“To live according to the
spirit is to do what faith,
hope and love teaches
us, both in spiritual and
secular things.” 

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Associate Opportunities

Working in Neighborhoods (WIN)
Cincinnati, Ohio

WIN assists low- and moderate-income residents in taking ownership of their neighborhoods by providing leadership training, community development and housing.

Position I: senior action committee organizer
Responsibilities: train leadership; help leaders to lay out an action plan to work on issues that affect local senior groups as well as the whole senior population; recruit new members and maintain contact with existing members.

Qualifications: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred; good communication skills; interest in systemic change; knowledge of health care helpful but not required.

Position II: housing assistant
Responsibilities: rehabilitate homes for ownership by residents of public housing; coordinate volunteer groups to assist in constructing homes.

Qualifications: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred; ability to work with housing developer; ability to use a computer and maintain budgets helpful.

Position III: WIN organizer
Responsibilities: learn about community organizing while working with people of all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Qualifications: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred; interest in making social change; willingness to work some evenings and Saturdays.

Position IV: neighborhood organizer
Responsibilities: stimulate and move people to action on issues by knocking on doors and talking with people in an assigned geographic area; arrange neighborhood constituency meetings.

Qualifications: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred; good organizational, communication and record-keeping skills; interest in systemic change.

SC Community
U.S.-Mexico Border

This community of Sisters works in healthcare and pastoral ministry along the border. Commitment is to living together in community, experiencing religious life and service in a cross-cultural setting.

Position: varies according to volunteer’s gifts, skills and interests.

Responsibilities: sharing in community life (prayer, household tasks, meals, recreation) and ministries with the Sisters at clinics offering primary care and alternative medical therapies, as well as involvement at the local parish.

Qualifications: willingness to participate in community life; interest in exploring the charism of the Sisters of Charity; knowledge of the Spanish language or a willingness to learn; flexibility for a variety of ministry tasks; desire to experience and explore Mexican-American culture.

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Jun
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Directed Spirituality Retreats
Jun 4 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 10 @ 12:00 pm

S. Judith Bonini, IHM, has been involved in retreat/spiritual direction for more than 20 years. Presently she is pastoral services director at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse in Monroe, Michigan. Her deep love is spiritual direction and retreat ministry. S. Judith invites the person to name God’s invitation, to reverence and to respond to this mystery as it unfolds in one’s life experiences.

S. Maureen Heverin, SC, received formal training in spiritual direction at the Jesuit Renewal Center in Milford, Ohio, in 1990. Her ministry experience includes elementary and adult education, social service work, spiritual formation, and leadership in the Sisters of Charity. Presently, S. Maureen’s ministry in the Spirituality Center includes spiritual direction, directing retreats and facilitating various spiritual programs.

S. Mary Ann Humbert, SC, participated in the summer Institute in Spiritual Direction out of Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, and studied in the Christian Spirituality program at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. She completed her internship in retreat and spiritual direction at Milford Spiritual Center where she subsequently worked as part of the internship training team. She has conducted prayer classes, retreat opportunities and adult educational sessions for men and women from diverse religious traditions. She is trained in bio-spirituality and focusing and has been journeying with others as a spiritual director since 1973.

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S. Marie Vincentia Roney

Sister Marie Vincentia Roney died June 1, 2023 at the age of  90 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sister Marie Vincentia was born on July 8, 1932 to Edward M. and Josephine (Lerch) Roney in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was one of 13 children, six girls and seven boys. She was a Sister of Charity for 71 years. READ MORE.