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Good Shepherd News CongregationofOurLadyofCharityoftheGoodShepherd

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TheProcessPlanningCommitteeheldtheirlastmeetinginRomeLetterofthePPC

DearSisters,

We,theProcessPlanningCommittee(PPC)have

concluded our sixth meeting in Rome, where,

with our facilitator, Maureen Jenkins, we en-

gagedinanevaluationprocessoftheJourneyof

Enrichment.

Wewanttoexpressoursincerethankstoallfor

yourparticipation,responsesandengagementin

thewholeprocess,sincewebeganin2008.

Although the work of the PPC ends here, we

hopethattheJourneyofEnrichmentwillcontin-

ueforallofus.

Inourevaluation,webecameawareoftheenor-

mouslevelofengagementandsharingwhichhas

happenedover thepast ,iveyearsandwehope

that we will continue to build on the relation-

shipswhichhaveevolved.Contd on page 2Contd on page 2Contd on page 2Contd on page 2

What is Inside What is Inside What is Inside What is Inside Page1-2

ThePPCheldtheirlastmeetinginRome

PlenaryAssemblyoftheUISGPage3-5

AsiaPaci,icUnitLinkPersonsforSpiritualitymeetin

Indonesia

TrainingsessioninKenyaModuletwoPage6-9

CentenaryCelebrationsforGoodShepherd

inSydney,NSW,Australia

The‘Kawsay’Network-PeruPage10-15

CGS50GOLDENYEARS-SriLanka

“ContemplativeLifeinanApostolicCongregation”

Kenya/Congosector

TheRightsofaWomanandHerRoleinSociety

ProvinceofLebanon/Syria

LifeasaGoodShepherdEducatorSpain

SrPauletteLoMonacoreceivesanaward-NY

MembersoftheProcessPlanningCommittee,the

facilitatorandtheinterpreterswithSistersBrigid

LawlorandAngelaFahy,CongregationalLeaders

LogosoftheProcessPlanningCommittee

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The Plenary Assembly of

the UISG Congregational

Leaders was held in Rome

fromMay3to7.Morethan

800 from 76 different coun-

tries, participated. There

wasindeedanincredibleva-

riety of gifts, cultures, experiences, yet a com-

moncommitmentto followChrist throughcon-

creteservicetohumanity.Thethemeofthisas-

semblywas:

“Itwillnotbesoamongyou”

The ,irst morning was specially arranged for

superiors general who were participating for

the,irsttime.Theyweregivenacomprehensive

orientationaboutUISG,itsgeneralstructureand

theconstellationsthatarebasedontheterrito-

ry.

Intheafternoonwastheof,icialopeningofthe

Assembly, beginning with a welcome by Sr.

MaryLouWirtz,Presidentof theUISG. Shere-

called the theme of the previous Assembly in

2010 - "I know the fountain well which ,lows

andruns,althoughitisnight..."Sr.MaryLouin-

Contd from page 1Contd from page 1Contd from page 1Contd from page 1 NowtheJourneyofEnrichmentpassestoanew

phaseandtheworkofthePPCconcludesaswe

move into a decision-making period. OLC has

beeninaprocessofpreparingfortheirGeneral

ChapterinAugust2013,andenvisionmakinga

decisionregardingapossiblejuridicalrelation-

ship.

Thepreparatory committee for theOLCChap-

ter is currently involved inoverseeing the ini-

tial stageof thisprocess.For thisdiscernment

process,theyaretakingintoaccountthereality

of themission,consecrated life today, thepro-

pheticwitness towhichwe are all called, and

our speci,ic realities, such as human and eco-

nomic resources. Depend-

ing on the outcome, Good

Shepherdmayneed toen-

gage in a decision-making

process.

MaytheHolySpiritandthe

visionofSt.JohnEudes

andSt.MaryEuphrasia

continuetoinspireand

guideusatthisspecial

timeinourjointhistory.

UnitedintheGreatHeartofJesusthe

GoodShepherd,

TheProcessPlanningCommittee

XIXPlenaryAssemblyoftheUISGRome3rd-7thMay2013

vitedtheSisterstore,lectonhowtheycanmove

forward with hope, even when they see dark-

nessandexperiencediscouragement. Washing of the feet the meaningful gesture of Jesus at the Last Supper – is the symbolic image that led the participants to deep re-flection in the second day of the UISG Plenary Assembly. The touching ritual that dramatized the gesture, pre-pared by Monica Brown, brought to mind to the superiors general the meaning and value of the ser-vice of authority that is primarily guided by prayer-ful listening to the Word of God. Sunday, May 5 in the morning Sr. Pat Garvin pre-sented her report on the subject: "Graced Compa-nionship". We then met Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz who celebrated the Eucharist and in the after-noon, opened the dialogue with the sisters, answer-ing their questions The meeting ended on the 7th with a private audience with Pope Francis in the Paul VI Hall. Source:Vidimus

TheProcessPlanningCommitteeheldtheirlastmeetinginRomeLetterofthePPC

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CommunicationsCoordinator

Casa Generalizia, Suore del Buon Pastore, Via Raffaello Sardiello 20- 00165 Roma, Italia.

Email: com@gssweb.org fran.mestry@gssweb.org

GoodShepherdNews

Asia Pacific Unit Link Persons for Spirituality meet in Indonesia Asia Pacific Unit Link Persons for Spirituality

I ndonesia,inparticularthebeautiful

mountainareaofPuncak,waswhere

theAsiaPaci,icUnitLinkPersonsfor

Spiritualitygatheredfrom19-22

March2013.Themeetingwasor-

ganisedbySrCarolinePrice,AsiaPaci,ic

LinkPersonforSpiritualitywiththeCon-

gregationalSpiritualityCentre.Carolineis

fromtheProvinceofAustraliaandAotea-

roaNewZealand.

AlloftheunitsinAsiaPaci,icwererepre-

sentedatthemeeting.Asthiswasthe,irst

time the group had met, the agenda in-

cludedgettingtoknoweachother,under-

standingtheroleofUnitLinkPersons,and

working out strategies for ongoing com-

munication.

