News and Upcoming Events 2009
December 25
Merry Christmas!
December 13
Our second Christmas Concert 6 PM at St. Peter's Parish.
December 8
Several ladies who attended this year's retreat on the Immaculate Heart of Mary make their DeMontfort consecration to Jesus through Mary solemnly at the Cathedral.
The Bishop officiated at the ceremony. Sr. M. Eucharista, one of the presenters at the Retreat on the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was also present and took this picture.
November 27
The local newspaper, the Spokesman Review featured Fr. Kenny St. Hilaire on the front page playing the piano. Fr. Kenny will be playing at our concert.
November 25
Sr. Maria Consuela, Postulant Sisters join Sr. Teresa Christi and the children of St. Charles school offer Thanksgiving to Jesus in the Eucharist in a special vigil in honor of Thanksgiving. link
April 17-19
Sisters attended IRL National Meeting in Illinois.
See the Youtube that IRL posted of this event.
December 6 & 13
Christmas concerts - Dec. 6th at 6:PM at St. Charles Parish
Dec. 13th at 6 PM at St. Peter's Parish
Free admission, and all are invited to a reception after each concert to meet the sisters! PDF Flyer
November 21
Funeral of Msgr. Rosage link to article
More pictures in Gallery
November 20
Kansas City – St. Joseph Bishop Robert W. Finn led 22,000 High School students in a Eucharistic Procession through his See City from Sprint Center to the Kansas City Convention Center.
22,000 Youth in Eucharistic Procession through Kansas City at NCYC. link
November 14
RIP Monsignor David Rosage
the founder and first director of Immaculate Heart Retreat Center
Monsignor David Rosage
October 30
Link to NCHLA Grassroots Action Center to E-mail representatives and senators.
October 11th
Candidates received as postulants.
The ceremony took place at the Bishop White Seminary Chapel.
Mother Kathryn Joseph, Sr. Valerie, Sr. Tara, Sr. Drisana, Sr. Amanda and Sr. Maria Consuela. More pictures in gallery.
October 10th "Mary Day"
Despite cold weather the attendance was good - almost 200 people came. More pictures in the gallery.
Bishop Skylstad led us in the renewal of the consecration of the diocese to Mary.
The Sisters participated in "Mary Day"
at IHRC, the 50th Anniversary celebration.
Activities included a procession, living Rosary,
renewal of the diocese consecration to Mary
and crowning of Mary.
October 11th
Please pray for our candidates who will be received as postulants on Sunday.
Valerie, Drisana, Tara and Amanda pray before the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham at Gonzaga U.
September 3rd
We wish to extend a loving welcome to the 10 sisters, formerly members of an Episcopal religious community known as the Society of the All Saints’ Sisters of the Poor, who were recently received into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
September 16th
Little Emma meets the Pope
More info here.
July/August
Religious Life, (IRL) featured an article on our community in the July/August issue titled
"Singing Nuns" of Spokane Welcomed Home to Rome,
by Fr. Matthew Gamber, S.J.
This magazine is sent free on request. P.O. Box 7500, Libertyville, Illinois 60048 or call 847-573-8975.
September 7th
Sisters including Candidates enjoy a concert in the park. Pictures here.
August 22nd
Missionaries of Charity share their Joy. Pictures here.
August 22nd
Entrance day of our candidates. Please pray for Tara, Valerie, Amanda and Drisana.
August 28 -29
Several of the Sisters attended Fr. Ron Oakham's retreat on Formation for Initiation Ministry, here at IHRC. More info here
September 11-12
Mother Kathryn Joseph and Sr. Mary Francine attended the CMSWR Eucharistic Congress, in D.C. as the guests of the SSVM Sisters. Pictures of their visit in gallery.
There the Sisters met Cardinal Regali.
Most of the events were broadcast both on EWTN and are now online at CatholicTV.com.
These two pictures are from CatholicTV.com.
September 12
Sr. Mary Eucharista spoke at the Eucharistic Day Of Renewal, Sept. 12th, 2009, at St. George's Parish, Post Falls, Idaho. More Information here.
August 16th
Bishop Skylstad, after attending the general meeting of Asian bishops in Manila,(pictures here) journeyed to Vietnam August 16 to 21 and visited
the Shrine of Our Lady of Lavang. More info here.
August 7-9
Six sisters from our community attended and/or helped out at The Midwest Catholic Family Conference August 7-9, 2009 in Kansas. They are Mother Kathryn Joseph, Sr. Maria Consuela, Sr. Mary Eucharista, Sr. Maria Magdalena and Sr. Mary Joanna. 
The Sisters and their helpers took care of almost 500 children. More pictures here.
August 4
A fundraiser was held for Valerie Stringer, one of our incoming candidates.
Tara, Valerie, Amanda and Drisana
The funds raised will assist in covering some expenses connected with her entering our convent. This special event which was held near the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica and was followed by a Holy Hour for Vocations at the Basilica. More about this event here.
July 31st - August 2nd
Sr. Mary Eucharista, Sr. Maria Consuela and Mother Kathryn Joseph participated in Steubenville Northwest "Above All" at Gonzaga University. More info about that here and here. (Also pictures in gallery- Youth Ministry)
June 22nd - July 31st.
Four of the sisters participated in the Vita Consecrata institute at Christendom College in Virginia. (See the gallery for yet more pictures.)
July 17-19
Astronomy Retreat at IHRC by Bishop Skylstad and Jesuit Fr. Spitzer. More info here, and pics here.
March
Retreat on the Immaculate Heart of Mary at IHRC was given by the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church in March. Pictures are in the gallery.
January 5th
Chant Class - Mother Kathryn Joseph and Sr. Mary Francine were in San Diego attending CMAA’s first-ever Winter Chant Intensive, taught by Scott Turkington.
Postings of news and pictures are on newliturgicalmovement.org, beginning on Monday, January 05, 2009 and continuing for the week.
October 3rd - 4th
Come & See Weekend There are pictures here of a previous Come & See event and also in gallery.
