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PLEASE NOTE: THE 2007
SUMMER CONFERENCE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE SUMMER OF 2008
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS
The theme for Conference 2008 is: “Jesus, the
Reconciling Healer: Calling Us to Harmony”
The Conference will be held at
the
http://www.bonsecours.org/bssc/
from Friday, July
11 through
Conference Brochure and Registration Form in PDF format
Check out some videos of the
Speakers:
Rev. William J. Jarema, SMM
Founder and Program Director of the Mercy Center for
Healing the Whole Person in
Fr. Bill will speak on “Harmony with Self and
Conversion” at the Conference
Founder and Spiritual Director of the Society of
Missionaries of Mercy
Has provided workshops, retreats and clergy conferences
nationwide
A national consultant and educator for profit and
nonprofit corporations
A National Certified Counselor, Spiritual Director,
Workshop and Retreat Director
Published books:
Fathering the Next Generation: Men Mentoring Men
There’s a Hole in My Chest: Healing and Hope for Adult Children Everywhere
Creating a Parish Think Tank
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Altar
To be published:
The Conscious Celibacy Workbook
Climbing Out of the Anger Pit
The Four Gardens: An Allegory For Those Along the Way
Mrs. Margaret Silf
One of England’s best-loved spiritual writers
Margaret is Jesuit-trained in prayer-companioning
Mrs. Silf will speak on “Harmony
with Humankind and the World” at the Conference
Author of many books on spirituality and prayer
including her latest:
Roots and Wings - The Human Journey from a Speck of Stardust to a Spark of God
which focuses on the spiritual evolution of the human heart
Rev. David P. Reid, SSCC
Priest brother of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of
Jesus and Mary
Fr. David will speak on “Harmony with Community
and Church” at the Conference
Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Washington
Theological Union (1970-1988)
Adjunct at St. Bernard’s Institute,
Holds Licentiate Degree in Sacred Scripture from Biblical
Institute,
Holds Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Gregorian
Institute,
Pastor for 12 years in inner city Rochester, NY and
Served as Provincial of the East Province of the SS.CC.
for 6 years
Published books:
The Grace of the Rosary
To be published:
A book on devotion to the Sacred Heart in light of contemporary Biblical studies and popular religiosity as a basis for renewing devotional practices such as the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the Home.
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Meet the Sacred Heart Communities in
Collaboration:
(Click on the initials of the religious
community for more information on them including their web sites,
or click on Charism/Mission Statement for their charism/mission
only)
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Handmaids
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Apostles
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Daughters
of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Daughters
of Divine Charity Daughters
of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Grey Nuns
of the Sacred Heart Comboni
Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Missionary
Catechists of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Charism/Mission
Statement Mission
Helpers of the Sacred Heart Missionaries
of the Sacred Heart Missionary
Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus of Hiltrup |
Visitation
Nuns |
Missionary
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cabrini
Sisters) Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Oblate
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Sisters of
the Good Shepherd Society of
the Sacred Heart Brothers
of the Sacred Heart Congregation
of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Sisters of
the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Society of
Jesus Congregation
of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Sisters of
the Holy |
Friends of Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration
The Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration (SHCC) is an organization of religious communities of men and women dedicated to the Sacred Heart who share a common spirituality of the Heart and commit themselves to the coming of God's love on earth.
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Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Provincial (North America): Rev. Dennis Conway, M.C.C.J. 8108 Beechmont Ave. 513-474-4997 |
http://www.combonimissionaries.org/ |
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Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Provincial (US Province): Rev. Joseph Jablonski, M.S.C., Provincial P.O. Box 270 630-892-8400 (x2371) 630-892-3071 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Rev. Walter Downs, M.S.C. (Contact Person) 610-282-1415 781-696-4706 ---------------------------------------------- Rev. Aldan O'Donovan, M.S.C. (Contact Person) 972-790-1992 972-986-1344 (fax) |
