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This page is made available for you to let alumni and friends of the Sacré Coeur share in your need for prayers. Please email me anne.debroglio@arts.usyd.edu.au and I will enter your request on this page.

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February 19, 2006 - Day of Reflection and Prayer for Uganda
On January 20, 2006, the Association of the Major Superiors of Religious Institutes in Uganda (AMSRIU) issued a statement in which they invite all religious and all seekers of peace-in-justice and brotherhood for our country to a public day of reflection and prayer for Uganda on Sunday, February 19, 2006.
The objective of their statement is to join in the effort of reflection and action of all those who seek to know and live by the truth which will set us all free in order to be able to work for peace-in-justice and brotherhood in our county. The statement addresses five essential areas of concern for Uganda today:

* consolidating the democratic process;
* thee Northern-Eastern conflict;
* the fight against corruption;
* the consequences of the ruling against Uganda by the International Court of Justice (ICJ);
* the forthcoming elections.

The text of the full statement can be found at http://www.africamission-mafr.org/anbbia217.htm as well as through the site of the RSCJs <http://www.rscjinternational.org/> .
The Uganda-Kenya province asks us to join them in prayer on this day.

January 2006
Our thoughts and prayers for Irene Ernst Mackenroth (AMASC Treasurer-General) and her family on the death of her loving husband Donald Irwin Macrenroth, after a short illness.

8 September 2005
Please join all United States and Canada in continuing to pray for our Sacred Heart Family throughout the Gulf Coast region. We give thanks to God that the Religious of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans are safe as well as our AMASC President Olga Rome and her family and AMASC Treasurer Irene MacInroth and her family. We continue to hear that all conference committee members are safe, though electronic communications are still not restored. The families of the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans "the Rosary" have already been re-located and the students enrolled in Duschesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Houston, TX and Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, LA. To help with this transition, please visit http://www.aashnet.org and read how to contribute to the Society's Hurricane Relief/Network Schools fund to be used to assist two Sacred Heart schools in the South that are receiving large numbers of students. Please continue to pray also for the thousands of people left homeless and jobless in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
With love and confidence that our world alumnae/i community will help us to rise to this challenge
Adele O'Grady Botticelli
AASH President

1 September 2005
Let us pray that all those affected by Hurricane Katrina be blessed with strength and hope. May God keep them safe from further harm.
St. Philippine Duschene and St.Madeleine Sophie pray for us.
Anne Kelly
President
Australian Sacre Coeur Association

Lina María Aguirre-Jaramillo '87

Saturday 16 April, 2005
Miriam Gray died at 3.30 this morning.  Her last hours were very peaceful and family members were with her. Thank you for your prayers for Miriam, her husband (Tommy) and her family.
Maryliz was secretary to Miriam when the AMASC Congress was held in San Francisco.
The AMASC family will miss Miriam as she was such an integral part of our Sacred Heart family for so many years. Her dedication to the AASH and AMASC was unsurpassed! Miriam is an Emeritus Member of AMASC world association.
Olga Rome, AMASC World President

28 December 2004
Let us all pray for those affected by the recent tsunamis .
Anne Kelly, National President, Australia Sacré Coeur Association (ASCA)

13 October 2004 - an email from Olga Rome - AMASC World President in response to Marcie at AASHNATL@aol.com
We were so sorry to hear that Esther must have surgery. We all love her so much! I will contact Esther to assure her of the prayerful support of our AMASC family.
Many of our alums know Esther well. She has been a great liaison to AMASC for many years having served as AASH International Relations Director. Esther faithfully attends AMASC Congresses in countries throughout the world.
Please keep us apprised of our dear friend's progress.
Love in the Sacred Heart

27 September 2004 - I have just received this sad news from Sr. Joan Magnetti, rscj and send it on to you all with gratitude for all your prayers. We are so lucky to have had this wonderful educator in our lives and will miss her very much.
Adele O'Grady Botticelli
AASH Eastern Regional Director
adeleogb@aol.com

20 Septembe 2004 - I would like to ask for prayers for my son Andres so he may find light and guidance in his life.
Australian Alumnae Alexandra Gonzalez at jandigonza@hotmail.com

17 September 2004 - Claudia Taylor-East received an email from Maria Victoria Buerete informing her that AMASC Board Member and National President of Spain, Carmen de Villalobos Ortega 's mother passed away a few days ago.
It is only a few months ago that Carmen lost her father so her grief must be tremendous. Let us try and give her some of our support and keep her in our prayers.

