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sisters of the good shepherd ~ province of mid-north america february 2018 ofITEMS interest Defending rights Games and trains Being a living witness No loss of dignity Larry Couch travels to Playing games and with Sister Elizabeth Garciano Pope Francis visits a Honduras to stand with trains are favorite reflects on what it means women’s prison in the people and defend Community pastimes in to respond to the Call and Santiago, Chile, that has their human rights. Baltimore and Danville. live a consecrated life. Good Shepherd ties. Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 11 Green Corner At our Assembly last October Good Shepherd Sisters in the Province of Mid-North America chose as a province commitment that we would mark the year 2018 as “The Year of Water.” We would like L-R: Sisters Silvia Romero, Madeleine Munday and Rosalie Nguyen enjoy opening to invite all readers of Items of night of the January art exhibit at Good Shepherd Arts Center in Ferguson. Interest to join with us in this commitment. We chose to commit ourselves personally WARMTH AND LIGHT and as a community to a greater awareness of the gift of The January exhibit at Good Shepherd Arts Center, titled Warmth and water. We will strive to Light, filled the space with a wide variety of expressions. The artists conserve water and be open to Continued on p. 8 Continued on next page items of interest !1 www.sistersofthegoodshepherd.com sisters of the good shepherd ~ province of mid-north america february 2018 PROVINCE NEWS Gallery, Cont’d from p. 1 Expressions of Gratitude whose works were on display are Artist Associates of the center and have Dear Sisters, shown their work there before. God Bless you All! I hope this letter Upcoming shows in 2018 will introduce finds you well. Please keep us all in new visual and performing artists to prayer. I would like to thank you all the space, including children from for your service to God, His Church, North County Catholic Schools in and His people. Your lives of February and residents from Ferguson consecration are very important to us in August. all and help this world immensely; please never forget that. Thank you for being Sisters to all humanity. David M. Mann, (USAF) Ret. and CSJA Jeanette. A great issue of Items of Interest; appreciated the international information. Zeal for Above: An art patron studies one of our world-wide mission always Gary Lang’s abstract paintings increases my zeal. Great job!!!!!! during opening night of the Sister Dorothy Doyle, RGS January exhibit Right: Artists Henry Chaney and Kathy Ann Duffin The Good Shepherd Arts Center is a discuss Kathy Ann’s watercolors. wonderful space for artists to show our works as an expression of who we are and how we feel about life. I am grateful to know Sister Glynis and to be a part of her ministry. Kathy Ann Duffin, artist I’m grateful to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for seeing God’s vision for the future, and for recognizing the zeal within me before I even knew that it existed. Please pray for me and my endeavors. Carol Vickers You Sisters taught me how to bake, how to function, how not to run, and how to love myself. You impacted my life in so many positive ways that I want to say thank you. You saved my life. I truly believe that. I was in a dark place with no tools to get out. You Good Shepherd Sisters gave me the tools and helped me out of that dark place. Thank you again. Mildred Velazquez Sr. Catherine Massei, business manager for Good Shepherd Arts Center, talks about the gallery exhibition “Warmth and Light” with an art patron. items of interest !2 www.sistersofthegoodshepherd.com sisters of the good shepherd ~ province of mid-north America February 2018 PROVINCE NEWS A new home for a special statue The treasured statue of St. Mary convent. The following article It is unfortunate that we do not have Magdalen from the Good Shepherd regarding the statue appeared in a a picture of this treasured statue. Sisters in Halethorpe, Maryland, has church Bulletin from St. Margaret But here’s a thought: Maybe found a new home in the Mission Church: someone took a photograph of the Church of St. Margaret in nearby Bel “This past week we received a statue statue while it was in the convent. If Air, Maryland. of St. Mary Magdalen from the that’s the case and you have a This is the only church in the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in photograph of the statue, or know Archdiocese of Baltimore with St. Halethorpe. They are closing their somebody who does, please send it Mary Magdalen as its Patron. The convent and some of the religious to