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  • May 16: Weekly vocation reflection

    Dear Friends, This past weekend I experienced a “role reversal.” Let me explain! As Vocation Director, a big part of my ministry is to journey with those who are in discernment, whether it’s discernment about in what direction their life is moving or discerning a call to religious life. This past weekend, I had a …Read More

  • Sr. Agatha Preis (1909-2012)

    Sr. Agatha of the Mother of Perpetual Help, Mary Preis,102, died at Jesus, Mary, Joseph Convent (Nazarethville), Des Plaines, IL, in 85th year of her religious life. Wake service will take place at 5:15  pm on Thursday, May 17 at the Provincialate chapel, 310 N River Rd, Des Plaines, IL. Mass of the Resurrection will …Read More

  • May Crowning

    Twenty four Associates, eighteen Sisters and six guests attended the May Crowning celebrated by the Association of the Holy Family in Des Plaines (Midwest Area) on Sunday May 6. Sr. Barbara Jean Wojnicki led the group in prayer which concluded with  the crowning of Mary.  A short business meeting and dessert followed. Below are several …Read More

  • May 9: Weekly vocation reflection

    Dear Friends, Did you ever wake up from a deep sleep singing? For the past three nights, I have been awakened several times during the night and again when I wake up in the morning with words of Sunday’s responsorial psalm. Funny thing, I distinctly remember saying to myself during Sunday Mass: “Oh, I wish …Read More

  • CSFNs celebrate Jubilees

    It’s jubilee season for sisters in the CSFNs’ Holy Family Province.  On April 21, sisters at the Des Plaines, IL, Provincialate and at Jesus of Nazareth Convent (the Mount) in Philadelphia celebrated diamond, golden and silver jubilees. This month, CSFNs in Texas and Connecticut/New York will celebrate: •    May 19 in Grand Prairie, TX, and …Read More

    EventsUpcoming

    • 18 May 12

      Discernment Weekend

      If you are in the Chicago area (or want to travel there), we will be gathering at Divine Providence Convent, 302 N. River Road in Des Plaines on the weekend of May 18-20. Please e-mail or call Sister Michele Vincent to let her know you are coming: VOC4NAZ@aol.com; phone #: 215-335-6387.

    • 22 June 12

      Life Awareness Retreat

      Join a group of single men and women, 18-40 years old, for a weekend to explore the possibility of life as a Sister, Brother, or Priest.

    • 24 June 12

      C.R.E.W. 2012

      C.R.E.W. – Community Rocks Everyone’s World!  C.R.E.W. 2012 will be taking place from Sunday, June 24 – Thursday, June 28.

      This year’s theme is Rock the Boat!

    • 13 October 12

      Grateful Gathering 2012