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#Hpe!ijntfmg!jt!uif!tqsjoh!pg! bmm!zpvui!boe!bmm!mjgf-#! )Qpqf!Cfcfejdu!YWJ* 1 C O N T E N T S SFydfsqut!gspn!Qspwjodjbm!opuft///!4 SMfuufst!gspn!b!gsjfoe///5 SUxfmwf!zpvoh!qfpqmf!fbu!mvodi!xjui!uif!Qpqf///6 SQpqf!Mpplt!gps!#Tqsjohujnf!pg!Ipqf#///7 SQvcmjdjuz!Bsujdmf!gspn!Disjtu!uif!Ljoh!Dbuipmjd!Divsdi///8 SGsbodjtdbo!Gfefsbujpo!Nffujoh///8 SB!Nffujoh!xjui!b!Gsbodjtdbo!Hspvq///9 SU if!Joufsofu!.Gsjfoe!ps!Gpf@///: STu/!Qbvm(t!Divsdi!jo!Dsbotupo///21 SNz!vogpshfuubcmf!Njttjpo!Fyqfsjfodf!jo!Tjpvy///22 SU if!Obwbkp!dijmesfo!xip!ibe!cffo!jo!uif!Npouftpssj///23 SDsfbujpo///24 STvnnfs!Njojtusz!3116!bu!Tbjou!Gsbodjt!Iptqjubm///25 SNfnpsjbm!Usff!Qspkfdu///25 SNpefso!Ufdiopmphz///26 SDboujdmf!pg!Mjgf///26 SHppe!Czf!up!Emjbof!Xijuf///27 SSfujsfnfou!Qbsuz!Gps!Ejbof!Xijuf///27 SNjttjpo!boe!Ejbmphvf!tfnjobs!///27 STbccbujdbm!3116!///28 SU if!Cvstbs!Nffujoh///2: 2 Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 p n u i s f Dp n G n v o j d b u j p o t P g g j d f Recently the World Youth Day 2005 was held in Cologne. It was a wonderful event for us and the church and especially for youth. More than 800,000 young people and 16,000 volunteers, many of whom were not Catholic, came for this gathering. They came from different corners of the globe and beliefs and yet they had the same thirst for God and faith. The “World Youth Days are festive days of saying “Yes”: “Yes” to filled silence, “Yes” to faith in Jesus Christ, “Yes” to peaceful coexistence, and “Yes” to a meaningful life, to joy, hope and confi- dence… This great community of young people which says “Yes” in front of the whole world, gives its unique wit- ness to Jesus Christ” (Bishop Josef Clemens, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity), who is God himself, “the spring of all youth and all life" (Pope Benedict XVI). These young adults have great aspirations, a lot of energy and they want to build a better world. They are our future. Are we willing to allow them to take their responsibilities, to pro- vide opportunities for them and have more confidence in them so that they will do it better and do it better than us. What do you think??? Nga Le, fmm Qmfbtf!sfnfncfs!jo!zpvs!qsbzfst

Pvs!tjdl!tjtufst-!sfmbujwft!boe!gsjfoet; Very Rev. Fr. Joel A Lecuirve, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Pawtucket where our Sisters are located, judge in the Marriage Tribunal and former chaplain at Holy Family Chapel, Fruit Hill has entered the last stages of his life’s journey. For several years he courageously continued his ministries while bat- tling cancer. Please remember him in your prayers. Margarida Tavares and Eileen McGoldrick are in the Golden Crest Nursing home. Dave Freda, Rosemary Freda’s brother.

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Tfoejoh!boe!Sfdfjwjoh;! Marie Cinotti is sent to Millbrook Community, effective in October. Marie will continue as Vocation Director; she has already begun her contacts with the New York Archdiocese. Martha Nguyen Vu is sent to Waukegan Community, effective in September. During September Marie Cinotti will initiate Martha into the vocation work developing in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Beatrice Costagliola is sent to El Paso for a special ministry with women, effective in September. Nancy Cabral is sent to Chamberino for faith formation and pastoral ministry in a parish, effective in August. Mary Rose Nguyen received her visa for Pakistan. In August 3 Mary Rose visited with her family, and went with them to Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam, she Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 will make her last preparations for her new mission in Pakistan. The Sending Ceremony will be at Fruit Hill on September 11. Mary Rose will leave for her new province in the days following. Lucie Kristofik is sent to Roslyn Community. Leena D’Souza is sent temporarily to Millbrook Community. Flavia Mariapragasam is sent to De Chappotin Community. Conchy Zunzarren is temporarily in Fruit Hill awaiting for surgery.

Annie Nebres and Cathy Tshitenge are nearing the end of their first year of novitiate. They are each being sent to one of our professed communities for a further experience of community life and ministry. Cathy is sent to 97th Street, with ministry in Holy Name School; Annie is sent to Brighton, with ministry at Franciscan Hospital for Children.

