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GENERAL CHAPTER

The Sisters of Saint Anne will gather in July 2013 for a « General Chapter ».  It is a very special event that takes place every five years. A Web site has been created to highlight this moment. To learn more, click on the link http://adminssa.org 

OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF COLLÈGE MARIE-ANNE
IN HAITI

The official inauguration of the new building to house Collège Marie-Anne, built following the violent earthquake of 2010, will be held in early May. Total enrollment at Collège Marie-Anne is approximately 1,400 students in all levels.

This major project was made possible by close cooperation between the members of the General Administration of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Anne, the Sisters in Haiti, Sisters in other Provinces and the Tzu Chi Foundation. A commemorative plaque will be unveiled at the inauguration ceremony.

Blessing of classes, secondary level, January 7, 2013

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT LES PUPILLES DE SAINT-ANTOINE SCHOOL, PORT-AU-PRINCE    

Working committee

A working committee has been formed to draw up the preliminary plans for the rebuilding of Les Pupilles de Saint-Antoine School.

MARIE ANNE BLONDIN CENTER

REACHING OUT IN EVERY CONTINENT

You may be surprised to learn that more than 3,000 copies of The Message of Marie Anne Blondin newsletter are distributed each quarter in 17 countries around the world! Australia, Cameroon, Chile, Egypt, England, France, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Holland, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the U.S. are the countries that are home to faithful readers and friends of Blessed Marie Anne Blondin.

The next issue of The Message of Marie Anne Blondin will be available in mid-March. You can read it online by clicking here You can also obtain a copy of the paper version of the newsletter by calling the Marie Anne Blondin Centre at 514-637-3783, ext. 207.

VISITING BLESSED MARIE ANNE BLONDIN’S TOMB

Visits to the tomb of Blessed Marie Anne Blondin take place in an atmosphere of quiet reflection for individuals and small groups. For larger groups of visitors, we can organize a visit to the tomb and the chapel as well as a talk on our foundress. Depending on your interests and our availability, we will make every effort to meet your expectations. Appointments can be made by calling Sister Jeannine Serres at 514-637-3783, ext. 207.

CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE JUSTICE SOCIALE SSA /
BUREAU DE JUSTICE SOCIALE SSA 

White poppy campaign 

From November 11 to 18, 2012, the members of the Congregation were invited to wear a white poppy in remembrance of all victims of war. The first white poppy campaign took place in England in 1933, launched by the Co-operative Women’s Guild (CWG), an organization made up of mothers, wives and fiancées of men killed in the First World War. 

The model for the whilte poppy came to us from Haiti. 

SISTERS OF SAINT ANNE HISTORIC CENTRE: EXHIBITS

“Anne Frank, A History for Today”

The Historic Centre hosted a travelling exhibit mounted by Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House from January 16 to February 22, 2013. The exhibit was a great success; guided tours were given to no fewer than 2,000 elementary and high-school students by the 30 student guides from Collège Sainte-Anne. Other interested groups and individual visitors also responded to the invitation. All were impressed by the work the students had accomplished. The travelling exhibit is continuing its tour of Quebec schools.

New temporary exhibit

The temporary exhibit “The Multiplication of the Loaves: Food for All in the Community” will start its run on March 17, 2013. The exhibit will focus on the resourcefulness and ingenuity of the Sisters of Saint Anne over the years to feed the Community and the people who depended on it.