On the Feast Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Missionary Sisters hosted day of retreat that we have with the staff of the Dispensaries in Guatemala.
The theme that was reflected was: The prophets and the health care of the people, and was directed by Sister Alzira Munhoz, of the Franciscan Catechist Sisters.
Mother Cabrini Shrine Gala a Great Success
The 18th Annual Mother Cabrini Shrine Gala took place at the Pinnacle Club at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver on Friday, June 21. The near sold out crowd enjoyed a wonderful evening that included a silent and live auction, raffle and dinner all in support of Mother Cabrini Shrine. Sr. Diane Olmstead, MSC, Provincial, of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gave the invocation and welcome.
The Company for Cabrini Award was given to FOCUS, The Fellowship of Catholic University Students. FOCUS is a wonderful organization of missionaries who spread the gospel and the love of Jesus on college campuses all over the world. Their headquarters are near the Shrine and their leadership and administrative teams often come to Mass and use the retreat facilities at the Shrine.
See The Company for Cabrini Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSYMH1Rml20&t=
The Spirit of Cabrini Award was given to Rick & Dionne Lewis. Rick is a popular radio show host of two daily radio shows and he is also the Denver Broncos Color Analyst. Rick and Dionne and their family have had a special connection to Mother Cabrini Shrine for three decades and they have been so generous with their financial support.
See the Spirit of Cabrini Award Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipud1co7oWY&t=
The money raised at the gala is used for the operations, maintenance and special projects of the Shrine and it helps us continue our ministry and the great legacy of St. Frances Cabrini in Colorado. The Shrine was in dire need of new snow removal equipment. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and friends in the Paddle Raiser, we are able to purchase a new front end loader and keep the road to the Shrine open.
Additional Gala Photos can be seen at https://www.flickr.com/photos/141021425@N02/?fbclid=IwAR0-1z30F6dKSO2q6hgg_e5VU-vSVDyliGLwCvAUFMq4hcxnyPYSV6dB1lg
Movin’ with the Spirit
If you walked past the Chapel at St. Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, NY, on the afternoon of June 20th, you knew ‘the Spirit was a movin.’ Residents, family and friends gathered to praise the Lord through scripture, song and movement as part of the Heart and Soul series. Scripture tells us that our bodies can praise God. Using our arms, hands, legs, feet, our entire body and our bones, we moved to the rhythm of music. While our bodies were moving and swaying, scripture passages relating to each section of the body was read. In addition to the scripture, the poem, Adoration, Praise and Thanksgiving by Elizabeth Craven, was read.
Using the theme of gratefulness, we were asked what we were grateful for. So many thanked God for their life, their health, their families and friends. Many of the residents were very grateful for St. Cabrini Nursing Home. They said that they were blessed to have a place like Cabrini where they are taken care of and are surrounded by so many wonderful people.
This month, we were blessed to have some members of the Youth Mission of Life Church join the service. They not only brought their joy of praising God but they also played the violin, the tuba and the saxophone. We sang different songs that gave thanksgiving to God for all that we have. Truly, we made a joyful noise unto the Lord.
Heart and Soul was created by Fr. Edwin Robinson, OFM, Director of Pastoral Care, Alex Riddick, a Pastoral Care Associate, Deborah Mosley, a trained storyteller from Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), and Lorraine Campanelli, the Director of CIS. Each month, residents and visitors are invited to join in a special service that brings each of us closer to God.
Cabrini Lay Missionaries Renew Their Commitments on Sacred Heart Feast Day
On the Feast of the Sacred Heart, the Cabrini Lay Missionaries (CLMs) renew their commitment to embrace the charism of St. Cabrini and to growth in the Cabrini Missionary Identity. This year, at The Cottage in Radnor, PA, CLM Melanie Paccillo renewed her commitment as a CLM for three more years. It was a joy and an honor to witness Melanie’s recommitment. Blessings and thanks, Melanie, for the ways in which you are ‘a bearer of the love of Christ in the world’.
Celebrating Our Diverse Cultures
Cabrini of Westchester’s Cultural Awareness Committee organized a special day to recognize the many cultures and ethnicities that make up the unique staff at Cabrini of Westchester! On June 20, 2019, employees were invited to wear their native attire for a multi-cultural parade. The events also included a multicultural food tasting! Thank you to the committee for the hard work and dedication in preparing for this wonderful day and to all those who participated!
The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Tomorrow, on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, we pause to consider that within every religious tradition there is such a variety of ideas and images that individuals tend to gravitate towards those that attract them or provide particular meaning. For Frances Cabrini, it was the human heart of the suffering crucified Christ that resonated strongly within. She saw expressed in the image of ‘The Sacred Heart of Jesus’, the love and kindness of the unseen God, his passion for all creation, and his chosen capacity to share in and ultimately redeem the suffering in the world.
The significance of heart symbolism to Frances cannot be overestimated. The motivation and the energy welling up within her came from a passionate love for God and a deep compassion for those in great distress – something which led her to profound self-sacrifice. Above everything else, she was motivated by love and inspired by a vision of loving that knew no bounds. Seeing herself as a sacred offering in the service of others, she felt called to make up for, in some small way, the heartlessness of the world.
