Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
A new exhibit titled "Who Knows Tomorrow?" tells the stories of extremely neglected and rejected people from seven countries and how the Daughters of Charity work to assist them...full story
The acronym DREAM signifies “Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition”...full story
The Daughters and Vincentians open website for their advocacy efforts via their NGO status at the UN...visit the website
Sex trafficking in Macon, Georgia?...full story
Pictured here from left bottom row are: Sister Ellen Kron, Sister Rosella Molitor (who founded Seton Center with Sister Mathilde Comstock), Sister Mary Lou Stubbs, Sister Mary Walz (Daughters of Charity Provincial Visitatrix) and Sister Mary Ann Digenan. Back row from left are: Sister Leah Marie Holzum, Bishop Robert W. Finn and Sister Bonnie Hoffman, chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Seton Center.
Seton Center launched its 40th anniversary celebration last fall with a liturgy and reception honoring its founding organizations - the Daughters of Charity and the Ladies of Charity of Metropolitan Kansas City. Bishop Robert W. Finn was the celebrant for the October 1 Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, which was attended by Daughters of Charity, Ladies of Charity, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Washington/Wheatley Neighborhood Association members, volunteers, donors and friends.
Seton Center, located on the corner of 23rd and Kansas in Kansas City, MO, was founded by the Daughters of Charity and the Ladies of Charity of Metropolitan Kansas City in 1969 to assist the elderly poor in Kansas City's urban core with food, clothing and housing. As demographics changed and younger families moved into the area, Seton Center evolved into a comprehensive community center providing food pantry, thrift store, rent, mortgage and utility assistance, senior services, a high school, and one of Kansas City's primary safety-net dental programs.
As open house, held April 6, 2010, provided an opportunity for friends and donors to tour the facility and learn more about the work of the Center in the Washington-Wheatley neighborhood.
Welcome to the Internet Pathway for Haitian Economic Development, a joint project of the worldwide Vincentian Family, Fonkoze, DePaul University, and the Haitian Hometown Association Resource Group Initiated on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of St. Louise de Marillac and St. Vincent de Paul...full story
The Daughters of Charity houses situated in Port-au-Prince have been severely damaged and the Sisters have become homeless having to sleep outside in tents. They are trying to give basic services (nursing care, nutrition and accompaniment) in the middle of the general chaos. As soon as the disaster struck Sisters from Santo Domingo and from Porto Rico left for Port-au- Prince to be available for the wounded. They also sent provisions, medical supplies and other aid by trucks from Santo Domingo and by small planes from Miami.
One of our Sisters - Sister Brigitte Pierre - died as a result of the earthquake and two other Haitian Sisters lost close members of their families. Moreover all the Sisters of the Province feel the sadness at the disappearance of so many people, the poor, friends, and benefactors, members of the Vincentian Family, Clergy, and Religious... The situation is heart-breaking.
Sister Germaine Price, representing the Company of the Daughters of Charity at the United Nations, shares the news below from the UN:
The Guinness World Record was broken by the more than 173 million people around the world who joined forces with the United Nation’s call to world leaders to take action to stamp out poverty. This is nearly 60 million more people than took part in this effort in 2008. At least 100 million people in Asia took part while Africa had nearly 40 million participants. The Arab region has 30 million, Europe, 2 million, Latin and North America, 200,000 each and Oceania had more than 170,000.
More than 3,000 events were held in more than 120 countries as part of the campaign “Stand Up, Take Action, and End Poverty Now”. Governments were urged to keep the promises they made in 2000 and take action to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon joined 1,500 schoolchildren at the UN International School who called for an end to hunger which afflicts 1 billion people throughout the world. The Secretary General said: “We know that if we take a stand, if we act, we can end poverty in our lifetime.
There were urgent pleas to end hunger, to improve maternal health, to provide primary education for all children and to reduce child mortality. There are no acceptable excuses for broken promises to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable who have already been doubly affected by the global economic and climate crises they had no role in creating.
Every year October 17th is commemorated as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year, commemorative events took place on the 16, 17, 18 and 19 all around the world.
Be sure to see video "Stand Up Against Poverty" event held at “Proyeto Juan Diego” run by the Daughters of Charity in Brownsville, Texas.
The Seton Legacy DVD recently aired on EWTN. It won the highest award, the Platinum Award, from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.
On Saturday, November 14, the biggest and brightest talent in media production filled the ballroom at the National Press Club in Washington DC to capacity, honoring the most creative and skilled work submitted for the 2009 DC Peer Awards. The event marked the culmination of this year’s competition for work submitted media producers and talent in the Mid-Atlantic region. Among the winners was The Seton Legacy DVD, produced and directed by Wendy Wilmowski, President/Producer of Wayfarer Entertainment, Georgetown, MD.
The DVD is a 30 minute documentary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s life, work, and continuing legacy of charity today.
The winning categories were:
“We are thrilled to have received this recognition for The Seton Legacy DVD.” commented Lori Stewart. “The reenactments and archival images of Saint Elizabeth Ann’s children, friend, and herself provide a visual narrative of her remarkable life that spans the full spectrum of human experience. It was such an honor to be a part of product that represents Saint Elizabeth Ann’s continuing legacy of charity.”
The Seton Legacy DVD is available for purchase online at the Seton Shrine Gift Shop in the video section, for $18.95.
"The Daughters of Charity have endured outbreaks of cholera and yellow fever and the Civil War in their 175 years in New Orleans, so water from Hurricane Katrina was not going to stop them from continuing to provide health care to the area's most vulnerable."
Daughters of Charity were joined by Archbishop Alfred Hughes and other guests as they celebrated their 175th year of health care service in New Orleans. In 2010 the Daughters will celebrate 180 total years in New Orleans.
On May 23rd several folks from the Daughters of Charity West Central Province gathered in Emmitsburg, Maryland for the Seton Legacy of Charity Bicentennial Medal Ceremony. The Medal Award Ceremony is one of the many scheduled events throughout 2009 to celebrate the bicentennial of the arrival of Mother Seton into Emmitsburg. It was truly a joy-filled and inspiring day. People from all walks of life and many parts of the world were recipients. There were recipients from Italy, South Korea, Canada and the USA. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA., presided at the ceremony.
In the group picture, from left to right, are:
Sr. Nannette Gentile D.C., Mr. & Mrs. Charles Barnett (CEO, Seton Family Hospitals, Austin, TX.), Sr. Mary John Lindner D.C., Sr. Marcella Ewers D.C., Sr. Leah Marie Holzum, D.C., Sr. Rosa Lee Kramer, D.C., Gayle Johnson, (Board, Ladies of Charity USA, Leewood, KS.), Sandy Berland, (Lady of Charity from Kansas City, MO), and Sr. Loretto Colwell, SCL, (Current CEO of Seton Center in K.C., Representing Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, KS).