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Read MoreThank you for participating in or seventh annual NUN RUN 5k and Fun Walk!
Because of your generosity, we have cleared more than $17,000 which will be used to supplement our Sisters’ mission and retirement costs. Whether as a participant or a volunteer, YOU have made a difference for not only our Sisters, but also for the people to whom they minister. YOU are impactful! We recognized the following…
Read MoreSister Janet Gallant, MSC
Sister Janet Gallant, MSC (Sister Francette) 1937 – 2016 Sister Janet was the eldest of four sisters and two brothers. Having discovered our community in a Catholic magazine, she entered our aspirancy, Mount Saint Michael High School, in 1952. Sister Janet was an excellent elementary teacher. The children knew she cared about them and she…
Read MoreSister Joan Marie Swann, MSC
Sister Joan Marie Swann, MSC (Sister Marilyn) 1930 – 2015 Sister Joan Marie was the youngest of nine children. They lovingly referred to themselves as “the nine Swanns”. Sister Joan attended Little Flower High School in Philadelphia where she first met the MSC Sisters. For thirty-six years, Sister Joan taught either first or second grade…
Read MoreCIRCUS OF FAITH: A ‘ministry of presence’
On May 19, a half-hour before noon, Sister Dorothy Fabritze came through the ceiling-to-floor drapes into the big blue tent. It was set up a week before in Burbank between the 5 Freeway and railroad tracks on Front Street. The 68-year-old woman religious, wearing a pantsuit, was followed by six first Communion and four confirmation…
Read MoreSpring 2016
Spring 2016 Newsletter
Read MoreOperation Rice Bowl Continues Lenten Tradition of Giving
By TAMI QUIGLEY Staff writer The sight of a small, cardboard container shaped like a rice bowl placed in the dining room or kitchen has been a common sight during Lent for families in the Diocese of Allentown since Operation Rice Bowl (ORB) began 1975. A simple sight, a simple plan – but it helps…
Read MoreMSC Sisters Unveil Newly Renovated Chapel
By TARA CONNOLLY Staff writer Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC), Reading honored donors and volunteers Jan. 16 with a special Mass and brunch celebrating relationships and generosity that made renovations of the community’s chapel possible. The Mass was celebrated by Father E. Michael Camilli, in residence at Holy Guardian Angels,…
Read MoreFall 2015
Fall 2015 Newsletter
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