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Home to God:
Sister Margaret Farrara, SC passed away on 1/21/12
Sister Helen Horton, SC passed away on 1/8/12
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CELEBRATE EDUCATORS - Jan. 29 begins Catholic Schools Week. We honor our Sisters, Associates and colleagues who carry on Jesus’ mission at all levels of education. Since 1822, Mother Seton’s Sisters of Charity have taught New York’s young people with excellence and compassion.
Read a reflection on Mother Seton as an educator
by Sr. Constance Brennan, SCNY Archivist »

Candlemas — Presentation
of the Lord
February 2, 2012

On this day in 1857 Mother Angela Hughes and several sisters took formal possession of Font Hill, the former estate of actor Edwin Forrest, and named it Mount St. Vincent.

Read a poem by Alice Feeley, RDC, about the prophetess Anna, who with Simeon welcomed the Christ Child and his parents in the Temple. (Luke 2:36).

Congregation
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OUR MISSION

Living Lives of Love...
OUR MISSION AS SISTERS OF CHARITY
IS TO SHARE IN THE ONGOING
MISSION OF JESUS

by responding to the signs of the times
in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul
and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,

by revealing the Father’s love in our lives
and in our varied ministries
with and for all in need,
especially those living in poverty.

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was born Elizabeth Ann Bayley on August 28, 1774 in New York City. Her remarkable life spans the full spectrum of human experience.

For nearly 200 years, the Sisters of Charity of New York have met the challenges of the times and ministered to the needs of the poor. The Congregation's history begins with its foundress, Elizabeth Ann Seton, who was later canonized as the first American-born saint. Read more »

In 2009, we celebrated the 200th
anniversary of Mother Seton’s founding
of the Sisters of Charity.
Learn more »

Learn which Sisters
were honored and
observed the anniversary
of their entrance day »

WHAT'S NEW

From Nightclub
to Convent
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Winter 2012
Issue on the Web
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Young Adult
Retreat Day:
"The Masks That We Wear"
images/mask-2012.jpg January 29, 2012
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"How I Made Over My Retirement"
Sr. Ceil talks about her late vocation in the September issue of Woman's Day.
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