Fm!Qbtp; In response to ministry requests we are looking to the formation of a community ~ insertion ad experi- mentum, in El Paso. Liliane Alam is the Executive Director of Las Americas. Another Sister has been requested for another ministry there, and Beatrice Costagliola will join Lliiane in September. A house is available for rent.

Sfofxbm!pg!Wpxt; Thao Phi completed her first triennat in August. Thao renewed her vows for three years on August 28, 2005.

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Eear Sisters, Greetings and blessings from Saint Anthony Shrine, Boston! I have returned from Denver, CO and the Religious Brothers Conference. Among 50 Brother nominees from various Orders/Congregations, I was chosen for the 2005 Call to Brotherhood Award. It was a wonderful experience and a real time of renewal.

During the course of the Conference, I was asked to be part of a focus group that will begin the study of Religious Brothers. A Sister from CARA (Washington, DC) was with us to facilitate the discussion. When asked where we believed "it all began"...it was easy for me to recall my years at Kennedy Memorial Hospital and my work with the FMMs...always my "first" Franciscan family!

The Conference began on Friday, August 5th. On Sunday evening, August 7, we began with Mass. The Awards Banquet followed. As I was introduced, they read a citation of my life and journey and the FMMs and my years at KMH were a signifcant part of the story.

After I received the award, I had to speak. It was my opportunity to say that I could only accept this award in the name of all who call me to BE "BROTHER" ...the call I know which began many years ago when I came to know the "Franciscan charism" through the FMM's witness. As I prepare for my 25th Jubilee of Profession in June, 2006, know how grateful I am. From Sr. Lois Ann VanDelft's initial invitation many years ago when we were studying French at Boston College to come to KMH to do some volunteer work ....to Sr. Ellen Connor's invitation to come to work at KMH when I returned from Vietnam...for the example and friendship of so many Sisters who have touched and continue to touch my life, you are very much a part of this award and this spe- cial time in my life! Thank you and pray for me and know that you always have a special place in mine!

With fond wishes,

John Maganzini, O.F.M.

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melette was on the menu for the young people, and trout for the Pope. But the Holy Father declined the offer because he felt it would be too complicated to eat fish and speak at the same time. So Benedict XVI was served an omelette and nothing stood in theP way of communication, not even the variety of languages spoken by the diners, because on top of everything else, the Pope proved to be an excellent interpreter.

Twelve young people who have been involved in the preparations for World Youth Day most of whom had interrupted their studies to - Youth Day for quite some time now were invited to eat lunch with the Pope in the seminary in Cologne on - do so Friday. The symbolism of the occasion was not lost on the young people: just as Jesus ate the Last Supper with his disciples, so the Pope wanted to spend some time with them, talk to them, and celebrate with them.

“At first I wasn’t hungry at all because I was so excit- ed,” admitted Anna Herbst, one of the young guests from near the German city of Paderborn. “But that changed pretty quickly.”

All of the young people related with excitement how the Pope listened intently to what they had to say. ‘He is very human,’ enthused Nicolás José Frias Ossandon from Chile. ‘The issues we discussed were all very per- sonal,’ added Jason Mackiewicz from New Zealand. Lauriane-Salomé Moufouma-Okia was very moved when Benedict XVI told her that he knew both Congo and Brazzaville; her native town and country. Véronique Rondeau from Canada was also very excited by the experience: ‘He was very interested in our countries, but also in us and our families.’ Johny Bassous from Palestine added: ‘He was so close to us. He looked us straight in the eye, and I asked him what message he had for us. He replied: “Work to achieve peace and reconcilia- tion.”’ Lubica Jovanovic from Sydney had this to say: ‘He said: “Make Jesus Number One in your life. Then every- thing will be OK.”’

Aleksander Pavkovic from Slovenia was also at the lunch with the Pope. He is blind and helped translate the prayers and mass texts for World Youth Day into Braille. He was particularly pleased that the Pope took so much time for both him and the others, and blessed the things that they had brought with them.

Klaus Langenstück, the second young German in the group, was impressed by the peace radiated by Benedict XVI. For Christille Giraudet de Boudemange from France, it was important that it was not just a meal with the Pope, but also a meal with other young people. Yunyu Rosa Lee expressed the hope that the Holy Father would have time to listen to the CD that she brought him from Taiwan. 27-year-old Martin Hounzinme Adonha from Benin summed up what all twelve of the young people were thinking today: ‘Thank-you, thank- you, and a thousand times thank-you!’

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ATICAN CITY, AUG. 24, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI hopes that the 1 million participants who gathered in Cologne for World Youth Day will become heralds of a "new springtime" for the world. WThe Pope dedicated today's general audience in Paul VI Hall to evaluate his first foreign apostolic trip to his native Germany to attend World Youth Day.

