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Advent 2008 Reflection Book
The IHM Sisters invite you to pray with us throughout Advent and Christmas and to allow God to be born in your heart. The pages that follow reflect the prayer of IHM Sisters and their friends. Their words and images give expression to the diverse and creative ways in which the living word of God inspires each of us in our daily lives. Let us together wait expectantly with hope for God’s coming into our hearts and into our lives. |
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Walking in the Shoes of Another
As signs of spring emerge in wind and warmth, bud and bird, the rich tradition
of our faith offers us the gift of the Lenten-Easter season. Ancient stories and
images that have nourished the faith of generations of believers are again presented to us through the familiar words of the readings of the daily Eucharistic liturgy.
The following words and drawings reflect the prayer of nearly one hundred IHM Sisters, Associates and friends. They pondered these readings and allowed their deep reflections to give abundant life to their messages. May these reflections nourish our own daily prayer and invite us to see how we are bound to God and to one another in the paschal mystery of Jesus.
May our journey through Lent, the Triduum, and the Easter season find us in a different place from where we began. May we be more faithful to God’s loving covenant with us, more responsive to the Gospel, and more loving to one another. |
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Making
Space for God
Advent and Christmas are seasons of amazing promise: peace, light,
truth and
justice. This season we are too aware of the darkness all about:
so much violence,
injustice and suffering. Our own hearts yearn for peace, for freedom,
for consolation,
and for justice. We hold on to the promise - Emmanuel, God with
us.
The liturgical readings of the Advent and Christmas seasons are
rich with the
promises of God. They touch our longings and lead us to encounter
God’s coming into
our lives - in our struggles and joys, hopes and needs, choices
and decisions.
We invite you to make space for God by praying with us throughout
Advent and
Christmas. The pages that follow reflect the prayer of IHM Sisters
and their friends. Their
words and images give expression to the diverse and creative ways
in which the living
word of God inspires each of us in the reality of our daily lives.
Let us together wait
expectantly with hope and ready ourselves for God’s coming
into our lives. |
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Hungering
for God, a collection of daily reflections based
on the lectionary readings of the Lenten and Easter seasons, was
created by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
of Scranton, Pennsylvania. We are a community of 511Catholic women
religious dedicated to God and service to God's people. Inspired
by the spirit and purpose of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, we participate
in the redeeming mission of Jesus by celebrating and proclaiming
the Good News of God’s unconditional love for all people. |
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Summer Splash 2008
Summer Splash, A Celebration of the Arts, is a free one week cultural enrichment program for children who otherwise might not have an opportunity for a hands-on experience of the arts. Over the course of its 10 year history, Summer Splash has brought the arts to hundreds of children in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. With the help of professional artists, teachers, volunteers and teens, over 100 children ages 5-11 had the opportunity to experience the arts in creative and fun ways. Click Here to view photos from Summer Splash 2008. |
Sr.
Joan McCusker Composes Tribute Anthem
Sr. Joan McCusker
Sr. Joan McCusker, IHM
Composes Tribute Anthem for Heritage University's 25th Anniversary.
The piece is the official Tribute Anthem
to open the 25th anniversary celebrations of Heritage University,
Toppenish, Washington
Listen
to the Tribute Anthem
McCusker 2007 |
A
Psalm in Celebration of Twenty-Five Years for Heritage University
(1981-2006)
| Inspired
by a reading from the prophet Habukkuk 2:2-3.
"Write down the vision
Clearly upon the tablets;
So that one can read it readily.
For the vision still has its time,
Presses on to fulfillment,
And will not disappoint;
If it delays, wait for it,
It will surely come, it will not be late."
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O Come, Creator Spirit!
Imprint the founding vision of Heritage College
On the tablets of our hearts!
Breathe a quarter-century blessing
______ On these lands
Where sacred soil of ancient tribes
Yielded deep rich loam
To cushion steel and stone
______ To build a home, in
praise of learning.
In praise of learning!
For new millennia wisdom-seekers
______ And dream-catchers.
O Spirit-Wisdom, guide our daring dreams!
______O Come, Creator Spirit!
"The vision still has its time,
______ and presses to fulfillment,"
the prophet says.
Breathe a quarter-century blessing
______ On these lands --
This sacred soil of ancient tribes,
Somehow aware, as good earth is,
______ Of destiny
______ Of progress
______ Of new grass roots
___ Of unfamiliar language
in its ears;
___ Of unfamiliar footprints
on its face.
O Spirit-Wisdom, guide our hopefilled plans!
______O Come, Creator Spirit!
"The vision will not disappoint," the prophet
says,
______ "wait for it;
it will surely come.''
Breathe a quarter-century blessing
______ On these lands—
This sacred soil of ancient tribes.
Bless our humble yearning;
Bless this home of learning
Embracing every race,
Hearing our plea, and that of earth:
"Our future, too, depends on you;
The vision lives in what you do!"
O Spirit-Wisdom, guide its certain birth!
Sister Michel Keenan, IHM 2006 |
Sr. Michel Keenan
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Study
Days and Assembly 2006
IHM Jubilarians 2006 |
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Installation of New IHM Leadership Team, June 25, 2006
At a Eucharistic liturgy at the IHM Center on June 25, the IHM leadership team members were commissioned.