Sr.AnneDaltonfromtheProvinceofAustraliaandAotearoaNewZealandfacilitatedthemeeting.

Sr.TheresiaTjanandSr.MagdalenaRinihadworkedhardto,indagreatvenueandorganisethe

transport,accommodationandotherlogisticswithinIndonesia!Ms.JaneNg,missionpartnerfrom

theSingapore/MalaysiaunitpresentedasummaryoftheCongregationalSpiritualityMeetingwhich

washeldinJujuy,Argentina,inFebruary2013.

ThissummarypaintedapictureoftheimportanceoftheUnitLinkPersonsandtheworktheydoat

unitlevel,andhowthatworkcontributestothedeeperunderstandingofGoodShepherdSpirituality

acrosstheCongregation.

ThegroupbecamefamiliarwiththeroledescriptionforUnitLinkPersons,andalsoparticipatedina

workshoponhow toprepare thedatabaseentrieson spirituality resourcesat theunit level. The

CongregationalSpiritualityCentreisintheprocessofcollectingandcollatingdataonmaterialand

humanresourcesforspiritualityfromacrosstheCongregation.

ThisisanexcitingprojectthatwillgivetheCongregationupdatedataonwhatresourcesareavaila-

ble. TheAsia Paci,icUnit Link Persons acknowledged thatwithinAsia Paci,ic there aremany re-

sourcesthatcanbecalledontohelppromoteadeeperunderstandingofGoodShepherdspirituality.

IamverygratefultotheUnitLeadersofAsiaPaci,icfortheirsupportinthiswork,andthankallthe

UnitLinkPersonsfortheirattendanceatthemeeting.Itwasarichandpro,itabletimeforeachone

ofus!

CarolinePriceRGS

AsiaPaci,icLinkPersonforSpirituality

PHOTO:GoodShepherdAsiaPaci0icUnitLinkPersonsattheirmeetinginIndonesia.Back,Leftto

Right:Ms.JaneNg,Srs.TheresiaTjan,ThereseIisuka,DeannaPereira,JulianaDevoy,Michelle

Lopez,AnneDalton(Facilitator)JohannaYong.Front:Srs.ClareNagashima,MagdalenaRini,Mercy

Abraham,LourdesFabia,SuphatraAnanthachat,FrancineMuthugalaandCarolinePrice.

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TRAININGSESSIONINKENYA-MODULE28Aprilto8May2013

'May God who has begun this

goodwork, increaseyour readi-

ness and zeal. May you have

faith that will make your love

grow and make you walk with

courageinthepathsoftheLord.

With thesewords addressed to

usbySr.Brigidwebegan

module 2 of the formators pro-

grammeforEurope/RIMOA.

Sharingourexperiencesofthe

holisticmodelofformation

Having arrived in Kenya full of

energy and enthusiasm, we set

about re-creating the Sacred

Space, a space of co-learning,

sharing,searchingtogether,sup-

portingoneanotherandcontin-

uing our journey of transfor-

mationtogether.

Weshared togetherourexperi-

encesoflivingtheholisticmodel

of formation in our units since

the end of the last session and

re,lectedonthequestion,Howis

theHolisticModelhelpingusbe

co-creators of the new story of

formationwhichwearecalledto

live?

Throughsymbolsandwordswe

shared our personal journeys.

We celebrated the steps which

we have already taken, such as

embracing the holistic model

and integrating it into the for-

mation training programs, the

strengtheningofco-learningand

co-responsibility in our for-

mationcommunitiesandcollab-

oration for formationwithmis-

sion partners. We are also

aware of our limits: resistance

to change, multitasking, the

need to take more care of the

soul,culturalandlanguagedif,i-

cultiesandthelackofvocations

particularly in Europe. We un-

derstandthat thekey tochange

is to begin from within our-

selves. We recognize the great

need for networking between

Europe and RIMOA, sharing re-

sourcesandpersonnelandfacil-

itatinginternationalexperiences

forthoseinformation.

Were,lectedonthe3principles

of the universe as described by

ThomasBerry,namelydifferen-

tiation, interiorityand intercon-

nectedness and how they link

withtheholisticmodel.

We asked ourselves how our

culturecanpreventusfromsee-

ingdiversityasablessing?

Re,lecting on interiority we

asked how can we move from

the ego to the essence within

ourselves?

In relation to interconnected-

nessweaskedhowareweinter-

connected with the universe,

withothers,inandbeyondcom-

munity?

Indifferentandvariedwaysthe

participants connected each of

the elements of the holistic

model with the 3 principles of

theUniverse.

Wemoved our re,lections from

the universe story to a discus-

sion on the holistic model and

formation, focusing on the fol-

lowingareas:

1) Formation personnel. Re-

,lecting on our own interiority,

our sense of diversity and how

we understand communion.

2) How to facilitateaprocess

inunits inordertomovetothe

holisticmodel.

3)Formationinthecontextof

today’s reality. How to provide

an open structure at all levels.

4) The community element.

How the community is part of

theformationprocess.

5)Formationinmission.How

weexpressthiswithinapostolic

andcontemplativelifestyles.

We are standing between the

oldstoryandthenewstory,but

conscious of the call to move

forward in communion and in

mission. We are called to co-

create life inmission today and

forthefuture.Wehave thetask

ofin,luencingthosetowhomwe

say, come and see, by being a

living expression of Gospel val-

uestoday.

Webeganourworkofoutlining

therolesofformationpersonnel

at different stages of formation

and the criteria for accessing

growthateachstage.

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TRAININGSESSIONINKENYA-MODULE28Aprilto8May2013

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NavigatingtheShifts

Tomove to a holisticmodel of

formationwillrequireustotake

risks and navigate shifts in all

areas of our lives.We are chal-

lenged to journey forward and

outward, together in oneness

andcommunion. Sr.PatFarrell

in her article “Navigating the

Shifts” presents uswith the fol-

lowing paradigm for moving

from the old story to the new

story: contemplation, prophetic

stance, solidarity with themar-

ginalized, community, non-

violenceandjoyfulhope.

