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IHM Patron: Mary, Mother of the Church
IHM Virtue: The Love of God
Scripture: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your mind, and with all your strength" (Mark 12:30).
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ON THE FIRST EASTER
Out of the pearly mists
that shrouded the firmament
Earth felt a mighty tremor
saw a blinding flash
and caught in a grip of wonder
like the pangs of birthing
shuddered from pole to pole.
Then like the gentle rains
of early spring,
Calm and Peace and Joy
filtered like dew in the burnished rays
of the golden sun.
With a mighty jolt
the stone rolled back.
From the ominous opening of the dark dim cave
the son of Man who was the son of God
glided forth
into the dawn's bright splendor
bearing in outstretched arms
to the Children of Men
the gifts of hope and redemption.
Sr. Maria Jane McCarthy IHM
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Take a look. See who you know. (click above)
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IT'S NUN RUN TIME AGAIN! HOPE WE SEE YOU THERE!
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Congratulations to Sister Lauretta Linsalata who has been selected for induction into the PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) Hall of Fame! The award will be presented during the 2023 PMEA Annual Conference Awards on Thursday, April 20, at the Kalahari Resort in the Poconos.
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Congratulations to Sister Regina Karen McNeill who was recently inducted into the Immaculata High School Hall of Fame in Somerville, NJ as the school recognized Sister’s many years of selfless service! |
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IHM Conference / Retreat Center in Bryn Mawr, PA |
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Conference Day: "Who Me? Called to Holiness"
Presenter: Sister Rose Adams, IHM
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Stipend: $40 includes breakfast, lunch, and Mass
MAY
Movie with Meaning: "Rescued by Ruby"
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
10:00 AM and 1:00 PM
(If only enough registrations for one showing, it will be at 1:00 PM
Stipend: $25 (includes lunch - served at noon)
Connecting with Passionate Women: The Doctors of the Church
Part IV: St. Hildegard of Bingen
Presenter: Sister Rose Adams, IHM
Thursday, May 11, 2023
9:30 AM - 12:00 noon
Stipend &20 (includes refreshments only)
Conference Day: "Arise and Call Her Blessed"
Presenter: Sister J. Sheila Galligan, IHM
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Stipend: $40 includes breakfast, lunch, and Mass
Registration is required for each program.
Phone: 610-581-0120 or email Sister Marie at
ihmconferencecenter@gmail.com
Checks payable to IHM Conference Center
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CHAPTER 2023 -- A SACRED TIME |
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(l-r)Sr. Marita Shaun Mulhall, Sr. Catherine Masino, and Sr. Emily Faubian show signs of "relief" from often intense moments of listening and discussion. |
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A Chapter is a sacred time in any religious congregation. The IHM Congregation is currently involved in such a chapter that will decide matters of major importance and, while safeguarding the sound traditions of the Congregation, plan for new direction in answer to continually recurring challenges. Finally, in late June, the delegates to the Chapter of 2023 will elect members to the General Administration who will "administer" the IHM Congregation for the next five years. Please join us in prayer as we continue to reflect and listen carefully to where and to what the Spirit is leading us.
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You took "the Tea" to new heights this year --
more of you raised a tea cup this year, and because of your generosity, we were able to send Camilla Hall $14,000 for the purchase of new hospital beds.
We are grateful to all who organized, sponsored, volunteered, entertained, and most especially to those who came to sip a cup of tea. God bless everyone!
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Seven Goals of Laudato Si'
1. Cry of the Earth
2. Cry of the Poor
3. Ecological Economics
4. Adoption of Simple Lifestyles
5.Ecological Education
6. Ecological Spirituality
7. Community Engagement and Participatory Action
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Did you know that Pope Francis added care for our common home as a work of mercy?
"May the works of mercy also include care for our common home," he said, explaining that as a spiritual work of mercy, care for creation "calls for a grateful contemplation of God's world which allows us to discover in each thing a teaching which God wishes to hand on to us."
As a corporal work of mercy, he said, it "requires simple daily gestures which break with the logic of violence, exploitation and selfishness and makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world."
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WINTER EDITION OF
IHM SISTERS . . . on Mission
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Cover to cover, the IHM world unfolds reflecting our charism of love, creative hope, and fidelity.
Read all about it!
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VOCATION DISCERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Come and See
Villa Maria House of Studies, Malvern, PA 19355
Online Discernment Opportunities
Any young woman interested in discerning a vocation to the IHM sisters should contact
S. Mary Ann Spaetti at ihmdiscern@gmail.com /610-647-2160 x1931
Virtual Vocation Presentations
Teachers, catechists, and youth group leaders who would like a virtual vocation presentation,
tour of the IHM Motherhouse, or vocation Q&A session with the IHM sisters should contact
S. Mary Ann Spaetti at ihmdiscern@gmail.com /610-647-2160 x1931
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IHM SPIRITUAL TREASURY
There are cards for all occasions!
Check the website at Camilla Hall for card designs
and hours of operation
email: sptreasury@camillahall.org
Phone: 484-321-5625 (5641)
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"Our humanity comes to its
fullest bloom in giving.
Henri J. M. Nouwen
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EVERY GIFT IS A GENEROUS GIFT!
A Remembrance in Your Will / Estate Plans
is a significant and meaningful way to support
IHM Ministries and Camilla Hall.
Consider a planned gift and become a member of the
Alphonsus Ligouri Legacy Society.
For more information
contact us at . . . missionadv@ihmimm.org
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Dwelling now in light, yet ever near! |
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Sister M. St. Elizabeth Kowleski 4.1.23
Sister Marie Shaun McShane 3.29.23
Sister Jacinta Marie Potochney 3.24.23
Sister Eleanor Marie Conlan 3.16.23
(Sister Maureen Robert)
Sister Karen Marie Corcoran 3.16.23
Sister Judith Mary Stecklair 3.15.23
Sister Michael Maureen McArdle 3.10.23
Sister Jane Dolores Biddle 3.8.23
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Our Mission: to radiate joyful service and promote Gospel values, offering compassion to all God's people through our mission to evangelize, to catechize, and to teach.
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Office of IHM Mission Advancement
230 IHM Drive
Malvern, PA 19355
missionadv@ihmimm.org
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