Mission

Dedicated to
God

Expressed in cross
Cultural Mission
Impacted by the world
of today
Lived out in
Community
Committed to the poor
and marginalized

Ways of being in mission

“ I am among you as one who serves ”

Lk 22:27

We are a congregation of missionary religious women whose commitment to God urges us to cross boundaries of culture, language and belief to proclaim the Good News of Jesus in the ever changing world of our time

The life of missionary service calls for availability and adaptability in relation to the direction of mission and our response to it. Over the years since our foundation, we Columban Sisters have been called first to establish and/or run institutions serving Educational and Medical needs. Then in the late 70’s to move towards to less structured ministries meeting a wide variety of other needs. And so, in our everyday lives, we give expression to our commitment through a variety of ministries and services focusing on the following:

Empowering People through Communicating Gospel Values

The communication of Gospel values is the basis of all our missionary service. But direct instruction is done through Bible study programs within the building Basic Christian Communities. It also includes directing programs preparing people for the sacraments. Often the latter is initiated by people who want to know more about the Christian faith out of the witness of values such as inclusiveness, respect, compassion and self-sacrifice communicated by the Sisters and co-workers. In short, through the communication of God’s love for each person.

Biblical Apostolate
Basic Christian Community building
Family Catechetics
Providing retreats and Spiritual direction
The on-going witness of pastoral presence: self-giving and concern for human need and the quiet ministry of dialogue
Faith formation and Spirituality
Pastoral Counselling

Where we serve

“Go out into the whole world and proclaim the Good News!” Mark 16.15

Communion of life

“Life of prayer, life of mutual sharing and life of missionary service”

We share life with each other, living interdependently in intercultural communities.

We affirm diverse forms of communion of life at the service of mission.

We hear the call to live creatively, and be enriched by our inter-cultural and inter-generational realities.

We commit ourselves to deepen our sense of God’s presence and action in our lives through communal faith sharing.

This sharing will deepen our trust, strengthen our relationships with one another in community

and offer possibilities for healing and reconciliation.