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Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:06 |
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 The Sacred Heart Foundation Annual Picnic and Board Meeting was held on July 22nd in Cape Vincent, NY at the home of John Tucker, a member of the Honorary Council. The Sacred Heart Foundation provides scholarships to young men around the world who are studying to become MSC. Over the years they have awarded more than $1 million and this year alone they awarded nearly $70,000 in scholarships. The picnic also served as a goodbye and congratulations party for Fr. Pierre Aubin, MSC, who founded the foundation in 1967, has served as a member of its Board of Directors for 41 years and who this year celebrates his 50th anniversary of being an MSC priest. The board members voted in Fr. Raymond Diesbourg, MSC to take Fr. Pierre's place on the Board of Directors. In addition to Fr. Pierre and Fr. Ray, several other MSC attended the picnic, including Fr. Mark McDonald (Superior General of the worldwide congregation) Fr. Joseph Jablonski (Provincial Superior of the MSC in the USA), Fr. Pancratius Joseph (MSC from India) and Fr. Benedict Ko (MSC from South Korea). There was certainly much to celebrate. It was Fr. Mark McDonald's birthday and Fr. Mark is also celebrating his 40th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood this year. The MSC are grateful to the Sacred Heart Foundation for their continued support which helps prepare the priests and brothers who work in 54 countries around the world to bring the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus through their ministry in parishes, schools, hospitals, prisons, and so much more. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere!
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Friday, 18 July 2008 00:00 |
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 Fr. Joseph Jablonski, MSC (Provincial Superior) and Fr. Andy Torma, MSC (Vocation Director) recently attended the 2008 Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration (SHCC) Conference in Marriotsville, Maryland. The theme of this year's conference was "Jesus, the Reconciling Healer: Calling Us to Harmony". The SHCC brings together religious communities which share a connection with the spirituality of the Sacred Heart and facilitates collaboration through national conferences and annual meetings of contact persons from participating groups. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have been a member of the SHCC since 1992, which is when the initial steering committee was formed under the leadership of Fr. Tom Gavery, SCJ. Fr. Mark McDonald, MSC, currently the Superior General of the worldwide MSC Congregation, was a member of that committee. This year's conference included guest speakers Rev. William J. Jarema, SMM, Mrs. Margaret Silf, and Rev. David P. Reid, SSCC and their talks centered harmony: "Harmony with Self and Conversion," "Harmony with Humankind and the World," and "Harmony with Community and Church." These themes certainly resonated with Frs. Joseph and Andy, both of whom have worked in in our Life's Healing Journey Retreats. Life's Healing Journey is a series of retreats the MSC give in both English and Spanish which offer a way to inner peace and harmony by guiding people in forgiveness and letting go of the harmful impact of feelings and reactions to hurts, losses and disappointments. Click on the links to learn more about Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration and Life's Healing Journey. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere!
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Fr. Mike Miller, MSC (Pastor of St. Therese Parish in Aurora, IL) reflects on St. Mary Magdalene, drawing from his experiences in Bogotá, Colombia where part of his ministry included working with Fundación Vida Nueva (New Life Foundation), an organization which works with prostitutes and their children to break the cycle of prostitution. Each of us, no matter what our background is, can be transformed by Jesus' presence like Mary Magdalene was. Click here to read an interview (in Spanish) with Nohora Cruz, founder of Fundación Vida Nueva.