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Province of North America
Greetings
and welcome to our Province of North America. We are very
happy to have you visit our information page to share with
you some of the activities of our 114 Sisters.
Our
Province is comprised of the countries of the United States
of America and Jamaica in the West Indies. Throughout our
province, Sisters minister in many different areas including
religious education, Church pastoral ministry, retreats and
spiritual direction, teaching, counseling, health care, ministry
to persons with A.I.D.S. and development by providing ongoing
education in literacy, skills training and working to provide
housing for the poor. And one of our Sisters is presently
volunteering in a project to provide health and pastoral care
for persons with A.I.D.S. in the country of Uganda, Africa.
Many
of the Sisters in our Province are among the elders of our
congregation, the wisdom figures, who have served in foreign
missions for most of their lives and now offer a significant
Ministry of Prayer and Praise for our world and our Church.
Some are also able to volunteer, to assist others in whatever
capacity is needed. They visit the sick and the lonely, take
communion to the home bound, offer comfort to those in distress,
teach English to new immigrants (ESL) and participate in prayer
meetings.
We
also have Sisters of our Province serving in congregational
ministries in other parts of the world. One Sister is on the
staff of
our novitiate in New Zealand and two Sisters give service
at our General House in Rome.
As
Marist Missionary Sisters, each of us is called to serve in
mission beyond our own country and culture for some time of
our lives. We set out in faith and often we set out again
to respond to the many needs in our world. Along with those
of us who are American-born, the Sisters in our Province originate
from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Fiji, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Tonga. We
have a novice from Romania and a postulant from Trinidad.
As you can see, being a Marist Missionary Sister is a journey
into diversity where bonds of communion are created and deepened
through the years. We hope you enjoy discovering more about
our Province of North America on this site. Thank you.
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