URSULINE JUBILARIANS – 2014
On the anniversary of their religious profession we honor the Ursulines who have dedicated their lives to God and who have faithfully served others and the church. A celebration of their profession of the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the Eastern Province of Ursulines of the Roman Union, will be held in May….
SISTER TERESA WEED, 1921 – 2014
Sr. Teresa Weed, O.S.U.October 15, 1921 – March 28, 2014 Sister Teresa Weed, formerly known as Mother Mary Louis, died on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Calvary Hospital. Teresa was a member of the community of St. Teresa in New Rochelle. She entered the Ursulines in 1939 and made her first profession of vows…
THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER TO CELEBRATE 17th ANNIVERSARY
On April 3rd, the 17th Annual Gala Benefit Dinner will be celebrated at The Fountainhead in New Rochelle. The Adult Learning Center is a non-profit, volunteer based mission formed in 1997 by a group of Ursuline sisters. It was created to increase the economic and social empowerment of immigrants with low to moderate income through…
INVITATION TO LENTEN PRAYER
Some of the Ursuline Sisters and Associates will be meeting for Lenten prayer and reflection on March 9, 16, 30 and April 6th. These prayer gatherings will take place at the Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY from 2-4 P.M. If you are interested in attending, please respond to Jean Davide at eastprov@atgnet.com…
CANONIZATION OF MARIE OF THE INCARNATION
MARIE OF THE INCARNATION
URSULINES ELECT NEW ADMINISTRATION
Provincial Sr. Mary Sullivan opens the 2014 Chapter for the election of a new provincial and leadership team. Tellers Sr. Marilyn Muldoon and Sr. Alice Marie Giordano present ballots to Sr. Mary Sullivan and Sr. Marie Celine Miranda for tallying, while Mary Ragan, PhD, facilitator of the Chapter, oversees the process. On Saturday, February 8,…
GOD IS WITH US! HALLELUIAH!
Anne Therese Dillen, O.S.U. So much art; so much poetry; so much music–-all of it inspired by a singular happening! The Light has indeed come, placed not under a bushel basket but upon humble straw, in the form of a Child to be seen by the poor who, no doubt, sleep on straw themselves. Such…
PREPARING THE WAY OF THE LORD
Sr. Bridget Puzon, O.S.U. So many things that Jesus told us about his ways—the way of the Lord! His way is compassionate, healing, straight-talking, decisive, gentle, and above all—and at the same time—loving for all those who turn to him. So, we who can’t juggle all those things at once have choices to make this…
URSULINES HELP TO REBUILD HOMES IN NEW ORLEANS
Each year Ursulines from the Eastern Province volunteer for NunsBuild, an event hosted by the St. Bernard Project (SBP), an award-winning nonprofit organization dedicated to rebuilding communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Religious from across the country participate in construction and rehab projects in the New Orleans region. Ursulines work in teams with other sisters from…