 Remarks by Sr. Mary Persico, IHM |
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IHM Leadership Team Elected
On April 21 and 22 at the IHM Center in Scranton, one hundred and thirty-eight delegates representing 528 IHM Sisters elected six new team members for leadership of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the next four years.
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Construction of the Pascucci Family Our Lady of Peace Residence
Moving Out of Our Marian Convent, January 2006
Moving Into Our Lady of Peace Residence, January 15, 2006
Mary, Woman of the Eucharist
IHM Capital Campaign |
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Becoming
Disciples is a collection of daily reflections based
on the lectionary readings of the Lenten and Easter seasons. Created
by nearly one hundred Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, the words and images in this publication are to be used
as a catalyst for the reader’s prayer. The IHM Sisters share
the fruit of their prayer and reflection with the hope that the
richness of these seasons take hold of us, challenge us and change
us. |
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We invite you to pray with the IHM Sisters throughout Advent and
Christmas. The pages that follow reflect the prayer of forty-eight
IHM Sisters and their friends. Their words and images give expression
to the diverse and creative ways in which the living word of God
inspires each of us in the reality of our daily lives.
Food for
the Journey: Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas |
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IHM Sisters Joins Hands with Geisinger in New LIFE Program
The IHM Sisters are building a new 120-bed residence to serve the housing and healthcare needs of a growing number of elderly and infirm IHM Sisters. The new residence will house a LIFE (Living Independently for Elders) site, which will create new healthcare opportunities for them as well as the eligible elderly population in the local area. In an award made by the State of Pennsylvania, Geisinger Community Health Services, a division of the Geisinger Health System, was selected as the healthcare provider offering a variety of services with the goal of maintaining health, preventing nursing home placements and improving quality of life. Full text of press release. |
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IHM
Residence and LIFE Center
Regional meeting PowerPoint presentation by Sr. Mary Persico,
IHM. |
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Tracing the Spirit
Check out the wonderful events of our gathering of Sisters of St. Casimir, Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius and IHM Sisters, “Tracing the Spirit.” |
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Ceremony of Entrance into the Novitiate
Pictured at Left: Sisters Carrie Flood and Rachel Terry. |
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IHM
Candidates Welcomed
The IHM
Congregation welcomed Carrie Flood and Rachel Terry as IHM Candidates
during a Rite of Entrance ceremony in the IHM Center Chapel
on Thursday, September 2, at 7:00 p.m |
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Sr. Luz Maria Cayazzo's Incorporation Video
Sister Luz Maria Cayazzo, IHM, was recently incorporated as a perpetually professed member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, PA, at a Eucharistic liturgy held at the IHM Center on October 4. |
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New
IHM Residence-Groundbreaking Ceremony
On Friday,
July 23, 2004, the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary broke ground for a new residence
for their elderly Sisters.
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Bearing
Reconciliation in Our World - Easter
Bearing Reconciliation in Our World is a collection of daily
reflections based on the lectionary readings of the Lenten and
Easter seasons. Created by nearly one hundred Sisters, Servants
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the words and images in this
publication are to be used as a catalyst for the reader’s
prayer. The IHM Sisters share the fruit of their prayer and
reflection with the hope that the richness of these seasons
take hold of us, challenge us and change us. |
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Bearing
Reconciliation in Our World - Lent
Bearing Reconciliation in Our World is a collection of daily
reflections based on the lectionary readings of the Lenten and
Easter seasons. Created by nearly one hundred Sisters, Servants
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the words and images in this
publication are to be used as a catalyst for the reader’s
prayer. The IHM Sisters share the fruit of their prayer and
reflection with the hope that the richness of these seasons
take hold of us, challenge us and change us. |
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A
Call to Hope - 2004-2005 Advent Reflection Guide
A Call
to Hope is a collection of daily reflections based on
the lectionary readings of the Advent and Christmas seasons.
Created by more than forty, Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, the words and images in this publication are to be
used as a catalyst for the reader's prayer.
Praying
with the "O" Antiphons |
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Mission
Revival in Mississippi
Read about the recent
mission revival that took place in Philadelphia, Mississippi. |
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IHM Sisters
and Marywood Students Travel to St. Lucia for Service Trip
Read
about and see pictures of a recent service trip taken by IHM
Sisters and Students at Marywood University. |
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IHM
Sisters Raise Their Voices for Peace
See
what IHM sisters are doing to advocate for peaceful solutions
to problems facing the global community. |
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Dedication
of Statue of Mother Maxis, founder of the IHM Congregation
Learn about and see
the new bronze statue of the IHM founder, Mother Theresa Maxis
Duchemin, that wasy created by Sr. Cor Immaculatum Heffernan,
IHM. This new life-size work is on permanent display at the
entrance to the chapel at the IHM Center. |
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Theresa
Maxis Conference Center
Investigate
the possibility of scheduling an event at the new conference
center available to the public at the IHM Center in Scranton,
Pennsylvania. |
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Sr.
Catherine Sitja y Balbastro Professes Vows
Sister Catherine Sitja y Balbastro recently professed
temporary vows as a Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary at a Eucharistic liturgy held at the IHM Center in Scranton. |
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Summer
Splash 2004
Summer
Splash is a two-week arts program for underserved youth between
the ages of 5-11 in Scranton’s housing developments, offering
classes in dance, drama, music, photography, sign language,
physical activity, art, crafts, games, nutrition and hygiene
and more. |
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