During this last month, July, in Jean Rabel, we have been very busy. Sister Nazareth and the woman in the atelye have been working as always and have had some formation about domestic violence. We have had also two new summer camps.
Our Plainville community had an in-house vacation last week. Each weekday offered a special activity sponsored by one of our members.
On August 5th, Srs. Carmel Ethier, Lina Lavoie, Therese Picard and Diane Dube attended the final Mass at St. Bernadette's Church in Fall River.
Here are the smiling faces of the 300 campers who attended Camp Claudine this July.
This video was created by some of the 260 young people from 23 counties, who attended the International JM Youth Encounter in Lyon, France from July 19-22, 2018, as part of the RJM Bicentenary celebrations.
'For the one who remains with Christ, nothing is lost' Aware of this, I support myself on Him to discover every day to what He is inviting me to live, especially during these past days with the news of the arrival to the Father’s Home of two members of my family.
Alumni, relatives, friends and benefactors of the Religious of Jesus and Mary are invited to pray and celebrate with us as we conclude our Bicentennial Year at the city of our first foundation in the US.
Birth: August 26, 1934
Profession: August 14, 1956
Death: July 14, 2018
It was a simple and pleasant 80th Anniversary Celebration for the Joan of Arc Residence, in San Diego, CA on June 30!
In this issue, on the third anniversary of the issuing of Laudato Si’, we report on many of the Haiti Mission projects, pairing them with quotes from Laudato Si’.
Our country, our CA community of different faiths, different colors, different cultures, young and old from near and far - some from Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego - all gathered this Friday night and Saturday in various parts of San Diego to show solidarity and compassion with the immigrants especially the children.
Pamela Johnson, Chair of the Board of Directors, awarded the Sr. Mary Bourdon Leadership Award at the Washington School for Girls graduation ceremony, on Friday June 15th, saying:
As a co-founder of WSG and former Head of School, Sr. Mary Bourdon provided WSG with outstanding and steadfast leadership for twenty years. The Sr. Mary Bourdon Leadership Award honors a WSG graduate who best exemplifies Sr. Mary’s generosity of heart, determination, and tireless commitment to community.
At the recent General Conference in Rome (May 24-30), RJM from all parts of the Congregation met to discuss the Global Apostolic Plan.
At the Atelyer Thevenet, we do not work all the time. We also have some fun times!
Tee Shirts For Soccer Finals – Roger Jean, (aka Tiden), our friend and long-time main driver, unloaded the parish twinning program sea container yesterday and this morning the truck was unloaded here in Gros Morne and in Garcin. Our yearlong QUEST volunteer, Sofia Pascual, who started the after school sports program, brought the tee shirts to the boys' final games today.
Last week we had the feast to celebrate the end of this year in the women’s sewing workshop, Atelier Thevenet!
Claudine’s religious vocation was born in the midst of war, violence and persecution. My religious vocation emerged in a country where violence, in the name of religion, is an acceptable and commendable fact.
Veterinary technician Songé Sengela stands 5-foot-nothing, but she is a force of knowledge. She is certified by the Ministry of Agriculture to treat chickens, cats, dogs, donkeys, horses, goats, and cows.
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is deeply troubled by the decision of the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 57,000 Hondurans.
Birth: June 10, 1918;
Profession: August 24, 1938;
Death: May 4, 2018