Were,lectedindividuallyandin

groups on the concrete steps

that we were willing to take in

our own units in order that

changemaybecomeareality.

JusticeandPeace

We welcomed Sr. Clare Nolan

among us. The group shared

with her how they have inte-

grated part one of the Manual

for Growth in Mission and Jus-

tice, into the formation pro-

gramme, community work and

withpartnersinmission.

Clarethenintroducedthegroup

to parts 2 and 3 of the manu-

al. Individually participants

took a chapter of part 2 of the

manualandre,lectedonhowit

couldbeintegratedintothefor-

mationprocesses in a concrete

way. Clare stressed that the

manualisonlyaguideanditis

the task of the formators to

,lesh it out taking into account

their own cultural experiences

andusingotherdocumentsand

research.

We followed the same process

inrelationtopart3.Thispartof

the manual gives options for

journalingortheologicalre,lec-

tionatpersonal level.Thiswas

very well received by the par-

ticipantswho felt that itwas a

very useful tool for on-going

formationaswellasforthosein

temporaryprofession.

Weconcludedoursessionwith

themeetingwithourUnitLead-

ers.

With great joy we welcomed

the Unit Leaders for the ,inal

week ofModule 2. Theywere

invitedtosharewiththegroup

whattheirexperiencehadbeen

like in the Units in relation to

the transmission of Module 1.

In a creative and experiential

manner,theparticipantsshared

the journey of Module 2 up to

thispoint.Thenextstepsonthe

journey will be ones which we

take together in anatmosphere

ofsacredspaceandco-learning.

A regional formation teamwas

formed with a representative

from each unit in RIMOA, the

goal being to continue the co-

learning and networking. It is

alsohopedtohavealinkperson

from the European region on

thisteam.Theteammettoclar-

ifytheirtasks.Alreadyacoordi-

nator has been appointed, Sr.

Annie Kahwajian of the prov-

inceofLebanon/Syria.Theteam

hasarrangedtheir,irstmeeting

for November 2013 and it will

take place in Lebanon.

A regional formation teamwas

formed with a representative

from each unit in RIMOA, the

goal being to continue the co-

learning and networking. It is

alsohopedtohavealinkperson

from the European region on

thisteam.

TheJourneyContinues

The end of Module 2 was now

drawing to a close.Unit groups

spent time together to concre-

tisethe,irststepstobetakenon

their returnhome.As theypre-

sented these steps to the full

grouptherewasasenseofener-

gy,hopeandnewlife.

Aswetakeour leaveofonean-

other today and in the days to

come,wegohomethericherfor

all that we have experienced

and co-learned together. We

stepintothefuturewithHope.

Participants of the Europe/Rimoa Session on Formation

Module2

Par�cipants of the Europe/Rimoa Formator’s Session in Kenya

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CentenaryCelebrationsforGoodShepherdinSydney,NSW,Australia

SisterswhoweremissionedtoAsh,ieldasyoung

womeninthe1940sandearly1950s:SrCarmel

RoseFairlie(1948),SrMaryGilhooley(1947)andSr

GenevieveBaker(1952)

SistersCarmelRoseFairlieandGenevieveBakerwith

someoftheformerresidentsofAsh,ieldatthecele-

brationforFormerResidentson26April2013

O n23April 2013, sisters inNew South

Wales (NSW), Australia, and sisters

fromacrossAustraliaandNewZealand

came together to celebrate the Centenary of

GoodShepherdMissioninNSW.Manywhohad

spentyearsintheAsh,ieldandSydneymission,

gathered foraRitualandSharingofMemories.

Stories are so powerful! Sr. Mary, Sr. Carmel

Rose and Sr. Genevieve shared stories of their

earlydaysatAsh,ield.AsitwasjustafterWorld

War II, life was austere and challenging. And

yet, thesisterssharedmemoriesof thoseearly

dayswitha freshnessand lightness. Forthem,

asforallGoodShepherdpeopletoday,themis-

sionistheheartofthework.

While the older sisters shared memories, the

ritualalsoinvitedsisterswhohadbeeninSyd-

ney in lateryears to tell theirstories–ofmov-

ingoutof the institution intothe localcommu-

nities, setting up hostels for the youngwomen

in care, living with them in ordinary homes,

moving into areas where people lived in poor

circumstances in public housing areas where

drugandalcoholaddictionwasmostprevalent;

ministrywithpeoplelivingonthestreetsinin-

ner Sydney at Kings Cross. The sense of hu-

mourneededtoworkinthesechallengingmin-

istrieswasveryevident!

The NSW mission began in April 1913 with

eightsisterstravelling fromMelbourne,andSr.

MaryofSt.FrancisBorgiaO’RourkeasSuperior

and foundress. Sr. Francis Borgiawas born in

Tipperary, Ireland in 1863 (the same year that

four young Irish women came to Melbourne,

Australia). Wewereprivilegedtohavesomeof

Bridget’s descendants at Ash,ield for the cele-

brationson24April2013!

“Youarethesong,ShepherdGodandfriend,

Yourinvitationknowsnoboundsnorend…”

Thesewords fromasongwrittenbySr.Sharon

FitzGerald,rgs,rangintheraftersoftheAsh,ield

ChapelinSydneyon24April2013(FeastDayof

St Mary Euphrasia). Sisters, co-workers and

friendshadgathered forabeautifulEucharistic

Liturgy to celebrate the Centenary of the foun-

dationofGoodShepherdinNSW,Australia.The

song,wellknownintheProvince,endedthelit-

urgy andwas sungwith great heart and gusto!

After singing the song, everyone broke into

spontaneousapplause.

Thecelebrationswerejoyousandlively!Sisters

whohadbeenatAsh,ieldduringthe1940sand

early1950swerepresentandwerecalledupon

to cut the Centenary cake. They are: Sr. Mary

Gilhooley,whoarrivedin1947,Sr.CarmelRose

Fairlie,(1948)andSr.GenevieveBaker,(1952).

