Internationality
Holy Union has been international since its beginnings. The first Holy Union community of four pious women who were teaching the children of Douai in 1826 were French and Belgian. The congregation is now present in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Argentina, the US, Cameroon, Tanzania and Benin in Africa, Italy, and Haiti - 11 countries on 4 continents. Our Constitutions, the rule of life which we follow, says: “The gift of internationality in our congregation brings with it a broadening of vision and a deeper sense of community with the world.”
Internationality New General Council Assumes Office
Srs. Margaret O'Reilly, Rebecca Sepepka, Una Burke and Theresa Horvath
On January 25, the newly-elected General Council of the Holy Union Sisters took office in Rome. The new General Council include: Superior General Sr. Margaret O'Reilly from the Anglo-Hibernian-Tanzanian Province, Councillors Sr. Una Burke from the Anglo-Hibernian-Tanzanian Province, Sr. Theresa Horvath from the United States Province and Sr. Rebecca Sepepka from the Region of Cameroon. The new council were elected at the Collegial Assembly, an international gathering in Dublin in July for a six-year term.
To read the December issue of Tidings, the newsletter from Holy Union Sisters in Tanzania, click here.
Holy Union Links: USA & Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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In August Norma and Brian McNally of Swansea embarked on a remarkable journey to Tanzania. Brian is the brother of Sr. Eleanor McNally, SUSC, who ministered in Tanzania over a period of twenty-five years. He and his two brothers had visited Sr. Eleanor in 2004. Both Norma and Brian have recently retired and they wanted to share their skills with the youth of Tanzania: Brian as a computer programmer and Norma as a science teacher. They volunteered for two months at a Catholic secondary school sponsored by the Diocese of Dar es Salaam. They also visited the Holy Union Sisters from the Anglo-Hibernian Tanzanian Province. The international Holy Union community in Dar es Salaam includes sisters from England, Ireland and Tanzania. The sisters have recently begun two new educational ministries: Debrabant Secondary School, a co-ed high school and Matumaini Center for handicapped children. This video offers us a glimpse of these ministries. To learnmore about the life of Holy Union Sisters in Tanzania, their newsletter, TIDINGS. The August and December 2010 issues are available below.
