Together in Mission is the title of a new newsletter to be distributed electronically for Sisters of St. Joseph, Associates, and those who partner with us. It will be printed in six languages and I’ve been doing the layout. I wrote about this in an earlier post. It’s been quite a learning experience to work with sisters from Rome, India, Canada, and Brazil. I’ve learned a lot of little things – including all the different ways to spell Joseph and country names. The details were endless but there was one sister in Rome who kept sending edited translations and encouraged me to keep going. She’s originally from India and is currently living in Rome. I’m astounded by the brilliance of someone who can edit articles in six languages.
Sisters of St. Joseph are all over the world but because a lot of our congregations became autonomous over the course of history, we sometimes forget how international we really are. That process of becoming autonomous is a long and convoluted story. This newsletter is one attempt to strengthen a more international awareness. The work is very time consuming but I feel privileged to be a part of something so global in its reach.
Sisters of St. Joseph are all over the world but because a lot of our congregations became autonomous over the course of history, we sometimes forget how international we really are. That process of becoming autonomous is a long and convoluted story. This newsletter is one attempt to strengthen a more international awareness. The work is very time consuming but I feel privileged to be a part of something so global in its reach.
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That kind of talent is really scary - I'm limited to English but am a pretty good editor in my own tongue. I feel a bit of kinship with you in the editing department, Sr Joanne: I am also the Provincial Editor of the Third Order Society of St Francis (Anglican) and am responsible not only for their magazine Tau that comes out three times a year, but pretty much all of the "official" content and layouts for the Order in the Aotearoa, New Zealand & Melanesia Province. That's in and around a fulltime job, part-time university study, and a husband and toddler (TSSF is for ordained, lay, male, female, married and single members, but we take full vows of simplicity, chastity and obedience. Chastity we interpret as not possessing people and being faithful in whatever state we are in).
ReplyDeleteI've looked at some of your work and it's awesome - very styly!
Happy if you want to browse my blog too, at pachydermnz.blogspot.com
Pax
Robyn tssf