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FutureIHMNJ

Jun 6 2006, 02:26 PM

Hi! My name is Lee Nora and I am 22 years old from Bellmawr New Jersey, have been discernign with this community for a while now and I wanted to let other Young People know about this GREAT community...

Here's a lil History on this community...

Who Are the IHMs. . .

Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Immaculata PennsylvaniaThe Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, is a Pontifical Religious Institute, whose members are committed to God and to the Church by the profession of the public vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

The charism of the sisters is Love, which continues to manifest itself today in the sisters’ joyful service of God and his people; creative Hope, which puts all its confidence in God’s loving Providence; and Fidelity, which inspires fervor in their vocation in Christ and in their mission in the Church.

The Immaculata branch of the Congregation comprises approximately 1050 Sisters who currently staff Catholic schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida and in the South American countries of Peru and Chile. The sisters also serve the Church in pastoral and other religious ministries in other states as well.
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[url=http://www.ihmimmaculata.org/index.html]IHM of Immaculata

alicemary

Jun 6 2006, 03:44 PM

Welcome to Phatmass Lee Nora! Can you tell us more about this community? Do they have a website?

Veritas

Jun 6 2006, 03:57 PM

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I am slightly concerned by the sister's recommendation to become involved with Pax Christi or a similiar institute on their website. As expressed in this link: http://www.catholicculture.org/sites/site_...cfm?recnum=1157 that institute is highly questionable in its orthodoxy.

You can tell a lot about an institution by it's links.

Also, they don't seem to be a member of CMSWR....

stlmom

Jun 6 2006, 03:57 PM

Hi Lee Nora and welcome aboard! Your sisters seem like a wonderful group. I enjoy looking over their online vocations newsletter every month.
God bless!

Andrea348

Jun 6 2006, 04:01 PM

I almost went to Immaculata University. I was between that and another one. Ultimately I chose the other. Sr. Carmen Therese helped with busy persons retreats at the school where I went. She was so sweet.

stlmom

Jun 6 2006, 04:07 PM

QUOTE(Veritas @ Jun 6 2006, 02:57 PM) [snapback]998644[/snapback]

I can't seem to find what you're referring to here--could you tell where this reference is on their website?

FutureIHMNJ

Jun 6 2006, 04:12 PM

QUOTE(alicemary @ Jun 6 2006, 01:44 PM) [snapback]998638[/snapback]

Welcome to Phatmass Lee Nora! Can you tell us more about this community? Do they have a website?

Thanks for the welcome... the community website is IHMs

The origins of the community come from Father Gillet in Monroe Michigan. He was a redemptorist missionary who searched for religious to teach his people, and so that is how this wonderful community started.

The community based on the spirit of St. Alphonsus Liguori. They were 3 founding Sisters with Father Gillet who envisioned and educational apostolate conducted by religious women who would give witness to prayerfulness, humility, simplicity, forgetfulness of self, and a deep love and respect for each individual soul.

In Him with Love

Lee Nora

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She is the vocation directress right...soo are you discerning a religious vocation?

where in Nj are you from?

Andrea348

Jun 6 2006, 06:47 PM

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She is the vocation directress right...soo are you discerning a religious vocation?

as far as i know she is the vocation director.

i was discerning a vocation at one point with the sisters of mary, mother of the eucharist, but that was a couple years ago now. i don't really know what is in store for me. i'm just trying to be content living the single life for now.

Laurentina1975

Jun 6 2006, 07:51 PM

HI! Welcome!

I just want you to know that I fully support you in your vocation. Wherever you feel God is calling you home is where He wants you.

You cetainly have my prayers!

God Bless,
Lauren

Veritas

Jun 6 2006, 08:02 PM

QUOTE(stlmom @ Jun 6 2006, 03:07 PM) [snapback]998657[/snapback]

I can't seem to find what you're referring to here--could you tell where this reference is on their website?

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Of course,

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1. Go to this page: http://www.ihmimmaculata.org/sisters.html
2. Click on the "IHM Social Justice Initiative".
3. On the 2nd page of the pdf, look in the first paragraph in the left column -"Join an advocacy group, e.g. Pax Christi"

Pax Christi!

williamb

Jun 7 2006, 05:13 AM

There are 3 different congregations of IHM sisters originating from the first founding. The one she is talking about is WAY more orthodox than the other 2. One of which Veritas was pointing to.