May "the young people of Cologne bear with them the light of Christ, who is truth and love, and spread it every- where," said the Holy Father, who arrived in Rome by helicopter from nearby Castel Gandolfo where he is spending the summer.

"In this way we will be able to witness a springtime of hope in Germany, Europe and the whole world," Benedict XVI said.

In his address, the Pope recalled the images of Cologne which are imprinted in his heart: his first meeting with young people, as he sailed on the Rhine River, and the event's culminating moments: the vigil last Saturday night in Marienfeld and the closing Mass on Sunday morning.

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Recalling that the theme of World Youth Day focused on the Magi's words, "We Have Come to Worship Him," the Pope explained that those mysterious characters from the East -- whose relics, according to tradition, are in Cologne -- "were the guides of those young pilgrims to Christ."

"How significant it is that all this took place as we prepare for the conclusion of the Eucharistic Year called by John Paul II!" he exclaimed.

Benedict XVI continued: "In Cologne young people met and worshipped the Emmanuel, the God-with-us, in the mystery of the Eucharist and understood better that the Church is the great family through which God cre- ates a space of communion and unity among all continents, cultures and races.

"Jesus makes himself our travel companion in the Eucharist, and, in the Eucharist … effects a 'nuclear fission' in the depths of our being."

"Only this profound explosion of goodness that overcomes evil can give life to the other transformations nec- essary to change the world," the Pope said summarizing the message he left with the young people in Cologne.

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The Holy Father also recalled other thrilling moments of his trip, such as his meeting with representatives of other Churches and ecclesial communities.

"I hope that the dialogue, as a reciprocal exchange of gifts and not just of words, will contribute to make that ordered and harmonious symphony grow, which is Catholic unity," he said.

Benedict XVI also relived "with emotion" his visit to the Synagogue of Cologne, in which Germany's oldest Jewish community has its headquarters, where he recalled "the Shoah [Holocaust] and the 60th anniversary of the libera- tion of the Nazi concentration camps."

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The Holy Father added: "From the heart of 'old' Europe, which in the past century, unfortunately, knew horren- dous conflicts and inhuman regimes, young people relaunched to the humanity of our time the message of hope that does not disappoint, because it is founded on the Word of God made flesh in Jesus Christ, dead and risen for our salvation."

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ongratulations, Sister Mildred (Millie) Morrissey, FMM, upon completion of fifty years of service. A native of Boston, MA, Sister Millie entered the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary on March 19, 1955. A celebration mass was held on May 21 in Rhode Island, honoring the fiftieth anniversaries of Sister MildredD Morrissey as well as Provincial Mary Motte; and former Harris County resident and Christ the King parishioner, Sister Lucie Kristofik.

Sister Millie serves as the Religious Education Director of Christ the King Catholic Church, Harris County, Georgia. Sister Millie also volunteers as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. Sister Millie, whose background is in education and social work, also volunteered throughout the year at Harris County’s Park Elementary School.

Prior to Sister Millie’s trip to Rhode Island, Christ the King Catholic Church members honored her with a jubilee luncheon reception held locally. In excess of 100 parishioners attended and made donations to Christ the King’s church building fund in honor of Sister Millie. Congratulations, Sister Millie!

Sister Mildred Morrissey, FMM, Religious Education Director of Christ the King Catholic Church, Harris County, Georgia, was acknowledged by parishioners with a luncheon reception and special cake in honor of her fifty years of service.

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he theme of the 40th anniversary of the Franciscan Federation held in San Diego, California was “Return to the Mission.” Mary Motte and Rosemarie Higgins were present Ufor the beginning of this conference at which Rosemarie was to receive a “Peace Award.” Their stay was cut short because of Rosemarie’s fall and subsequent injuries. Later, in a special prayer service with, DeChappotin and O.L. of Lourdes communities, Mary presented the award to Rosemarie.

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uring my vacation time with my family in California, Rosemary Kim, who came to our Bethany Retreat House for the “Come and See” weekend in April, invited me to share with the Franciscan group in her parish something about our FMM life. She learned that they did not know much about Ethe Franciscan Missionaries of Mary and this would be a good opportunity for us to tell them about our life and charism. Accepting the invitation, I arranged with Rosemary a time to meet with the group. She even offered to pick me up and bring me home. On Friday evening, June 24th, after work that day, Rosemary came to my house in Orange County and drove me to see these young women. It is a Korean Group, a Third Order Franciscan Secular group, which has about twenty members and they are approximately twenty-five to thirty-five years of age. Two thirds of the group are single. They meet twice a month, on every second and fourth Friday. At the first meeting of the month, the group assembles at the church for prayer and to study the Franciscan way of life. The Pastor, who is an OFM, helps them to understand more about St. Francis and their commitment to the Franciscan way. For the second meeting of the month the group meets in turn in each member’s house for more sharing and socializing. Each one brings some food, which they eat while sharing and chatting together. Rosemary brought me to the second meeting of the month, which was being held in Lydia’s House. That night, ten people were there for the meeting.

