Yearly Archives: 2019

  On Sunday, October 13, 2019, the parishioners of Trappes (Yvelines, France) lived an extraordinary missionary initiative. They gathered for a rather special family mass under the “Europa” circus tent.     The acrobatic and juggling talents of the circus people, accompanied by the N’Joy Choir from Trappes, became prayer for the 400 Christians who had taken their place under the tent. After the Eucharist, under sunny skies, a friendly picnic allowed for exchanges between the participants and the Gontelle family, the owners of the circus. During…

Sr. Simonette, from Madagascar, has arrived in the Philippines to begin her studies at the Institute of Formation and Religious Studies (IFRS). During the day of integration, November 9, 2019, Sr. Joyce, from Papua New Guinea, helped Simonette find her way around the IFRS. The students welcomed the new arrivals with traditional dances and costumes.

Happy Birthday Sr. Angèle! On October 22nd the Mother House community gathered together for a day of jubilation and thanksgiving for Sister Angèle Blain's 100th birthday. "You are probably saying that all is prepared because on the 17th of this month we celebrated Sr. Félicité and the tone was set!" Yes, the tone was set, but each person is unique and a party can adjust to the person it celebrates. Angèle, surrounded by her three sisters: Anne-Marie, Germaine and Geneviève took their places early, sitting in the…