Since the time of Mother Mary Aikenhead our sisters have ministered in various parts of Ireland. Today our sisters are present in Dublin, Cork, Clarinbridge, Kilkenny, Tramore and Clonmel.
England / Scotland
In 1840 a request came for the Congregation to establish a house in Preston, England. Today sisters are present in Clydebank, Airdrie, Yorkshire, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry, Macclesfield, Birmingham, Bristol and London.
Zambia
The sisters first went to Chikuni, Monze Diocese in Zambia in 1948. They continue to minister in Monze Diocese, the Archdiocese of Lusaka, and the Dioceses of Ndola, Solwezi and Mpika.
Nigeria
In 1959 Archbishop Taylor of Lagos invited the Congregation to come and minister in Nigeria. The first four sisters arrived in 1961. Today sisters are present in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Warri and Ibadan.
Calif/Venezuela
At the invitation of Cardinal McIntyre the sisters arrived in Long Beach, California in 1953. Today they minister in San Fernando, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Culver City, Garden Grove and San Pedro.
In 1980 at the invitation of the Bishop of La Guaira they went to Catia la Mar in Venezuela.
Youth Ministry and the Olympic Games
Flame Congress is inspired by the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the UK in September 2010 & by the forthcoming Olympic Games in the summer of this year. September 2010 saw the historic visit of Pope Benedict XVI with powerful, memorable scenes in the Piazza at Westminster Cathedral, at the Big Assembly, Twickenham, and in Hyde Park.
The Religious Sisters of Charity in the Nigerian Region, have had many causes to be grateful for ‘New Life and Formation’ in 2011. Here are just some of the reasons…
Corporate Response to Human Trafficking - Prayer for January
As part of the Religious Sisters of Charity corporate response to Human Trafficking, prayer and reflection was identified and adopted as central and integral to combating the problem of Human Trafficking. It is also hoped that through deep prayer and reflection on the problem of Human Trafficking across the congregation we will be led to greater awareness and commitment to address the problem.
The Religious Sisters of Charity in Australia have formed a distinct Congregation since 1842, only four years after five Irish sisters answered a request for volunteers and set off on the ten-thousand-mile journey to undertake missionary work in Australia.
Some RSC's took part in a 'Anti-Human Trafficking' awareness raising walk in Los Angeles recently. Here they report on the experience:
The Religious Sisters of Charity in the Nigerian Region, have had many causes to be grateful for ‘New Life and Formation’ in 2011. Here are just some of the reasons…
The following poem 'Servants of the Poor' was written by Pat Ray who met the Sisters of Charity for the first time in Seville Place in 2011...
As part of the Religious Sisters of Charity corporate response to Human Trafficking, prayer and reflection was identified and adopted as central and integral to combating the problem of Human Trafficking. It is also hoped that through deep prayer and reflection on the problem of Human Trafficking across the congregation we will be led to greater awareness and commitment to address the problem.
