministry, they celebrate a journey of faith over hundreds of years, looking toward the future with confidence in God’s call. Throughout the world, SCN family members are involved in diverse ministries, meeting needs in health care, education, social services and pastoral ministries. Just as Mother Catherine Spalding, the SCN foundress, has been recognized for visionary leadership, Sisters approach ministries today with that same mindset, with an eye on the needs of the times and the needs of the future.
As the third Congregation of women religious founded in the United States, SCNs celebrate with gratitude, giving honor to a strong heritage of fidelity and service. Rooted in Nelson County, Ky., SCN ministries now embrace the world. Today, there are Sisters and Associates in the U.S., Belize, Botswana, Africa, Nepal, and across India. A prelude to the official bicentennial celebrations took place in July at Nazareth, Ky., to mark the 170th anniversary of Bishop David’s death. Bishop Jean Baptiste David is recognized as one of the cofounders of the SCN Congregation, along with Mother Catherine. During her opening remarks, Susan Gatz, SCN, emphasized how Bishop David and Bishop
ON THE COVER: Patricia Huitt, SCN, offers communion to those gathered in a home in one of the villages of Botswana. She is one of the original pioneers who traveled to Botswana 11 years ago to start SCN ministries in Africa. 1
Jerry Hurst and Spalding Hurst, together designed and created the frame and print of the Congregation’s founders.
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