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A wonderful series of slideshow presentations prepared by Sister Agníeska Wójt csfn. Enjoy!
Caring for People Part 1
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Caring for people and each other
- for Families
- for the Elderly
- for Children
- for the Homeless
- How do we do it?
- In all sorts of ways ...
- ... depends on the Mission and Spirituality of the Congregation ...
- ... because everyone is UNIQUE!
Daughters of Wisdom
- Integrating Life
- Seeking wholeness and meaning?
- Looking for a spirituality that offers Wisdom to the World?
- Everything that is said of Eternal Wisdom in Creation ...
- ... is also said of Jesus in Creation!
- Yahweh possessed me (Wisdom)
- the first fruits of his fashioning before the oldest of his works. Pr 8:22
- I (Wisdom) searched for rest ...
- ... a place to pitch my tent ...
- ... I pitched my tent in Jacob Sir 24:8
- The Word became flesh ...
- ... and pitched his tent among us. Jn 1:14
- Herself unchanging ...
- ... she renews the world. Wis 7:26
- In Christ there is a new creation; the old order is gone and a new one is being born. 2 Cor 5:17
- Wisdom passes into Holy Souls ...
- ... making them friends of God and prophets. Wis 8:27
- You are my friends ...
- ... I shall no longer call you servants.
- Go out and bear fruit. Jn 15:16
- “The Lord, Master of the Universe, will prepare ...
- ... for all the peoples
- ... a banquest
- ... of succulent meats
- ... and of the finest wines.” Is 25:6
- On that day the Lord will wipe away the tears from every face ...
- ... for he has promised it! Is 25:8
- I have seen my people’s misery ...
- We, Daughters of Wisdom, are sent into a world where injustice, hunger, disbelief and other forms of alienation, exist. However, aware of the seeds of hope already present, we take an active part in the building of the Kingdom ... (RL 6)
- Creation’s global solidarity and the promise of Wisdom’s Banquest give the vow poverty its foundation and meaning.
- It is easy to verify the fact that:
- Actual economic poverty is the lot of most people in our world.
- We are living in a time of wanton destruction of our planet’s environment.
- How can we make Wisdom’s banquet a reality in our world?
- By remaining constantly aware of our fundamental poverty
- By truly living the values of sharing and holding all things in common
- By developing the art of appreciating everything in creation
- By finding ways to live in solidarity with the poor
- To live in solidarity with the poor in the struggle against destructive poverty ... (Apostolic Dimension)
- To make a genuine option for the poor:
- We do not work ‘for the poor’. We work ‘with’ them.
- We do all we can to help the poor to have their say in society and to ensure that their voice is heard.
- When something deprives the poor of their dignity, we speak out and defend.
- We need to invent new forms of commitment and action that can help the poor to take their own destiny in hand.
- We support and take part in actions that address the causes of poverty.
- We look for ways to act globally at congregational, provincial and regional levels.
- Daughters of Wisdom
- Integrating Life
Caring for People Part 2
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The Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Come follow me!
- They left their nets and followed Him Mt 4:20
- Let anyone who is thirsty come to me! Let anyone who believes in me come and drink! Jn 7:37-38
- Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate Lk 6:38
- Treat others as you would like them to treat you Mt 7:12
- Jesus went round, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom
- ... curing all kinds of disease and illness.
- God calls us to bring the Good News of Healing
- TRUST God, and he will act Ps 36:5
- This is my Son, the chosen One, listen to Him. Lk 9:35
- It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. Mk 2:17
- Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers to his harvest. Mt 9:37
- If anyone gives so much as a cup of water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, then in truth I tell you, he will most certainly not go without his reward. Mt 10:42
- I order you: get up, pick up your stretcher and go home. Lk 5:24
- The tree can be known by its fruits. Mt 12:33
- If you have faith, everything you ask for in prayer, you will receive. Mt 21:22
- Jesus said, what can I do for you?