I was given a big “welcome” in the group and at Lydia’s house. Her mother was so excited to see me that she gave me a big hug and smile when I just got inside the door. Even though she could not speak English and I could not speak Korean, non-verbal language could express a great welcoming. The members in the group also gave me a big smile and they introduced themselves. Right away, I felt a friendly and comfortable atmos- phere, even though I had never been there before and was nervous before coming to the group. . We all chose something from the Korean food that was offered and then we sat down and began talking and sharing. 8 Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 Lydia was the only one who had made vows in the third order secular. The others were still searching for their call. Marie Cinotti sent me some brochures and Marian pictures that I brought to the group. I shared with them our charism as Franciscan Missionaries of Mary beginning with a story of my life. I explained who we are, what ministries we do, how we are called, how we respond and live out our call. Then I opened up the conversation to the group. They listened to me very attentively and raised a lot of questions when I shared with them the three different calls to married, single, or religious life. They were also very open to sharing with me the Korean way of thinking about religious life, how they listen to God’s call through prayer, sharing, and coming to the meetings. At the end, they invited me to come to the group the next time when the meeting would be held at the parish, so that I could learn about their activities and studies as well as their prayer. Unfortunately, I had to go back to Providence, but they asked that whenever I returned to California, I would call them and come to visit them. We also exchanged our email addresses so that we could try to keep in touch. I left some brochures and cards for them.

During the conversation, I learned that Lydia at one time went to Canada and visited our sisters in Madoc for a few hours. She said that she met Rita Kim and Sunah Park there. The world is small enough that we can connect each other in many ways. At the end of the meeting, everyone thanked me for coming to the group. I also thanked them for inviting and welcoming me. I had learned “God bless you” in Korean from Lucia Kim (Brighton) and said that to everyone before I left. They were so surprised and touched. This was a great experi- ence for me.

Rosemary drove me home and invited me to come to her youth group in July. This group has around fifty or sixty young people who are searching for their call in life. As she said, the “Come and See” weekend gave her such a great experience about religious life that she wants to share as much of it as she can with her group. At this moment, Rosemary has helped the members of this group to discern God’s call by passing out brochures and some booklets. She hoped that I could also come and share with them As we said goodbye to each other, she sai; “Keep in touch, sister, and call me when you have a chance to return to us.”

I left these young women with a positive thought: “At least there are those who still think about religious life and invite us to talk about it.” God is still working in souls.

I would like to thank each of you who continue to support us in vocation work. I thank Marie for encouraging me by sharing, praying and being a sister to me.

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s each new development in technology appears on the market, in its wake follows a realiza- tion of its potential benefits and problems. No doubt we're only too aware of harmful and annoying aspects of the Internet—everything from dangerous viruses, pop ups, and spam to credit card scams, Bidentity thefts, false information, propaganda, and pornography...not to mention the enormous waste of time one can spend surfing the web for free offers, best bargains, and so on!

Though I'm certainly no computer expert, this summer I had the opportunity to take two free courses offered by campuses where I teach. The purpose was to certify instructors to teach partly online by "hybrid" or "blend- ed" courses. Despite my initial fear that such teaching would reduce students to anonymous "robots", I now see a lot of pastoral possibilities for using the Internet in teaching and am convinced it can provide new ways to reach students' minds and hearts.

Here in the borderland of New Mexico, Texas, and Chihuahua state of Mexico, the population is growing by leaps and bounds. Soon enrollment in schools and colleges won't be able to keep up with facilities and classroom space available. For this reason, and also because some students live in remote rural areas where it's difficult to attend classes, gradually local colleges and universities are introducing 9 Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 hybrid courses. This not only frees up classrooms and keeps institutions updated with modern technology, but according to a great deal of research done, also produces many students who learn MORE this way, partici- pate more fully, take more personal responsibility for their work, and develop more maturity and motivation.

Next Spring I will begin to teach two English courses partly online—one class a week face to face with the stu- dents, and the other two hours on the Internet with them. I have already experienced what this means during the intensive summer course I took at the Santa Teresa, NM campus of the University of Phoenix. There we went through just what students do, and how surprised all the faculty were to discover that we actually got to know each other BETTER than if we had been in a classroom together for five weeks! Online learning is team learning, and the members of each team must post messages back and forth, responding to the others' work or contribution to the topics. The instructor also takes part in this "conversation", and what is more, often has a greater opportunity to dialogue individually with each particular student than in a crowded classroom setting. It's true that online instruction (also called Distance Education) is not for everyone, especially students who need a lot of body language and group rapport. But for shy students, it may offer a better chance to commu- nicate one on one with an instructor or another student, and students who might otherwise sit back and let oth- ers raise their hands soon realize that everyone must contribute in this type of learning environment, and each contribution counts!

