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GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY: Salesian Missions highlights clean water projects

Programs ensure youth have access to clean water and soap.

October 11, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – On behalf of Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates, the Leadership Council issued the following statement on the International Day of the Girl Child, calling for gender equality and an end to the subordinate status of women and girls.

Statement of Leadership Council of Adrian Dominican Sisters

on International Day of the Girl Child

INT’L DAY OF THE GIRL: Salesian Missions highlights education and social programs for girls

Salesians are ensuring young girls access education around the globe.

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY: Salesian Missions highlights support for Salesian educators around the globe

Salesian missionaries educate more than 1 million youth.

Join us for an eye-opening online event where we delve into the dark world of human trafficking. Learn about the factors that fuel the demand for this heinous crime and discover how we can play a crucial role in addressing it. Together, we can make a difference and help put an end to human trafficking.

To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ycV--02cS5KZqofceLQIfw#/registration

October 4, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, and on behalf of all Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates, the Leadership Council of the Adrian Dominican Congregation issued the following statement.

Statement of Leadership Council of Adrian Dominican Sisters

on Heartache of Climate Devastation

Feast of St. Francis

Increasing food prices have impact on Salesian school feeding programs.

Shipment provides meals for 5 programs, including orphanages.

S. Robbie Pentecost, OSF, will join the Nuns on the Bus & Friends for the 2024 “Vote Our Future” tour, which will urge all people to be multi-issue voters, protect freedom, and promote a future where “everyone thrives, no exceptions!” The nationwide, two-and-a-half-week tour is part of the nonpartisan voter education work of NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice.

Salesian Missions partners with Rise Against Hunger as Salesians facilitate school feeding programs.

A Consistent Ethic of Life: Navigating Catholic Engagement with U.S. Politics
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 1:00-2:00pm CT

Dr. Steve Millies, Ph.D.
Webinar will be a 30 min. presentation followed by a 30-minute question and answer. 

Families fled home country due to ongoing political crisis.

The Franciscan Peace Center is hosting a special webinar titled “Faith in Transition: Engaging Francis' Life for an Urban Ecospirituality” on October 8, 2024, at 6:00 PM CDT. This virtual event, held via Zoom, coincides with the Feast of St. Francis and explores the concept of urban ecospirituality. Dr. Rachel Wheeler, Associate Professor of Spirituality at the University of Portland, will present and facilitate a discussion on how the teachings and life of St.

Salesian high schools able to provide better nutrition to students.

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace received Sister Cynthia Cheruto Bundi, CSJP as a Novice on Saturday, September 14, 2024, during a Ritual of Reception at St. Mary-on-the-Lake Chapel in Bellevue, Washington.

The Novitiate program, which extends over a period of two years, is an opportunity for the Novice to deepen her experience of God through prayer, reflection, study, community life, and times of ministry. It is also a time to deepen her understanding of the Congregation’s history, spirit and mission as peacemakers.

‘Clean Water Initiative’ project provides new water resource for Don Bosco Makululu.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 3, 2024) Youth living at Don Bosco Makululu and students attending the Salesian primary and secondary school have access to clean water thanks to a project funded in Zambia by the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” Salesian Missions is the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Salesian missionaries work to ensure humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most.

Salesian missionaries teach essential skills around the globe.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 8, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Literacy Day. Celebrated each year on Sept. 8, the day was launched in 1967 to “remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society.”

Capacity-building workshop held to help improve the lives of youth.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 9, 2024) The Salesian St. Artemide Zatti Community in Ashaiman, Ghana, held a youth ministry leadership capacity-building and training workshop thanks in part to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

The Franciscan Peace Center has re-vamped America’s favorite quiz show as part of Campaign Nonviolence, a project of Pace e Bene.  The free online game follows the format of “Jeopardy!” but with categories that focus on nonviolence, human rights, climate, income inequality, and racism.

The annual Campaign Nonviolence Action Days takes place September 21 (International Day of Peace) through October 2 (International Day of Nonviolence) when people across the globe mobilize for a culture of peace, economic equality, racial justice, and environmental healing.

The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invites young adults ages 18 and older to a monthly online evening prayer on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST) via Zoom. Remaining dates for evening prayer in 2024 are September 24, October 22, November 26 and December 17. More information and registration for the Zoom links is available at ssnd.org/events/. 

Just as the climate crisis affects everyone, we all can work together toward planet-size solutions, says Catholic theologian and author Erin Lothes, Ph.D. 

Lothes will highlight the critical importance of transitioning rapidly to renewable, peaceful energy and practical steps we can take to engage communities working for change during her virtual presentation, “Peaceful Energy For Renewing the Earth,” 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Linger Over Breakfast

Presented by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Saturday, October 26, 2024. 9 – 11 a.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.)

Linger Over Breakfast: Join our Eco-Challenge Efforts…simple steps to enrich our lives

With Patty Johnson, CSJ

From August 19-25, 45 young Dominican sisters representing the five continental areas of Dominican Sisters International Confederation (DSIC) gathered in the birthplace of St. Dominic – Caleruega, Spain, to reflect on God’s dream for women preachers in today’s world.

The Eastern American Area of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary announces new leadership effective August 1, 2024, for a period of three years. The new EAA Leader is Maria Timoney, RSHM, and her Councillors are Catherine Vincie, RSHM, and Margaret Hoyne, RSHM.