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Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Provincial (US Province): Rev. Richard MacDonald, S.C.J., Provincial P.O. Box 289 Hales Corners, WI 53130 414-425-6910 414-425-2938 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Rev. Jerome Clifford, S.C.J. (Contact Person) 314-771-5867 |
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Society of Jesus Rev. James Kubicki, S.J. (Contact Person) Apostleship of Prayer 414-486-1152 414-486-1159 (fax) |
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Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Provincial: Sr. Maureen Martin, ASCJ Mt. Sacred Heart 265 Benham St. 203-248-4225 203-230-8341 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Cora Lombardo (Contact Person) 45 Alling St. 203-937-0718 203-934-1357 |
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Daughters of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Provincial Superior: Sr. Monique Gagne, F.C.S.C.J., Provincial Superior Mount Sacred Heart 226 Grove St. 603-444-3970 (phone) 603-444-3970 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Bonita Cote (Contact Person, Planning Cte) Mount Sacred Heart 603-444-5346 603-444-5348 (Fax) |
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Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Regional Superior: Sr. Patricia Burns St. Francis de Sales Convent 424 E. Browning Rd. 856-931-8973 856-931-7018 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Rita Butler, F.D.N.S.C. (Contact Person) St. Francis de Sales Convent 856-931-8973 856-931-7018 (fax) |
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Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Provincial Superior: Sr. Sagrario Nuñez, A.C.J., Provincial Superior St. Raphaela Center 305-891-9161 ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Julia Walsh, A.C.J. (Contact Person+Steering Cte.) 215-468-6368 215-329-5660 (work) |
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Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Provincial & Contact Person: Sr. Miriam Perez, M.C.S.H. 805 S. Liberty St. 361-578-9302 361-580-2181 (fax) |
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Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart General Director: Sr. Mary Judith Waldt, M.H.S.H. 1001 W. Joppa Rd. 410-823-8585 (x258) 410-825-6355 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Barbara Baker, M.H.S.H. (Contact Person+Planning Cte.) 585-663-8543 (h) 585-663-3230 (w) |
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Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus of Hiltrup Provincial: Sr. Lorraine Molchanow,M.S.C. 2811 Moyers Lane 610-929-5944 610-929-3634 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Michele Marth, M.S.C. (Contact Person & Steering Committee) 610-929-5751 x241 |
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Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cabrini Sisters) Provincial Superior: Sr. Lucille Souza, M.S.C. 222 E. 19th. St., 5B 212-995-6876 212-995-7032 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Joan McGlinchey, M.S.C. 2611 N. Hampden Ct., 1N ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Bernadette Casciano, M.S.C.(Contact Person+Planning Cte.) Mother Cabrini Shrine 303-526-0758 303-526-9795 (fax) |
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Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Superior: Sr. Teresina Rose, O.S.H.J. Villa Maria Teresa 50 Warner Rd. 330-759-9329 330-759-7290 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Nora DeCarlo, O.S.H.J.(Contact Person) 440-593-1655 (h) 440-599-8570 (w) |
http://www.oblatesistersofshj.com |
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Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Provincial: Sr. Lorna Walsh, S.H.J.M. 2150 Lakeshore Ave., #3 501-839-5213 ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Mary Gallagher, S.H.J.M.(Contact Person) 510-839-5213 |
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Society of the Sacred Heart Provincial: Sr. Kathleen Hughes, R.S.C.J. Provincial House 314-652-1500 314-534-6800 (fax) |
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Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Provincial (Brothers-East): Rev. William Petrie, SS.CC. Box 111 Fairhaven, MA 02719 508-993-2442 ---------------------------------------------- Provincial (Brothers-West): Rev. Donal McCarthy, SS.CC. Sacred Hearts Community 2150 Damien Ave. La Verne, CA 91750 909-593-5441 ---------------------------------------------- Br. Brian Guerrini, SS.CC. Steering Cmte. & Contact Person 505-748-1356 (505-308-8217) 505-748-1049 (Fax) ---------------------------------------------- Provincial (Brothers-Hawaii) Rev. Chris Keahi, SS.CC. P.O. Box 797 Kaneohe, HI 96744 808-247-5035 808-235-8849 (Fax) ---------------------------------------------- Provincial (Sisters-Hawaii): Sr. Helene Wood, SS.CC. Regina Pacis Convent 1120 5th. Ave. 808-737-5822 808-735-0878 (Fax) |
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Daughters of Divine Charity Sr. Mary Josita DiVita, F.D.C., Provincial St. Joseph Provincialate Daughters of Divine Charity 718-720-4377 718-442-9247 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Marie Claire Weaver, F.D.C. (Contact Person) 718-727-5700 718-447-1374 718-447-3041 (Fax) |
