To mark their Jubilees as Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sisters Kathleen Helbig, Julia Walsh, and Maureen Gillespie recently renewed their vows in the presence of the entire USA Province of Handmaids on July 31, 2011, the feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola.
The novitiate is a two-year time period in which a new Sister continues her formation. The first year is an intense time of prayer and reflection, with little ministry responsibility.
Sister Philomena Monte has been a dog lover all her life. In her earlier years at Saint Raphaela Center in Haverford, PA, Sister Philomena had her loyal companion, Duke, a male German shepherd, always by her side.
Superior General of the Handmaids, Sister Inmaculada Fukasawa’s announcement of service was bittersweet for Sister Dorothy Beck, Provincial Superior.
