Charity Family COMMUNITY WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATES Congratulations to Jenny Brady, who made her initial commitment as an Associate in Mission with the Sisters of Charity on Sunday, Aug. 13 in the Motherhouse chapel. In June, Ione Klekamp and Kate Lears also celebrated their commitments as SC Associates. In addition, Associate Kay Clifton made her lifetime commitment during the June celebration at the Motherhouse while Alaska Associate Eileen Casey made her lifetime commitment in front of fellow Associates and S. Dee Sizler in Alaska on June 11.
Associate Jenny Brady (center) with Sisters Louise Akers (left) and Louise Lears.
DEEPER INTO THE DIVINE MYSTERY Associate Eileen Casey (front row, right) made her lifetime commitment to the Community in June.
In June 2017, Sisters and Associates entered Deeper into Divine Mystery as the Community of Charity. S. Janet Mock, CSJ, guided them in the five-day retreat, using contemplative dialogue, and offering Scripture, story and contemporary readings. S. Janet led participants to look at how the vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience help them to move more deeply into relationship with the Divine.
(From left) Associates Kay Clifton, Ione Klekamp and Kate Lears.
REMEMBERING THE ANGELS OF THE BATTLEFIELD In August, the Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) Association dedicated an interpretive marker commemorating the work of the Sisters of Charity who served there as Civil War nurses in 1862. Twenty Sisters of Charity traveled from the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse to attend the ceremony. VINCENTIAN FAMILY CELEBRATES 400TH ANNIVERSARY Sisters of Charity President S. Joan Elizabeth Cook (right) was one of the 40 SC Federation members attending the Vincentian Family Symposium in Rome, Italy, in October celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Charity charism. S. Joan had the privilege to be one of 50 Papal Greeters during an audience with the Pope in St. Peter’s Square.
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