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Collaborative Ministry

The idea of a collaborative ministry among the sisters of the Conference of Presentation Sisters, to serve those made poor, emerged at a meeting of the Conference in the summer of 2003.

When the invitation to the members across North America was issued, eight sisters entered a discernment process in December 2004. This process resulted in a decision that five sisters : Vera Butler, Beth Driscoll, Enid Storey, Joan White & Marie Roche would begin the Collaborative Ministry Project (CMP) in New Orleans, Louisiana in September 2005.

Because of the devastating hurricane, Katrina, August 26, 2005 the starting time was delayed. Thanks to the Union Sisters the CMP sisters were housed in Robertsdale, Alabama until October 19, 2005.

Having served three years in the CMP, Beth Driscoll and Joan White returned to their respective communities of Dubuque and Newfoundland to serve in other ministry duties.

Sisters Anna Raimon and Mary Dennis Lentsch joined the project in September, 2008.

Presently the CMP operates in partnership with The Vincentian Community, the Jesuits and Catholic Charities in the Hispanic ministry from the Rebuild Center which opened 26 August, 2007.

Nano Nagle's words “spend yourselves for the poor” are lived out each day in many forms of ministry there. Because of the faith and love of the people they serve, the ministers receive much more than they give.

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