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Come meet the Parish
Visitors of Mary Immaculate! At this
time our Come and See weekends, for women 18-35 who want to know more about
us, will be planned on an individual basis at a time convenient for each
woman. Contact me to plan a visit. Feel free to phone
or email me, too, to just get to know us a little better, or to put your name
on our postal mailing list to receive our quarterly magazine and our vocation
newsletters. God bless you! Sister Dolores Marie, Vocation Director (845)-783-2251 |
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VOCATION
NEWSLETTER
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April 2010
God’s peace be with you! I hope you are having a pleasant summer, pleasant and yet full of many
graces from Our Lord. Besides some relaxing days, we also have
been busy about the Lord’s work.
Evangelization through visitation continued at our various convents
and at a short temporary mission in Louisiana. Youth work continued, and our catechetical
programs prepared for another year. Summer
is also the time for Vacation Bible Schools.
Here in Monroe, NY some of our novices and junior professed Sisters
assisted Sr. Mary Josita in the Vacation Bible School in the local
parish. Instructions, songs, and
crafts helped to teach the children about our wonderful faith. Learning about saints was part of the
program, too, and Sr. Mary Eunice enjoyed dressing up as St. Josephine
Bakhita, a recently canonized saint from Africa. |
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On
July 2 we celebrated the 60th anniversary of entrance into the community of
two of our Sisters, Sr. Marian Corinne, originally from Pennsylvania, and Sr.
Mary Cepha, from New York. A jubilee
is always a joyful occasion, with a beautiful Mass followed by a day full of
congratulations and laughter. We’re
also preparing for the first vows of Sr. Mary Emmadoña, which she’ll profess
on August 15. She’ll also receive her black
veil and her medallion of the Immaculate Conception at the ceremony. Sr. Susan Marie, who is already a junior
professed Sister, will renew her vows on the same day. Our vow ceremony is a beautiful one, in
which we give ourselves to God in the community in these words: |
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Called
by the Holy Spirit to a greater perfection of love in union with Jesus, I
desire to give myself totally to God in this Congregation. For
the honor of Almighty God, and under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary and our holy patron St. Joseph,
I, Sister ________, before you, Sr. Carole Marie Troskowski, our general
superior, vow for ____ years to live the Gospel counsels of chastity, poverty
and obedience, according to the constitutions of the Parish Visitors of Mary
Immaculate, and I promise with God’s grace to observe them faithfully. Yes, with God’s
grace we can do this, but without Him we cannot. Please pray with us for the Sisters who
will make vows as well as for our novices still preparing for their vows. |
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Continue to pray much for God’s guidance
for your own vocation, and for the courage to follow Him in whatever way He
leads! Yes, it does take courage to
get past “cold feet” and feeling scared when we think of following Him, but take
it from me, it’s worth it! If you’re feeling His nudge and wondering
if the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate might be where God wants you,
contact me. We can get better
acquainted and arrange for you to visit us and meet us first hand. At this time our Come and See weekends are
being planned on an individual basis at a time convenient for you. |
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May God bless you always,
and may He guide you to the place where He wants you to love and serve Him! Sincerely in
Jesus, Sr. Dolores Marie, P.V.M.I. |
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