“It is in this beautiful season of new life, of the Risen Christ conquering death, a time of peace and joy, that I write a heartfelt thanks to each one.” ~ Helen McLaughlin

Here are five photos of recent “significant moments” in the life of our communities, provinces, or regions in different parts of the world.

The seven provincials of Europe met in the Villa Lante from Monday 30 January to Thursday 02 February.

On July 21-26, 2016, RSCJs and young people came together in Tarnów, Poland for “The Witnesses of Love,” the International Sacred Heart Youth Meeting before the World Youth Day.

“We, the provincials of Europe, meet twice each year to continue building the region of Europe, to create union among us and to share what is happening in our provinces. We have just ended our meeting in the Villa Lante.”

More than 5000 young religious participated in the 2015 World Meeting of Consecrated Women and Men. As Josephine Mbayira rscj (UGK), one of the 16 young RSCJ who joined this celebration, commented: “Religious life is not dying!”

The European provincials held three days of meeting in Rome at the Villa Lante from the 16th to the 19th of September 2015.

The second European Ongoing Formation Meeting took place in Warsaw from 3–5 September 2015, with 21 rscj from all 7 Provinces and from 11 European countries.

On the 14th to the 17th of April 2015, sixty-four RSCJ from England, Wales, Scotland, Poland, Italy, Spain, and Ireland (North and South) gathered in Emmaus, a conference centre north of Dublin City.

On the 5th of September, the provincials of Europe met. Aideen Kinlen, the group’s executive secretary, gives a brief description of their meeting.