Province Gathers in the Lake District

1 June 2017 Last month, some members of the Society’s European Province assembled for holiday in the Lake District, a mountainous region in North West England. A wonderful time was had by all!

Watch: Playwright’s Presentation About ‘Waltz With Me’

9 May 2017 [arve url=”https://vimeo.com/215529116″ mode=”normal” /] British playwright Diane Samuels and research consultant Ghislaine Kenyon (alumna of Mayfield School, England) are working on a full-length play called WALTZ WITH ME, which evokes the life of Cornelia Connelly. They visited the United States in April to run workshops on the play at Rosemont College and […]

Cornelia Connelly’s Descendants Visit Mayfield

1 May 2017 By Maria Dinnendahl, SHCJ Recently, some of the Society’s founder Cornelia Connelly‘s family members made a visit to Mayfield, England. Charlotte Vanni d’Archirafi, the Danish wife of Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi, great-great-grandson of Cornelia’s son Frank, contacted Mayfield School and asked if the family could visit, and of course she was told that […]

An Inside Look at a New Play Remembering Cornelia Connelly

26 April 2017 British playwright Diane Samuels and research consultant Ghislaine Kenyon (alumna of Mayfield School, England) are working on a full-length play called WALTZ WITH ME, which evokes the life of Cornelia Connelly. They visited the United States in April to run workshops on the play at Rosemont College in Pennsylvania and School of […]

Earth Day Prayer 2017

April 17, 2017 By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ Forty-seven years ago (1970), the deteriorating condition of Mother Earth led to Earth Day in her honor. Begun as a secular observation, faith communities now join on this day to celebrate God’s lavish gifts and to remind us to care for them. Pope Francis’ many documents on care […]

Homily for Cornelia Connelly’s Anniversary

18 April 2017 Society of the Holy Child Jesus founder Cornelia Connelly died on this date in 1879. By Michele Puma, SHCJ The Readings in today’s Liturgy still focus on Jesus’ Crucifixion and Resurrection, we on the other hand have just experienced the suffering and death of Sister Veronica Grover and we are preparing for […]

Ceramics at Mayfield

25 April 2017 Mayfield School’s Head of Ceramics, Tim Rees-Moorlah, has written an article for The National Society for Education in Art and Design magazine about flying the flag for ceramics at a time when reduced budgets, resources and support has seen its gradual demise as a subject area in arts education. To read the article in full please […]

Holy Child European Network of Schools Holds Conference

April 5, 2017 The Holy Child European Network of Schools Conference was recently held in Blackpool with representatives from schools in Europe, North America and Africa attending. The conference was officially open with welcome and prayer by Monica Matthews, SHCJ and Judith Lancaster, SHCJ. The conference delegates had sessions in groups for discussions. They then […]

New European Province Leadership Appointed

31 January, 2017 Please help us congratulate the newly-appointed leadership team of the European Province! The team consists of sisters who provide a pastoral ministry of love and service, combining spiritual leadership and administration. The team members who will take office in May are: (front row l to r) Jean Newbold, Anne Stewart and Carmel […]