FutureIHMNJ

Jun 7 2006, 11:03 AM

QUOTE(alicemary @ Jun 6 2006, 01:44 PM) [snapback]998638[/snapback]

Welcome to Phatmass Lee Nora! Can you tell us more about this community? Do they have a website?

Thank you soo much for the welcome!!! I notice that you are from Virginia...Did you know we have IHMs in Virginia a very close Sister friend of mine lives there...where in Virginia are you from?

Lee

alicemary

Jun 7 2006, 11:49 PM

Lee, I am Roanoke. not many sisters repesented this far southwest!

FutureIHMNJ

Jun 8 2006, 02:28 PM

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Lee, I am Roanoke. not many sisters repesented this far southwest!

In VA we have sisters in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Falls Church and Annandale...any of them close to you at all??

williamb

Jun 8 2006, 10:39 PM

I was slightly wrong about this. There are 3 congregations. One in Scranton, Pennsylvania, one in Immaculata, Pennsylvania, and one in Marion, Michigan, but now that I look them over again, the Immaculata is the more orthodox, but probably not enough for a lot of the readers here. It looks like the vail might be optional. Wich was the one you are looking into?

alicemary

Jun 9 2006, 12:17 AM

No, all those places are on the coast!! I fear I am up in the mounains of the Blue ridge. If you were to enter them, what type of work would you be doing???

OLAM Dad

Jun 9 2006, 08:05 AM

to Phatmass, Lee.

FutureIHMNJ

Jun 9 2006, 09:07 AM

QUOTE(alicemary @ Jun 8 2006, 10:17 PM) [snapback]1001045[/snapback]

No, all those places are on the coast!! I fear I am up in the mounains of the Blue ridge. If you were to enter them, what type of work would you be doing???

There aposolate is teaching....which I soooo enjoy doing but at the present moment I am not teaching because i still have to finish my degree...we also have some IHMs in Lima, PEru in convents there and my goodness too I miss PERU i went to visit the Sisters there and teach English and I loved my experience there....I left my heart in Peru

FutureIHMNJ

Jun 9 2006, 11:39 AM

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to Phatmass, Lee.

THANKS for the Welcome...im very much looking forward to Getting to know as many people as I can on PHATMASS!!!!

OLAM Dad

Jun 9 2006, 11:52 AM

Lee,

Do you have plans to enter the IHM or are you still discerning?

FutureIHMNJ

Jun 9 2006, 02:31 PM

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Lee,

Do you have plans to enter the IHM or are you still discerning?

Yes I very much so have plans of entering the community...i know the community very well.. I went to college where alot of the Sisters teach and also the Motherhouse was across the street from the University so i visited ALOT my roommate in college and alot of my friends are either going into the noviate program or making first vows this summer....plus i work at the Nursing home which houses the elderly and sick sister and it was the best experience ever....my vocation has deff gotten stronger since and after working at Camilla the nursing....

Incarnate Word Postulant

Jun 9 2006, 09:38 PM

¡Me gusta la congregación! Visité la página web y me parecieron muy interesantes. Bienvenida a Phatmass.

alicemary

Jun 10 2006, 11:36 AM

Hey Lee, so wonderful to hear of your thoughts. I was at the SSJ's home for the retired sisters in chestnut hill, and what a holy place indeed, so I know what you mean about Camilla Hall. Are you a nurse??

FutureIHMNJ

Jun 10 2006, 10:29 PM

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I used to be a nurses aid and i took care of a lot of beautiful sisters....alot of them are now saint in heaven....

how is everyone doing?

ThyWillBeDone

Jun 12 2006, 04:31 PM

I love the IHMs they are so awesome.

A girl a know (went to school with, worked with, lived down the street from) she entered the order a few years ago, and another girl I know who attendes Immaculata University is discerning a vocation to the order. Also the seminary I attended goes and sings Christmas carols at Camilla Hall every year, the retired sisters there love it alot, but I think we love it more. They are the best. Anyway FutureIHMNJ, you will be in my prayers.
God Bless

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