Message of Mother Myriam

1 Easter Message 2011 SPC News

5 Visits of Mother Myriam and Assistants; Renewal Sessions 2011 Appointment of Generalate Local Superior; Juniors Renew their Vows; Request for Prayers 6 Session on Self-Transcendence – Antilles – Guiana SPC Canada Celebrates 80th anniversary

Canadian Province Welcomes Novices The Philippines Celebrate Centennial of SPC Formation

7 Letters from Japan (Excerpts) Word of God

8 Matthew 28:5b-6 8 Easter poems: Victory ! Alleluia and Easter by SPC Madagascar

Special Feature: Australia 10 Australia! 11 Our Lady of the Southern Cross 12 New South Wales 13 New South Wales Communities: Moss Vale 14 New South Wales Communities: Lane Cove 15 Queensland

16 Queensland: Brisbane 17 State of Victoria: Melbourne 18 Australia’s First Aspirants 19 Friends of St. Paul in Australia; The Great Flood

Missionary Horizons 20 Haiti: One Year After the Earthquake - by SPC USA 22 A Thankful Heart - by SPC Daegu 24 Akany Fanantenana Center, Madagascar 25 Institucion Educativo San Pablo – by SPC Peru-Colombia 26 Mission in Nepal: Mobile Clinic – by SPC Seoul 27 Cardinal Gorcholewski Visits SPUniversity Manila – SPC Philippines 28 A Pilgrimage to Our Origins – SPC Hanoi

New Seasons 29 Perpetual Profession in Peru; Homily at Profession Ceremony in Seoul First Professions 30 Perpetual Professions 32 Going Home to the Father – a New Season in Eternity Inside Cover : Easter; SPC in Ruto, Indonesia, in Farafangana, Madagascar

PAULINIAN ECHOES Review of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres

Suore di San Paolo di Chartres Via della Vignaccia 193, 00163, Roma, Italia

Web site: WWW.stpaulrome.com

Cover & graphics: Sr. Whilma G. Catolos, SPC - Brazil

A Home at Last in Ruto, Indonesia

In Ruto, Indonesia, a construction project was begun to build a convent for the Sisters serving in the parish, who up until now have been living in a temporary building. We had been waiting to construct the convent since we first sent our Sisters there, but there were several hold-ups which caused delays. Finally everything was in order for us to begin construction on the convent. Because the parishioners were helping with the construction, and then the rainy season came, they had to stop work so they could go to their fields to plant. Everyone was thankful that the rain came after the drought. After several months, the work resumed again. The heavy and difficult work was done by women as well as men; such as breaking up the big boulders for the foundation and molding 9,000 hollow blocks. They had to transport them from the area of the flash floods a kilometer away from the site. The parishioners worked in groups as scheduled by the members of the council, and they understood that the final phase would be done by professional workers. It was very touching to see them so happy to participate in the construction of our Sisters’ convent. They were like the Israelites in Egypt – not by forced labor – but by a labor of love. Somehow it is their guarantee that the Sisters will "stay put" for good if we have our own convent. We give thanks to GOD for the heavy load of work done by the parishioners and for the Parish Council’s support. So with the assistance from the Hong Kong Province through the Generalate, the construction will soon continue. Sr. Elizabeth Situngkir, our Sister architect, helped to finalize the specification of the construction as planned and approved by the Generalate.

Sr. Wilfrid Dayrit, Indonesia

CCChhhrrriiisssttt iiisss RRRiiissseeennn!!!

AAAlllllleeellluuuiiiaaa!

May he fill your hearts with

PEACE and JOY!

HHHaaappppppyyy EEEaaasssttteeerrr!!!

PAULINIAN ECHOES EDITORIAL STAFF

Sr. Maria Luisa Escanlar Sr. Mary Ann Laurin Sr. Monique Gaudron

Sr. Léon-Paul de Chadirac Sr. Whilma Catolos

Sr. Nati Ruelos Sr. Marie Raphaël Jeannello