- Lord, let us have our sight back. Mt 20:32
- My own peace I give you Jn 14:27
- As the father loved me, so I have loved you Jn 15:9
- I am the Good Shepherd Jn 10:11
- My yoke is easy and my burden light Mt 11:30
- The truth will make you free Jn 8:31
- My Jesus I do not trust myself, I trust in you and I abandon myself to you St Benedict Menni OH
- Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest Mt 11:27
- The person that drinks my water will never be thirsty again Jn 4:14
- This is my command:
- LOVE
- one another. Jn 15:17
Caring for People Part 3
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The Sisters of Nazareth
- www.sistersofnazareth.com
- The APOSTOLATE and CHARISM entrusted by the CHURCH to the SISTERS OF NAZARETH ...
- ‘to bring God’s saving presence to the poorest of the poor’
- Our Story
- 1854 – 2010
- Our mission ...
- World wide ...
- Founded by Victoire Larmenier in 1850’s
- So greatly needed in today’s society
- We stand for LIFE at its
- Beginning
- End
- The MISSION entrusted by the Church to Victoire and her Nazareth Sisters:
- ‘bringing God’s presence to the poor’
- Victoire’s dream is alive today
- It all began at Nazareth House, Hammersmith, London
- The Apostolate entrusted to us by the Church ...
- The Signs of the Times
- “You hear rising up, more pressing than ever, from their personal distress and collective misery ‘the cry of the poor’” E.T. n.17
- PRETORIA
- Elderly AIDS hospice
- Outreach at Marabastad
- JOHANNESBURG
- Our sisters care for:
- elderly infirm pensioners
- mentally challenged women
- adult AIDS patients in hospice
- 35 HIV/AIDS babies and children between one week and fourteen years old
- CAPE TOWN
- AIDS hospice
- Cape Town Outreach – Khayelitsa
- Crèche
- AIDS hospice for parents and children
- NORTH CAPE
- Mission Outreach
- Crèche
- 14 STREAMS – Yesterday and Today
- Farm School
- Retreat Centre
- HARARE, ZIMBABWE
- The Sisters of Nazareth bring God’s saving presence to the poor and continue Victoire’s dream of seeing:
- the Divine Infant in each child experiencing trauma
- Our Lady and St. Joseph in frail elderly men and women
- NORTHAMPTON
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- residents from local care homes
- sisters in local communities
- The Sisters of Nazareth will continue, please God, to:
- care for the elderly frail worldwide and
- uplift the SA children out of absolute poverty by showing them a life of love and hope because ...
- By 2020, there will be an estimated 20 million children in need in these townships!
- Like to be part of this mission?
- PORT ELIZABETH
- The Sisters of Nazareth pray daily that God will bless you, your family and loved ones ...
- YOU can SHARE in the worldwide Mission of the Sisters of Nazareth by
- Prayer
- Become a Friend of Nazareth or
- Sister of Nazareth
- We owe so much to our dedicated staff and their families ...
Caring for People Part 4
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The Little Company of Mary
- Introducing the Little Company of Mary
- founded by the Venerable Mary Potter
- in Nottingham 1877
- The Venerable Mary Potter’s Vision
- Mary Potter’s Vision was that the members of the Little Company of Mary would follow Jesus’ example of self-giving love on Calvary for the sake of the Kingdom.
- They would do this in union with Mary’s heart by bringing God’s love to the world.
- Her dream came through on July 2nd 1877 when she founded the Little Company of Mary.
- Today the Sisters minister in many parts of the world.
- Little Company of Mary Ministry
- Our ministries may vary, but we are all called to bring to the world the healing presence of Jesus.
- The individual way we do this is through our involvement in:
- Prayer for the dying
- Hospital/hospice/parish visits
- Bereavement support
- Spiritual direction
- Support for the elderly in their own homes
- Working with the homeless
- School chaplaincy
- You may have little to give, but you can always give a kind word, a kind look 舑 a smile (venerable Mary Potter)
- Hospice ...
- Care for the Aged ...
- Education ...
- Parish Ministry ...
- Healthcare ...
- Catechism ...
- Counselling ...
- Youth Work ...
- Pastoral Work ...
- Social Work ...