Jeanette McDermott so that we statue went to the church with the articles are being given to local can publish it in a future issue of prayers of the Good Shepherd churches. Items of Interest. Contemplatives Sisters. Their “Fr. John Williamson, a former prayers will continue for many years Associate of mine from the Church to come, for all of the parishioners. Sr. Mary Joy Benson alerted us to of the Ascension, told me about the this interesting story. If you hear of This beloved statue had traveled statue since we are the only Church any stories or see photographs that with the Sisters when they moved in the Archdiocese who has St. Mary are related to Good Shepherd that from their convent in Washington, Magdalen as a patron. might be of interest to our readers, D.C. to Halethorpe. “It is in the vestibule of the Mission. please submit your news tip and The Pastor of Ascension Church, Fr. I hope you take time to see this photographs to Jeanette John Williamson has been very statute and know how blessed we McDermott at helpful in finding homes for many of are to have it with us.” (Msgr. Kevin [email protected] the religious items from the Schenning) Mystery photo … guess who and where? Last month’s mystery photo received two guesses: one person believes the Sister in the photo on the left is Sr. Sharon O’Grady. Another person believes it might be Sr. Christopher Mullan. Hmmmm, can anyone confirm or deny the Sister’s identity? Are there any new guesses? Moving right along, let’s see who can help us figure out what this month’s photograph is all about. It’s an odd picture that shows Sisters in full habit standing on a bombed out airplane. This image conjures up a lot of imagination, but we are seekers of truth and don’t want to leave anything to speculation. We really do hope to get some feedback from Sisters who might have a clue about what is actually going on in this photograph. Who are the Sisters? Where was the picture taken? Was it taken during or after World War II? The Korean Conflict? Early Vietnam War? We have no information about this engaging photo in the Province archives. Does anybody have information that can help us improve our archival records? If so, please contact [email protected]. items of interest !3 www.sistersofthegoodshepherd.com sisters of the good shepherd ~ province of mid-north america february 2018 MINISTRY NEWS Vista Maria’s push against commercial sex trade Vista Maria President with a program specifically developed to treat child and CEO Angela victims of human trafficking. Aufdemberge wrote The Wings program an article about In 2014, Vista Maria launched a specialized program for human trafficking for survivors known as Wings. During this 18-month, the social media trauma-informed treatment program, Vista Maria platform Linked-In as provides female child survivors of human trafficking with a way to raise care, support, treatment and education to overcome their awareness about the traumatic pasts. issue during National Slavery and Human “We developed the Wings program because the effects of Trafficking being trafficked in the commercial sex trade are truly Awareness Month in devastating and complex. The physical and emotional January. She titled abuse can and often does exact a tragic toll on young her article “Why I girls. Victims experience post-traumatic stress disorder, know so much about attachment disorders, acute anxiety, depression and the commercial sex trade and why you should too.” insomnia among other conditions. They require intensive specialized treatment and wraparound services to begin Vista Maria is a Detroit-based social services ministry the healing process and ultimately realize their own that Sisters of the Good Shepherd founded in 1883. The worth.” agency is the longest continually operating nonprofit in Michigan and is one of only two organizations in the state Angela’s article is in full at http://bit.ly/2neM9rf. Announcements and News Tidbits The Province’s sacred arts The 2018 theme for the Office of February 14 marks the 18th ministry Shepherding Images and Mission Effectiveness is the Core anniversary of the merger of four Good Shepherd Gallery has a Value of Individual Worth. The provinces into the single Province new name and a new website. Mission Effectiveness team will of Mid-North America. This year Soon it will be governed by a travel throughout the Province of marks the 175th anniversary of Board of Directors as a 501(c)(3) Mid-North America this year to Good Shepherd Sisters serving nonprofit organization. The Good reflect on the theme with Good the poor and marginalized in Shepherd Arts Center will remain Shepherd Mission Partners. North America.