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vited. The residents of the Village (our old

property)werealsoinvitedtojoinus.TheVin-

centian Fathers, good friends of ours since the

daywearrivedinAsh,ield,celebratedtheMass.

Then followed a very special moment within

ourcelebrations. NexttotheChapelisalovely

GardeninwhichwehavenowplacedaMemori-

al Stone, which remembers and honours our

Sisters and Women resident in Ash,ield since

14thApril,1913.

SisterAnneManning,ProvinceLeaderad-

dressedtothegatheringthenwewereinvited

toparticipateinablessingwhichbroughtthis

specialtimetoclosure.

AllwerealltheninvitedtoMorningTea.

CarolinePriceandJanRyan,rgsProvinceofAustralia&Aoteraoa/N.Zealand

ThegroupofSistersattheNSWCentenary,

23-26April2013.

Contd from page 6Contd from page 6Contd from page 6Contd from page 6Thecelebrationsofferedawonderfulopportuni-

ty tonotonlyhonourandacknowledgeoursis-

tersandwomenofthepast,butaswell,tooffer

our guests theopportunity tobecomeaware of

GoodShepherdaliveandactiveintoday’sworld.

ThroughtheSistersandMissionPartners,video,

photos and brochures our guests were able to

seetheGoodShepherdoftoday.

Mother Francis Borgia and her co-foundresses

from 1913 would have been very proud! And

perhapsStMaryEuphrasiamayhavesmiledand

said: “Thesedaysmyfriends–YOUaretheSong

oftheShepherdinthesechangingtimes!”

OurcelebrationonFriday26thAprilbeganwith

aEucharisticLiturgytowhichanumberofwom-

enwhohadbeenincareovertheyearswerein-

Fromlefttoright:

SistersMonicaWalsh,NoeleneWhite(AreaLeaderNSW)AnneManning

(ProvinceLeader)PamelaMolonyandJanRyanattheCentenarycelebrations,Ash,ield,April2013.

TheCentenarycakewasmadeanddonatedbySrClare

GamblewhowaswithGSformanyyears,andthecommu-

nityofBenedictineSistersatJamberooMonastery,NSW.

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The‘KAWSAY’ NETWORK FOR UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN

"We denounce the crime of Trafficking in per-

sons and proclaim it as a grave offense against

the dignity of the person and a serious viola-

"on of human rights ..."

(Declara"on of UISG - Congress 2008)

Onceagain,wewishtosharewithyouthestepstak-

ento ful,ilourcommitmentto ,ighthumantraf,ick-

ing, aswell as our response to the cry of those en-

slavedinthe21stcentury.

The Kawsay network (‘Kawsay’ is a Quechua word

thatmeans:‘Live!’)wasfoundedin2010,attheend

ofatrainingsessionforreligiousonhumantraf,ick-

ing,with thesupportofSisterPepis fromthe Inter-

national Network ‘Talitha Kum’ and Stefano, from

IOM in Lima, Peru. The Kawsay network provides

trainingforitsmembers,whilealsoworkingonpre-

vention, awareness-raising, and assistance for vic-

timsofhumantraf,icking.

In Peru, as in many other countries in the world,

there are many victims of human traf,icking. Here

we present information about one region which is

cryingoutforhelp.

MADRE DE DIOS (MOTHER OF GOD) – in Puerto

Maldonado,thePeruvianAmazon

PuertoMaldonadoisageographicalregioninsouth-

eastPeru,averybeautifulplace,withmanynatural

resources,butalsowithmanysocialproblemswhich

are extremely complex anddif,icult to solve. In the

past decade, the problem of human traf,icking for

labour and sexual exploitation has grown at an

alarming rate, due to the increase of illegal gold

mines.

MadredeDiosisoneofthemostecologicallydiverse

regions,withastrongpresenceofnativecommuni-

ties. However, the absence of the state over many

yearshas facilitated the systematic violationof law

andorderandguaranteedimpunityforcriminals.

Besides theproblemofhuman traf,icking there are

alsoendemicdiseasessuchasmalaria,denguefever,

yellow fever, tuberculosisamongothers,due toun-

sanitary living conditions. In fact, according to the

lastcensus,only41.9%ofhouseholdsareconnected

toapublicwatersupplysystem,while16.6%ofthe

water supply to residences comes from rivers, ca-

nals,orsprings.Ifillegalminespollutetheriversand

canals,what is thequalityof thewaterusedby the

populationlivingatMadredeDios?

Thepresenceofillegalminescontributesnotonlyto

thecreationofanecologicaldisaster,but isalsore-

sponsible for the sexual and labour exploitation of

children,adolescents,womenandmen.Accordingto

the chairman of theBoard of Public Prosecutors in

MadredeDios,"Thereare40to60thousandillegal

minerswhohireunderageworkers(14yearsofage

andupwards) toworkinmines,andunderagegirls

(12yearsofageandupwards)toworkasescortsin

barsoftheillegalarea,wheretheyareroughlytreat-

edandforcedtotradeinalcoholandpassesforsexu-

alservices,attheriskofbeingkilled."

Theyare luredwith thepromiseofanemployment

contractandgoodwages,butwhentheyarriveatthe

‘prostibars’ (brothels) they ,ind themselves trapped

inanotherrealityofdebtstoberepaidtotheirem-

ployers.

The number of vic-

tims has been in-

creasing with the

emergence of new

illegal mining settle-

ments. According to

information from the

‘Huarayo’ Associa-

tion,1500peopleare

being exploited, 20%

ofwhom areminors.

The Public Ministry states that “of the 387 com-

plaints received about human traf,icking, 43 come

from the region of Madre de Dios, representing

11.1%ofthetotal."

