SMIC Students
following the Franciscan Charism ...
After meeting monthly for 9 months to dig deeper into the roots of our
Franciscan tradition, our Young Professed took a symbolic action of the planting
of a tree at the US Province Cemetery.
Under the guidance of Sister. Eleanor
Goekler and Joanne Riggs and accompanied by Sr. Leonilda Cypriano, Sisters
Camilla Li, Gleisiane Tavera, Roseli Oliveira, Jessica Xie with our other
student Sisters Odilia Guo Emmanuel Yang, Michelle Liu were instrumental in
bringing a proposal (accompanied with a video) to the General Chapter
reflective of their stance and challenge to the Congregational Chapter Members
to adopt steps to heal the injury to creation caused by our carbon
footprints by education and action.

Generalate, 47 Garden Avenue, Woodland Park, NJ 07424