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This week we are invited to pray for the 14 Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon who are ministering in Egypt and for the people of that country. The Sisters are located at 3 missions. In reviewing the Lyon website, we found this article from 2019: A Joyful Experience I am filled with joy in gratitude to the Lord for the meeting I had on March 6 with a former student of the Sisters of Saint Joseph’s School in Minya. His name is Dr. Ahmad ELMENCHAWI, a good Muslim and cardiologist. For the past two months, he has held the position of Deputy Director of the University of Assiout. On March 6th, I went to see him at his office. As soon as he saw me, he came forward, hugged me, saying to his colleagues in the office: "This is Sr. Laurice who gave me a good education with the Sisters of St Joseph in Minya when I was a child." For 3/4 of an hour, he repeated how much he appreciated the education of the Religious who taught him kindness, openness, tolerance, respect for those who are different, honesty, self-confidence and trust in others, and charity towards the most disadvantaged. He said, "It is thanks to you, that I am in this very important position." He married a former student of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles. He came to the door hugging me once again and asked his driver to accompany me to his car. More and more I believe that the grain we sow into the hearts of children will sooner or later bear fruit. Thank you Lord for this deep joy, for these people of open heart, conscious of good education and who live from all that they have received from their youth. HAPPY THE PURE OF HEART, THEY WILL SEE GOD!

Read the story of "The Little Saint" written for Time Magazine in 1954. Click on the first page and scroll through the story.

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This week we are invited to pray for the 25 Sisters of St. Joseph from the Chambéry Congregation and 20 Associates ministering in Denmark. We also hold the people of that country in our prayer. One of the Sisters’ ministries is a Retreat Centre “Stella Matutina” (the morning star). An article was written in 2020 to celebrate their 25thanniversary! Click on title for links to several items including the connection between Canada and Denmark.

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This week we are invited to pray for the 132 Sisters of St. Joseph from the Italian Congregations of Cuneo and Istituto di San Guiseppe, and the 60 Associates ministering in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We pray also for the people of that country. Click on links for Photos of the Cuneo missions, Photos of the Istituto di San Guiseppe 3 missions and for information about the pandemic and food shortage. “A record 27.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing acute hunger, one-third of the violence-wracked Central African country’s population, largely because of conflict and the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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Name as many Sister secretaries, accountants, clerical workers, payroll managers, records keepers etc. whose service, skills and commitment enabled and supported the mission and ministry of our Sisters in schools, hospitals and central administration; living and deceased. Answers due April 9.

A huge thank you to Mr. Seguin and the students at Holy Cross who provided us with a lunch time gift. Attached are some photos for your to see our gifts of flowers and chips.

New program through Shalom Place in Sault Ste. Marie

See reflections from The Life Panelists (Global Sisters Report) including Sister of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie, Stephanie Romiti

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This week we are invited to pray for the 3 Sisters and 10 Associates ministering in Congo Brazzavile, from the Congregation of Annecy. Click on link for information on this mission.

St. Joseph visited us here at the Motherhouse (aka Mandi, our Life Enrichment Coordinator) Special thank you to Debbie Hummel-Murphy, our Dietary Manager who created the cookie tools for sisters to enjoy.

World Water Day creates a beautiful moment for this Blue Community to join together and honour the value of water. Click on title for link for more information

This week we are invited to pray for the 17 Associates of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, living in Chile. From the Carondelet web page: “Our sisters became a mission in Talca, Chile in 1987. They went on to also serve in Curepto. Though we no longer have any Sisters serving in the country, a group of associates known as the Familia de San José keeps our charism thriving in these two communities.” https://csjcarondelet.org/presence-around-the-world Read how Chile is opening the door to an ecological constitution. “The human right to water, inter-generational justice, the rights of nature and access to information, participation and justice, along with a commitment to adapt to climate change, are some of the “unrelenting” demands of Chile’s environmental movement.” See link to December 2020 article: https://dialogochino.net/en/climate-energy/38578-chile-opens-the-door-for-an-ecological-constitution/

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