RESPONDING TO THE CRY OF THE VICTIMS OF

SLAVERYOFTHE21stCENTURY

Given the terrible and cruel reality of life inMadre

de Dios, we felt the urge to respond to these facts

whichjeopardisethelives,dignityandrightsofindi-

viduals.Therefore,aspartof the ‘Kawsay’network,

we presented a PROPOSAL TO THE ASSEMBLY OF

MAJOR SUPERIORS, at the Conference forReligious

of Peru (CRP) on 22nd November 2012. The pro-

posalwasacceptedandadoptedbytheCRPasapro-

jectofreligiouslife.

Inourproposal,werequestedthatanintercongrega-

tionalcommunitytraveltoMadredeDios,tobecome

acquaintedwith this realityand tobeginadiscern-

mentprocesstodeterminehowtorespondtoasitu-

ation thathasbecomeextremelycomplexanddif,i-

culttosolve.

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WearecurrentlyPREPARINGtogotoMadredeDi-

os.Duringthepastthreemonths(December-March)

wemade time to read, to listen to testimonies and

experiences, and tomake contactwith peoplewho

workthere.Thishashelpedusgainabetterunder-

standing and has urged us to approach this sacred

land in solidaritywith thoseat themargins,whose

voicesarecryingouttobeheard.

TheMISSIONTEAMiscomposedoffemalereligious

andonemalereligious,from,ivecongregations.

WerealizethattherealityintheregionofMadrede

Diosisverycomplex,howeverwehaveplacedeve-

rything in the hands of God Incarnate, the God of

Freedom,sothatHecanguideus,knowingthatHeis

alwaysnexttothemosthelplessandvulnerable.

Our,irstmissiontoMadredeDioswillbefrom15th

to27thApril2013, to comecloser to the realityof

MadredeDios,toexploreandunderstandbetterthe

phenomenon of human traf,icking, and to commit

ourselves, as consecrated religious, in solidarity

withthoseaffectedbyhumantraf,icking.

Wewouldliketocoordinatealloureffortsandre-

The‘KAWSAY’ NETWORK FOR UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN

sources,andtostrengthenournetworkswithinand

outsidetheregion,inordertointerveneappropri-

atelyagainsthumantraf,icking.

WeareencouragedbythewordsofPopeFrancis,

regardingthe,ightagainsthumantraf,icking.He

tellsus:

"...Todaywehavecometoprayforthevictimsofhu-

mantraf"icking,thosetraf"ickedforforcedlabourand

for prostitution;... we have come to ask Jesus Christ,

whoisGodandbecamehuman.Weweepforthelives

ofsomanyofoursistersandbrotherswholiveincon-

ditionsofoppressionandsubjugation.Wehavecome

toask Jesus to teachushowtocare forourenslaved

andoppressedbrotherswiththetendernessthatthey

deserve..."

(HomilygivenbyCardinalJorgeMarioBergoglioat

PlazaConstitución,inBuenosAires,duringhis4th

MassfortheVictimsofHumanTraf"icking.September

2011)

“KAWSAY”NETWORKSisterIsabelChávezFigueroa,RGS

PeruProvince

NewsfromSudan

InternationalExperience

On 16 February, Mary our Novice, from Egypt ar-

rivedforherInternationalExperienceinSudan.The

followingdayshevisitedourprimaryschoolandthe

childrenwere very excited to see her, and she too

washappytomeetthem.Shehadherexperiencein

El-Obeid Community, our Sector andCommunities

werehappyandappreciatedherpresence.

GoldenJubileeofSrPatriciaHogan

On 27March Sr. Karima Tamer, our Provincial ar-

rived from Egypt with six sisters, some of whom

werevisitingSudanforthe,irsttime.Thefollowing

day,ivesistersarrivedinEl-Obeidforavisitand

theyattendedtheEastercelebrationswithus.They

alsovisitedourdifferentmissions,centersandsome

families.Wehadawonderfultimewiththem.

After ,ivedaysweleft forKhartoumtogethertoat-

tendthe GoldenJubileeofSisterPatriciaHoganon

4thofAprilatSt.Stephen’sParish,HajjYusuf,where

sheworks.Weareblessedtohaveheramongus,she

has been missioned in Sudan for more than ten

years. With the presence of the visiting sisterswe

were able to organize a meaningful, beautiful, and

successful celebration.On Saturday 6th, Sr. Karima

andMaryreturnedtoEgypt.Sr.AngelinaIbrahimSr.MariaCosta-Egypt/Sudan

Novice Mary with the children Left : Sr Patricia Hogan with Sr Karima Sisters from Egypt

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ContemplativeCorner50GOLDENYEARS—5thJune2013ProvinceofSriLankaPakistan

“Ah,madam, youmustbehappy

with all your efforts, for this es-

tablishmentissuchinitsinfancy,

whatisitnotdestinedtobecome

inthefuture” were the words

saidbyCountDeNeuvillewhen

St.M.Euphrasiaestablishedthe

,irst contemplative community.

(31January1832.Annals)

This prophecy came true in Sri

Lanka too, when God inspired

many to respond to His call to

the contemplative way of life.

Our founding story has three

parts.

There was a group of auxillary

sisters in St. Euphrasia’s Home

and Bernadette Rodrigo (41)

wasoneofthem.Onedaywhile

theywerereadingaboutthebe-

ginnings of the contemplative

community in Tours in 1825,

Bernadette became very much

interested andwanted to know

more about the Magdalen sis-

ters, as theywere called at the

time. She felt inspired to give

herself to God and follow the

call to contemplative life. On

hearing of her desire Sr. Good

Counsel Mills, Province Leader

arrangedforhertogotoBanga-

loreforherreligiousformation.

She began her period of for-

mationon22July1958andwas

called Sr. Hilda; she made her

,irstcommitmentinIndiaon22

July1961.

Dolorosa(41),anotherauxillary

sister who had kept close con-

tact with Sr. Hilda also wanted

to become a contemplative sis-

ter.God’swaysarewonderfulin

letting the seed of Contempla-

tive life grow in Sri Lanka. At

about this time a young girl

namedDorothySilvafromMor-

atuwa came to St. Euphrasia’s

Hometolearndressmakingand

sewing. While she was there

the girls in the Home began to

practiceaplay“OurLadyofFat-

ima”.SinceDorothywasagood

actor, shewas chosen to act as

Lucy in the play. While acting

the part of Lucy she was in-

spiredwithareligiousvocation.

