| Sister
Georgeanne Marie Donovan named as Chancellor for the Diocese of
San Bernardino |
The Most Rev. Bishop Gerald R. Barnes recently appointed Sr. Georgeanne Donovan, SMSM, as the Chancellor for the Diocese of San Bernardino, California. As the Chancellor for the Diocese, Sr. Georgeanne’s primary responsibility is to see that the acts of the Diocesan Curia are gathered, arranged, and archived. The Curia is the advisory board to the Bishop on the governance of the Diocese, with particular emphasis on pastoral activity. On a daily basis, Sister signs all official Diocesan documents, oversees archiving of Church documents, is a member of the Curia, and participates in a variety of other activities for the Diocese.
Sr. Georgeanne M. Donovan, SMSM
Sister Georgeanne says that she has always felt a calling
to religious life. In 1970, she answered that calling with her profession
as a Marist Missionary Sister. Sister’s first assignment was to
teach children in a leprosarium in Jamaica. This was initially to be
a one-year assignment. In the end, Sr. Georgeanne was in Jamaica for
24 years serving three and half years of those years in the leprosarium.
After attending theology studies, Sister Georgeanne continued her ministry
in Jamaica. She was engaged in parish pastoral ministry, diocesan ministry
with an
emphasis on liturgy, catechetics, adult lay leadership formation, formation
of seminarians and the administration in the Bishop’s Office.
Returning to the United States in 1994, Sister Georgeanne served seven years on the North American provincial council for the Marist Missionary Sisters before becoming Provincial Superior in 2001. She held the position of Provincial Superior until 2006. The SMSM congregation offers their prayers and wishes for continued success to Sr. Georgeanne in her new position.
New
Skills for Life Program |
Instructor Bill Wade gives his students their assignments. |
Bentley College provided both computers and volunteer/tutors. |
| After a one-year hiatus, the Marist Missionary Sisters launched
the 2007 Skills for Life in an updated computer lab on Monday, September
27, 2007 at the Provincial Offices in Waltham, MA.
The Skills for Life computer-training program was started by the Marist Missionary Sisters in 1999 to provide direct services to the economically disadvantaged in Waltham and neighboring towns in Massachusetts. The program was designed specifically for those who did not have access to this technology. This program is provided free of charge to residents who want to make the transition from lower paying jobs to more meaningful employment. Thirty percent of the residents in Waltham are immigrants, it is expected that they will make up most of our class of 2007-08. Bentley College stepped forward to assist the Skills for Life program by providing student volunteers and updated computers for the computer lab. The Marist Missionary Sisters are very grateful to Bentley College, their students and especially Jeannette McGuinness, Academic Program Coordinator for Bentley’s Service-Learning Center for providing this valuable assistance. For the fall of 2007 Skills for Life is offering two classes, Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9:30 AM to 11:45, Tuesday and Thursday early evenings from 4:00 PM to 5:45PM. Sister Janet Veno, SMSM is the Skills for Life program director and Mr. William Wade is the instructor. The fall classes will end on December 12, 2007. The 2008 winter/spring Skills for Life program will begin at the end of January 2008. |