12 July 2017 By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ June 21st marks Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. The other half of our planet will move into winter then, but for those who share my half, we’ve already had proof that we’re headed to heat. (E.g., In mid-June Oman’s highest temperature for the day touched 49 ˚C […]
2017-2020 African Province Leadership Announced
21 June 2017 Recently the Society of the Holy Child Jesus appointed a new African Province Leadership Team. Philomena Aidoo, SHCJ, was reappointed as the Leader of the Society’s African Province. Her team members will include Martha Attakruh, SHCJ, (reappointment), Justina Chikezie, SHCJ, Helen Ebede, SHCJ, Oyidu Okwori, SHCJ, and Antoinette Opara, SHCJ (reappointment). Installation […]
Surgeons Inspire Students at Washington School for Girls
21 June, 2017 Sr. Mary Bourdon, RJM, Head of School, Washington School for Girls (WSG) Washington School for Girls is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Our Seventh Grade science classes were recently treated to a visit from six highly-skilled female surgeons from the Inova Health System of Northern Virginia. […]
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at Apley Grange
14 June 2017 Many SHCJ and friends recently gathered at our care home Apley Grange in Harrogate, England to rejoice with sisters Oswin Marsh, Mary Lalor, Helen Forshaw and Margaret Mary Somerville on their diamond jubilee (60 years). Monsignor Pat Hennessey celebrated the Mass. The Apley Grange staff left no stone unturned to make the […]
African Sisters Education Collaborative
31 May 2017 The African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) was established in 1999 by four Catholic universities in the U.S. and their congregations to support the education of African women religious Society of the Holy Child Jesus (Rosemont College) Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill College) Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of […]
Report: Economy at the Service of Mission
30 May 2017 Recently, Holy Child Sisters Oyidu Okwori, Angela O’Connor and Carol Ann Knight joined 140 women and men from 42 religious congregations for the SEDOS seminar ECONOMY at the Service of Mission. There were five speakers and a team of panelists from each of the five continents. SEDOS is the organization Service of […]
Watch: Playwright’s Presentation About ‘Waltz With Me’
9 May 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 and School of the Holy […]
Cornelia Connelly’s Descendants Visit Mayfield
3 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 […]
Meet Sr. Cathy and Sr. Helen of SC LAMP
3 May 2017 Diana Pinto, Executive Director, South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (SC LAMP) This time of year reminds me to take a moment and reflect on all the good which surrounds me. After working at South Central LAMP for eight years, because of two incredibly inspiring women with whom I have worked, I […]
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 and School of the Holy […]