Dorothysharedherdesirewith

Sr. Christine Dias who was re-

sponsible for some group of

girls in the Home. This news

reached Sr. Good Counsel, who

wasveryhappyandfeltthatthe

timehadcometobeginthecon-

templative community in Sri

Lanka. She arranged for Dolo-

rosaandDorothySilvatogoto

Sr.HildaRodrigo Sr.ChaletFernandoSr.DorothySilva(Living

Pioneermember)

India for their religious for-

mation. Both of them began

their Postulancy on 22nd July

1962.

So far all went well. But now a

problem arose when the Indian

government refused to extend

the visa of the two Postulants

DolorosaandDorothy, and they

hadtoreturntoSriLanka.

Sr.HildawhowenttoIndiahop-

ing to stay there all of her life-

time, got the courage to follow

them.

1971 - we were a Canonical

community and Sr. Henrietta

Dias was appointed as the ani-

matorofthecommunity.

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Waitingtogoto

thechurchfor

clothing;,irst

commitment;

andforthe,inal

commitmentof

Sr.Hilda–22nd

July1967

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ContemplativeCornerFiftyGoldenyears50GoldenYears-June5th2013

Contd from page 10Contd from page 10Contd from page 10Contd from page 10

First death occurred in our community on 3rd May

1973, when Sr. Chalet (Charlotte) went to her

heavenly reward.

As the years passed by we were blessed with voca-

tions to our community and we had 7 Final Pro-

fessed Sisters. In a big farm in Halgashena, Han-

wella the apostolic Sisters directed a two year pro-

gramme in cultivation and animal husbandry for

young girls and boys. In that property there was

also a small bungalow called “White house”. Sr. Jo-

seph Deegan, then Province Leader in Sri Lanka

arranged for the seven of us to go there. We moved

from Bolawalana to Halgashene on 12th October

1975. This was our ,irst exodus. In January 1976

the Novices joined us ,illing us with joy and thanks-

giving.

At this time many factories began to appear in Sri

Lanka, providing young girls and boys with jobs.

Even the farming families encouraged the youth to

go to these factories for work. This led to the clos-

ing down of the farm and handing it to a group of

Religious Brothers. We continued to live there and

Sr. Callista Fernando became the ,irst contempla-

tive local leader.

There was political unrest in the country and we

felt it was not safe for a contemplative community

to live there alone. So, after 14 years we began our

second exodus, from Halgashene to Nayakaknda

where the Provincial house is. It was September

1989. We faced the second death in our communi-

ty on 2nd June 1980, when our dear Sr. Hilda went

to her eternal reward.

As the community was growing we felt the need to

have a second community. It was very painful to

separate after having lived in the same community

for nearly 30 years. On 25th November 1992 the

second community was born in Niripola, a catholic

area, where our apostolic Sisters have a Children’s

home called “Lama Gramaya” (meaning Children’s

Village).

In 2004 our country faced the devastation caused

by the Tsunami. And at that time there was a Good

Shepherd community in Kalamulla which had

been closed due to lack of Sisters. After the Tsuna-

mi the people of this area were asking Sr. Anita

Fernando, Province Leader at that time to open

the convent again. At the same time some of our

contemplative Sisters felt that God was calling

them to have a small community, among the

people who were affected by the Tsunami and be a

presence of prayer among them. So our third com-

munity was born on 20th April 2006, in Kalamulla.

Looking back over the last 50 years we realize

more than ever how abundantly God has blessed

us. All the three communities are very close to the

people and we have a very unique mission to carry

out where we are.

In 2001 the door was open for us to send mission-

naries to other countries. Sr. Patricia Perera was

the ,irst Sri Lankan contemplative sister who

heard the missionary call. She went to Korea on

31st May 2001. After 10 years of happy service she

returned home due to health reasons.

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Nayakakanda Community Niripola Community

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ContemplativeCorner-FiftyGoldenyears

Contd from page 11Contd from page 11Contd from page 11Contd from page 11Wearehappythatatpresentthereare5sisterswho

havecrossedourshoresasmissionariesVivienne&

ReginatoIreland,SrimathietoAngers,Manelto

KenyaandAnnettetoNaples,whileLalaniiswaiting

to,lytohermissionland.

We keep our communities open for the Sisters who

wish to have international experience.We are happy

thatSr.DorothySilvaoneof thepioneers isstillwith

ustonarratethestoryofourbeginnings.

Onthe5thofJunepleasejoinusinthankingandprais-

ingGodforHisgoodnesstoustheContemplativesis-

tersinSriLankaandprayforthe“jubileegift”ofvoca-

tions.Sr.PatriciaPerera

ProvinceofSriLankaPakistanKalamulla Community

“ContemplativeLifeinanApostolicCongregation”Congo/KenyaSector-April22,2013

“ContemplativeLifeinanApostolicCongregation”

wasthetitleofaworkshopgiventothemembers

of the Congo/Kenya sector on April 22, 2013 by

Sisters Brigid Lawlor and Reina Escobar Merino

and the four contemplative missionaries, Fe

(Philippines), AeSun(NEAsia),CassiaMaria(SE

Latin America) andManel (Sri Lanka). Themis-

sionaries moved from Angola to Kenya after a

househadbeenbuiltfortheminKenya.Thiscom-

munity is a contemplative community for all of

RIMOA. The workshop was held the day before

theBlessingoftheNewHouse.

FollowingawelcomeandpresentationbySr.Dor-

othy Ndumba, Sector Leader, and Sr. Flora

Nwawira Njirainiwho described the longwait in

theirsectorforthecontemplativesisterstoarrive,

SistersBrigidandReinawiththefourmissionaries

then launched into a dynamic workshop. They

noted that Article One was passed in 2003, ten

yearsago!Wearecontinuallyevolvinginourun-

derstandingofwhatitmeans.

