The new cadre of Good Shepherd Volunteers (GSV) is making a difference in Good Shepherd ministries as they serve a one-year commitment with Sisters of the Good Shepherd. GSV is a North America inter-province ministry that connects recent college graduates to one-year, full-time volunteer opportunities serving women, children, and adolescents who are affected by poverty,…
The world began paying attention to Myanmar (formerly Burma) last October when the nation’s Buddhist majority began a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. The world watched in horror as the military junta overthrew the Myanmar government and began systematically killing people. In an article she wrote for Global Sisters Report, Jane Nway Nway…
Sister Maureen Kunz has an outreach ministry with two main parts: service to the faith community through adult faith formation; service to people in the community without adequate resources. Faith Formation Sister Maureen volunteers with her parish RCIA team to assist adults in their faith formation in Richmond, British Columbia, and in Blaine, Washington. As…
The Province of Mid-North America has dreamed for years of how we will move things forward toward success for the mission. The new Province Leadership Team (PLT) is in place, and they know that a dream of a better province begins with them and each of us. The PLT is excited about what we can…
The Province of Mid-North America welcomes Antonia “Toni” Ponder as Director of Province Administration/General Counsel. In this new role, Toni engages directly with the Province Leader Madeleine Munday, RGS, and the Province Leadership Team. She also works directly with the Province Administration Staff, Sister and Lay Partners-in-Mission, and ministries to actively implement the Province’s core…
Trees are spiritual for me. Trees are what I seek when I need counsel. I walk among trees and talk out loud to them when I am discerning something momentous. I bellow out to them when I am outraged, and I lean on them in whispered prayer. My relationship with trees began a lifetime ago…
