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German Sister Beate Glania, who has a Ph.D. in Theology, teaches at St. George University, a Jesuit school. She also serves as a pastoral worker at a parish in Frankfurt. Sister leads prayer services, conducts funerals, works with women and youth in the parish, and teaches religion to children in levels 3 and 4 of school. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At Fatima Hospital in Parepare, Indonesia, Sister Opra Biring is active in a pastoral care ministry, and Sister Maria Agustine Miyatun is involved in the Nutrition Department, as well as the Fatima Academy of Nursing. The Sisters find their service to be life-giving, as it brings them in touch with the nearby community, particularly with young people at the Academy of Nursing. Managed by the Diocese of Makassar, Fatima Hospital is the only Catholic hospital in the midst of the Muslim population in Parepare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical Mission Sisters participated at the 34th International Council on Global Health, held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. About 1400 attendees from many countries were present. Two of our Sisters were instrumental in organizing the Spirit of AlmaAta Caucus within the Global Health Council. For more information, please visit: here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Sister Fernande Pelletier MD, will receive a Papal Award at a ceremony in Sunyani Cathedral in Sunyani, Ghana, in mid-June. The Vatican, via its Papal Nuncio, is honoring her lifetime of service to the sick in Ghana, West Africa. A native of Maine, Sister Fernande also recently received a special award from the Chief of Drobo, a poor village in the north of Ghana that she visited for many years on a monthly basis.
June 15,
2007
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