Some of the history of contemplative lifewas re-

viewed.Themissionariestooktheroleofthefour

early members of the Sisters of St. Mary Magda-

lene in Angers and Arles, France. They showed

how the sisters came from a variety of sources,

theirparishes,priests,friends,fromotherCongre-

gationsandfromwithintheGoodShepherd.

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Fromlefttoright:SrsReinaEscobar,AeSun,Cas-

siaMaria,FedePaz,ManelandSrBrigidLawlor,

CongregationalLeader.

SistersfromthesectorofCongo/Kenyawithmembers

ofthenewCGSCommunityandSr.BrigidLawlor

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13

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More history was explored through a creative

true/false test!

Reina then introduced our content on contem-

plative life today:

“Our search to explore and deepen our contem-

plative life isongoing. Having identi"ied theEs-

sential Elements of our Life as Good Shepherd

ContemplativeSistersnowisthetimeforponder-

ingdeeplyand livingoutof these elements. We

will sharewith you someof the aspects thatwe

haveencounteredonourjourneytogetheraswe

haveengaged in theological re"lectionsandsoul

searching to come to discern our identity in an

apostoliccongregation.”

In speaking about contemplative life today, the

Essential Elements were reviewed. Particular

focus was then spent on Apostolic Incarnational

Prayer, Community Life, Enclosure and Justice.

Our constitutions were looked at to study the

differences in the two ways of life in the congre-

gation.

At the end of the workshop, the apostolic sisters

shared the ways in which they understood bet-

ter the contemplative way of life in the congre-

gation. They were interested in hearing about

“a day in the life of a contemplative sister” and

how the routine and rhythm of silence are an

aid to prayer. The contemplative sisters ex-

pressed gratitude for the warm welcome they

have received and their hopes for RIMOA now

that they have a place to offer formation to in-

terested candidates.

The closing words offered by Sr. Reina were:

“So who are we Good Shepherd Contemplative

sisters?”

At the heart of the Congregation, at the heart of

the Church, at the heart of the World we are Zeal,

we are Mercy, we are compassion, we are recon-

ciliation, we are the voice of those who are not

permitted to use their voice.

We are women committed to justice, committed

to vibrant, authentic community life. Our jour-

ney is irrevocably intertwined with our apostolic

sisters. As true daughters of St Mary Euphrasia

our motivation is the same as the motivation of

our ,irst sisters – The Glory of God and the salva-

tion of souls – this is our life.”

After the workshop, the apostolic sisters accom-

panied the contemplative sisters to their new

house. Prayer and gifting followed. On April 23,

the formal blessing of the house took place. The

new Bishop of Ngong celebrated the liturgy

along with several other priests. He announced

that there would be three priests available to

take turns to say Mass every day at the contem-

plative community.

Many neighbors and parishioners joined the cel-

ebration; children from the parish did a liturgical

dance and the women prepared a meal for all

who attended.

Also joining the event were several Sisters of Our

Lady of Charity and the sisters from RIMOA and

Europe who had a day off from their Formation

Session.

The formal blessing of the house by the

new Bishop of Ngong

The Members of the CGS Cty receiving a present

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TheRightsofaWomanandHerRoleinSocietyAmphitheatreoftheMunicipalityofJdeidet

ProvinceofLebanon/Syria

T hemissionof theGoodShepherdSisters is

directed primarily to girls and women

whoselifeconditionsarequitefragile.They

arepresentinalltheministriesoftheCongregation.

TheLebaneseandArabwomanisperceivedasinfe-

rior,ignorantofherowndignity,herrights,herrole

inthefamilyandsociety.Itwasthereforenecessary

to emphasize education, prevention, and aware-

ness; to make women more aware of their own

identity.

Today,with the increasingnumbersof refugees in

Lebanon, Sisters andProfessionals andLaypeople

workinginourdifferentapostolatesareopentothe

ideathateachwomanbecomeawareoftheirrights

and search for the means to help them stand on

theirown.

OnMarch8,InternationalWomen’sDay,thepublic

schools in Lebanon were on strike and our girls

wereallintheresidences.Sowepostponedthecel-

ebrationsforWomen’sDaytoApril18sothatmore

women,mothersoffamilies,andthewomeninour

homescouldparticipate.

Women’sRightsandwoman’s role inLebanese

Society

Thecolloquiumwasheldintheamphitheaterofthe

Jdeidehmunicipality (asuburbofBeirut).Themu-

nicipalheadandhisstaffweremostwelcomingand

collaborative. They put everything at our disposal

for the success of the project: audio-visual equip-

ment,parking,receptionpersonnel,security,etc.

Onthedayitself,toourgreatsurprise,150women

respondedtoourinvitation.Itwasa"multicolored”

groupastoreligionandnationality(Muslims,Chris-

tians, Iraqis, Syrians, Lebanese. The theatre was

full! Three resource speakers enriched the assem-

bly with their experiences, their knowledge and

theirlives.

Mrs.SimoneMoubarakwhoworkswith the bish-

opsoftheMaronitePatriarchateintheFamilyCom-

mission,spokeonthedignityofthewomanandher

complementaritywiththemaninbuildingajustso-

ciety.

Mrs.RoulaMassri,with ten years of experience in

an NGO “ABAAD” which ,ights for women’s rights,

explained the progress of the concept ofWomen’s

Rightsduring the last centuryandhow thewomen

arebeingcalledtotaketheirplaceinLebanesesoci-

ety.

MrsMarleneHaddad,commissioner of Metn Dis-

trictinLebanonspokeoftheroleofawomaninso-

cietyandon the levelofgovernment,basedonher

ownexperenceasawomanengagedinpolitics.She

explainedhowsheistryingtoliveherpositionasa

lifeofserviceandnotofpower.

Sheexcelledbyherclarity,herconvictionsandher

commitment.Shewasapplaudedseveraltimesin

hertalkbytheaudience.

