Franciscan Sisters TOR Community News

March & April 2009

SPRING!
Spring has come here on our grounds and it is beautiful! This will be one of the last pictures of our monastery in the springtime without a large chapel next to it. Groundbreaking is May 2nd and all are welcome!

Missions!

Some of our Sisters accompanied Franicscan University students on their spring break mission trips. Sr. Carrie Ann went with students to a North Dakota indian reservation (bootom left) and Sr. Miri Francesca stayed in the local Steubenville area with students that wanted to help the local people (bottom right)

Sr. Carrie Ann playing the flute

Sr. Miri Francesca with students in downtown Steubenville

Sr. Therese Marie and Sr. Joan Paule went to Florida State University and are pictured below on a vocations panel with the Brotherhood of Hope. They also gave a retreat to the women students. Three sisters gave a parish mission in West Virginia. Sr. Mary Catherine is pictured here playing with the school children from the parish

vocation panel at Florida State University

Other Happenings!

Sr. Della Marie received an award from the Knights of Columbus for her dedication to the people in the local area. Sr. Della Marie receiving the award

April 17th-19th we had women come for a Vocation Discernment Retreat. retreat guests with Sisters

Sr. Mary Markita gave a talk at the Fr. Michael Scanlan retreat at Franciscan University. Sr. Mary Markita with Fr. Michael

Our novices and Sr. Anne Marie gave a retreat to college students in the Marietta area. They are pictured with the students below.

Upcoming Events:

May 2nd: Groundbreaking for our new chapel and Open House at our Monastery

May 20th- 27th: Retreat

June 1st-5th: Community time together at Alverno (Capuchin Retreat House)

June 7th-9th: Fr. Timothy Gallagher workshop on Ignatian Rules of Discernment

Sisters attending and speaking at the youth conferences at Franciscan University in June and July

June 12th-27th: Three sisters attend school for spiritual direction in Clearwater, FL

July 15th-17th: Religious Sisters Conference at Franciscan University

HOME VISITS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER!

September 11th and 12th: Eucharistic Congress sponsored by the CMSWR in Washington, D.C.: Click here for more info: Eucharistic Congress

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