Pray With Us
135 people travelled from every province in Canada to attend Journey of Encounter, a synodal processes training event, at St. Jerome’s University, Waterloo, June 15-18. It was truly a pilgrimage of hope.
Despite its name, Ordinary Time is far from ordinary. Lasting from now until Advent, it carries us through the rest of the summer, from swim season to the start of the new school year and apple-picking to pumpkin-carving. Join us as we share Sisters Ordinary Time practices and reflections.
![Stephenson, Mrs. Charles (Grace Murray). [Emancipation Day Celebration, June 19, 1900], photograph, June 19, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth124053/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.](https://atlanticmidwest.org/files/styles/medium/public/images/post/metapth124053_m_pica05476.med_res.jpg)
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. Join us to celebrate this important day with prayer!
In Memoriam
Sister Margaret (Renate) endured many hardships as a child before becoming an SSND in 1948 in Munich. She lived and taught in England, Peru, Bolivia, and Canada. For years, Sister Margaret served as a translator for our congregation. She valued these experiences and the opportunity to go to Brazil...
Sister Ann loved singing and serving, first as a creative and talented classroom teacher and later as a Pastoral Associate, Health Care Ministry Coordinator, and Coordinator of Pastoral Visitors. In retirement, She continued to be creative and energetic, "a gentle, loving woman, kind and...
Sister Kathleen spent over 25 years at St. Jane Frances de Chantal School and parish, in Riviera Beach, Maryland. She loved people and sharing her gifts with them. She had a great wit and helped others feel at ease. When anyone visited her to catch up on her recent doings, the conversation would...
"Prayer is true heavenly food and nourishment for the soul, which will starve without it. It is a remedy for the sick who desire to recover again, joy for the afflicted, strength for the weak, medicine for sinners, delight for the just, mutual support for the entire church.”
-BLESSED THERESA GERHARDINGER
