During this spring 2021 lockdown, the Irish government made the celebration of Mass (aside from a wedding or funeral) an offense punishable by law. Having had a six-week lockdown earlier in the fall, which also resulted in the cessation of public Mass, we were already well connected to the underground Mass network. In those 135 days, we only had to watch Mass online twice. Only twice. We were the underground Church.
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Here's what's happening from the Core Team:
- Core Team members serve an average of a 3 year term. Presently, there are 7 members on the Core Team who seek to serve Giving Voice and its mission.
- Did you know the Core Team meets monthly? We gather from 4 states A, NM, TX, IL and MI and two countries (USA & Ireland),
- Watch for Meet & Greet the Core Team Zoom Sessions in the Easter Season
-Giving Voice hired a Development Consultant, Angela White, from Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates, Inc. to help us create a sustainable financial future.
All participants of Giving Voice are invited to this year’s “Giving Voice Encuentro: Liberation, Justice, & Healing,” happening August 19-22, 2021 at the Carmelite Spiritual Center in the Chicago suburbs. This gathering will address a variety of topics as it builds upon the momentum of the virtual “Giving Voice Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Encuentro,” which occurred in October 2020, facilitated by Dr. Lisa Summerour.
Giving Voice Core Team member Erin McDonald has been accompanying several young students at the University of Detroit-Mercy, several of whom have DACA, throughout the academic school year. She describes her experience accompanying the “Titan Dreamers” in this month’s newsletter:
Q: How long have you been working with the “Titan Dreamers”? And can you describe who makes up the group (Is it mainly DACA recipients or students w/ undocumented family members, etc?)
The Giving Voice Core Team is excited to welcome a new member, Dina Bato, SP!
● Community - Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
● Year you entered or professed - Entered 2008
● Current location - Chicago, IL
● Current Ministry - Part-time Temporary Accounting Professional
Dina says:
A Nuns Life is seeking a new Executive Director! See their brochure for more information.
Times like these definitely call for connection to good friends who I trust and want to delve deeper into my faith with. I cannot wait until we can get together again as a larger group in person, but even by Zoom, GV members share good energy with each other.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of prayer celebrating women religious this Catholic Sisters Week! Big thanks to Giving Voice participants Romina Sapinoso, SC, Chioma Ahanihu, SLW, and Tracy Kemme, SC, for participating in the event.
Giving Voice’s new social media Intern Ariel is designing new graphics for our social media accounts to help the world get to know our Sisters!