http://www.sisters-fdc.org.uk/ |
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Brothers of the Sacred Heart ---------------------------------------------- Provincial (New Orleans): 4540 Elysian Fields Ave. 504-282-5693 ---------------------------------------------- Provincial (New York): Bro. Joseph Holthaus, S.C. 141-11 123rd Ave. 718-322-1120 ---------------------------------------------- Provincial (Northeast): Raymond Reinsant Pascoag, RI 02859-4601 Bro. Roland Ouellette, SC (Contact Person for Northeast+Planning Cte.) Pascoag, RI 02859-4601 568-3361 (x3106) |
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Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary Regional Superior: Rev. Malcolm McLeod, M.SS.CC., Reg. Sup. 2249 Shore Drive 609-927-5600 ---------------------------------------------- Rev. Robert T. McDade, M.SS.CC. (Contact Person) (Steering Committee) 717-642-5755 |
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Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart President: Sr. Marlene G. Butler, G.N.S.H. Grey Nuns Motherhouse 1750 Quarry Rd. 215-968-4236 215-968-6656 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Elizabeth Bagen, G.N.S.H. (Contact Person) Grey Nuns Motherhouse 215-968-4326 (x1480) 215-968-6656 (Fax) |
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Sisters of the Good Shepherd Provincial: Sr. Barbara Beasley,RGS Provincial Convent of the Good Shepherd 7654 Natural Bridge Rd. 314-381-3400 314-381-6449 (fax) ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Monica Nowak, RGS (Contact Person) 314-381-3400 314-381-6449 (Fax) |
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Sisters of the Holy Union Provincial Mission Team: Sr. Beverly Furtado Sr. Gretchen Marlott Sr. Bernadette Sullivan P.O. Box 410 508-678-3616(h) FAX: 508-324-0686 ---------------------------------------------- Sr. Grace Donovan, S.U.S.C. (Contact Person) 508-673-7688 |
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Visitation Nuns Sr. Anne Madeleine Godefroy, VHM Monastery of the Visitation 3020 N. Ballas Rd. St. Louis, MO 63131 314-432-5353 ---------------------------------------------- Rev. Mother Margaret Mary McGuire (President of Federation I) 804-749-4885 |
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Sr. Kathleen Conan, RSCJ Healy House Community Chicago, IL 60615 |
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Stephen L. Ruff, Jr. Ruff, Weidenaar & Reidy, Ltd. 312-263-3890 312-263-1345 (fax) |
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Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 909-866-5696 |
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Sr. Elizabeth Normanly, SDSH Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart |
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Sr. Caroline Bachmann, FDC Staten Island, NY 10305 |
A History of Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration (SHCC)
In 1992, Fr. Tom Garvey, SCJ, began to explore the idea of bringing together religious communities which share an historical connection with the spirituality of the Sacred Heart as he had seen done by Superiors General of Sacred Heart communities in Rome. He sensed that there could be a variety of ways to collaborate. In the Spring of 1992, he raised the idea at a gathering of major superiors in Greensboro, NC. With their encouragement, he formed an initial steering committee composed of Tom Garvey (Priest of the Sacred Heart), Natalie Runfola (Religious of the Sacred Heart), Mark McDonald (Missionary of the Sacred Heart), and Joan McGlinchey (Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart -- Cabrini Sister).
In 1995 and 1996, groups attending the LCWR and CMSM assemblies advised the
steering committee to move ahead and plan for a national conference. The first
national Sacred Heart Conference was held in 1995 at Cabrini
College in Radnor, PA. Over twenty different congregations participated in a
rich variety of workshops, lectures and liturgies. A second conference was held
in 1997 at Loyola University in Chicago, IL. A third conference was held in
June, 2001, in Cherry Hill, NJ. The fourth conference was held from July 24-27,
2003 at the Milford Jesuit Spirituality Center in Milford, OH (outside
Cincinnati, OH). The 2005 Conference was held at the Espousal Center in
Waltham, MA in July of 2005. The next Conference will be June 29-July 1 at the
Bon Secours Spiritual Center in
The current steering committee is composed of Brian Guerrini (Brother of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary), Michele Marth (Sister of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus of Hiltrup), Robert McDade (Priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary), and Julia Walsh (Sister of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). In addition to coordinating the planning for the 2007 conference, the steering committee is continuing the tradition of annual meetings of contact persons from participating groups. These meetings provide an opportunity for grass roots networking and sharing in-between the large conferences.
Where has the SHCC been and where is it going?
