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Training on Organic Agriculture held in QC

An Organic Agriculture Training using (Likasaka) Natural Farming Technology was conducted last September 17-18 at the Rosary Hall of Good Shepherd Community, 1043 Aurora Blvd. in Quezon City. Photo: Carmen Cabling and the participants Edgar Alcala... >>

Sending off Sr. Imma from this place, from these hills, among the poor, God’s little children

Sr. M. Immaculata Antigua RGS was laid to rest in Cebu City on September 29, feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Sr. Immaculata passed on to eternal life on September 26, she was 85 years old. The interment at the Queen City Garden... >>

September 28 is feast of St. Lorenzo Ruiz <br> and Companion Martyrs

Catholics, especially Filipinos, celebrate today, September 28, the feast of St. Lorenzo Ruiz and Companion Martyrs. At the Good Shepherd Convent in Quezon City, a morning Mass was celebrated to mark this feast of the Filipino saint and his... >>

St. Bridget College Manuela Q. Pastor Auditorium inaugurated on September 14

The Manuela Q. Pastor Auditorium of St. Bridget College in Batangas City was inaugurated last September 14. His Eminence Gaudencio B. Rosales, archbishop of Manila, and His Excellency Ramon Arguelles, archbishop of Lipa, led the list of priests and... >>

Good Shepherd Asia Pacific Partnership meeting held in Singapore

Representatives of various provinces joined the Good Shepherd Asia Pacific Partnership meeting held in YWCA Fort Canning Road, Singapore from August 12 – 14, 2010. Participants included delegates from the nine Provinces in Asia Pacific --... >>

Good Shepherd Sisters, contemplative and apostolic in Virac

(Sr. Mercy Ang RGS, an apostolic Good Shepherd Sister, stayed with the contemplative sisters in Virac, Catanduanes from February 15 to May 20, 2010, while studying the possibilities of Good Shepherd mission in the area. The apostolic and... >>

Telling the Stories of the Shepherd : Birthday gift to St. Mary Euphrasia

In celebration of the 214 th birth anniversary of St. Mary Euphrasia on July 31, the Research and Documentation Committee of the 2012 Centennial has asked communities to submit vocation stories of sisters and their stories of shepherding in the... >>

IFRS and RGS support academic training and spiritual formation of religious and laity

The Institute of Formation and Religious Studies (IFRS) has been at the service of religious women for decades and the Religious of the Good Shepherd has been part of this effort as one of the founding members of the institute. Photo: Sr. Corazon... >>

30th Mindanao Cluster Meeting <br>of Good Shepherd Sisters held in CDO

Eighteen (18) Good Shepherd Sisters working in Mindanao are gathered in Cagayan de Oro City for the echo of the 2010 Local Leaders’ Meeting. The July 29-30 activity is the 30 th Mindanao Cluster Meeting. Sr. Cecilia Torres RGS, province leader... >>

Apostolic and Contemplative Good Shepherd Sisters from RP attend Session in Angers, France on “Discovering our History”

Sr. Lourdes Fabia RGS and Sr. Celeste Engutan CGS from the Good Shepherd Philippine Province are participating in the session on “Discovering our History” being held at the Mother House in Angers, France. The session, which began on July... >>

New missionary to Sudan

Sr. Mary John Dumaug RGS left on July 8 for her mission to Sudan . Invited by the Province of Egypt/Sudan, Sr. Mary John will help in the program for women and girls in Khartoum . Photo. Sr. Mary John, fourth from left, with other Good Shepherd... >>

AMRSWP holds 2010 Convention in Tagaytay

The Association of Major Religious Superiors of Women in the Philippines (AMRSWP) holds its 2010 Convention from July 5-8 in Tagaytay City . The AMRSWP is a member of the AMRSP (Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines). The theme... >>

Home with the Shepherd

“The Lord is my shepherd…” Psalm 23 On June 28, 2010, the eve of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, two shepherds of the Church, Sr. Maria Leticia Allado passed on to eternal life after 43 years of religious life. Born on May 6... >>

Arbor Day marked in Baguio

Arbor Day was marked at the Mountain Maid Training Center (MMTC) with tree planting at the Good Shepherd Convent grounds in Gilbraltar, Baguio City . Though Arbor Day was celebrated in the Philippines on June 25, MMTC students, staff and Good... >>

Asia Pacific Justice and Peace (APJP) workshop tackles Migration, Anti-trafficking, Economic and Ecological Justice and Care for the Earth

Between 12th and 15th June 2010, 25 Good Shepherd Justice and Peace contact persons and others met at Madonna Heights, Kuala Lumpur for a four day workshop. Present also were Srs. Maria Rose Chinnappan, the Justice and Peace link person with the... >>

Asia Pacific Justice and Peace (APJP) workshop in Malaysia

The Asia Pacific Justice and Peace (APJP) Contact Persons' Workshop gathered 27 participants from 16 countries and eight provinces. The workshop runs from June 12-15 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Good Shepherd Sisters are from the Provinces of... >>

Good Shepherd Sisters begin cluster echoes <br> of Local Leaders’ Meeting

Good Shepherd Sisters in the National Capital Region (NCR) started on June 12, the echo of the Local Leaders’ Meeting held in Baguio recently. Held at the Rosary Hall of Good Shepherd Community (GSC), the echo was attended by sisters from... >>

29th Congregational Chapter: A year after

A year ago has passed since the opening of the 2009 Congregational Chapter of Good Shepherd Sisters held in Angers, France. Held from June 13 –July 9, 2009, the 29 th Chapte r gathered 89 capitulants representing the more than 40 units where... >>

Mission Development Office (MDO) internship </br><br>for program officer begins this June in Rome

Sr. Genoveva “Genny” Dumay will have internship as program officer of the Mission Development Office (MDO) in Rome starting June 10, 2010. Photo: Sr. Genny at Cambridge University Botanic Garden Sr. Brigid Lawlor, congregational leader,... >>

June 8 is Feast of Blessed Maria Droste

The Good Shepherd Congregation celebrates on June 8 the feast of Blessed Maria Droste. She is known for her great devotion to the Sacred Heart amd for her request to Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart. Blessed Maria Droste zu... >>