Loretto Community

3 hours ago

This week on Facebook we are featuring Loretto collaborations! We start off with Loretto at the UN, which is happy to announce an inspiring new partnership with the global organization Sisters Rising Worldwide (SRW). SRW is a relatively new nonprofit making it possible for sisters to overcome the challenges of geography, language and separate congregations to effectively share ideas and strategies that solve the root causes of injustices throughout the world.

Women religious can now network, learn about innovative ways to solve challenges and raise needed funds for their programs. Please spread the word about the SRW website, where donors can support the program of their choice in more than 30 countries.

Loretto’s connection with SRW President Irene O’Neill CSJ began nearly a decade ago when former Loretto at the UN Representative Sally Dunne met Irene at a meeting of Religious at the UN (RUN). Irene brought connections with the Hilton Foundation to RUN, paving the way for what is now the Justice Coalition of Religious (JCoR). It’s only fitting, then, that our current U.N. Representative Beth Blissman will be now representing SRW as well as Loretto at the UN, supporting the growth and flourishing of SRW, Loretto and the BVM Community through our membership in JCoR and many other groups based at U.N. headquarters. A great example of coming full circle, for sure!

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Loretto Community

3 days ago

This week we are highlighting just a few of the many opportunities Loretto members take to work outside of the Community. In Kentucky at the Loretto Motherhouse Co-member Martha Alderson shares, “Some of us are on the board of the New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, others are active in the Democratic Women’s Club of Washington County. We support the Loretto Childcare Center, the free Loretto Medical Clinic, the local library and many other civic groups.” The Motherhouse also hosts letter writing campaigns that encourage friends and family to vote!

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Loretto Community

4 days ago

This week we are highlighting just a few of the many opportunities Loretto members take to work outside of the Community. Sister Kathy Wright shares, “For several years, I have served on the board of Hamptons Helping Hands, a nonprofit, formed by community members where I live, that serves the economically disadvantaged children in preschool, grade school and middle school in the Auburndale, Fla., school district."

“For four years, I have served as a board member and officer of the Hamptons HOA, a nonprofit that focuses on improving the quality of life in the community where I live. Because the property is owned and operated by someone else we only deal with serving the residents and trying to improve the quality of life in the community."

“For four years, I have volunteered at Meals On Wheels in Polk County where I deliver meals to homebound adults and elderly adults twice a week.”

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Loretto Community

5 days ago

This week we are highlighting just a few of the many opportunities Loretto members take to work outside of the Community. Sister Mary Ann McGivern is the founder and a board member of Peace Economy Project in St. Louis.

The organization’s mission is, “The Peace Economy Project researches military spending, educates about the hazards of an unchecked military-industrial complex and advocates for conversion from a military- to a more stable, peace-based economy. We focus our attention on local weapons manufacturing, arms proliferation and worldwide militarization. We collaborate with other organizations to raise consciousness about where our tax dollars are invested and to encourage others to reinvest in their communities.”

Says Mary Ann, “The board approves the strategic plan. We take some responsibility for fundraising. We support the director. We meet once a month by Zoom. We are on various subcommittees planning a Valentine’s Day campaign, writing grant applications, managing local events. Board member work is mostly doing a lot of review of initiatives, listening to plans and hearing a report from fellows.”

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Loretto Community

6 days ago

This week on Loretto’s Facebook page we will highlight just a few of the many opportunities Loretto members take to work outside of the Community. Sister Joy Jensen says, “I am a knitter. I knit caps for chemotherapy patients at the Cancer Center of Flaget Hospital in Bardstown, Ky. I have been knitting these caps as a volunteer activity for almost three years. All the yarn has been donated by Loretto members, Living Center staff members and friends. It is my small way of following the Gospel.”

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