Events – Page 3 – Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Four youth from Trappes met Pope Francis on January 4th.

Following last summer’s riots, a peace accord was signed by Jewish, Muslim religious leaders and the Trappes parish priest encouraging everyone, especially youth, to reflect and enter into a discussion with their peers. At the same time, at the initiative of Father Patrice Gaudin, the parish priest of Bondy, the Missionary Fraternity of Cities asked to have a meeting of 12 young Christians from different neighbourhoods with Pope Francis. Four youth from Trappe, accompanied by Father Etienne and Father Vincent, also had the opportunity to meet Pope…

Every day is Christmas!

“It is Christmas every day on earth, because Christmas, my brother, is Love!” This Christmas, we are guided and accompanied by the Midnight Gospel, and by this text written by Father Michel LATERAS (Limoges) In Bethlehem, two thousand years ago, House and Bread were going concerns! Mary and Joseph were a couple like others. They had set out from Nazareth to Bethlehem to obey Empereur Augustus’ decree to go and be part of the census. There was a need to know how many people lived in the…

Secondary and Superior Institute of Agriculture – Technology (ISSAT)

It was there … and stood proudly since 1965 for the school section, 1969 for the whole thing … but I.S.S.A.T.’s last wall fell on Tuesday November 28, 2023! So many memories! It was initiated by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as Our Lady of Nazareth School in 1948; private courses for sewing in 1949 were given in classrooms in the Mother House. June 20, 1954 saw the birth of the Family Association for Professional Agricultural Training. There were 160 boarders and about 160…

“A smile, a gentle word that does both sides good.”

One day, on my way to the post office in St Jacut les Pins, I noticed an elderly couple sitting outside the café "Le Cèdre Bleu". I'd seen them on other occasions but greeted them from a distance. This day, I ventured up to them and asked if they were feeling the cold on this October afternoon. On hearing their reply, I realized that they weren't French; I learned (having lived in England for several years) that they were English, living in the surrounding area of St…