Events

It is with regret that we inform you of the death of Sr. Aline Champagne of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at St. Isidore, Ontario, on the 25th of September, 2019, at the age of 94 years and 7 months.  In addition to the many years that she gave to teaching, Sr. Aline was, (sometimes simultaneously): pedagogical advisor on different school boards and at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa; worked in collaboration with the Provincial Office of…

    Cordelia, Christiana, Flavie, Célestine, Norine       On Friday, September 27, 2019, five young women from Cameroon/Nigeria and Madagascar began their novitiate in Paris, France to prepare themselves to be Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This event took place during the Eucharist celebrated by Fr. Stephane Major, parish priest of Notre Dame des Otages located in the 20th district of Paris. We assure them of our prayers. May the God of tenderness and mercy be their guiding light.  

On 26th September 2019 the District of Great Britain celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Sr Janet Norman and Sr Claudette Amyotte. This was a celebration with a difference since we gathered in the Orchard Nursing Home, where Sr Janet is a resident. The Nursing home very kindly allowed us to use one of their small sitting rooms for the day. Our great friend Fr Lijo celebrated a beautiful mass of thanksgiving for us. We were able to take Sr Janet out in her wheelchair to a lovely…

...For the Extraordinary Missionary Month - October 2019   Heavenly Father, when your only begotten Son Jesus Christ rose from the dead, he commissioned his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” and you remind us that through our Baptism we are made sharers in the mission of the Church. Empower us by the gifts of the Holy Spirit to be courageous and zealous in bearing witness to the Gospel, so that the mission entrusted to the Church, which is still very far from completion,…