Introduction+to+Society+of+the+Holy+Child+Jesus

Trust and reverence for individual dignity and God's loving mercy for the human family and for all creation mark our lives and our work wherever we are. **International Ministries ** [] This link will illustrate the international dimension of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Further activities could flow from this introduction….
 * Learning about the Society of the Holy Child Jesus **
 * Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus **are an international community of Catholic women religious committed to Christ, living their consecrated life in the spirit of the Society founded by Cornelia Connelly in 1846. We believe that God has chosen to need women and men in every age to reveal God’s love as Jesus did. We serve in a variety of educational, pastoral, social, legal and spiritual ministries, through which we continue our mission to help others understand that God lives and acts in them and in our world and to rejoice in God's presence.
 * In how many countries are SHCJ serving? Make a list
 * How many continents have the SHCJ presence? Make a list

Explore the home page of the SHCJ []
 * What have you learned about the Society of the Holy Child Jesus?
 * What did you already know and what new information have you learned?

There are three provinces in the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Students may explore each of the provinces by exploring the website for each. Choose the tabs on top of the page to reach the website for each province or follow these links. American Province [] <span style="font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">also see PR Summary prepared by Communications Office [|SHCJ PR Sheet.pdf] <span style="font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">European Province [] <span style="font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">African Province []

<span style="font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Some suggestions…. <span style="font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students may work individually or in groups. Questions can be designed to guide the students. Any number of assignments can be designed to enable the students to learn about each province. Encourage students to identify the common elements in all provinces. Students can compare/contrast each province and analyze their results.

<span style="font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Possible Assignments (written or for discussion or presentations) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">“Our mission to help others believe that God lives and acts in them and in our world and to rejoice in God's presence.” <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Choose one of these words and describe how it applies to Cornelia and SHCJ. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">OR <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Choose one of these words and look through the Cornelia Quotes (in Resources) to find a saying of Cornelia that includes this word. How does the saying help support what you have learned about SHCJ? What does the saying mean to you as a member of a Holy Child School today? <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">gratitude
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In your own words, describe what you think is the spirit (heart and soul) of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How does the Society of the Holy Child Jesus live out its mission? Find some examples.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The following words appear throughout the website for the American Province.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">prayer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">reverence
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">dignity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">simplicity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">humility
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">charity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">mercy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">hope
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">zeal
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">confidence
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">cheerfulness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">courage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">fidelity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">gentleness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">growth
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">joy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">love
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">patience
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">spirit
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">truth