• Feel called to follow Christ as a vowed woman
• Yearn for a deep spiritual life in the active form of religious life
• Desire to live in community
• Find joy in a life of creative service
• Are willing to take risks for the sake of God’s kingdom and create the new face of Charity in the 21st century
• Are Roman Catholic, in generally good health and are between the ages of 25 and 45

Prayer
Communal and personal centered in Eucharist

Community
Communal experiences:
                  celebrations ~ direction setting
                  hospitality ~ meals, ministries
                  prayer ~ sharing joys, sorrows

Ministry
Continuing our tradition of service to people who are poor – in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and our Foundress, St. Elizabeth Seton – our ministries respond to the signs of our times in

Education Health Care Social Services Ecological Concerns Immigration Peace and Justice Leadership Development Spiritual Growth Women’s Issues

Stages of Belonging

Women who desire to become a Sister of Charity enter a period of Discernment and are accompanied in their early years of vowed life in a program of Formation leading to perpetual vows.  All vowed religious continue to grow in spirituality as part of membership in the congregation.

Initial Formation unfolds through:

• Aspirancy
  Regular contact with the Vocation Director in order to become familiar with the Congregation, its charism, history, ministry, as well as the life of St. Elizabeth Seton.
  
  
• Candidacy
  Living with sisters and learning about religious life while involved in ministry (1-2yrs).
  
  
• Novitiate
  Period of  direct preparation for profession of vows involves deepening prayer and  study, living in House of Formation and some volunteer service (2yrs).
  
  
• Temporary Profession
  Ongoing integration of vowed life, prayer, community and ministry (3-6yrs).

We Invite You to:

• Click here to fill out a form to inquire about our life »
• Visit us at our Congregation Center at Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, NY
• Call us at 718.543.4898 or click to email: vocationsc@scny.org