Highlights In January, a blessing was offered for the members of the Lay Mission Volunteer Program as they headed to Belize City. There were three volunteer trips in January to Belize. The volunteers worked to build homes for families in need in Belize City and Las Flores.
In Tennessee, the Chattanooga SCN Associate faith group gathered at the Greenwood Terrace Community Center for their annual Christmas dinner. The group celebrated with Greenwood residents, stuffed stockings, and delivered Christmas gifts for the children.
Leaders of all of the Vincentian branches gathered in Rome, Italy as the Vincentian Family began its 5th century. SCNs Sharon Gray and Amrita Manjoly were in attendance to give input and advice regarding the continued growth of the Vincentian Family.
Margaret Willis, SCN, recently deceased, believed deeply in supporting Toys for Tots which she did for many many years. When she died in April 2019, toys were brought to her funeral. Thousands of toys were collected and donated in her name in December 2019.
Children and their families were brimming with excitement during the annual Doors to Hope Christmas party in Louisville, Kentucky. Volunteers organized gifts, food, and a visit from Santa Claus.
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For the last two weeks of December, Camp Maria Retreat Center, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in southern Maryland, offered a “room in the inn” to guests who otherwise might have slept in the cold.
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The SCN Lay Mission Volunteer program sponsored a float in a Christmas parade in Bardstown, Kentucky. The theme was "Helping is Magical." Sisters and volunteers walked alongside the float waving at the crowds.
In Nepal, five students of Navjyoti Center recently were welcomed as guests and delegates during the official inauguration of the 24th Asian Foundation on Intellectual Disability (AFID) Conference in Kathmandu.
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth ministry, Vincentian de Marillac, a skilled nursing and long-term care facility in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is piloting a telemedicine program for after-hours care.
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