Themunicipal chief followedwithabrief interven-

tion, citinghispositive experience inworkingwith

Mme.Haddad;sayinghowawomancanchange“the

faceofagovernmentpost”byhernatureasawom-

an.

Manywomen in the assembly askedquestions and

wished that the men could also hear what they

heardso that theRightsofWomenwouldbemore

effectiveinsociety.

TwoCatholicTVChannelsandtwojournalistswere

alsopresent.TheyinterviewedtheSistersaswellas

thelaity.

ProvinceofSyria/Lebanon

Fromlefttoright:Mrs.RoulaMassri,SimoneMoubarakand

MarleneHaddad

Womenparticipatinginthecolloquiumheldinthe

amphitheateroftheJdeidehmunicipality

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LifeasaGoodShepherdEducatorProvinceofSpain

It is true thatwe never knowwhat the future

willbring,whatwewillcommitourlivesto,or

what will become of us. We have all had

dreams, sometimes small, sometimes about a

futureprofession.Astheyearspass,someofussee

ourdreamsful,illedwhileothersendupdoingsome-

thing very different to what they imagined as chil-

dren.

IrememberwhenIwassmallsayingthatIwantedto

beateacher.Soonecouldsaythatmyvocationasan

educator didn’t come late, but rather personal and

family circumstances hid and disguisedmy profes-

sionaljourney.Mylifewas,illedwithnumbers,pro-

jectsandworkofaverydifferentnaturetotheworld

ofeducation.Ididn’thavedirectcontactwithpeople

ortheopportunitytodowhattrulysatis,iesme,i.e.

to help others and offer my support, my commit-

ment,mylove.Butthisneedtohelpandtogivemy-

selftoothershadtoemergeatsomepoint.Thatday

,inallycame,ablesseddaywhenabadpersonalex-

perienceatworkmademethinkaboutmylife.Iwas

surroundedbybanality,withoutfeeling;mylifewas

cold.Ifelttheneedtoconnectwithlikemindedpeo-

ple, with similar thoughts, feelings, needs; and I

found such people who seemed like hippies, care-

free,butcaringaboutnature,humanity,equalityand

human growth. I foundmy identity in thisworld, I

feltloved,andaboveall,andmostimportantly,Ifelt

useful. I discovered theway of social education, an

undervalued profession in the world of education

and in society in general, but I had lots of dreams,

strength,anddesireforchange.

AnditwasinthisnewprofessionthatIcameacross

aGoodShepherdcentre,aplacethatincorporatedall

thatIhaddreamedofandbelievedin,onegreatfam-

ilyover,lowingwithaffection,humanityandbeliefin

theindividual.Theydesired

to ,ight for a better future;

it was a place full of love,

respect, joy. The doors

wereopentomeandIwas

invited to stay, to join this

great family and thishome

whichwassowelcoming.Isoonfeltlikeoneofthem,

sharing their concerns, worries, insecurities, their

achievements, theirssuccesses, theiremotions.With

allthesefeelingsIgrewasaperson,becomingbigger,

morematureandmoresensitivetoallthatworkwith

peopleinvolves.

WhenIamasked,“Whatdoesitmeanforyoutobea

GoodShepherdworker?”Iamveryclearthatit isto

follow a style of pedagogy based on help, love and

unconditional commitment to others, regardless of

theirpast,theirbeliefsortheirculture,butbasedra-

ther on the person, their personal and spiritual

growth,onthehumanconditionandontheirneedto

belongtosociety.Forthem,andforme,tobeaGood

Shepherdworkermeansbeingpresent, toaccompa-

nyandgivesupport toallwhoneed it, to theweak,

whoforvariousreasonsarriveatourcentres.Tobea

GoodShepherdworkermeans to learn to trust oth-

ers, to givewithout expecting anything in return, to

offeroneselfwithoutbeingasked,becausewespeak

not just with words, but also with body languages

and looks.TobeaGoodShepherdworkermeans to

draw strength from weariness, to be motivated by

failure, todreamthroughdisillusionment,andtoac-

cepteachdayasanewchallengeforusprofessional-

ly, and to face it with vision, strength and courage,

whichonlyoneteam,whichIliketocall‘family’,can

give.

MarisaMachucaEducadoraBuenPastor-GeronaEspana

EighttobeHonoredat2013Commencement,

SrPauletteLoMonaco,RGSamongtheHonorees

As part of its 2013 commencement ceremony on May 18, Fordham University

awarded honorarydegrees to eight people of distinction in ,ields ranging from

publicserviceandgovernmenttojournalismandthearts.’

PauletteLoMonaco,R.G.S.,provinceofNewYorkhasservedsince1980asexecu-

tivedirectorofGoodShepherdServices,a social serviceagency thatprovidesa

variety of services to vulnerable youth, children and families.Under her leader-

ship,theagencyhasdramaticallyexpandedandbecomenationallyrecognizedforitsinnovativeservice

models.Todayithelps27,000peopleinNewYorkandservesasaleadingexampleforexcellencenot

onlyinprovidingdirectservicestothedisadvantaged,butalsoinadvocatingontheirbehalf.UnderSis-

terLoMonaco’s tenure,GoodShepherdServicesalsobeganoperating transfer schools inpartnership

withNewYorkCitythatgivetruantstudentsasecondchanceathighschoolgraduation.

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GoodShepherdNews

While each unit is encouraged to

send articles anytime during the

year, we have planned that there

arespecificeditionswheneachunit

isaskedtosubmitanarticlesothat

at theendoftheyearall theunits

have been part of Good Shepherd

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February

Argentina/Uruguay,Lebanon/Syria,Mexico,SouthAfrica

March

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Mid-NorthAmerica,Egypt/SudanApril

Philippines,Portugal,Peru,Australia/Aoteraoa-N.Zealand

May

Spain,Angola/Mozambique,ColomboVenezolana/Cuba

June

CentralAmerica,NortheastAsia

July

EastAsia,WestAfrica,(SenegalBurkinaFaso)TheIsles,

August

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September

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November

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