Transcript ppt - Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart

From the deep roots of our story
to “Something New”
Spiritual Development
We, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
rooted in God and in the Gospel, stand together and
courageously commit ourselves to enter into the joys,
hopes, griefs, and anxieties of the people of this world.
We choose to be transformed by these questions:
How do the choices I make today/we make today
affect persons who are in need in our time?
What choices must we make as we live out our
commitment to God and God’s people?
In our time and place,
what are the signs
that the Spirit of God
moves and breathes
within each of us,
within our Congregation,
always creating something new
for the life of the world?
The Spirit moves in new life:
Vocation Work
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Web re-design
Billboards
Theater ads
Video
Blog
Come and See days
Vocation Awareness Programs:
Gift of Mission, Call to Discipleship,
College Activities
Service Trip
An opportunity for young women to experience
the spirit of IHM through prayer, community,
and ministry
The Signs of the Times
The IHM name and mission are made visible
in a variety of geographic locations
New Vocation Team
Sr. Kathy Kurdziel leads our new team: Sisters
Redempta Sweeney, Fran Fasolka, Maria Rose Kelly,
and Associate Alejandra Marroquin.
Director of Vocations for Peru
Sister Angela Cerna-Plata, our IHM sister from
Monroe, begins her vocation work in Peru
in the fall of 2012, assisted by our Sisters in Peru
Final Profession of Vows
Sister Rachel Terry, IHM
Little Flower Parish, Bethesda, Maryland
April 28, 2012
Ongoing Formation
Focus on Contemplation
Regional gatherings: an invitation to gather
for prayer and conversation about the heart
of our lives together
Joining God’s Prayer in Me
An experience of contemplative prayer led by
Rose Mary Dougherty, SSND
October 15, 2011
Embracing the Mystical Vision
Reflecting on the mystics and our call
to be mystics in this time and place,
led by Nancy Hawkins, IHM – March 24, 2012
Evenings of Prayer, 2010 - 2012
Our invitation to all to come apart
and join us in stillness and in contemplation
Congregational Retreat Experiences
IHM Forward 2010
OSP IHM Retreat 2011
E-Courses, 2010 - 2012
•Welcoming Prayer
•Practicing Spirituality with Brother David
Steindl-Rast
•Contemplation with Richard Rohr
•Monastery of the Heart with Joan Chittister
•Practicing Spirituality with Henri Nouwen
E-Courses
•Practicing Spirituality with Thomas Merton
•Centering Prayer with Cynthia Bourgeault
•Praying for Justice and Peace
with Jane Vennard
•Exploring the Psalms with Barbara Crafton
•Practicing the Presence of God
Other Online Offerings
•Ramadan
•Reflections for September 11
•Praying the News
•All Saints’ Day
•24 Ways to Practice Thanks-giving
•Practicing Spirituality in Winter
•Holding the Poor in our Hearts
Creative Ways
to Share Our Spirituality
•Journey
•Advent and Lent/Easter reflection books
Associate Relationship:
an opportunity to carry forward
the IHM spirit
132 Associates in 8 years
6 States and Peru
IHM Sister-Associate Conference
June 22-24, 2012
IHM Center
Formation in Justice and Peace
IHM Center Garden
Elections 2012
Daily Contemplative Readings
Contemplation: the Bridge to Justice
Contemplation, Compassion, Commitment
In this time of pain and promise,
how will our lives of contemplation and action
continue to be marked by a deep listening
to the voice of the Spirit?
How can this listening lead us
to discover something new,
something transformative,
as we reach out with tenderness
to the joys, hopes, griefs and anxieties
of the people of God?