1 September 2004 - from Jacqueline Klomp Verhoeven. Yesterday we received the sad news that the husband of our former president AnneMarie van Berckel-van Mierlo has passed away. I am sure you have met Annemarie, she also is the daughter of the founder of AMASC, the late Mies van Mierlo-Mutsaerts. Tomorrow there is the memorial service and I will attend, representing both AMASC, as I am sure you will agree, and our national association as none of the Boardmembers can attend.
Pieter Jan van Berckel was 79 years old; he has suffered several strokes under the last few years and was recently also diagnosed with serious heart-problems. An operation was too risky with regard to his condition.Hermine van Asten told me today that Annemarie fully accepts his passing away, although she will miss him terribly, of course. Annemarie and Pieter have three children, a daughter and two sons, all married, and 8 living grandchildren, one babygirl, called Mies after her great-grandmother...., died soon after birth.

4 June 2004 - from Hermine van Asten-Wennekers, President S.C.V. The Netherlands. We will ask you
all to pray for the husband of one of our Boardmembers, who has been diagnosed with cancer of the bladder. We
feel so gratefull and priviliged, that there is the possibility to ask AMASC-members all over the world to pray for him and his family. Thank you so much.

Thursday 20 May 2004 - Our deepest condolences go to Carmen de Villalobos, National President of Spain and AMASC Board member. Her dear father passed away on 11 May.Let us remember him and his family in our prayers.

Monday 15 March 2004
La familia del Sagrado Corazón, está invitada a "compartir" en este camino por la vida. El Señor nos tiene preparadas experiencias y vivencias que nos quiere regalar a través de lo que regala a los demás.
Este Domingo 14 de Marzo ha regalado a una de nuestras antiguas alumnas, "María Teresa Moreno de Alvear", la alegría de ver entrar a su hijo "Enrique Alvear Moreno" a la Compañía de Jesús.Celebremos juntas con una oración por esta familia.
antiguasalumnassc@yahoo.es Website: http://www.cenascochile.cl

Sunday 14 March, 2004
The Alumnae of Australia pray that the Spanish alumnae and all affected by the recent bombings in Madrid may be given strength and consolation through the love of The Sacred Heart and Mater Admirabilis.Our thoughts are with you
Anne Kelly, President of Australia Sacré-Coeur Association

Sunday 14 March, 2004
'We share with the Spanish Alumnae, and particularly those in Madrid their grief and shock and loss of one moment when their city became a target for a terrorist act of such proportions. We marvel at their spirit of courage and determination as evidenced by the solidarity of their response, as thousands, even millions gathered together to witness the community and communion that will heal and restore the city and its people. We pray that the trauma can offer a breathing space and in that space may we all recognise the suffering of so many innocents in this world."
Penny Sturrock, AMASC Board, Spirituality and Study Plan Liaison Councillor

20 February 2004 -Our dear world president Olga Rome'husband has been diagnosed with malignant colon cancer and was operated on last week. May we all join together in prayer for a successful intervention and recovery.Olga and her family are very encouraged and deeply appreciative of the thoughts and prayers of our Sacred Heart family throughout the world.

5 February 2004- from Olga Rome, AMASC President . We have some very sad news, again! Our dear friend and AMASC treasurer, Irene Mackenroth, has been diagnosed with cancer. We are forming a prayer chain around the world asking Henriette Delille to intercede for us in obtaining a miracle cure. The prayer for the Beatification of Mother Delille is as follows: "O good and gracious God, you called Henriette Delille to give herself in service and in love to the slaves and the sick, to the orphan and the aged, to the forgotten and to the despised. Grant that inspired by her life, we might be renewed in heart and mind. If it be your will, may she one day be raised to the honor of sainthood. By her prayers, may we live in harmony and peace.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen." We pray that the complete recovery of our Irene will be the miracle to make this happen!

For information and for reporting favors, write to:

Henriette Delille Commission
Office 6901
Chef Menteur Blvd.
New Orleans, LA. 70126-5215
Email: Delilleforsainthood@aol.com
Website: http://www.sistersoftheholyfamily.org

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