
To help in supporting these efforts, the Sisters participate
in the Missionary Cooperative Program of the Pontifical Mission Societies in
the Archdiocese of Boston. Through this
program, each parish hosts a missionary speaker for an entire weekend once a
year to provide the opportunity for parishioners to learn more about the
missionary activity of the Church. I
recently received a letter from Sister Marie Prefontaine, SND, their Mission
Support Program Director, describing some of the benefits that the Sisters have
gained from their participation in our program.
Because of the generosity of your local
Church, our Sisters in Kenya have opened a new nursery school with hopes of
expanding into a full elementary school in the future. Sister Prisca in Nigeria is working in a
hospital owned by the Sisters of Notre Dame, the first in Amoya, Nigeria. She too expresses hope to expand to offer
more services to the sick. The Sisters
in Peru administer 34 Fey y Alegria schools in the district of Piura,
Peru. In these schools, the Sisters and
lay teachers encourage and motivate parents to offer their children the
best. The future begins in these
classrooms and hospitals and you help make all this happen.
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, in their vast and multifaceted ministries, bring Gospel values into the lives of those whom they
serve. Their dedication and devotion enliven
the vision of Saint Julie, Ah! Qu’il est bon, le bon Dieu!,
making the goodness of God a living presence in the lives of countless men,
women and children.
For more information on the missionary activity of the
Church, see our website www.propfaithboston.org.
-Fr. Rodney J. Copp JCL
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