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Bridges, May 6, 2022

On May 1st, the Marillac and Elizabeth Seton community celebrated Jubilarians - the Sisters of Charity, Marist Missionary and our Religious of Jesus and Mary.

Care for Creation at Bethany - Spring 2022

At Bethany Spirituality Center, the Religious of Jesus and Mary (RJM’s) have been working in various ways for 110 years to reflect the Goodness of God.

TODAY IS EARTH DAY! The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns has emailed Earth Day resources, saying, Earth Day is this Friday, April 22. In this season of Easter renewal, we invite you to use and share these resources to recommit to care of our Common Home.

Bridges, April 8, 2022

Saturday, April 2, the 7th grade students of Jesus-Mary experienced a time of prayer and sharing in order to better understand the message of Lent.

Bridges, April 1, 2022

WEBINAR - on Blessed Dina Bélanger, RJM

Some of us had the opportunity to follow the webinar on Blessed Dina produced by the University of Laval in Canada in conjunction with the Centre Dina Bélanger, in celebration of her 125th birthday on April 30th. The program, entitled, “Listening to Dina Belanger - What inspiration for today?” consisted of four parts.

Bridges, March 25, 2022

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION - Missionary Servants of The Most Holy Trinity

Our Trinitarian brothers marked their centennial with a celebration on March 19^th. Below is the congratulatory message sent by Sr. Margaret Perron on behalf of the province.

Bridges, March 18, 2022

MOBILE CLINIC - Jean Rabel

In the mobile clinic of Jesus-Mary of Jean Rabel, we are not stopping! In the team we have (left to right): myself, Sr. Valle Chías González-Blanch, RJM, a doctor, Sherline Petit-Homme, a nursing assistant, Celestin Cereste, who is in charge of malnourished minors, and Wadly Lordeus, the driver.

Bridges, March 11, 2022

ADIOS Y GRACIAS. . . FAREWELL TO JOAN OF ARC RESIDENCE - San Diego, CA

Eighty-four years of presence and hospitality is no small accomplishment. For the Religious of Jesus and Mary of the United States, Joan of Arc Residence in San Diego has been a beacon and home offered to thousands of women. This past week, Sr. Margaret Perron announced that the province will close this ministry, having secured a buyer for the property. A familiar but painful experience marks this termination of an era for the province, and invites us into a new future unfolding.

Bridges, March 4, 2022

WAR HITS HOME - Thevenet Montessori School

When Kindergarten student Charlotte arrived at Thevenet on Monday morning, her greeting to her teacher, Mrs. Rudiak, was “Thank you for taking care of my people.” Charlotte is Ukrainian; Mrs. Rudiak comes from Poland.

Bridges, February 25, 2022

A SAD REALITY - Jean Rabel, Haiti

Mezelia and her husband have at least five grown up children, most of whom have left their local area, seeking a better life in the capital Port-au-Prince. Both were hardworking parents trying to provide food and education for their family.

Bridges, February 18, 2022

FEAST OF ST. CLAUDINE - across the province (continued)

This week we continue learning about the Feast of St. Claudine celebrations across the province. First are Port-au-Prince photos taken by Sr. Rosario Fumanal, RJM, followed by Sr. Vivian Patenaude, RJM’s report on the celebration at the Marillac Residence in Wellesley Hills, MA.

On the right are the children and volunteers of the afterschool Pas a Pas program, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It was a lovely Mass and I dared to read and speak in Creole!

Bridges, February 11, 2022

FEAST OF ST. CLAUDINE - across the province

On February 3^rd, the Feast of St. Claudine was celebrated across the province. Below are photos of just some of the US community celebrations, followed on page 2 by a number of the celebrations held in Haiti.

Bridges, February 4, 2022

HELLO FROM THE NOVITIATE HOUSE - in Madrid, Spain

The past 5 months have been a whirlwind of learning a bit about the culture, growing in my Spanish language capacity, and getting used to the new routine. Now that I feel a bit more adjusted and survived the first semester of courses I´ve been asked to write a bit about what life is like here in the community.

Bridges, January 28, 2021

On January 24th, Global Sisters Report published an article on the situation in Haiti written by Chris Herlinger, which was submitted to us by Sr. Janice Farnham, RJM.

Bridges, January 21, 2021

Shown here are just a few of the learning environments sponsored by the RJMs. These spaces are designed to nurture the development of young children academically and physically, while also developing their character.

Bridges, January 14, 2021

December 28th was a memorable day because the Jean Rabel basketball team had invited the Mol St. Nicholas team to a friendly match! The first basketball match in many years.

Bridges, January 7, 2022

CHRISTMAS - at St. Frances de Chantal School

These cute photos are from St. Frances de Chantal School’s virtual Christmas show which was recorded and sent to parents.

The school did not have parties because of covid this year, so they did door decorating!

- Sr. Pat Brito, RJM, School Principal

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