Giving Voice 40s Retreat: Register by January 2nd
Last call to register for Giving Voice's 40s Retreat! Please register by January 2nd.
News
Transitions: Advice from younger Sisters
In the fall, many Sisters are in periods of transition, whether it be through ministries, school, moving locations or making vows. This is a constant gift and challenge in the lives of Sisters. Core Team member Jessi Beck asked our Giving Voice network to provide bits of advice, wisdom and stories from what Sisters have learned during times of transition.
Giving Voice to join CWR Chicago’s "Meet Our Sisters Tour" Nov 3-9
Giving Voice will open our office during National Vocation Awareness Week Nov 3-9 for a new event, a “Meet Our Sisters Chicago Tour.” The "Meet Our Sisters Chicago Tour" is being organized in collaboration with Chicago-area members of Communicators for Women Religious.
Save the Date for 20/30s & 40s Retreats
Registration for the 20s & 30s Retreat and the 40s Retreat will be open SOON so watch your emails in coming weeks. For now, save the date for BOTH the 20s & 30s and 40s Retreats being over Martin Luther King Weekend - January 17-19, 2020.
National Gathering 2019 Video Recap!
Every two years, Giving Voice hosts a National Gathering, where Catholic Sisters from across diverse communities gather for a weekend of peer-led communion! Check out our recap video from the 2019 National Gathering!
LCWR Recap – Live interviews with Sr. Jayne Helmlinger & Sr. Teresa Maya!
At the beginning of the month, Giving Voice Sisters attended Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), participating in the opening ceremony, exhibiting with other organizations, and partaking in small-group discussions with leadership from LCWR communities.
LCWR Reflections
As a member of Giving Voice invited to be present at LCWR, I thought my role would be to make my voice heard. Giving Voice was among several groups who were requested to be present at the table as LCWR strives to discern how it is called to move into the future and who will move with them. Implicit in the invitation was our job to speak for younger sisters in religious communities--those whose voices are often not heard by leadership because they can be drowned out by the far more numerous older voices.
Past, present, and a glimpse of the future of Religious Life
This summer, I experienced the past, the present, and tasted the future of Religious Life today. I started my journey in June with the Past, through a traditional pilgrimage to Europe which we Dominicans, call Lands of Dominic. Even though it was a short and fast version, as one of my Sisters and I were our own travel agents, it was simple, inspiring and profound.
NETWORK Lobby Seeks Two Board Members
NETWORK is seeking two Board members to join the NETWORK Lobby and NETWORK Advocates Boards in 2020, and we are inviting all NETWORK members to participate wholeheartedly in a "name-raising" process to help identify potential candidates.
Recap from our 2019 National Gathering!
This summer, over 80 sisters from 50 different communities of Catholic women religious gathered at Fontbonne University in St Louis for a fantastic National Gathering exploring the theme “Boldness and Beauty of Communion: Living Religious Life Now!” The gathering was planned by a team of 7 Giving Voice Sisters and 2 lay women, led by Co-Chairs Julia Walsh, FSPA, and Mary Perez, OP. We are dedicating this July newsletter to reflections by Sisters who both attended the gathering and who joined us in spirit. Check out their reflections, National Gathering Media clippings, the gathering’s program booklet, and photos from the gathering!