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December 2013

 

A MESSAGE FROM THE SSMO
SUPERIOR GENERAL

 

Dear Families and Friends, 

 

Dec. 3 is National Giving Tuesday! In my view, it serves as a way to start the annual holiday season in a balanced fashion after Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
And in the spirit of our recent national holiday, I want to thank all of you for your great love and support of our religious Community.

  

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This month's photo and video bonus features 

In this issue, you will find bonus photo and video features.
They appear in stories including:

    *Meet the Sisters: Sister Barbara Rose Sohler
    *How will you participate in Giving Tuesday?

 

We hope you enjoy these additions to "A View from the Dome."

Meet the Sisters: Sister Barbara Rose Sohler  

"I persevere in religious life because of my desire and love for God."

 

In her own words, Sister Barbara Rose Sohler shares her gratitude to the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (SSMO) community.

  

Sister Barbara Rose Sohler:  A life and ministry in photos  

"I believe that it must be God's desire for me that leads me to desire God." 

 

Sister Barbara Rose Sohler has taught on the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon campus and explored the world. Learn more about her life and ministry. 
 

How will you participate in Giving Tuesday? 

After a full weekend of food, football and mall frenzy, Giving Tuesday encourages people to give back. Whether gift of time or treasure, every act of kindness matters.  Learn how the SSMO Foundation is supporting this national effort. 

 

SSMO Associates: Connected in faith and service  

Since 1980 the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon have encouraged Associate Members, a group of dedicated men and women who work in their own local areas to spread the spirit of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (SSMO) and the Good News of Jesus Christ.   

 

Associates are very busy people.

     

Supporting a lifetime of service: the Retirement Fund for Religious

A lifetime of prayer and service unites nearly 34,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who benefit from the Retirement Fund for Religious.

Most spent years in ministry working in Catholic schools, hospitals and social service agencies often for little, if any, pay.

Their sacrifices now leave their religious communities without adequate savings for retirement and elder care. 

Renovations - A necessary disturbance! 

If you have ever needed to renovate your home, you will recognize these thoughts: "What a mess; it's so noisy; and will this ever end?!" The Sisters have had those thoughts since July as the rest rooms on the first and second floors in the west wing of the Motherhouse were remodeled.

Saint of the Month: Father Francis Xavier 

For most members of the Community, our devotion to St. Francis Xavier was assumed to be the result of the influence of the Jesuits on our early years, especially knowing that they helped to formulate our Constitutions. The truth is that having St. Francis Xavier as a patron of our Community stems from our grass roots with the Precious Blood Communities.

 

Requests for Prayers

If you would like the Sisters to add a special intention to our daily prayers,

please send an email to [email protected].

 

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