Though I currently teach only face to face classes, more and more I communicate with students by E mail or the college "pipeline". I remind them if an assignment is late or due, and hear back from them if a family diffi- culty prevents someone from attending class or handing in a paper on time. For example, in the last few months, a student whose husband was returning from Iraq confided how she was learning to put her trust in God. Two others shared how they were going through painful divorces, and a young woman in my compara- tive religions class told about her desire for a deeper prayer life. I could respond to the latter personally by E mail in a way that would not embarrass her in front of the class, yet continue the dialogue with her in a more general way before the next face to face session began. In addition, some students in the class who were fall- en away Catholics or ignorant of any religion began to look up in-depth information on the Internet for their indi- vidual and team projects.

There is so much GOOD information out there on the Internet, if students are guided by instructors to websites that are scholarly, objective, and unbiased. For my own life, I have discovered many Catholic sites, including the Jesuit "Daily Reflections" from Creighton University Online Ministries, Franciscans "Saint of the Day", and youth ministry networks.

In conclusion, the Internet, as well as other forms of modern technology, can be either friend or foe. But in our frustration or anger at technological glitches we encounter or the misuse of this media by unscrupulous per- sons, let's not overlook the tremendous potential for GOOD that these means offer! St. Clare of Assisi has already been proclaimed Patroness of Television; is there a patron yet for the Internet?

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Ever on my lips, the praises of the Lord; ever in my heart, God's music. Through the dark of night, in morning's, golden light, God's praises I will sing!" These words from the beautiful song by Dan Schutte "marked the theme of Fr. Frank Santilli's 25th anniversary as a priest. Sr. Anne Turbini and I attended the 2PM anniversary mass at St. Paul's Church in Cranston. The church was very full with people including Fr. Frank's family, former parishioners from St. Cecilia's in Pawtucket, present parishioners, friends, fellow priests, and some religious whom he had known or worked with over the years. The wonderful music ministry included the choir and parishioners playing varied instruments.

Beaming with joy from the altar, Fr. Frank said he was overwhelmed with God's goodness and the 10 kindness of people to him over the years. Mentioned in the mass intercessions were all the religious Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 orders that had touched his life in some way. The FMM were among them-Fr. Frank received altar server train- ing there at Bell Street. To most FMM though, he is better known for the ministry he did at St. Raphael's High School, bringing groups of students to Bethany throughout the school year for day retreats with Rita Pratt, the campus minister.

On an amusing note, Fr. Frank read a few letters he received from the grade school children for Pastor's Day during his homily. In one a little boy told Fr. Frank that since he was new in being a pastor there, he was doing OK but not to worry, he would improve in time! Another little girl told him that she remembered best from his visit to her class that he told them that Jesus was the most important person in their lives.

After mass, the guests went to Rhodes on the Pawtuxet for dinner. Ann and I were seated at a table with Mercy Sisters, Sisters of St. Dorothy, Jesus-Mary Sisters, CND's and Holy Union Sisters. After dinner, some people who had known Fr. Frank, including his teasing brother, gave short toasts. Fr. Frank also gave tribute to deacons and priests he had known and learned from. All the priests who were also celebrating their anniversaries this year received a special card and gift from Fr. Frank. At the end of the dinner there was a slide presentation showing Fr. Frank's life and ministries throughout the years. This was very touching and included pictures of a number of Fr. Frank's relatives who are now in heaven. The presentation ended with the same song the Mass began with which could be called Fr. Frank's theme song--one which everyone present could join him in and go home singing, "Ever on my lips, the praises of the Lord; ever in my mouth God's music."

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n the past Ojibway tribe Indians used to climb a mountain near Pelican Lake to look out for Sioux Indians who were a warrior tribe crossing the lake to wage war against them and hence the name of the place 'Sioux Lookout.' It is in the Province of Ontario, a one and half hour flight from Winnipeg. We stopped at RedJ Lake. It was a small airplane named 'Bear Skin Airways'. We were only seven passengers, no toilet, no airhostess; the pilots did everything. We could see the cockpit and the pilots flying the plane.

I was invited by the Secular Franciscans Jacqueline Rundle and Gay Lord for a mission in the parish of Sacred Heart. They used to come to attend SFO meetings in Winnipeg as I am also the spiritual director for two groups in Winnipeg. They often travel by car but for me Helen Mcoy who works with the airlines booked a free ticket. I was met at the airport by Jacqueline. It is almost 22 kilometers from her house. Though it was the end of April, it was a very cold day with snow still falling, a beautiful countryside with mountains and lakes as it is also the bear country. As we were traveling I saw a man lying at a distance and a policeman was walking towards him. We prayed to keep him from being frozen to death. She took me to the Parish priest Mike Mahoney who wel- comed us and I at once felt at home. After that we had a long drive to her home with foxes and the deer greet- ing us on our way. In fact, their dog Makoose (Little bear) used to play with the fawns and used to chase away bears from their compound.

