Eight temporary professed sisters are gathering at the Mother House of the Congregation of Sisters of Bon Secours in Paris, from August 9th through August 23rdas part of their preparation to become permanently vowed Sisters of Bon Secours.
This is the first international gathering of temporarily professed sisters for Bon Secours. Countries represented at the program include France, Ireland, Scotland, England, the United States and Peru.
They will be joined by Sisters Pat Eck, the congregational leader of the Sisters of Bon Secours, Nancy Glynn and Yvonne Moreau who will give presentations along with the formation directors and vocation directors of the countries they represent. Several other sisters from the congregation will be serving as translators.
It will be an opportunity for those in formation to strengthen their sense of Congregational unity across borders; to grow in their individual knowledge of the cultures of other countries represented in the Congregation; to appreciate their rich Bon Secours heritage handed on to generations of Sisters of Bon Secours by the founding sisters; to foster leadership for the future of religious life; and to increase awareness of global justice and ecology.
The speakers provide presentations about the charism and mission of Bon Secours as well as about the vows and leadership. The sisters will visit the significant historical sites of the founding sisters as they walk the very same streets as those of early sisters in and outside of Paris.
Several of the temporary professed sisters will journal their experience on our blog and share photos of their visits to historical sites in France.
We encourage our readers to come back to our blog to enjoy their journey with them.
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