September 2019 – Page 2 – Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

News from Papua New Guinea

Sr. Mary Claude Gadd recently shared with us what the Archdiocese of Madang is doing in the area of early childhood development. As of July 29, 2019, a monthly newsletter called IECD (Inclusive Early Childhood Development) Newsletter is being published to keep teachers abreast of what is going on in the Archdiocese with regards to this important area. “The Newsletter is meant to keep each of us informed on: what’s happening in IECD around the Archdiocese, and also what’s best to do to be a good IECD…

Take time … to compose and sing in PNG!

Dear Friends: At the beginning of the year, I sent out an invitation for people to participate in a song competition with the theme, "Baptized and Sent". I received this song, inspired by the prayer for the Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 that was sent to me by Sr. Joanna Sava, sscj (Madang-Megiar). She wrote the words and composed the melody. The music is played by Mr. Arnold from the Holy Spirit Cathedral and by her friends. With Sr. Joanna's permission, it is with joy that I share…

Initial Feedback from the 2019 General Chapter

From August 30th to September 1st, at the Saint John Paul II Pastoral Center in Garoua, a regional assembly of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was held with the following theme: "Repercussions of the 2019 General Chapter". After the sisters who were capitulars and those who were at a distance took time to share their lived experiences of the Chapter, the Acts of the Chapter were presented, one at a time, under the following headings: Integral Ecology, Associates, Constitutions, Governance, Formation and Economic Viability……

Entrance to the novitiate in PNG

On September 6, 2019, Petronella entered the novitiate at the Formation House in Papua New Guinea.