by Carrie Flemming, Donor Relations Coordinator
Thank you to all who sent donations in response to our Christmas Appeal this year. Your friendship and support is truly heartwarming. Together you donated over $60,000 to help us respond to the cries of the poor and vulnerable.
We are also excited at your response to our new Memorial and Special Intentions card packages. Since we launched last September, these cards have brought comfort of prayer to almost 400 people, and we have received over $24,000 in memory or honour of those you love. By using these cards, you share the power of prayer to the card recipient, but your gift also allows us to respond in love to those we serve. If you would like to request more card packages, click here.
We are filled with gratitude for these gifts, and remain ever mindful of the ongoing needs of our troubled world. Please continue to partner with us as we work to heal the wounds of the embittered, be peacemakers in troubled places, and bring the compassion of the One who calls us to those who need it most.
If you would like to add your support to our efforts, please visit www.schalifax.ca/donate or toll free 1-844-406-8114.
More Charity Alive – February 2021
Reflections on our Chapter Statement
Sisters Anne Harvey, Mary Beth Moore, Judith Park and Margaret Coppenrath reflect on the Chapter Statement that shapes the vision of our Congregation for the next six years.
A Post-Pandemic Church: Prophetic Possibilities
The 2020 Chapter call to “…embrace our own vulnerability, trust the presence of the Spirit …and commit ourselves to …care for one another…” had special meaning for me because it came in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as I was completing my third book on healing the Church from the wounds of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
“To be or not to be” – or to Be Transformed!
If your heart is full of faith and still fearlessly open to exploring the energy of transformation of religious life (even if we have to pass through some forms of completion), then read on!
An Associate Story: The Circle of Charity
The path I am following today I believe was influenced by my connection to the Sisters of Charity. I started as a Palliative Care volunteer at our local hospital. I was invited to join the Hospice Board six years ago.
Compelled by Love, You Responded
Please continue to partner with us as we work to heal the wounds of the embittered, be peacemakers in troubled places, and bring the compassion of the One who calls us to those who need it most.
From the Archives
A common thread in the Congregational history and charism is responding to a call to serve those in need.
Charity Alive – November 2020
Transitions
This month’s theme engages us with the theme of transition.
Introducing the Congregational Leadership Team, 2020 – 2026
Meet Sisters Joan Butler, Joan Dawber, Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, Mary Lynn Flett and Mary Anne Foster.
Celebrating Nonagenarians
Celebrating our Sisters who are over 95 who have continuously evolved over their 7 decades of service and community within the congregation.
We Remember Them
From the 1890’s to the present day, some 1070 sisters of twenty-seven different religious communities taught, nursed, cared for the children, women and men of this Diocese. That included about 167 Sisters of Charity of Halifax.
Volunteering as Election Poll Workers in New York
Given the turmoil around the upcoming election and in the nation itself, Sister Roberta Kerins and I decided to make our contribution by volunteering to be poll workers.
“Come Walk With Me”
On this 200th Anniversary of Elizabeth Seton’s death and entrance into her beloved Eternity, she invites us to spend a few moments with her in the Valley of St. Joseph.
From the Archives
As the Sisters of Charity – Halifax embark on a new transition of leadership at the end of 2020, we’re looking back at another time of change in the community.
Support the mission of the Sisters of Charity this Christmas
There are many ways to make donations part of your Christmas giving this year.