Events and Happenings

“Things are going very well here, we live on the edge of the wildlife reserve, and the hippos roam the neighborhood at night, I wake to the sounds of the guinea fowl or the cries of the bush babies.  It is an “insect enriched environment” with no screens on my windows I have no idea what…

Sr. Bernadette Mackay, OSU was recognized in December for 25 years of devoted service to the Orlando Diocese as Director of the Mission Office.   Congratulations to Sr. Bernie!

Sr. Maureen Welch, OSU, is in the midst of her immersion experience in Thailand and Cambodia en route to the Enlarged General Meeting in North Sydney, Australia next week.  This is an update on her travels to Cambodia. “Today we not only visited but travelled the roads and bridges our “Roads to Learning” funds helped…

Sr. Maureen Welch, O.S.U. is in the midst of her immersion experience in Thailand which is a prelude to her participation in the Enlarged General Meeting (EGC) in early October.  (See post from earlier this week).  She, along with Sr. Jane Finnerty, O.S.U., are going to update us as they can with photos, reflections, etc….

Sr. Jane Finnerty, O.S.U., Provincial for the Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province, leaves Sunday, September 18, 2016 for the Enlarged General Council (EGC) in North Sydney, Australia.   The theme of the meeting is:  “From exclusion to encounter:  As daughters of Angela, empowered and transformed by the Holy Spirit, how do we open our…

Left to right: Cathy Rowan, Chair of the Board of the Leviticus Fund, Pat Russell, OSU, Maureen Welch, OSU, Geraldine Kennedy, OSU, Jane Finnerty, OSU and Greg Maher, Executive Director of the Leviticus Fund.   On May 25, at the Annual Meeting of the Leviticus Fund, Cathy Rowan, Chair of the Board of the Leviticus…

In 2015 Ursulines celebrate the anniversary of religious profession of eleven sisters. It is a time to rejoice with them on their years of dedication and with gratitude for their service, in various forms, to the people of God. The following Ursulines are celebrating their Jubilees in 2015: 70 Years Anne Curry First Profession –…