Coronavirus Precautions at
Sacred Heart Convent
We are taking every precaution to keep our sisters and coworkers at Sacred Heart Convent safe, and therefore, are limiting visits to the convent based on current conditions in Sangamon County and other factors. If you would like to visit a sister at the convent, it is best to call 217-787-0481 and ask whether visits are being allowed at the time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
As the holiday song says, at Christmastime there is good news to share! God is with us in the flesh. After a tumultuous year this message is welcome—a simple message of presence that comforts and heals.
Will you make a gift of "Good Tidings" for our sisters today? Your gift to the Dominican Sisters is truly "Good Tidings"—a gift of healing, presence, and comfort for our elder sisters. Your Christmas or end-of-year gift will help us provide for the health needs of our sisters who have given so much to families like yours.
Tap the button below to visit this page throughout the Advent and Christmas season. There you'll find stories and videos about three of our sisters whose lives are impacted by your generosity. Come back often! Thank you for your kindness, your prayer, and support for our sisters during this season of "Good tidings."
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is a unique collaboration between the Vatican, an international coalition of Catholic organizations, and “all men and women of good will.”
Under the leadership of Sister Sharon Zayac, a committee of Springfield Dominican Sisters and Associates will oversee the congregation’s process of moving toward sustainability in the seven areas of concern as outlined in the Pope’s encyclical Laudato Si': responding to the cry of the Earth, responding to the cry of the poor, ecological economics, adoption of sustainable lifestyles, ecological education, ecological spirituality, and community action.
Click the button below to learn more about the Laudato Si' Action Platform and how you can get involved.
Early in July, we began an extensive renovation of Regina Coeli, the building where our sisters requiring the most nursing care live. About 30 of our sisters living in Regina Coeli have moved temporarily to Rosary Hall until construction is finished.
When complete, the renovation will:
- allow our sisters in need of nursing care better access to our shared prayer, and visits with sisters, associates, family members, and friends;
- increase efficiencies for our nursing coworkers;
- create spaces for visiting, quiet reflection, and more private individualized medical care; and,
- provide gathering spaces with better acoustics for activities and social engagement for our senior sisters.
Click the button below to learn more about the project and ways you can help support our sisters physical & spiritual needs now & in the future.
Week of Prayer: Day 8
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Week of Prayer: Day 5
This beautiful and challenging prayer was affirmed by our sisters, gathered in General Chapter, on Friday, April 26, 2019. Please pray it with us and for us as we live into its call. Visit the prayer page to learn how our commitments are already bearing fruit For the Life of the World.
Want to join us? Learn how you can participate in the Springfield Dominican Mission as a sister, associate,or partner in mission!
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