Tuesday 9/15 Prayerline/Announcements

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Please remember Sr. Connie Cawley who died on Saturday September 12th.  She is now in the embrace of her loving God.

All services will be on Friday, September 18

 

Place:        Sacred Heart Church, 395 Chestnut Street, Springfield

 

Wake:        9AM followed by a prayer service at 9:30 AM

 

Liturgy of Christian Burial: 10:00 AM, followed by burial at Mont

Marie Cemetery, Holyoke   

 

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Please remember Sr. Eileen Murphy who died on Sunday September 13th.  May she rest in the love and the peace of her God.

All services will be on Monday, September 21

 

Place:        Blessed Sacrament Church, Holyoke

 

Wake:        10 AM followed by a prayer service at 10:30 AM

 

Liturgy of Christian Burial: 11:00 AM followed by burial at Mont

Marie Cemetery, Holyoke   

 

On the anniversary of the death of our sisters, we remember

 

Sr. Agnes Patricia Lavelle                                1922

Sr. Mary Cyril Murphy                                     1966

Sr. David Francis Sullivan                               1972

Sr. Mary Clementine Sikora                             1989

Sr. Cecilia Francis McCullough                      1991

 

and those who celebrate birthdays

 

Sr. Barbara Hesselton

                                               

and our Sisters at Bethany Health Care Center

 

 

From our Web Site and Elsewhere

  • Bob who is having very serious testing
  • For Donald Quirk of Rutland, VT, that he continues to recuperate and return home
  • Bob who is experiencing severe depression
  • For Noreen Harrigan who is having heart surgery tomorrow
  • Bob who is having back surgery tomorrow
  • For the health and safety of an expectant mother and her baby
  • Massy would appreciate continued prayers for the shrinking of the masses in the brain and the eye
  • Please pray for Ken Szenda who is in hospice care
  • Pray for repose of souls of Andrew Peter, Antonio Rodrigues, Olivio Miranda, Leo Puthur, Romulo Noronha, Victoria Conceisao, Joseph Conceisao and Lilia Conceisao
  • Special intentions for the Intercessors of the Trinity core team
  • Please pray for Sue that she will have a full recovery from her brain surgery
  • Kathy asks us to remember her family as they experience the sudden death of their nephew, Brian.
  • Elaine Olive asks to be remembered in prayer for successful cataract surgery on Sept. 22 and Oct.6

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

  • Pre-Chapter Gatherings are forming for discussion of first and last articles in LCWR Occasional Papers. The pre-Chapter gatherings are for vowed members as we prepare ourselves and discuss matters of governance in preparation for General Chapter.

 

The articles and discussion are a means to open our hearts to the work of Chapter and journeying together.

 

Sept 16, 6:30 PM 1339 Northampton St., Holyoke. RSVP Denise Granger 413-427-6398

 

Sept 17, 10 AM, Zoom, RSVP Mary Kate Birge 301-305-6051

 

Sept 17, 4 PM, Mont Marie Senior Residence, Holyoke  RSVP Maxyne 413-315-3792

 

Sept 18, 7 PM, St Joseph Senior Residence, Holyoke, RSVP Ginny Maitland, 413-313-2804

 

Sept 21, 2 PM Bethany

 

If anyone else would like to host a gathering, we will post that information.

 

  • Chapter Planning Committee: All vowed members are invited to a Pre-Chapter Meeting on September 26, 2026.  Please see FirstClass for a flyer with more information.

 

  • Justice and Peace – Season of Creation:  Terry Foley has created Season of Creation reflections.  This week’s focus is Let Justice Roll Like a River. Reflection 10 has been posted in FirstClass.

 

 

On call:     Betsy          413.313.2783

Patty          413.210.7041

Denise        413.427.6398

Eileen        413.537.6514