Commitment Day Retreat

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(l to r) Sr. Grace Sauvé, Kelly MacPhedren, Helen Lewis, Anne Boucher, and Shannon-Lee Maguire

It was with great joy and renewed strength that on May 6 I attended our Commitment Day retreat under the direction of Sister Anne Lemire and the planning committee: Carole Sauvé , Shannon-Lee Maguire, and Ursula Mattews.
  
Three new candidates, Helen Hicks, Nilda Laurino, and Dorothy Ormesher, made their first commitment. We welcomed them to the CSJ Associates with a liturgy and commitment ceremony followed by dinner.

We gathered together in love as a community. Our commitment is one that requires honesty, respect, humility, confidentiality and participation. We reflected on the life struggles and revelations of Jesuit Father Martin Royackers.  Our continued thanks go to our director Sister Roberta and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto.