Journey 2001 vol 04

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FALL 2001 Special “Partners in Ministry” Double Issue

SCNs experience a year of growth while striving to respond to the needs of a changing world 2000-2001 has been an incredible year for the SCN Community in many ways. Yet, shortly after we began our new fiscal year, the events of September 11 have resounded around the entire world. As our generous prayer partners, benefactors, alumni, and friends; you have stood with us as we prayed with those grieving the loss of life in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania (see page 2 for more information). Yet, in the midst of this unbelievable tragedy, we feel compelled to move forward for the cause of peace – to strive now, more than ever, to continue to fulfill our mission as an international congregation in a multicultural world, committed to work for

What’s Inside: 2 SCN Community responds to terrorist attacks 3 Hurricane Iris strikes Belize 4 SCN Ministry in Memphis celebrated 5 Honoring someone through a donation to the SCN Mission 6 SCNs on the Move 8 Journeying On 9 Honorary and Memorial Gifts 11 Partners in Ministry 20 11 Make First Commitments as SCN Associates

justice in solidarity with oppressed peoples. So it is in this spirit that while continuing to grieve this great loss, we present our annual report and celebrate the good that has been done in the past year in the name of Christ, who continues to walk with us no matter how dark the hour.

celebrated jubilees. With us you mourned the loss of SCNs so dear to the Congregation and the publics they served during their lifetimes. You stood

infirmed sisters at Nazareth Home and Maria Hall, who continue to support us through the ministry of prayer.

At the same time we have also tried to stand with you in some small way, by taking your intentions with us each day during our staff’s 1:00 p.m. prayer Words cannot time, where we express our lift up prayers for gratitude to the you, your family, many benefactors the SCN mission, who have taken our and our world. We mission to heart IN SOLIDARITY WITH OPPRESSED PEOPLES: SCNs offer this during the past publication as a year, and made so Sarita Manavalan (right) and Patricia Huitt (left) of Botswana attended the World Conference on Racism in tribute to you, our many everyday Durban, South Africa August 31-September 8, 2001. benefactors and miracles possible. Actor Danny Glover (center), was among those friends, in the Looking back, we attending the conference. hope that even as see that your our world faces donations, large and small, with us as we repented so many challenges you have helped the SCN from the sin of slavery and Congregation to start a strove to build bridges with will be uplifted knowing that you have enabled the the African-American thriving ministry in best of humanity by Community. You prayed Botswana, and continue providing sorely needed with us following the vital ministries in the U.S., pastoral counseling, hurricanes in Belize and India, Nepal, Belize and healthcare, social justice, Nicaragua, earthquakes Nicaragua. You have and education to those and flooding in India, and journeyed with us you sent your contributions who are in need. This past throughout 2000-2001 as year has been marked by a we have joyfully received 9 to aid those in need. You challenging yet stimulating were with us each time we pre-novices, 17 novices, reached out to youth journey, and we could not and 27 temporary through our new web site, have made it to our professed, in addition to numerous hospitality numerous destinations 11 new associate without you. We hope you members. You joined us as weekends, vocation visits and a first-time leadership will continue your journey alumni of SCN schools training program for high with us in 2001-2002, as were reunited with former school students. At the schoolmates and beloved we continue to share the SCN teachers. You rejoiced same time, you helped us love of Christ with people care for our aging and with us as 65 SCNs around the globe.

“...For I do hope to see you on my journey, and be sent on by you once I have enjoyed your company for a little while...” Romans 15:24

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