No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. – 1 John 4:12
Dear Friends:
In our world, we are bombarded with news of war, natural disasters, injustices, and human suffering. We may not be able to change what is happening, but we can answer the call to love one another. There is no instruction manual for love but there are so many ways we can show it.
Saint Angela — depicted above with her original Company — told her daughters to respond to the signs of the times. While the signs of our times are filled with uncertainty, we can respond by sharing God’s love and giving hope to those in need. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph have for 151 years brought hope, joy and love to those they serve. They remind us how God lives in us, and his love is made complete in us.
Sister Julia Head, left, talks with members of the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults class at Immaculate Parish in Owensboro, Ky. She is joined by Ursuline Associate Joy Keller, right. Sister Julia was discussing the importance of the baptismal font.
Sister Julia Head serves at Immaculate Parish in Owensboro where she is responsible for the Order of Christian Initiation process. She considers it a privilege to accompany people on their faith journey and to witness God’s love glowing while celebrating the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. Witnessing the joy of seeing people participate in worship and service is God’s love made complete.
Sister Pam Mueller is Director of Campus Ministry at Brescia University. “I never know if, how, or when I might be able to help someone,” she said. Recently, Sister Pam helped Destiny, a student from Nigeria with an emergency. Afterward, Sister Pam recalled other students from Africa who missed having plantains. The student’s eyes lit up when they stopped to buy plantains, peppers and eggs. This small gesture lifted her spirits. Sister Pam and the student have bonded over this encounter, and she continues to assist her with her needs.
Sister Pam Mueller, right, meets with Destiny in Sister Pam’s office at Brescia University. Destiny is a Nigerian student who is attending Brescia, and Sister Pam is assisting her.
Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger is the coordinator of the Guest House and tries to make every guest feel welcome. When a lay Sister from Minsk, Belarus, stayed at the Guest House while she was sharing her story with parishes in Southern Indiana, Sister CJ went out of her way to make sure she had food to take with her, knowing she would miss mealtimes at the Mount.
“I felt privileged to hear her story and how her community was founded to serve the needy in her country,” Sister CJ said. “We promised to keep each other’s communities in prayer.”
These are just some of the ways the Ursuline Sisters continue to serve the people they meet. Please support the Sisters by giving a gift today. Your support makes it possible for their mission to continue to be the beacon of hope for those they serve. Please consider increasing your gift this year and honoring a Sister who made God’s love complete.
When we each do our part to love one another, we will leave the world a little better than we found it. God’s love is made complete in us.
Blessings of Peace,
Sister Sharon Sullivan
Congregational Leader
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