Bridges

“Towards an ever-wider WE” is the theme chosen by the Holy Father for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on September 26th.

In this edition:

• Across the Airwaves… Brittany Galvin’s Initiation into Religious Life
• JPIC Committee Anti-Racism Project
• JPIC BRIEFS: Focus on Immigrants
• 20TH ANNIVERSARY 9-11 REMEMBRANCE - Bronx, NY
• SEASON OF CREATION
• NEWS FROM HAITI

Below are excerpts from reflections on Haiti that Sr. Curin wrote about arriving in Haiti and excerpts from an article on Sr. Valle written by Carina Farreras for Lavanguaria. You will want to read the full texts which are attached to the Bridges email in both English and Spanish.

On September 2nd, the 5th anniversary of the death of Sr. Isa Sola, RJM was celebrated in Barcelona, Spain, the city of her birth. The representative of her family, her brother Javier Solá, together with Miss Alejandra Ron, director of Fundacion Juntos Mejor, and Sr. Marta Guitart, RJM, Provincial Superior of Spain, organized the events.

VAYA CON DIOS, BRITTANY!

Members of the MD/DC region came together on August 19^th to bid farewell to Brittany Galvin before her departure for Spain.  They were joined by Cheryl Nichols, former RJM, whose times of service in Haiti have included a stay in the Gros Morne community, where Brittany served as a Quest volunteer.

Eleven RJM’s came together via ZOOM on August 10^th to share their reactions, questions and insights on Isabel Wilkerson’s bestselling book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

MIGRANT MINISTRY - San Diego, CA

Every day migrants arrive at the hotel shelter - 80 to 140, each in search of new life free from violence, lack of employment due to the pandemic or climate change that destroyed the land with violent storms.

As a province, we wish to take this opportunity to extend our deep gratitude to Josela Gil Navarro, RJM who served in the international community in Port-au-Prince and who recently returned to Spain.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF 2021 MINISTRY GRANTS

Joan Mumaw, IHM, President and Chief Administrative Officer, Friends in Solidarity, Inc.:

Please see Joan’s letter attached to this edition of Bridges.

Barbara Buckley, RSM on behalf of the Solidarity Teacher Training College in South Sudan:

REMEMBRANCES

Members of the province were saddened this past week with the news of the death of Sister Nazareth Ybarra in Madrid, Spain.  Although many knew that her passing was imminent, there was a keen sense of loss as this vital woman left us to go home to God.