Procurators and Provincials’ Meeting in Neuenbeken, Germany
On 13 -24 March 2017, the Procurators and Provincial/Regional Superiors of Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, North America and Korea gathered at the Franz-Pfanner-Haus in Neuenbeken, Germany. The workshop was led by Sr. Franziscus-Maria Möller, Procurator General, with the theme of “St. Joseph, our Patron”. Among the topics they covered were budgeting, middle and long term […]
Secretaries’ Meeting in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
On 14 -25 March 2017, the workshop for secretaries was held with the theme taken from 2 Corinthians 3:3, “Be a Christ Letter in Serving Others”. Sr. Walburga Ballhausen, Secretary General from Rome, who, with her known enthusiasm facilitated the workshop. She asked the participants to reflect on their service, which is a call from […]
Tertiate in Wernberg, Austria
Seventeen Sisters from our African Provinces took part in an English Speaking Tertiate at Wernberg, Austria from 1 – 27 October, 2016. The Tertiate was facilitated by Sr. Irene Nelles and Sr. Julian Mujuru. The Theme was from the Story of the Samaritan Woman in John 4:1-42. “Give me a Drink”, a theme which portrays not […]
Beatification of Fr. Engelmar Unzeitig, CMM
“Yes, God does not need us, only our love, our devotion, our sacrifice.” These were the words of Fr. Engelmar Unzeitig, CMM who was beatified at the Cathedral of Würzburg, Germany on 24 September 2016. Over thirty Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood (CPS) joined our brothers, the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM) and hundreds of people in the glorious […]
Initial Formation Directresses Workshop in Mozambique
Ten Sisters representing DR Congo, East Africa, Eastern Cape, Mariannhill, The Netherlands, North America and Mozambique participated in the workshop from 5 August to 1 September 2016 in Namaacha, Mozambique. The facilitators were Sr. Thecla Ndegwa, Sr. Maria Luise Wagner and Sr. Letwina Musekiwa, LCBL. The theme of the workshop was “Martha and Mary – Called […]
Procurators’ Meeting in East Africa
On July 10-28, 2016 eight Procurators and six Provincial Superiors from the southern hemisphere of our Congregation, and Sr. Franziscus-Maria Möller met at Westlands Guesthouse in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the workshop was: “Serve One Another with the Gift God has Given You.” The main topics of the meeting included: The Handbook for Procurators and […]
Leadership: Crossing the Human-Human Divide
We thank all of you for supporting us in prayer during our 2016 Provincial/Regional Superiors’ Meeting in Sangsam-li, Korea. The theme of our meeting was “Leadership: Crossing the Human – Human Divide.” This gave us ample opportunity to share our ideas on how to tear down dividing walls and to build bridges between people, cultures, […]
Provincial Superiors’ Meeting in Korea
Greetings from Sangsam-li, Korea, where we are gathered for the 2016 Provincial/Regional Superiors’ Meeting. We have been blessed with beautiful spring weather and the hospitality of our Sisters. We are deliberating on the theme, Leadership: Crossing the Human – Human Divide. This theme is challenging all of us to consciously acknowledge that we are members of the […]
UISG Plenary Assembly 2016
On May 9-13, 2016, 854 Women Religious, who are all leaders of female congregations of apostolic life, gathered in Rome for the XX Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG). They gathered together from 80 different countries to reflect on the theme “Weaving Global Solidarity for Life… that they may have life […]
Heritage Workshop 2016
The Second Congregational Heritage Workshop took place at Precious Blood Convent, Shillington, PA from March 1 – April 29, 2016. It began with a snowfall and ended with a greening blossoming spring. Ten sisters from six Provinces/ Regions together with Srs. Annette Buschgerd and Nancy Iampietro journeyed through the lived reality of our CPS history, […]