On November 11, St. John’s Prep Junior Ladies of Charity sponsored its annual pilgrimage to the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown, Philadelphia. A highlight on the Prep calendar, 55 students departed Astoria bright and early. Arriving in Philadelphia, they were welcomed by Father Miles Heinen, CM. The students viewed a documentary on St. Vincent de Paul: […]
Five Junior Ladies of Charity and seven adults traveled from the Buffalo Diocese, meeting nine Juniors and three adults from the St. John’s association on Friday, Oct. 24 at the Carondelet Hospitality Center in Latham, N.Y. Several Ladies and Daughters of Charity from Albany also participated on Saturday. After getting acquainted on Friday evening and […]
The Junior Ladies of Charity from Buffalo and New York City who met in a mini-assembly on Oct. 24-25, concluded their visit to the Albany area by visiting the Daughters of Charity retirement facility, St. Louise Home. There is a large oak tree behind the residence, originally planted with acorns collected from a tree in […]
Spirituality was an important element in the mini-assembly of Juniors Ladies of Charity, Oct. 24-25 in the Albany, N.Y. area. During the prayer service on Saturday, Emily Cassel of the group from the Diocese of Buffalo read these thoughtful and moving prayers of the faithful which the girls had composed during the road trip, reflecting […]
Barbara Weatherford Fifteen young ladies from the Church of the Ascension in Overland Park, Kansas, were received into the Junior Ladies of Charity (JLOC) in September. The Rev. Michael Mulhearn, CM, Spiritual Advisor for the Ladies of Charity of Metropolitan Kansas City, received the new members during a Mass. After the homily Fr. Mulhearn blessed […]
On 8/30/14, the Junior Ladies of Charity (JLOC) of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Lancaster NY earned $246 at a car wash to help fund their trip to Albany in October for a Statewide JLOC gathering!
On June 26, 2014 some of the Junior Ladies of Charity from St. Mary of the Assumption Parish went to the St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center in downtown Buffalo, NY to volunteer. The girls performed some housekeeping duties such as washing windows, dusting and vacuuming, as well as some gardening and storing away donated […]
The Archdiocese of Washington (ADC) Ladies of Charity applaud our featured graduate, Christen L. Berger. Christen attended St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Academy at the age of three years old. In 2006, she became one of the first members of the Junior Ladies of Charity at St. Margaret’s parish. Currently, Christen is a graduating senior […]
Junior Ladies of Charity at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in the Buffalo Diocese hosted an Easter Bunny Brunch for over 100 children on Saturday, April 22. The members organized refreshments, decorations and games. The goal of the annual party is to introduce young families to the church and the school.