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Caring for Our Communities

As we welcome spring, we reaffirm the Sisters of Bon This winter, the Sisters of Bon Secours Book Club We also welcome Sr. Anne Marie Mack back to Baltimore
Secours’ commitment to care for all the earth’s creatures read Pope Francis’ third encyclical Fratelli Tutti in after her many years in Richmond as vice president of Giving to the Sisters
and share with you some of the many animals that cross which he explains how fraternity and friendship are sponsorship for our Richmond health care facilities.
our paths every day, from our pets to the wildlife that the path to building a better, more just and peaceful of Bon Secours
graces our beautiful Marriottsville campus. We hope you world and emphatically denounces war and globalized We were all excited to celebrate with Sr. Ji Kyung Choi
enjoy learning about our connection to creation, which indifference. The eruption of COVID-19 variants as she professed her temporary vows as a Sister of Bon The gifts of the Sisters of Bon Secours are
dates back to our early sisters and even includes some during the writing of his letter demonstrated the Pope’s Secours on Jan. 22 in the chapel in Marriottsville. We woven into each of our ministries: Bon Secours
of our Irish sisters who are beekeepers. We also joined message that “no one can face life in isolation” and that also congratulate Srs. Sara Galvez Rios and Diana Elizabeth Retreat and Conference Center, Bon Secours
Associates/Water with Blessings project,
with our Catholic Sisters in the United States in March the time has come to “dream, then, as a single human Rivera Carrera in Peru on solemnly professing their final Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry and the
to celebrate Catholic Sisters Week and reaffirm our family” in which we are “brothers and sisters all.” vows on Jan. 24, the Sisters of Bon Secours Founder’s Day. Bon Secours Young Adults. Guided by our
care-of-the-earth initiatives with our regional Leadership These teachings truly resonate with the Sisters of charism of healing, compassion and liberation,
Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) group. Bon Secours, especially in light of the suffering of our We are looking forward to our in-person Mid-term Assembly the Sisters of Bon Secours ministries support
brothers and sisters in Ukraine, as well as in Russia, May 25-27, when more than 70 sisters and other members our mission to be Good Help to Those in Need.
Caring for those in need has been the mission of the who have lost loved ones in this very unjust war. of the family of Bon Secours from around the world will Your financial contribution to a designated
Sisters of Bon Secours from our founding in 1824 in We hold them in our prayers. gather in Marriottsville. ministry or the area of greatest need allows
Paris. In this issue, we feature several examples of how May spring bring a breath of fresh the legacy of the Sisters of Bon Secours, USA,
we reach out to our communities today and the many In December, we continued our social justice advocacy air and a sense of renewal to us all. to deepen and grow for years to come.
ways you can support the Sisters of Bon Secours and our efforts when some of our sisters participated in a
ministries. We highlight our ongoing commitment to the peaceful march in Washington, D.C., advocating for Sincerely, DONATE TODAY
people of West Baltimore, where we have ministered since stopping the Title 42 bill which prevents migrants from We invite you to send your contribution by
mail in the enclosed envelope or to the Sisters
our arrival in the United States in 1881. We celebrate entering the United States even when they are in danger. of Bon Secours at 1525 Marriottsville Road,
the April 26 opening of Bon Secours Community Marriottsville, Maryland, 21104, or donate online
Works’ new community resource center in West Congratulations to Sr. Alice Talone on her 60th Jubilee. Sr. Elaine Davia at bonsecours.us/donate. Thank you in advance
Baltimore that was built with input from the people We thank her for all she has brought to our Congregation Area Leader, for your support of the Sisters of Bon Secours, USA.
in the community. and to the people of West Baltimore over the years. Sisters of Bon Secours, USA

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