{"id":236,"date":"2014-06-19T15:57:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T15:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2020-07-24T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T14:38:48","slug":"american-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"American Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u201cMeet the Wants of the Age\u201d<br \/>\n<em>-Cornelia Connelly<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cornelia Connelly established a religious community that is responsive to the needs of the time, or in her words, to \u201cmeet the wants of the age.\u201d For almost 175 years, Holy Child Sisters have carried out the mission as teachers, spiritual leaders, health care professionals, lawyers, social workers, parish administrators, and pastoral care workers.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/american_ministry.jpg\" alt=\"american_ministry\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 320px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 320\/240;\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Today, Holy Child Sisters and their colleagues annually serve more than 15,000 people in the United States and Chile. The Sisters sponsor and\/or co-sponsor ministries in the American Province that focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/education\/\">education<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/social-justice\/social-justice-ministries-in-the-american-province\/\">social justice<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/spiritual-and-healing\/\">spirituality and healing<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n<p><strong>California<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Casa Cornelia Law Center, San Diego, CA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/casa-cornelia-law-center-san-diego-ca\/\">Casa Cornelia Law Center<\/a>\u00a0(San Diego)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Network of Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/holy-child-network-of-schools\/\">Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child Jesus<\/a>\u00a0(Pasadena)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Network of Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/holy-child-network-of-schools\/\">Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus<\/a>\u00a0(Pasadena)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/south-central-los-angeles-ministry-project-los-angeles-ca\/\">South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project<\/a> (Los Angeles)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>District of Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Washington School for Girls, Washington, DC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/the-washington-school-for-girls-washington-dc\/\">Washington School for Girls<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, Waukegan, IL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/cristo-rey-st-martin-college-prep-waukegan-il\/\">Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep<\/a>\u00a0(Waukegan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Network of Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/holy-child-network-of-schools\/\">Connelly School of the Holy Child<\/a>\u00a0(Potomac)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New Jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Network of Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/holy-child-network-of-schools\/\">Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child<\/a>\u00a0(Summit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Cornelia Connelly Center, New York, NY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/cornelia-connelly-center-new-york-ny\/\">Cornelia Connelly Center<\/a><a title=\"Cornelia Connelly Center, New York, NY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministry\/american-ministry\/cornelia-connelly-center-new-york-ny\/\">\u00a0<\/a>(New York City)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cristo Rey New York High School, New York, NY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/cristo-rey-new-york-high-school-new-york-ny\/\">Cristo Rey New York High School\u00a0<\/a>(New York City)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Network of Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/holy-child-network-of-schools\/\">Holy Child Academy<\/a>\u00a0(Old Westbury)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Network of Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/holy-child-network-of-schools\/\">School of the Holy Child\u00a0<\/a>(Rye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unanima-international.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNANIMA International<\/a>\u00a0(NGO, United Nations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"African Sisters Education Collaborative, Philadelphia, PA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/african-sisters-education-collaborative-philadelphia-pa\/\">African Sisters Education Collaborative<\/a><a title=\"African Sisters Education Collaborative, Philadelphia, PA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministry\/american-ministry\/african-sisters-education-collaborative-philadelphia-pa\/\">\u00a0<\/a>(Philadelphia)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Network of Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/holy-child-network-of-schools\/\">Holy Child Academy\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/hope-partnership-for-education-philadelphia-pa\/\">(Drexel Hill)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/hope-partnership-for-education-philadelphia-pa\/\">Hope Partnership for Education<\/a>\u00a0(Philadelphia)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Providence Center, Philadelphia, PA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/providence-center-philadelphia-pa\/\">Providence Center<\/a>\u00a0(Philadelphia)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/rosemont-college-rosemont-pa\/\">Rosemont College<\/a>\u00a0(Rosemont)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holychildrosemont.org\/\">Holy Child School at Rosemont<\/a>\u00a0(Rosemont)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chile\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Centro Cornelia Connelly, \u2028Santiago, Chile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/how-we-serve\/ministries\/american-ministry\/centro-cornelia-connelly\/\">Centro Cornelia Connelly<\/a>\u00a0(Santiago)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMeet the Wants of the Age\u201d -Cornelia Connelly Cornelia Connelly established a religious community that is responsive to the needs of the time, or in her words, to \u201cmeet the wants of the age.\u201d For almost 175 years, Holy Child Sisters have carried out the mission as teachers, spiritual leaders, health care professionals, lawyers, social 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