The SHCC has worked and will continue to work in the following areas:
COMMUNIO: We have shared various activities and approaches to prayer, institutional mission integration, spiritual development of the laity and religious, and programs and personnel for retreats. In getting acquainted with other Sacred Heart communities, we have discovered some common elements:
* French School
* Ignatian roots
* Missionary dimension
* Eucharist
* Internationality/Multiculturalism
MISSIO: We have developed a common mission by:
* giving input to the steering committee to shape conference activities
* planning the national conference
* sharing responsibilities for the conference
VISION STATEMENT
We, the Members of the Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration, joined in the common cause of striving for the coming of the reign of God's love on earth, commit ourselves to foster action in the following areas:
Charism, Spirituality and Theology
- to develop a common SHCC mission statement
- to stress who we are and what we are about as a way to renew our consecrated life
- to share contemporary insights on the vows and the evangelical dimension of our lives
- to identify and articulate the core elements of a common spirituality
- to develop a common language and meanings for these core values
- to emphasize the fundamental elements of God's love expressed in the Heart of Jesus
- to renew the theological understanding of reparation in today's fractured world
Internal Education and Formation
- to continue to foster the participation of our membership and collaborators and others interested in the goals of the SHCC
- to develop contents and programs for common sharing and mutual training of our novices and others in formation communities
- to continue to sponsor biennial National Conferences on Spirituality of the Heart for today
Community Life and Mission
- to promote intercongregational community living
- to develop a joint approach for evangelization through the sharing of charism and spirituality resources
- to organize and foster small, joint projects and initiatives among two or more participating communities
- to collaborate in preparing and offering parish missions, retreats and conferences
Governance and Structures
- to ensure effectiveness in the cooperation among the major superiors and the steering committee by adopting suitable articles of collaboration
- to provide adequate support in personnel and finance, through contributions and fund-raising projects (endowments, grants)
Resources and Means
- to create a jointly-backed visible name and center for resources and library (ad experimentum for three years: 1998-2001)
- to organize and promote regional workshops led by intercongregational teams to "replicate" the experience of the contact-persons' meetings
- to foster local meetings among SHCC member communities
- to seek ways and means to share resources in the field of health care and retirement
- to develop and maintain a common web site to permit the exchange of news, educational resources (programs, books, bibliographies, rules of life, hymns, prayers, videos, tapes), justice and peace concerns, retreats and speakers, open listings of available positions, hospitality needs, etc.
ARTICLES OF COLLABORATION
(Approved, Fall, 1997)
1. SACRED HEART COMMUNITIES IN COLLABORATION, founded in the Fall of 1992, is an organization of religious communities of men and women dedicated to the Sacred Heart and who share a common spirituality of the Heart.
2. The purpose of this organization is to facilitate communication and collaboration among Sacred Heart communities in the line of our common spirituality and to help share that spirituality with the Church and society.
3. Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration (SHCC) is an organization of communities in which each participating community has its own autonomy.
4. Any religious community listed in the National Catholic Directory may become a member of the SHCC by communicating this desire to the Steering Committee.
5. The principal activity of the SHCC is to host Conferences (national or regional) on the Sacred Heart for members of participating communities and lay people associated with them. Additional collaboration, whether in the line of spirituality, community or ministry, is also possible and will be decided upon by the major superiors of the participating communities.
6. The governing body of the SHCC is made up of the major superiors (or their delegates) of all the participating communities. Only they can make changes in these Articles of Collaboration or make major decisions for the association. Normally, they will meet once a year.
7. The business of the SHCC is entrusted to a Steering Committee of four members (two women and two men) chosen from among the participating communities by the major superiors. Any Steering Committee member who is not in a leadership position in his or her community will be in regular contact with community leadership about the activities of the SHCC.
8. The Steering Committee may hire an Executive Secretary for day-to-day business should this seem useful.
9. To insure on-going dialogue and collaboration among participating communities and to facilitate the preparation of the National Conferences, a meeting of contact persons (one from each community) will be held each year. Any contact person who is not in a leadership position in his or her community will be in regular contact with community leadership about the activities of the SHCC. If a contact person is unable to attend the annual meeting, the community will appoint a substitute to attend that meeting.
10. Each participating community will pay an annual membership fee to the SHCC. This fee will be determined by the major superiors at their annual meeting.
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Bro. Brian Guerrini, SS.CC. (Committee Chairperson) |
Artesia, NM 88210 |
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Sr. Michele Marth, MSC |
Reading, PA 19605 |
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Sr. Julia Walsh, ACJ |
1242 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19146 |
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Bro. Roland Ouellette, SC |
Pascoag, RI 02859 |
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Sr. Bernadette Casciano, MSC Cabrini |
Golden, CO 80401 |
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Sr. Bonita Coté, FCSCJ |
Littleton, NH 03561 |
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Sr. Barbara Baker, MHSH |
1673-7 Stowell Dr. Rochester, NY 14616 |
Annual Meeting of Contact Persons
The next Annual Meeting of Contact Persons will be held October 17-19, 2008 at Sacred Heart on the Lake Retreat at 529 Brainard Hill Rd., Higganum, CT (contact is Sr. Eleanor Pozzo at 860-345-4653).
To register, please mail or email the following information:
Name
Religious Community
Address
Phone(s)
to:
Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration
c/o Bro. Brian Guerrini, ss.cc.
bvgsscc@hotmail.com
Preliminary Agenda:
To be announced
This web site was created by and is maintained by Bro. Brian Guerrini, ss.cc.
Thanks to David Schimmel for the logo artwork, Sr. Diane Roche, RSCJ for the SHCC history and Fr. James Schroeder, SCJ for his continued encouragement.