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Whether by birth, by heritage or by inclination, Monday, January 25, 2021, the Sisters at St. Joseph's Motherhouse celebrated Robbie Burns Day and all things Scottish. Robbie Burns was a poet and all of us know his most famous work - Auld Lang Syne!

This week we are invited to pray for the 10 Sisters from the Chambéry Congregation ministering in Bolivia. Attached is a reprint of an article found in their CSJ Journal. The Spirit continues to work to bring healing and relationships. Making second-generation biofuels out of both urban waste and produce: https://en.mercopress.com/2021/01/25/bolivia-announces-new-biodiesel-production-plan Moving honey bees to a sanctuary to address a staggering decline in the insects' colonies due to deforestation and coca farming, which has encroached on their habitat. https://www.dailysabah.com/world/americas/couple-rescues-bees-threatened-by-deforestation-in-bolivia

This week we are invited to pray for the 36 Sisters of St. Joseph who minister in BELGIUM. They are from the congregations of: Institut de Souers de Saint Joseph, Chambéry, and Lyon. Their works include education, pastoral care and various social activities. The Lyon mission in Belgium has an interesting history: The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bourg grew out of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon which had been disbanded during the French Revolution. In 1819 a daughter house was established in Bourg, which became an independent congregation in 1823. By 1962, the Bourg Congregation had six provinces, three in Europe: Bourg, Switzerland and Belgium, and three in the United States. In 1996 the Bourg congregation re-joined the founding congregation of Lyon, as part of the latter's European Province.

What is "St. Joseph's Health Centre" and what is "St. Joseph's Care Group"? This is a challenging Quiz! Where is each located, how did they evolve (history) and what are their constituent "entities" serving what purposes?

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This week we are invited to pray for the one Sister of St. Joseph of Orange who continues to minister in a retirement home in Australia. United in prayer, the Global Joseph Family, 7850 Sisters, 5700 Associates, 34 Agrégées in 45 countries, listening to the heart of the world.

Congratulations to S. Noreen Muldoon who provided us with a story regarding the photo that was part of the Archives Mystery Quiz. Click on link for full story.

This new online program begins January 20th. It will be a faith-sharing type gathering based on Joyce Rupp's book, "Dear Heart Come Home." Registration for this program closes January 18. See attachment for more information!

We begin the year with pray for the 133 Sisters, and 35 Associates living and ministering in Argentina. They are from the Italian congregations of Cuneo and Pinerolo, as well as the Congregation founded in Buenos Aires. The Sisters from Cuneo have been present since 1965. They currently work in social and parish pastoral care, giving preference to the poorest, to those exploited by the great power companies. United in prayer, the Global Joseph Family, 7850 Sisters, 5700 Associates, 34 Agrégées in 44 countries, listening to the heart of the world. To view a 3 minute video of a project of the Sisters from Pinerolo, click on the link