Welcome to Our New Leadership Team
We would like to welcome our new Leadership Team who began their service today, July 1, 2020. We hope God will bless them in their new roles and guide them as they lead us into our next phase.
Farewell and Thank You to Our Leadership Team
Today marks a very special occasion that our current leadership team, Sr. Jane Finnerty, OSU (center); Sr. Pat Russell, OSU (left)and Sr. Ann Peterson, OSU (right); is concluding their tenure. We will miss them as they embark on this new phase of their lives. We thank them for their many years of service, guidance and growth…
Statement of Roman Union Ursulines of the United States Regarding the Fatal Arrest of George Floyd
The video of the police brutality against George Floyd brings to focus again the reality that, as a nation, we have the urgent task of seeking justice and equality for the people of color in America. As Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union of the United States, we urge lawmakers to address systemic, race-based injustice….
Ursuline Sisters Elect Leadership Team for 2020-25 Term
The Ursuline Sisters are happy to announce the election of their Leadership Team 2020-2025. Sister Maureen Welch, OSU – Provincial; Sister Brenda Buckley, OSU – Councilor; and Sister Patricia Schifini, OSU – Councilor. The new team will take office July 1, 2020. (pictured left to right -Sr. Brenda Buckley, OSU; Sr. Maureen Welch, OSU; Sr….
“Insieme” (“Together”)
We would like to share with you this Insieme link. This link includes 101 Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union from 25 countries gathered to form a choral group to sing the song “Insieme” (“Together”). We need to all come together in unity. Enjoy this sentiment with the Ursuline Sisters from across the world.
2018 – 2019 Annual Report
Click on the below graphic for a quick preview of our annual publication. You can access a complete, digital version BY CLICKING THIS LINK.
Ursuline Sisters are participating in #GivingTuesdayNow Campaign
Contribute online or by sending a check addressed to: Ursuline Provincialate 1338 North Ave New Rochelle, NY 10801 #GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 – in addition to the regularly scheduled Dec 1, 2020 #GivingTuesday. Created as an emergency response to the unprecedented…
Feast of St. Marie of the Incarnation – April 30th
” Land of Mists” is a reflection by Sr. Martha Counihan, OSU,a Sister who celebrated her 50th Jubilee of commitment to the Ursuline Community at the onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic. As we celebrate the April 30th feast day of St. Marie of the Incarnation, I think back about a child’s book that my Ursuline…
Happy Feast of St. Angela Merici – January 27th
Happy Feast of St. Angela Merici! This year in honor of St. Angela we are designating it a reason to celebrate friendship. Don’t you love a reason to celebrate friendship? This year for our foundress, St. Angela Merici, (feast day, January 27th) we are calling on our alumnae to create a tradition to get together….
Ursuline Response to LCWR’s Call to Collaborate With Others to Establish Justice For People of Color
On Saturday, November 9th, Sr. Jeannie Humphries, O.S.U. drove Sr. May Sullivan, Sr. Jackie DaSilva and Sr. Alrie Giordano up to Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York. Founded in 2011, this farm seeks to end racism in the food system and reclaim ancestral connections to the land. The Sisters were greeted warmly and were…