- Substance Abuse & Addiction Recovery ...
- Spiritual Direction ...
- Prison Ministry
- Witness to the consecrated life is at the heart of our religious committment
- Does concern for the suffering and dying move your heart in a special way?
- Do you have the passion and courage to reach out ot others and bring goodness and justice to our world?
- If so, you may be called to be a Sister of the Little Company of Mary.
- As we continue our ministry of care and compassion,
we take as our model Mary at the foot of the Cross.
A gift of prayer is one of God’s greatest gifts. (Venerable Mary Potter))
http://lcmsisters.org/
Caring for People Part 5
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The Daughters of the Cross
- A Compassionate heartbeat in the world
- Who are the Daughters of the Cross?
- An international group of Roman Catholic women who have been called to understand and proclaim to others that the love of God has been revelaed to us in the most striking way in the Passion and Death of Jesus
- Blessed Marie Thérèse Haze
- Foundress.
- She was conscious of her vocation very early in her life.
- Because of her experience of the Cross, Jeanne and her sister Ferdinande were drawn to those most in need.
- The congregation of the Daughters of the Cross was born in Liege, Belgium, on the 8th September, 1833.
- Blessed Marie Thérèse was beatified on the 21st April 1991.
- Canon Habets
- Co-founder
- The Bishop of Liege had asked the young priest to draw up a rule for the sisters.
- He remained a constant guide and support.
- Both he and Marie Thérèse died in 1876.
- The little community responded whenever they could to the needs of the people aound them 舑 nursing the sick in their own homes, caring for women prisoners, teaching children by day and adults in the evening. Before long, communities were founded in Germany (1849), India (1861) and England (1863). By the time Marie Thérèse died on January 7th 1876, she had received more than 900 Sisters into the Congregation and founded 51 communities.
- You will also find Daughters of the Cross in:
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Germany
- Italy
- India
- Pakistan
- Nepal
- California
- In Britain and Ireland, on Holy Island, at Bury & Blackley, Much Hadham, Chelsea, North Cheam, Broadstairs Haslemere, Hayle and Stillorgan.
- Our ministries in the English Province are many and varied. For example, you will find us:
- Visiting and caring for the sick.
- Visiting and supporting prisoners.
- Assisting in local schools and hospitals.
- Enabling people with disabilities to live fulfilled lives.
- Offering bereavement services to those in need.
- Recognising the needs of the times and being prepared to engage in new ministries.
- As the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross enters into the final quarter of the second century of its existence, the Sisters continue to serve and help wherever they are invited.
- Associates of the Daughters of the Cross are men and women who are invited to live their call to holiness by journeying with the Daughters of the Cross and Blessed Marie Thérèse in the footsteps of Christ.
- Associates receiving their membership cross from Sister Veronica Hagen, the Sister Provincial of the English Province.
- We share our Vision, Mission and Apostolate with our co-workers. Now, more than ever aware of the high standards of professionalism in so many fields, we value the support of those who are not only co-workers, but also friends.
- “The Daughters of the Cross will serve Christ in the work of general and special education, abandoned children, the physically and mentall disabled, the socially deprived, local pastoral work and the various needs of the Church.”
Caring for People Part 6
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- Different Countries
- Different Cultures
- Different Needs
- The Same Charism
- The Same Family
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
- The Holy Family of Nazareth, our model, inspires us with the beauty of an ordinary life lived in deep faith.
- The Congregation was founded in 1875 by Frances Siedliska (Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd).
- We live in community as vowed women serving God through service to families.
- We strive to live s simple life in loving fidelity, openness and trust ;-)
- We live and minister in 5 continents and 13 countries around the world.
- Australia, UK, Poland, Italy, Israel, Ukraine, United States, Kazakhstan, Russia, Phillipines, Belarus, France, Puerto Rico
- We enjoy being together!
- In the chapel on the prayer, but not only!
- We draw our daily energy on the life of prayer and mutual support.
- The Association of the Holy Family involve the laity in the Mission of Nazareth.
- See you around!
- www.nazarethfamily.org