More Photos of Oblate/Tri-IHM
Formation Gatherings
Sisters
in initial formation
and their directresses from the Oblate Sisters of Providence,
and Monroe, Immaculata, and Scranton IHM congregations gathered
the weekend of June 27-29, 2003 in Scranton for the Tri-IHM/Oblate
formation gathering.
The gathering included
opportunities to share their congregations' common stories, to
pray, and to visit historical sites in the area important to the
founding stories.
Using slides, storytelling,
and prayerr, Sr. Eileen Coleman shared with the group of 30 sisters
her experiences during her recent trip to Haiti.
The group traveled
to Vestal, NY where Sr. Robert Mary Murphy and Mary Ann Remus
along with several IHM Associates, greeted the guests and provided
lunch.
The group proceeded
from Vestal to Sr. Joseph's, PA, where liturgy was celebrated
at St. Mary's, followed by a visit to the site of the convent
in which Theresa Maxis Duchemin lived in 1859.
The group then traveled
to Susquehanna, PA where the sisters visited graves of IHM sisters
buried there.
At each historical
site, prayer was offered in thanksgiving for the sisters who had
gone before and prepared the way for future generations of women
religious.
At the IHM Center,
Sr. Cor Immaculatum Heffernan explained the creation of her bronze
statue of Theresa Maxis Duchemin. She then guided a tour to the
site of the motherhouse and the Marywood University rotunda.
The IHM Center staff
provided the visitors with meals and housing.
The weekend gathering
concluded with liturgy in the IHM Center chapel.
Future gatherings
of sisters in formation in all four congregations are being planned
at each motherhouse.
Two of
the sisters visiting the
graves of the IHM sisters at
St. Joseph's, PA . Behind them
is the site of the convent where
Mother Theresa Maxis lived.
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