3/20/06
year:
2006
WHAT: A vocation awareness program for female, Catholic high school students from the Wilmington, DE diocese
Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli (of Wilmington diocese) will lead Liturgy
45 young women are expected to attend
Sponsor: diocese of Wilmington
Representatives from these congregations will attend:
· Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales
· Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart (Scranton)
· Order of St. Benedict
· Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia
· Little Sisters of the Poor
WHEN: Wednesday, March 22, 2006, from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Liturgy with Bishop 11:40 AM
WHERE: Franciscan Spiritual Center (located at Our Lady of Angels Convent, the
Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia), 609 S. Convent Rd, Aston, PA
The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia is a congregation of almost 700 women religious founded in 1855. Although the congregation’s motherhouse is located in Aston, PA, sisters live and minister in more than 25 states in the US and throughout the world. Their ministries include education at all levels; health care; pastoral care; service to the elderly; care of those who are homeless, poor, or living with HIV/AIDS, immigrants, and refugees; and prayer and spiritual ministries. For more information, visit our website at www.osfphila.org.
Directions to Our Lady of Angels Convent:
From South or North on I-95, exit at 452 N. Follow 452 N to 5-point intersection. Turn left onto Concord Rd. At next traffic light, turn right (Convent Rd.).