Jacqueline is a Métis and her husband is white, a wonderful couple. Her conversion experience is worth nar- rating. She was steeped in her Native Indian traditional ways like Sacred Pipe, Sweet grass and the sweat lodge ceremonies. She had even a sweat lodge beside her house. She gave up her Catholic faith since she was a teenager as she was fed up with the disparities that existed in the church. Here is a little introduction about the Sweat lodge for those who are not very familiar with the term. The sweat lodge is usually located where the bears, the coyotes, the beavers and the humming birds hum. The whole fire pit starts as a hole, 3 feet across and about 2 feet deep. The dirt around is used to build up the sides. In the bottom, cord wood is stacked as a bottom layer. The fire pit is about 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. There are also the fire buckets if the fire gets out of hand. The door of the sweat lodge faces NorthWest. In the middle is built a teepee fire. Tied at random intervals. Throughout the sweat lodge are little pinches of tobacco in cloth as offerings. There is also the altar between the logs and the fire pit. The fire has to burn for three hours for the rocks to get good and cooked. Water is also splashed on the rock. On it we find the sweet grass and on the 11 Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 pipe holder some feathers and some ancient pottery shards from the four corners are placed.

Once everyone enters the sweat lodge, the fire tender, in this case Gaylord, Jacqueline's husband puts seven burning rocks. As each rock is put inside, people put cedars on the rocks. In the traditional sweat, there is more guided prayer, chanting and drumming. Some sweats are 100 silent. It lasts 45 minutes and the fire tender puts five more rocks. The temperature of the sweat is regulated by how much water is poured on the rocks. It is like a steam bath. The purpose of the sweat is to have a spiritual cleanliness. Many sweats start with the partici- pants fasting for an entire day avoiding caffeine, alcohol and drugs. This is a day of contemplation in prepara- tion for the sweat. As Jacqueline was showing me the remnants of the sweat lodge, she shared with me her own conversion experience. She said while she was in one of those sweats she had an out of the body expe- rience. Suddenly she saw the sweat lodge in which she was participating disappear and she saw an altar with the alpha and omega written on it. She also saw a huge chalice and she realized that it was the same church, the Sacred Church from which she had walked out. Now the church was calling her back. In another dream she saw an elderly priest with white flowing robes and grey hair asking her to follow him. She shared this with one of her friends and he surfed through the internet and found that it was Blessed Frederick Jansoon who was one of the pioneers of Secular Franciscans in Quebec. They went to Trois Riviers and the face of the old friar she found there was the same as the one she saw in her dream. Her dream brought her to Winnipeg and they joined one of the SFO groups. They had to travel sometimes six hours by car to attend the meetings and now they are candidates of the Immaculate Conception fraternity in Winnipeg. She also helps a group in Sioux Lookout. It was this group that invited me to animate their parish as they are highly involved in parish activities.

Native Indians believed in their dreams and they pursued them. In another dream she saw the Blessed Mother Mary dressed in black. Mary looked very sad. She asked Jacqueline “Could you help me to find my Son?" She told the Blessed Mother "Let me adorn you." She bent down at her feet and saw golden paint with the brush at her feet and she painted her feet. This is her purpose in life now, that is, to make her Son Jesus known through her various ministries of healing with the people of First Nations and others. She also goes to the Far North to conduct ceremonies of healing and building self esteem.

Our parish mission went on very well with talks and discussions. It was also a time to make our institute known. The highlight of the mission was when we opened a little Franciscan booth in the Body, Mind, and Spirit fair. This fair was filled with New Age stuff like Reiki, spiritual massage, Tarot card reading, Invocation to the angel, curves, the women's stuff, high tech complementary quantum devices like Epex and the Scio, New life clinics, biofeedback and so on. The secular Franciscans distributed the prayer of St. Francis, Bible quotations and Rosaries and a leaflet as to how to say the Rosary. Many came to our booth and were happy to receive our gifts. We went to the others and just wished the participants the peace of the Lord. There were a lot of hugs and kisses. This I understood is the meaning of what the Lord asked us to be in the world but not of the world.

Sunday was the First communion of the children. Here again the Secular Franciscans were actively involved and one of them, Deacon Jim, carved out crucifixes for them and I was asked to distribute them to the children.

Fr .André Comtois OFM, the national director with his national team came for their national council meeting to Winnipeg. Jacqueline and Gaylord had the privilege of meeting him. He gave them a word of encouragement and a blessing, asking them to continue their great missionary journey with courage and hope.

