Soundings Update: A Publication of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston

I hope you enjoy this issue of Soundings Update. I must say, I enjoyed putting it together. Click anywhere on either the title above or the picture of the tulips.

In this Issue:

• More Than a Box by Rita McCormack, CS


• Outreach to Women Update by Mary Rita Weschler, CSJA


• Reflections on the May 1, 2009, Associate Commitment by Linda Boothroyd, CSJA

The tulips were photographed at Cunningham Park when I went for a walk there the other day. It's a special place for me because it's where I grew up, learned to swim, ice skate, and even became a Girl Scout. I love walking around the park and being in the space of so many wonderful childhood memories. The other day a young mother approached me with a clipboard and asked me to sign a petition to save the East Milton branch of the local library. I wanted to cry! That's the library that I'd walk or bike to every week. They had a great series of children's historical fiction. I must have read them all. I think that's where I developed my love for historical fiction. The woman had a young daughter with her. I looked at the little girl playing on the swings and of course signed the petition -- not for myself -- but for that little girl.