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Sisters Barbara Collings and Justine Church, both in mission in San Diego, will celebrate their Golden Jubilees at a special Mass at St. John of the Cross Church on Saturday, February 11th, in Lemon Grove, California. Sister Barbara, a registered nurse-midwife, is health advisor for our Sisters in Southern California. She is a Eucharistic minister, and also a volunteer at Grossmont Hospital in LaMesa. Sister Justine serves on the executive committee and as treasurer for the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice. She is also actively involved with our Justice Co-Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Balikatan Multipurpose Cooperative of the Blind, in Quezon City, the Philippines, has been recognized by the Cooperative Development Authority of the Province of Rizal as one of the chosen exemplary cooperatives in the region. The award was based upon the Cooperative's well-performed operations, and exemplary service to its members and the community. Sister Fidelis Abad Santos has been in ministry with the Cooperative for many years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The provision of safe water supplies to the remote, rural areas around Wolisso, Ethiopia, is continuing. 13 hand-dug wells have been completed, and 10 springs have been protected, providing water for over 47,000 people. St. Luke's Catholic Hospital and College of Nursing, where Sister Elaine Kohls is General Manager and Sister Pia Poovan is a surgeon, supplies the skilled labor, cement, iron rods, fittings for the water sites, and pumps for the hand-dug wells. The local communities are expected to provide the sand, stone, some cash, and unskilled labor for the protection of their water supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Sisters in Purwakerto, Indonesia, have been active in a new primary health care mission in the Wangon Sub-Parish for a number of months. After living among the people and listening to their needs, the following goals have been set: guidance for the people in building Basic Christian Communities; women's empowerment (especially in the area of primary health care); and formation for the youth.
February 1,
2006
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