Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

May 20, 2016

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When It’s hard to Discard: Overcoming Clutter

and hoarding type BehaviorsA two hour presentation by Mark Odom, LCSWHoarding ConsultantSaturday, June 11th

1:00 -3:00 p.m. Classrooms CC

RSVP by June 6th smninteman@csjla.org

Convocation of Sponsored Institutions

M ore than 85 heads of institutions and board chairs attended the biennial Convocation of Sponsored Institutions that took place in Los Angeles on May 13th and 14th. The Convocation brings together members of the governing boards and senior level

administrative personnel from our Sponsored Institutions to explore ways to ensure their viability, to strengthen the governing boards in their understanding of their role and responsibilities as well as to deepen awareness of commitment to the mission and charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. As we move into the future, we are grateful for the commitment to mission, charism and excellence that are so clearly demonstrated by the leaders, boards and personnel of these institutions. Participants included representatives from St. Joseph Center, Mount Saint Mary’s University, the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, St. Mary’s Academy, St. Joseph Joshi Gakuen, St. Joseph High School and Carondelet High School as well as the members of the Province Leadership Team. v

L/R: Lauren Lek (OLP), Grace Saito CSJ (SJJG), Nancy Portillo (SMA), Teri Mendoza (SJH), Va Lecia Adams-Kellum (SJC),Ann McElany Johnson (MSMU), Bonnie Cotter (CHS)

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Calls to Action

eNgageMeNt PrOCeSS

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Holy Family Community Makes

Connections

We commit ourselves to Live the CSJ Charism…share our spirituality and mission with young adults.

I spoke with a young woman, a St. Joseph Worker, from the St. Paul Province. If I had met her in another context, her choice of attire and the ring through her nose would have dissuaded me from approaching her. Age discrimination goes both ways! Her desires for personal growth and making a difference in our world offered an opening for sharing how we CSJs also have the same hopes and how we share in the mission of Jesus - bringing healing to the world. May we never be slow to share who we are and what we are about. v~ Submitted by Angela Faustina, CSJ

art as therapySister Donna Gibbs, CSJ is an artist in her own right and an Art Therapist Intern. She recently offered a presentation to the Sisters in Holy Family explaining that art is therapeutic, expressive and healing. According to her, art is healing for those who do it and becomes a mirror for self-understanding. She said that art is healing because imagery can express much more than words. “This kind of art is not about being an artist. This art mirrors behaviors that give an opportunity for reflection and understanding. Our drawing is intuitive and it knows exactly what to draw,” Sister Donna explained. She then guided us in a group project. We each drew a shape or line in our color then passed it to the next person until everyone at her table had added a line or shape. We soon discovered how we influence one another in our drawing. Those present expressed appreciation for Donna’s work and her time with us. v

Sister Corita Eisenbeiss, CSJ shows a pedometer that for three months Sisters in Holy Family have worn as an incentive to increase their amount of walking. Now they have another incentive. Five UNICEF exercise fit bit bands are shared among the Sisters to accumulate points that will earn food packets for undernourished children. The Sisters will participate in this UNICEF program for a year, and are registered under the name of “Sister Power.” v

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Find the following by clicking on the NeWS button above.v Carondelet High School Newsletterv Hawaii Newsletter

ForSisters & Associates

Find the following on Members Only. Click on button above:v Casa Esperanza Community Farewell Celebration Invitationv June Birthdaysv Thank you note from Sister Deanine Medina, CSJ

RememberingRemember those who have died recently:Our SistersSister Therese Donahue, CSJ 5/16Sister Esperance Wittry, CSJ (SP) 5/18

PraYerS PLeaSe

When Your Friends Need PrayerThe Sisters of St. Joseph created the website– prayersplease.com. Anybody may request prayers anonymously and free of charge. v

UISG Speaker Challenges Women Religious

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to serve those on the margins, work for structural change“The future of religious life will be decided on the peripheries where Christ is in agony”, said Sister Mary Sujita–an Indian social worker and the first Asian to lead the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame–addressing more than 900 women religious representing nearly 500,000 Sisters globally at the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) meeting last May 10. The meeting was held in Rome under the theme “weaving global solidarity for life.” “Sisters, we who have everything and often are among the most privileged women of the world, what are we afraid of?” Sujita asked. “What is the root of our cowardice and fear?” “How we choose to respond to this moment will decide the future of ministerial religious life,” she said. “We don’t have much time. Like Jesus, we are challenged to be filled with a divine recklessness. We are too careful. Jesus was reckless in his love. Are we ready for that?” v Click and read the complete article

News There will be no parcel processing from May 26th to 30th. Closed on May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. v

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else

is more important than fear. ~ Ambrose Redmoon

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