other CoMMunities

Merici, Ursulines believe that every day is a journey toward God. We seek to be faithful to a daily rhythm of contemplation, community life and ministry. We dare to confront the oppression of women and to stand in solidarity with the poor. We fulfill our mission in varied works by helping people recognize and develop their gifts for the service of others. For information, please contact: Sr. Jean Hopman, OSU, sjeanosu@ gmail.com, (773) 844-0950; Sr. Elisa Ryan, OSU, elisaosu@gmail.com, (314) 825-9773; www.usaosu.org; backlitwithjoy.wordpress.com.

Code #218.

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Visitation Sisters of Minneapolis

(VHM) As Sisters of the Visitation of Minneapolis, founded in 1989, we are monastic/contemplative women who are present in the inner city to Live Jesus. We are part of a multicultural community sharing prayer, hope and God’s blessings with our neighbors--while receiving their blessedness. Our urban monastery is part of the worldwide Order of the Visitation Sisters of Holy Mary, founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal in Annecy, France, in 1610. We offer a variety of engagements for persons to respond to the Holy Spirit’s invitation to Live Jesus in an urban setting:•Vowed Religious life; •Yearly Internship opportunities for young adults to live and volunteer in the city; •Immersion experiences designed for women drawn to live in a monastic setting for six months to a year; •Visitation Companion lay community – for those committed to living Salesian spirituality wherever they reside; •Resident Visitation lay community in north Minneapolis. Contact: Sister Katherine Mullin at katherinefmullin@ gmail.com, or call (612) 636-1822. Visit our website: visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org, or FaceBook, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Code #086.

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Wheaton Franciscans The Wheaton Franciscans are the United States province of an international congregation, the Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We are a community of vowed women (Sisters) and covenant (associate) women and men, whose mission is to live the Gospel following the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, and our foundress Mother M. Clara Pfaender. Through loving presence and service we foster personal and community growth as we respond to the needs of the church and the times. As Wheaton Franciscans we are committed to living Gospel values as co-creators in the Christ mystery. We believe that through an open and grateful heart we are blessed and become a presence of blessing. There are various ways of deepening a relationship with our Community. Contact Jeanne Connolly; jconnolly@wheatonfranciscan.org; 26W171 Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187-0667; (630) 909-6600. We invite you to learn more about us on our website at www.wheatonfranciscan. org. Follow us on Facebook https://www. facebook.com/WheatonFranciscans/.

Code #087. Associate Community of the Poor Handmaids

of Jesus Christ We are baptized men and women who make a non-vowed renewable covenant with the Associate Community in the Spiritual Family of Catherine Kasper for the purpose of mutual spiritual enrichment, development of community and promotion of service. Our commitment is based on the common call of the Holy Spirit to live the charism of Blessed Catherine Kasper, foundress of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Congregation. The Associates, Fiat Spiritus Community and Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ form the Spiritual Family of Catherine Kasper. Website: www.poorhandmaids.org/associates. See our web ad at VocationNetwork.org.

Code #049.

NEW COMMUNITIES OF CONSECRATED LIFE

Fiat Spiritus Community (FS) We are a community of vowed Christian men and women who are committed to living an apostolic life. We are called to listen to the Holy Spirit through community which empowers us to discern our response to the needs of our time especially with the needy and underserved. The Fiat Spiritus Community, together with the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ and Associate Community, live the Spirit of Blessed Catherine Kasper our foundress. Contact: Brother Bob Overland, FS, P.O. Box 1, Donaldson, IN 46513; (574) 936-1726; e-mail: boverland@ poorhandmaids.org; website: www.fiatspiritus.org. See our web ad at VocationNetwork.org.

Code #049.

RESOURCES

Global Sisters Report Global Sisters Report is an independent, non-profit source of news and information about Catholic sisters and the critical issues facing the people they serve. Our network of journalists report about their lives and works, and sisters write commentary from their perspective. Visit the website at GlobalSistersReport.org and our Facebook page at Facebook.com/SistersReport. Do you know of an interesting Catholic sister, community or project we should write about? Please contact us at info@GlobalSistersReport.org. See our web ad at VocationNetwork.org

Code #476.

SECULAR INSTITUTES

Don Bosco Volunteers (DBV) Don Bosco Volunteers are consecrated lay women living the Salesian spirituality of Saint John Bosco, (Don Bosco), while fully immersed in the ordinary occupations and careers of secular society. We participate in the evangelizing mission of the Church by witnessing Christian joy and service especially to young people and those most in need. We do not live in community but share communion of life through prayer, Days of Recollection and a yearly retreat. Founded in 1917 by Blessed Philip Rinaldi, Don Bosco Volunteers are a Secular Institute of Pontifical Right for single Catholic women who are consecrated to God through the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience while maintaining their lay status within the Church and the world. Candidates must be women who have never married, be between the ages of 21-40 and who want to dedicate their life in a radical way to love of God and neighbor. Members follow a formation plan of discernment and preparation for vows, six years of temporary vows, then perpetual vows. Contact information: PO Box 334H, Scarsdale, NY 105835834; e-mail: seculardbv@aol.com.

Code #360.

United States Conference of Secular Institutes

(USCSI) The United States Conference of Secular Institutes is an association of all the Secular Institutes in the United States. Its mission is to provide education, resources, and support for member institutes, and to assist inquirers in finding the Secular Institute that is right for them. USCSI is committed to making known, understood, and appreciated the call to consecrated secularity in the Catholic Church. Total consecration to God through the evangelical counsels of poverty, celibate chastity, and obedience is the hallmark of all Secular Institutes. Institutes are for single women or for single men, and some are for diocesan priests. It is the newest and fastest-growing vocation in the Church today. For more information see www.secularinstitutes.org. Inquirers may be helped by writing to or talking with Kathy Tierney, Vocation Committee, 2021 Woodcrest Road, Indianapolis, IN 46227; 317-783-4405; desalessecular@gmail.com.

Code #147.

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Catholic Volunteer Network Catholic Volunteer Network connects passionate volunteers with dynamic programs serving around the world to foster and promote domestic and international faith-based volunteer service opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and skills. As the leading membership organization of Christian volunteer and mission programs, Catholic Volunteer Network supports and enhances the work of member organizations through volunteer recruitment, training and resources, networking opportunities and advocacy. Established in 1963, the Catholic Volunteer Network membership consists of over 200 domestic and international volunteer and lay mission programs. Each year more than 20,000 volunteers and lay missioners serve in these programs throughout the U.S. and in 112 other countries. Catholic Volunteer Network publishes and distributes RESPONSE, the most comprehensive handbook of lay mission volunteer opportunities. RESPONSE is distributed free of charge to persons interested in faith-based service and those who promote such service. Find us online at www.CatholicVolunteerNetwork.org.

See our ad on page 132. Code #483.

UK/IRISH COMMUNITIES

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