AASH Giving Thanks From the Heart of the Midwest

Friday, October 19th members of AASH .... introductions and later tours 
at the Academy of the Sacred Heart ~ Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. 
The highlight was a Mater Play in the school Auditorium!

Giving Thanks From the Heart of the Midwest was the theme for our AASH Central Regional Conference hosted by alums from both Bloomfield Hills and Grosse Pointe.  The following nine RSCJ were in attendance on Friday: Bridget Bearss, Ann Eppig, Meg Canty, Mary Lyman, Martha Curry, Rosemary Roney, Muriel Cameron, Shirley Miller, and Nancy Kehoe.  Our Friday afternoon at Bloomfield Hills started with introductions and a little sharing from alums who came as far away as Jacksonville, Florida!  

At 2:30PM we headed to the auditorium to watch an encore presentation of Mater.  This darling Play was preformed by Ms. Spicer's 2nd grade class.

After the Mater Play we gathered in the Chapel and Sr. Meg Canty led us in a beautiful reflection appropriate for our special day. We received a warm welcome from Sr. Bridget Bearss, Head of School at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, followed by Sr. Shirley Miller, Director of Mission Advancement for the U.S. Province who gave us an update on the campaign.  Sr. Nancy Kehoe concluded with observations and remarks that concluded with her giving thanks to her Sacred Heart sisters and most especially Sr. Miller for the all she has done for the Society.

We then headed to Oakland Hills Country Club for a spectacular evening.  More on our Friday evening in another blog.  Enjoy the video and please take the survey on the right to weigh in on how you celebrate the Feast of Mater!

A special thanks to Virginia Kratage Antakli, BH'56, MC'60
for hosting us at Oakland Hills C. C.  

Passport to Gouter...photos from the event

Martha Curry, RSCJ and students from the Jo

A terrific evening last week.  To view the photos I took, click on the photo to the right.  The best shots of the event can be viewed on the Josphenium Facebook page, click here - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Josephinum-Academy/179933602041680

Feast of St. Martha

July 29th ~ Feast of St. Martha

St. Martha

Martha was the sister of Mary of Bethany and Lazarus. In the West, her feast day comes a week after that of St Mary Magdalene because of the old and probably erroneous tradition that Mary Magdalene was the same person as Martha’s sister.

Taken from the Catholic Calendar 

On this feast day I think of a dear friend, Martha Curry, RSCJ who has recently finished writing a book, BARAT COLLEGE: A LEGACY, A SPIRIT AND A NAME.  To learn more about the author and when and where you can purchase her book go to www.MarthaCurryBook.info 

Future alums finish their Service Project in Chicago

Sacred Heart students in Chicago for their Summer Service Project
pose for a group photo in the Driehaus Center on Sheridan Road 

Last Friday on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Sr. Martha Curry, RSCJ invited me to join her and fellow Religious of the Sacred Heart, along with students representing eight Network schools for mass at Sheridan Road.  The students were concluding their week long Level II Summer Service Project. The ten young ladies (pictured above) represent the following Sacred Heart Schools: Bloomfield Hills, Duchesne Omaha, Forest Ridge, Newton, Stuart-Princeton, and Woodlands. 

Under the guidance of two faculty members from Sheridan Road and one faculty member from 91st Street these young ladies spent a week in Chicago learning about the Juvenile Justice system.  The Level II service project takes a critical look at the Juvenile Justice system in the United States (and Cook County in particular) and proposes changes that should be taken to ensure a better outcome for those affected.  In addition, the students return to their schools with practical steps that they (and their peers) can take to better the situation.  

It was a wonderful experience for me to witness the RSCJ renew their vows and meet these bright and energetic young ladies. They all sang so beautifully!  After mass we all enjoyed a buffet super in the Driehaus Center.