Mother Cabrini came to recognize, in the person of Jesus Christ what could only be described as ‘Love itself’. She had known from the very beginning that this would be the most important relationship of her life. She recognized that within the heart was the foundation of all meaningful activity and the place of ultimate decision about the orientation of a person’s life. ~ Mark Davis, A Passionate Life
The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a most hallowed and celebratory day for the Missionary Sisters and the Cabrini Lay Missionaries (CLMs). It is on this day that the Sisters renew their vows and the CLMs renew their commitment. Let us ask God’s blessing upon them, that they may be strengthened in their dedication to be “bearers of Christ’s love in the world.”
Cabrini University Announces Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
Cabrini University announces the establishment of a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program after being granted approval by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing (PASBON).
The program is slated to begin in fall 2020. Applications will open Aug. 1, 2019.
“Our new Nursing program complements Cabrini’s robust academic offerings in the sciences,” said University President Donald B. Taylor, PhD. “As the need for nurses continues to increase, Cabrini nurses will thrive as essential members of complex and diverse healthcare systems.”
The timing of Cabrini’s Nursing program coincides with an expected escalation in the demand for nurses: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects remarkable growth for the nursing profession over the next decade—15 percent from 2016 to 2026.
Cabrini Nursing majors will be admitted directly into the program and take discipline-specific courses starting in their first year. Students will gain immediate insight into the theories and concepts essential to nursing practice, professionalism, and their roles as members of interprofessional healthcare teams. Cabrini’s coursework will prepare graduates to pass the NCLEX-RN examination, which is required of all registered nurses.
In addition to their community and acute care off-campus clinical experiences, students in Cabrini’s BSN program will benefit from a state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Center (CSC). This innovative learning environment will allow students to enhance the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they garner in their classroom and off-campus clinical experiences. The CSC will optimize students’ ability to refine their skills in order to foster confident, collaborative leaders in nursing practice. These on-campus clinical simulations, as well as off-campus clinical experiences in diverse community and healthcare settings, will provide students experiential learning opportunities in order to develop sound clinical judgment skills.
“The Cabrini Nursing program is positioned to collaborate with innovative healthcare systems and impactful community partners,” said Jennifer Specht, PhD, RN, Founding Director of Cabrini’s Nursing program. “Our graduates will be prepared to competently practice and thrive in complex healthcare environments. They will develop leadership skills which will allow them to inform and influence education, policy, and practice in nursing and healthcare.”
To learn more: https://www.cabrini.edu/about/media-hub/news/2019/cabrini-establishes-bachelor-of-science-in-nursing-program
The Greenlight Bill has been Signed into Law
On Monday night, we watched as New York made history by becoming the 13th state to provide access to driver’s licenses to all residents, regardless of immigration status. Now all of our immigrant community members will be able to drive to work, drop their kids off at school, and get medical care without fearing being separated from their family. We are proud to have been part of this long and difficult campaign to restore access to drivers licenses for our community members and are thankful to the many advocates who never gave up over 18 years of organizing. Over the past few months our community leaders and members have hosted letter writing and calling drives, shared their stories, and travelled around the city and state to attend rallies and speak to elected officials. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this incredible victory!
The new law will go into effect 180 days after Governor Cuomo signed it, on December 14th, 2019. You can learn a little bit more about what this will look like and the protections included in the lawhere. We will be working over the coming months to ensure our community members receive the information they need about the new law — If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
We look forward to continuing to work with you in the coming months and years towards more victories for our immigrant community!
En la lucha,
The Staff at Cabrini Immigrant Services – NYC
Sharing International Friendships and Cuisine
Back in January on the feast of the Epiphany, those of us at the Cabrini Retreat Center shared with you the Archdiocesan celebration of National Migration Week at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. As part of that celebration the Office for Immigration chose to extend that celebration with an international “pot-luck” dinner for the numerous participants representing the diverse cultures of immigrants here in the archdiocese.
On Sunday, June 16, those participants gathered at Casa Italia to share fellowship and their national cuisine with one another. When registering, participants were asked to list the name of the dish they would bring and what nationality it represented. Sr. Cathy Fedewa, CSFN, from Cabrini Retreat Center, in Des Plaines, IL, listed her country as U.S.A. and so brought a typical picnic dish, pasta salad.
It was a great celebration, and the foods from Guatemala, Philippines, India, Mexico, etc. were a big hit with all the participants and an opportunity to share their diverse cultures from a different perspective. It was also a meaningful way to begin the week celebrating World Refugee Day on June 20.
Cabrini Mission Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary
On Thursday, June 6, 2019 Cabrini Mission Foundation celebrated 20 years of service with a gala at New York’s prestigious Metropolitan Club. Reverend Monsignor Gregory Mustaciuolo and Sister Lucille Souza, MSC were honored for their missionary spirit and service to immigrants, women, and children in need. Both honorees were joined by their family members.
Approximately 300 guests were in attendance including his Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. They were treated to a cocktail hour featuring live harp, violin, and cello music. The marble hall was filled with happy conversation and music. Following a cocktail hour guests entered the main dining room and enjoyed a three-course dinner.
Joe Piscopo, renouned comedian and musician was master of ceremonies. What a hit! He entertained everyone with jokes and two Frank Sinatra songs. We were so lucky to have him with our guests for the evening.
We are so grateful to everyone who sponsored or attended this wonderful event. It was an incredible success because of the generosity of our friends and supporters.
To see more photos from the Cabrini Mission Foundation 20th Anniversary Gala: http://bit.ly/CMFGalaAlbum
To see the journal from the 20th Anniversary Gala: https://cabrinifoundation.org/events/20th-anniversary-gala-e-journal
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