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ecently Jeanne Mera received some exceptionally good news from Clara Begay in Thoreau, N.M. where Jeanne had had a Montessori Program at the Kateri Tekakwitha Mission School some years ago. Clara was one of Jeanne's good teachers and someone she could always dependS upon. Clara gave us an up-date on the Navajo children who had been in the Montesorri 12 Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 Program. They are now 18 years old and have just graduated from the Thoreau Public High School. These included two of Clara's own children, Benford and Erica.

All the children from the Montessori Program are doing well academically and their futures are very bright indeed. The High School anticipates that more than $2 million in total scholarship funds will be received for the Thoreau Public High School graduates. These scholarships will be awarded to the top 10 students of the graduating class. Several of Jeanne's former students are among these top 10, including Benford Begay who also walked away with the position of valedictorian of his senior class. Benford will receive several of the scholarships which will enable him to attend Notre Dame University and study in his chosen field - archeology. Some of the students plan to enter the fields of nursing, medicine, and pharma- cy and have many other dreams as well.

Those small Navajo children of years ago have grown up to become mature young adults who stand tall. They have a clear vision regarding themselves and their future. They form good relationships with others and have not forgotten their former classmates. When they do meet one another they often recall those happy years in the Montessori Program with Jeanne and her staff.

T h e parents remain truly thankful for all their children received during those years and have not forgotten the sisters (especially Jeanne Mera, Emilia Palma and Theresa Arsenault) and lay staff who all worked so hard with the children. Even after 12 years or more Jeanne's Navajo friends still tell her: "You guys did a good job". And indeed they did! Benford, Erica, Loy, and Alex cousin

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y summer internship at Saint Francis Hospital has come to an end. As I reflected on my journey during two and a half months working with patients and being a companion I experienced Nthe joy and the blessings in this particular “Pastoral Care Ministry”. My daily basic work was to welcome the new patients, do the initial visits and help the patients with their spir- itual needs. I also followed up the patients’ condition in order to be with them in time of need while they stayed in this hospital. I took time to sit with them and listen to their stories about their illnesses as well as their strug- gles in life situations such as family relationships, jobs, etc. I experienced that I became a part of the commu- nity of St. Francis Hospital. Likewise, the patients also became a part of me. I was able to joke, laugh, and cry with them.

They put their trust in me to share with me their pain, personal stories as well as their faith in God. As a com- panion, I learned to make room within myself by putting everything aside to be able to receive and to engage in their “sacred” stories. In addition, I discovered how to be present to the patients is one of the most impor- tant skills in caring for patients. This ministry creates mutual giving and receiving. Being with patients and lis- tening to their stories, I discovered that the patients have something to teach me about faith, trust, courage, relationships and how to cope with pain and things that come into our lives unexpectedly.

One of the powerful examples remained in my heart all the time while I was praying with the patients. I often offered the prayer for them; no matter if they were Catholics, Jewish, Muslim or other religions. During the time we prayed, many of my patients began to shed tears. They then held my hand tighter. At these moments, I felt deep within myself the presence of God in the midst of the suffering and pain. I experienced that God meets the very human Christ in the faces of God’s fragile people. God uses the human touch to touch the heart of every human being and says: “I am with you always”. The tears that fell from their eyes were the tears of heal- ing and comfort. When I reflected on these moments, I realized that my ministry is to give witness to God’s love and presence among us. I found that the active presence of the chaplains could become the source of strength, hope and consolation for patients to go from fear to acceptance and trusting in God. The active presence of the chaplains also creates the energy and the power of love, which flows from one to other. Being a Catholic sister, I often contemplate on the love of Jesus and his suffering. I often lift up human suffering to Jesus. In someway, I believe that our suffering can become a vehicle of grace in our life.

The words of Henri Nouwen echoed in my heart and mind as I came to visit the patients each day, “I discover that I am learning many new things, not just about the pains and struggles of wounded people, but also their unique gifts and graces. They teach me about joy and peace, love and care – What I could never have learned in any academy.”

The time I spent at Saint Francis Hospital has been a very good experience for me. I consider it a privilege to have been able to accompany some patients at this time of their journey. Leaving this place, I will miss all the patients and people whom I encountered at Saint Francis Hospital. Nevertheless, I will carry them all within my heart and prayers.

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he Memorial Tree Project continues to grow with more trees donated for a fall planting. The ones Uplanted in June are thriving with diligent watering during the excessively hot days of July and August. A Memorial Book has been placed at the entrance to Holy Family Chapel with all the names of trees 14 planted so far, the donors and names to be remembered. Certificates have been sent to the donors. Wpmvnf46Ovncfs:Tfqufncfs!3116 We received the donation of a golf cart which enables us to bring water to trees located at a distance from a water supply. The next planting of trees will be in the fall. At least 20 trees will be planted.

