February 13, 2023

In this Issue:


Peak of the Week!


Feast of the Presentation &

Day of Consecrated Life


Blessing for New MH Local Minister


Mission Society Jubilee Cards



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Peak of the Week!

February 14

Valentines Day

It is a festival of romantic love and many people give cards, letters, flowers or presents to their spouse or partner or those they love.

There are a number of Saints called Valentine who are honored on February 14. The day became associated with romantic love in the Middle Ages in England. This may have followed on from the Pagan fertility festivals that were held all over Europe as the winter came to an end. Traditionally, lovers exchanged hand written notes. Commercial cards became available in the mid nineteenth century.


Many people celebrate their love by sending cards or letters, giving gifts or flowers and arranging meals in restaurants or romantic nights in hotels. 

February 17

Random Act of

Kindness Day

February 17, also known as Random Act of Kindness Day, is a day to practice kindness and pay it forward.

Considered to be a core value of most religions and cultures, kindness is the act of showing concern for others, loved ones and strangers, without any expectations of any consideration in return.


Studies have shown that being compassionate not only helps other people, but also makes one happy and healthier. People who are kind are thought to have lower risk for heart and blood pressure-related diseases.


Did You Know…

…that randomness is a mathematical concept? In statistics and probability, a random event means that it cannot be predicted.


February 24

Tortilla Chip Day

Honor the tortilla chip-

the carrier of delicious dips-

on February 24,

Tortilla Chip Day.

Tortilla chips were first popularized as a way to reuse misshapen tortillas by Rebecca Webb Carranza whose family owned the Los Angeles-based El Zarape Tortilla Factory in the 1940s.


Today tortilla chips accompanied by some form of a dip is now a

staple party dish.

Usually made of fried yellow corn tortillas, tortilla chips can be served with dips like salsa, guacamole, or spicy guacamole. It can be incorporated in a more elaborate dish with cheese and sour cream

such as nachos.


Did You Know…

…that tortilla chips and salsa are the state snack

of Texas?

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord &

The Day of Consecrated Religious Life

By: Margaret Magee, OSF

On February 2, 2023, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the Day of Consecrated Religious Life, two young woman Geane Araújo and Jaiane Cerqueira were welcomed into the Postulancy with the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany. 


The celebration took place in the Chapel of of St. Francis of Assisi School in Palmas-TO. Ir. Solange, Sr. Cleise, some Associates and school staff celebrated this moment of great faith and joy.


Congratulations Geane and Jaiane.

Our prayers are with you.

Pictured left to right: Solange Oliveira, OSF, Jaiane Cerqueira dos Santos, Cleise de Sousa Canté (temporary professed), and Jeane Araújo da Silva.

Blessing for the New

St. Elizabeth Motherhouse Local Minister

Thursday, February 2. 2023

On February 2, 2023 Congregational Leadership, Margaret Magee, OSF and Melissa Scholl, OSF on location, and Gwen Melhado, OSF and Jo Streva, OSF present via zoom led the sisters in blessing Judith Terrameo, OSF as the new Local Minister for the St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY.

St. Elizabeth Mission Society Jubilee Mass Cards

By: Laura Whitford, President

Help the Jubilee Sisters "celebrate their journey" with a special Jubilee Mass enrollment card from the St. Elizabeth Mission Society. As members of the Mission Society, their intentions will be remembered at Masses celebrated throughout the year in the Motherhouse Chapel. As always, they will also share in the prayers and good works of our Sisters in Bolivia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mozambique and the United States.

 

As a sponsored ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, the St. Elizabeth Mission Society shares in its spiritual aims, one of which is to advance the awareness of God's love. Donations given for the cards are used to support the ministries of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany who work to educate, heal, clothe, feed and be present for those who are experiencing poverty in Bolivia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mozambique and the United States.

Jubilee cards, as well as various other enrollment cards, can be ordered online at https://www.franciscanhope.org/shop/ or you can call the Mission Society office at (716) 373-1130 or e-mail the staff at StEliz.Office.Manager@FSAllegany.org for more information about ordering the enrollment cards. Jubilee cards will also be available in the Mission Society office. 

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