On January 27, 2023, Sister Marie-Norma Gallant was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island acknowledged Marie-Norma’s 70 years of dedication to her community, empowering persons of all ages for a better quality of life.
January 12, 2023 was a special day for Holy Angels and St. Theresa’s group in Sydney, N.S., Beverley was welcomed as a journeying Associate. She was presented with the Brave Beginnings Book by Patricia Simpson, CND, and a journal from her mentor Theresa. Theresa will guide Beverley through the steps prior to making her Commitment to become an Associate. Beverley is a former student of the Congregation de Notre-Dame and is devoted to St. Marguerite. She has also volunteered with the Associates at the Fortress of Louisbourg at the exhibit of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys. Our prayers follow Beverley on this journey.
To celebrate our 40th Anniversary and respond to the call to live interculturality and collaboration, the Associates of Toronto and Beyond collected funds from Central Visitation Province which were sent to Kumbo, Cameroon. Today we are pleased to share these pictures showing how the $1,750 donation is being used to support the work of the Rural Transformation Centre in planting indigenous trees which protect water levels. The OK Clean Water Project worked with the RTC before its closure and so it is wonderful to see our Congrégation de Notre-Dame legacy living on in another way.
