Corporate Voice: The Sisters of Charity Federation at the United Nations’ most recent publication, The UN & You, which highlights moving beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius and Artificial Intelligence for Good or for Worse, is located here. The most recent SCN Action Alert also highlights this climate overshoot. It is located here.
Directory Update:
Volunteers Prepare for Belize: On Sunday, Nov. 8, during Mass, eight volunteers will gather in St. Vincent de Paul Chapel at Nazareth for a blessing and commissioning before departing for Belize. The group includes Jasmine Huston, David Miedzinski, Anita Smith, Christy VanDeventer, Laura Babbage, Rosemary Miller, Terry Miller, and group leader Ellen Sprigg. From Nov. 9 to 18, the volunteers will help build a home for the Samayoa family in Las Flores, Belize. The home is sponsored in honor of Sister Valerie Miller’s family friends Alberta and Louise Schultz. Please keep the volunteers, the Samayoa family, and the community of Las Flores in your prayers as they prepare for this meaningful experience.
Plastic, Biodiversity and Our Future Zoom Presentation: SCNs will welcome Ms. Devopriya Dutta, environmental youth representative and educator, to speak to the congregation on the topic of “Plastic, Biodiversity, and Our Future: From Environmental Crisis to Sustainable Solutions.” Ms. Dutta has worked with school and college students at the nonprofit organization “Tarumitra” for 11 years. She has spoken on ecological issues at the United Nations, the Pan-Asian Pacific Summit, and in Rome during the anniversary of Laudato Si’.
- Date: Nov. 10, 2026
- Time: 9 a.m. Eastern time, 7:30 p.m. India, 7:45 p.m. Nepal, 5 p.m. Kenya, 4 p.m. Botswana, and 8 a.m. Belize
- Zoom Link: https://nazareth-org.zoom.us/j/83202239497?pwd=LB6RHN9vqvUNPPzhJ7qypgnf8oH68l.1.
Prayer Requests:
- Diane Hawkins, SCNA
- Rich Aneser, brother-in-law of Chris Beckett, SCN
Notes of Gratitude:
- “To say ‘Thank You’ is not enough to express my gratitude for the notes, texts, phone calls, and emails from our dear SCNs and SCNAs during these many months dealing with significant spinal issues. Unfortunately, last week’s procedure did not provide significant long-term relief. Unsure of what might be next, I place my trust in our Loving God and the prayerful SCN and SCNA community. Your love, prayers, and concern are helping me get through these difficult days. Never doubt the power of prayer!”
— Connie Blake, SCNA
If you have any items you would like to include in the next issue of Newsline, please email them to newsline@nazareth.org by 10 a.m. Thursday. Please include first and last names for prayer requests and their relationship to the person requesting.