Democracy and the United Nations Marianne Sennick, CSJ Main Representative CSJ UNNGO When the United Nations conveneson September 15, 2020, it celebrates its 75th anniversary. It is also the beginning of the Decade of Action to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015. (https://unsdg.un.org/2030-agenda/decade-action) The UN General Assembly passed a resolution proclaiming September 15, 2020 the International Day of…
10/10/20 Today we celebrate Sister Mary Ross who is celebrating her 50th Jubilee. Mary has lived and worked with the poor and incarcerated whether in Providence House, Rikers Island or Afghanistan offering her legal knowledge with compassion, empathy and insight. Hers has been a life of reconciliation. Her calmness, extreme generosity, willingness to risk, her courage to speak truth to…
Maria Regina, a Sponsored Ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph, was awarded a grant from the Funeral Services Foundation for staff support and bereavement during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. From July 16-31,2020, fourteen small, personalized Memorial Services were held on units, for all three shifts, where the names of the residents who died during the pandemic on…
The Sisters of St. Joseph partnered with the Bay Shore Babylon Women’s Huddle for a voter registration drive at Thera Farms on our Brentwood Campus on September 4, 2020. As Sisters Eileen McCann and Susan Wilcox registered voters with Barbara Kureck they had lively conversations with locals buying fresh vegetables and fruit. It was a fun and productive day!
The Earth Matters Committee of the Sisters of St. Joseph welcome you to the Season of Creation 2020 from Sept. 1-Oct. 4. Throughout the season we will be releasing videos which form a litany of creation. This year, the theme for the season is “Jubilee for the Earth”. We invite you to consider the integral relationship between rest for the…
Today, September 8, 2020, is a day of celebration for all of our Sisters celebrating Jubilees this year. We are not able to gather together in our usual way in Sacred Heart Chapel, but we have the ability to view a virtual celebration that honors the lives of our sisters and their dedication to our Congregation’s mission of unity for…
At Academia Maria Reina (AMR) in Puerto Rico, a Sisters of St. Joseph Sponsored School, the students are currently not allowed to attend school physically due to COVID-19. Until further notice, all classes are online as required by the government. AMR prepared the school with top of the line technology so the teachers can come in and give their classes. Teachers…
The National Religious Vocation Conference recently announced their member selected Outstanding Member Recognition Award. Among those recognized is our very own Marie Mackey, CSJ who receive this award at NRVC’s annual conference that will be held virtually this fall. Congratulations Marie and thank you for your tireless work!
The Mission package ministry is monthly sending packages to those in need in parts of the USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Sisters of St. Joseph residing in Maria Regina have recently responded to the needs! On Wednesday afternoons, a group gather in Macrina’s Place and organize care packages with a small towel, soap and several other items (including…
The Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood Mission Fund has been able to offer grants to two important community organizations this year, one at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal in Wyandanch, and the other at Hospitality Too Soup Kitchen at St. Anne’s Brentwood. Sister Nancy Fackner, who has been volunteering at the Hospitality Too Soup Kitchen for the past 12 years,…