New Beginning in the Novitiate Community of Chicago

From left to right: Deasy, Anna, Françoise, Katalin and Alejandra

On January 1, 2022 the International English-Speaking Novitiate in Chicago began a new and exciting adventure welcoming the novices of Europe who will be with us for their novitiate:

Angela Deasy Natalia, from Australia-New Zealand Province (ANZ)originally from Indonesia. Deasy is a second year Novice.

Françoise, from Belgium-France-Netherlands Province (BFN) – originally from France.

Anna, from Central Europe Province (CEU) – originally from Hungary.

Katalin, from Central Europe Province (CEU) – originally from Hungary.

Alejandra, from Spain Province (ESP) – originally from Bolivia.

Anna (Panni) Csokási, CEU from Hungary will arrive January 25 to be the Assistant Novice Director.

Also, part of our community: Mary Bernstein RSCJ, Maria Cimperman, RSCJ and Ellen Collesano, RSCJ (Director of Novices), all of whom are from the United States-Canada (USC) Province.

To mark our new beginnings on New Year’s Day, we had a Zoom call with Barbara Dawson, Superior General and with their Provincials (see photo). Barbara welcomed everyone and each Provincial prayed a blessing upon the Novices, encouraging them in this new beginning:

Lynette Toohey, RSCJ Provincial of ANZ

Rita Crivelli, RSCJ Provincial of BFN

Laura Moosbrugger, RSCJ – Provincial of CEU

Núria O’Callaghan, RSCJ – Provincial of ESP

Suzanne Cooke, RSCJ – Provincial of USC

You can read all of their blessings in the PDF below: 

Blessing of the Novices_Jan 1_2022_EN

Blessing of the Novices_ Jan 1_2022_FR

Bendicion de las Novicias_1_enero_2022_ES



Section |International News


Province |Australia/New Zealand|Belgium/France/Netherlands|Central Europe|Spain|United States and Canada


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