ST. JUDE CELEBRATES WITH SCHOOL AND PARISH COMMUNITY (Illinois)

The events at St. Jude’s on January 12^th began with 12:30 p.m. Mass in the Church. The Mass was prepared by the St. Jude the Apostle School children. A simple supper was served in the school gym.

The evening included "The life of Marguerite" prepared by the St. Jude school children. The evening concluded with a special prayer prepared by the sisters in honor of St. Marguerite’s life and virtues.

 

ALMY STREET CELEBRATES (Illinois)

January 12, 2000, the 300^th anniversary of the entrance of Marguerite Bourgeoys into heaven, was celebrated at the CND residence on Almy Street in Providence.

The gathering bore the look of a new millennium - young and old, sisters and associates, men and women. Sisters from Warwick, Meader Street, and Eileen Good came; Sister Dolores Hanlon, who is hospitalized was very much present to us. In a typical CND fashion we used the gathering to have a short planning meeting for our Providence presentation by Roberta Nobleman. We are ready to open another show!

Adapting the prayer service received from the Community, we gazed upon the face of the first CND in her portrait, in each other and in the needs of the whole world. Kathleen Deignan’s Mission song flowed throughout the prayer time, focussing us in mission to gather Christ’s blood scattered around our fragile world.

Finally, we got to eat. Good food. CNDS are great cooks. And so we ate and visited and ate and visited. We like each other!