This project will be ongoing for years to come so please continue letting your friends and relatives know of this project

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ur world is high tech beyond our wildest imaginations. Well, for some of our imaginations. There seems to be no stopping us from inventing new hardware, software and reaching far into the Pgalaxies to name a few creations. Here is the latest from Google, which will be useful. “We’re in a target-rich environment of interesting problems,” says Alan Sustace, one of Google’s handful of vice presidents of engineering and its head of research. Take the technology of “machine translation” of human language. Right now, Google can automatically translate Web pages from English into a bunch of major languages and vice versa-German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. The list will get longer in the next year or two. But that’s just the beginning, Sustace says: “The goal is to make the Internet language-independent”. Ultimately, all search results will come back instantly in your own language, regardless of what tongue you speak and what dialect the pages are writ- ten in. Every Google user will be like a delegate in the General Assembly of the United Nations putting on headphones to hear translations of the speaker up front. At the UN, it doesn’t matter whether you speak only French and the orator is waxing eloquent in Chinese.

Google Scholar is a feature that lets users search for information in academic publications. Principal engineer, Anurag Acharya on Scholar, spent four years recruiting scholarly journals to make their material publicly avail- able over the Web for the first time. He thinks giving people around the world better access to information “has to fundamentally change how social processes evolve, how people interact, how they develop organizations. I believe this is a significant thing for humanity.” Hmmmm! What do you think?

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fter 25 years of dedication, comfort and care to all the sisters and residents from Infirmary to Nursing Home and now Assisted Living, Diane White, L.P.N. (our 3:00pm - 11:00pm shift nurse)is going Bto sunny California and rest, relax and enjoy life in her retirement. All the people whom Diane cared for know deep in their hearts they could always count on her and her Irish smiling face, love and generosity.

All the staffs as well as residents and sisters will miss your early bird attention! May God speed bless and keep you healthy and safe always.Love from all your sisters, friends and co-workers at F.M.M. We will all miss you!

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n July 8, 2005 a Retirement Party was held for Diane White, our 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm nurse. Diane’s long years of service (Twenty Five) were celebrated by all of the Sisters/Residents and Staff. Sr. Pauline Williams presented a beautiful plaque to Diane fromP the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary for her many years of dedicated service. She also received a beau- tiful bouquet of yellow roses from the Sunshine Club in addition to many other gifts and well wishes from the Sisters and Staff. We all enjoyed a wonderful party and all the “goodies”, especially the delicious cake, that was prepared by the kitchen staff.

Diane will be greatly missed. We wish her God’s Blessings and many years of health and happiness in her Retirement and in her new home in California.

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ine “uijstuz” fmm gathered at Bethany on July 9th, answering the invitation to “come apart”

Ofor a Dpoujovjoh!Ofxoftt!pg!Mjgf program of five weeks, where they would drink at the sources of the fmm charism. There was the joy of meeting old acquaintances, of knowing new fmm sisters, of “enlarging our tents”, widening our horizons, broadening our knowledge of the realities of fmm life in various parts of the world, and deepening our under- standing of the implications of the development of the fmm charism in the Institute.

Through a dynamic of community living, prayer, reading, reflection, conversation and rest-and-relaxation, weekend out- ings or personal time, individually and together, the participants quickly formed a “provisional international community”, open to the Word of God:

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Fruit Hill welcomed our community Bursars and personnel of our Finance Office: Noreen Murray, Trinidad Castrllo and Nadine Veletanga (a lay woman who works with Noreen). This meeting was held at the Peace Barn from August 19 - 20, 2005.

Standing L-R: Ellen Gibbons, Virginia Falk, Pauline Baris, Trinidad Castrllo, Elizabeth Ann Conyers, Ruth Tamulis, Catherine Boudreau, Emilie Duchaney, Therese Landry, Claire Napoleon, Mary Ann Loughlin, Anne Foster, Milred Morrissey, Conchy Zunzarren, Noreen Murray and Rosalie McNaughton. Seating L-R: Nadine Veletanga, Maria Teresa De Los Rios, Yvette Hubert, Halina Malec and Aline Giroux.

U ibolt Maria and Harry Costantino thank all the FMM Sisters and staff at Fruit Hill and surrounding communities for all their cards, good wishes, gifts and attendance at their Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass in Holy Family Chapel. The Mass was followed by a dinner in Lourdes Hall with a disc jockey providing singing and dancing music. As his anniversary present to Maria, Harry took ballroom dancing lessons and showed his prowess by dancing with Maria. Other talented dancers, namely Rosalie, Sofia and Yvette and other joined in the dancing.

Harry Costantino, III, donated a tree in memory of his parents wedding anniversary.

It was a joyous celebration appreciated by all.

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