Baking Bread Together

If you like to bake. Look us over. A group of sisters and friends banned together to bake bread. It was shared by all. As you can see in the picture we had alot of fun...

Kim Becomes A Novice

On December 7th, Kim became a novice in our community. It was a joy filled evening for all of us present as she made her committment. After the prayer service we celebrated with dessert in the library. This is a picture of Sr. Annemarie our provincial to the left and Kim to the right together after our celebration.

African Sisters

We are grateful that our sisters from Tanzania arrived safely home. Something new that we are beginning to do is skype. It's so nice to see our sisters in Tanzania and speak with them at the same time. We are all set up and can't wait to skype to each other.

Sister Tadea and Valeria Visit From Africa

Sisters Tadea and Valeria visited our province for the month of October. They visited throughout the health system and our convents to share about their mission in Africa. This is a picture of their visit at Angelus community. Yes these pumpkins are from our pumpkin patch!

A Birthday Celebration!

Sr. Erika celebrated her 85th birthday with her brother, sisters and friends. Her brother came all the way from Germany to visit with Sr. Erika. Above is a picture of the two of the them together.

Bishop Lohmueller Visit

Bishop Lohmueller arrived at the provincialate to visit with our sisters. It was a joyous occasion. Everyone was glad to see him.

Jubilee!

Two of our sisters attended a jubilee mass and celebration at our cathedral in Philadelphia.
Sister Kathy Rose celebrated 25 years. Sister Alphonse 50 years. Above is a picture of Sr. Kathy Rose carrying in a candle during the entrance procession. All of us that day were celebrating in spirit with them!

More About the Pumpkin Patch

Conversations in the Pumpkin Patch
The Autumn season has now begun and it offers an occasion to remember the past months of summer. A very special experience this year was the planting of pumpkin seeds, tending the plants as they grew and finally picking the ripened pumpkins from the vine. . As we harvested the pumpkins I reflected on the process; the journey that led to this moment. I recalled the many individuals who generously donated time to plant, weed, and mulch the pumpkins - evenings, mornings, weekends, after rainstorms, in the summer heat. I am especially touched by the conversations as we worked side by side. Our awareness of migrant farmers was heightened as we wondered what it must be like to tend to orchards, vineyards and farms day after day in oppressive conditions and for long hours. Stories were shared of family events - children’s plays, graduations from high school, summer camps, family vacations. We talked of faith and prayer and our different religious affiliations and experiences. Gardeners at heart, we often discussed plant varieties and garden techniques. These conversations led to a deeper appreciation of one another, the building of relationships, a sense of community. Our conversations were like the seeds that grew into vines and produced fruit.

Farewell to Leah

Angelus Community will miss Leah. As you can see they had fun together throughout Leah's volunteer year. On July 23rd we celebrated her year of service with a farewell mass.

A Reflective Moment

This morning I began my day of ministry by bringing communion to Patients in the hospital – I find this a beautiful experience of stepping into the lives of individuals – individuals and families who are often undergoing major changes in their life because of illness, aging, and the recovery process. I just step into their lives for a moment but I am an instrument to give the gift of Jesus’ Presence that lasts forever. One woman gladly agreed to receive communion and as I held out the small host to her she pointed her finger and began to wiggle it back and forth and commanded God to take away her pain – “now listen here, you better take away this pain, I’ve been miserable . . .” Though I had to smile at her blatant request, I was deeply touched by her straightforwardness with God. “Ask and you shall receive” are the words of Jesus, and here was an individual doing just that. Her faith acknowledged the presence of God right there with her and she felt confident to make clear her needs. She is my witness to faith in Jesus’ healing presence today. Shared by Sr. Ana.

Growing, Growing and Growing...

Two weeks later,with plenty of rain, the first tender shoots spring up. You can read about and view more pictures of our pumpkin patch on our pumpkins website listed on our blog.

Pumpkin Planting Day June 13, 2009

"Grow where you are planted" are words that meant something to our volunteer farmers. It was a fun filled day of planting seeds and laughter.