A Letter from Our Director
Dear Friends,
My mother had a beautiful statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus which was given to her as a gift. She placed it in a prominent spot in her bedroom where she could see it each morning when she woke up. I remember when I was young asking her about the statue and why she like it so much. She replied that she knew she could give Jesus all of her worries and concerns and that he would receive them with great love.
As I was growing and even until relatively recent years, I can’t really say that I had any special devotion to the Sacred Heart. But one day, when I was serving as a Pastoral Assistant in a parish that was about to close, my heart felt like it ws breaking. I didn’t know who to talk to, so I went over to the parish church in the middle of the morning. There was a large statue of the Sacred Heart off to the side in the church. I sat down in front of it and poured out my heart to Jesus’ heart. We soon became fast friends! Every time I felt I needed a listening heart, I turned to Jesus’ Sacred Heart. Now when I go to a new convent, I search out a Sacred Heart statue. I suppose it’s just the comfort of knowing that I could always turn to Jesus in joys and sorrows, successes and failures, ups and downs.
Pope Francis states that the Sacred Heart is the highest expression of divine love. He continues, “And what is the fruit of this love? It is life!” Jesus’ heart is full of compassion, acceptance, mercy, forgiveness, love. All of this and so much more is available to us at any time. How wonderful a gift is that! There is nothing that I—or you—can ever experience that Jesus does not understand and hold close to his own heart.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart goes back to the 1670s when the Sacred Heart appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alocoque in France. It is a devotion that emphasizes God’s great love for us through the sacrifice of his son, Jesus. For me, it expresses the unconditional love of God for us at any time and in any place and in any circumstances. During this month of June, which is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, may I suggest that you place your heart into the all-loving heart of Christ? As the old commercial said, “You’ll be glad you did!”
The IHM Conference/Retreat Center is closed for the summer. We will miss seeing everyone and welcoming you to the Center, but we look forward to some time of rest, refreshment and retreat. Most of the programs for the first half of next year are being planned. If you are in our database to receive a brochure, please look for it sometime in August. If you receive our newsletter, the August edition will contain the same information.
Thank you for your continued support of our ministry, but we are especially grateful for your friendship and love. Enjoy the summer months with family and friends. Please keep us your prayers and be assured of ours. God bless you!
Sister Marie, Sister Beth, Sister Rose, Sister Rita
My mother had a beautiful statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus which was given to her as a gift. She placed it in a prominent spot in her bedroom where she could see it each morning when she woke up. I remember when I was young asking her about the statue and why she like it so much. She replied that she knew she could give Jesus all of her worries and concerns and that he would receive them with great love.
As I was growing and even until relatively recent years, I can’t really say that I had any special devotion to the Sacred Heart. But one day, when I was serving as a Pastoral Assistant in a parish that was about to close, my heart felt like it ws breaking. I didn’t know who to talk to, so I went over to the parish church in the middle of the morning. There was a large statue of the Sacred Heart off to the side in the church. I sat down in front of it and poured out my heart to Jesus’ heart. We soon became fast friends! Every time I felt I needed a listening heart, I turned to Jesus’ Sacred Heart. Now when I go to a new convent, I search out a Sacred Heart statue. I suppose it’s just the comfort of knowing that I could always turn to Jesus in joys and sorrows, successes and failures, ups and downs.
Pope Francis states that the Sacred Heart is the highest expression of divine love. He continues, “And what is the fruit of this love? It is life!” Jesus’ heart is full of compassion, acceptance, mercy, forgiveness, love. All of this and so much more is available to us at any time. How wonderful a gift is that! There is nothing that I—or you—can ever experience that Jesus does not understand and hold close to his own heart.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart goes back to the 1670s when the Sacred Heart appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alocoque in France. It is a devotion that emphasizes God’s great love for us through the sacrifice of his son, Jesus. For me, it expresses the unconditional love of God for us at any time and in any place and in any circumstances. During this month of June, which is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, may I suggest that you place your heart into the all-loving heart of Christ? As the old commercial said, “You’ll be glad you did!”
The IHM Conference/Retreat Center is closed for the summer. We will miss seeing everyone and welcoming you to the Center, but we look forward to some time of rest, refreshment and retreat. Most of the programs for the first half of next year are being planned. If you are in our database to receive a brochure, please look for it sometime in August. If you receive our newsletter, the August edition will contain the same information.
Thank you for your continued support of our ministry, but we are especially grateful for your friendship and love. Enjoy the summer months with family and friends. Please keep us your prayers and be assured of ours. God bless you!
Sister Marie, Sister Beth, Sister Rose, Sister Rita
We would like to wish all of our fathers, grandfathers, and godfathers a very happy and blessed Father’s Day!
Spiritual Treasury Cards
If you were wondering how to obtain more of the Annual or Perpetual Enrollment cards for many various occasions...look no further! Simply click the link below, which may also be found with more information on how to order on the same page where you may leave Prayer Requests, right here on our website! The link will provide you with a peek at the many cards available at Camilla Hall, the Convent Home for our retired/infirm Sisters. All enrolled in the Spiritual Treasury as well as those who support the enrollment program are remembered in the daily prayers and works of the Sisters!
Check it out now: www.camillahall.org/spiritual-treasury
If you were wondering how to obtain more of the Annual or Perpetual Enrollment cards for many various occasions...look no further! Simply click the link below, which may also be found with more information on how to order on the same page where you may leave Prayer Requests, right here on our website! The link will provide you with a peek at the many cards available at Camilla Hall, the Convent Home for our retired/infirm Sisters. All enrolled in the Spiritual Treasury as well as those who support the enrollment program are remembered in the daily prayers and works of the Sisters!
Check it out now: www.camillahall.org/spiritual-treasury
WE OFFER OUR GRATITUDE!
We often have folks contact us by phone or email asking how they can be a help to us...as a way of showing their gratitude for just being a part of our Conference Center "Family!" First of all, we are always so very grateful for a remembrance in your prayers as that is the best support to us in our ministry. Each day at our Morning Prayer, which we pray in common, we specifically ask God's blessings on our "Benefactors"...those who have gifted us with their presence, their time, their prayers and their treasure. If you would like to become one of our monetary Benefactors, we will gratefully accept a donation in any amount toward our ministry. Checks should be made to IHM Conference Center and sent to Sister Marie Gipprich at the Center. We are most grateful for all that you do for us and continue to ask God's blessings on each one and your special intentions! Thank you!
We often have folks contact us by phone or email asking how they can be a help to us...as a way of showing their gratitude for just being a part of our Conference Center "Family!" First of all, we are always so very grateful for a remembrance in your prayers as that is the best support to us in our ministry. Each day at our Morning Prayer, which we pray in common, we specifically ask God's blessings on our "Benefactors"...those who have gifted us with their presence, their time, their prayers and their treasure. If you would like to become one of our monetary Benefactors, we will gratefully accept a donation in any amount toward our ministry. Checks should be made to IHM Conference Center and sent to Sister Marie Gipprich at the Center. We are most grateful for all that you do for us and continue to ask God's blessings on each one and your special intentions! Thank you!
Please be sure to look for us on Facebook: IHM Conference/Retreat Center in Bryn Mawr, PA...if you like and share our posts, you will be helping to spread the ministry of the Center to others! Thank you!
Also, be sure to check out our new Photo Gallery Pages by clicking here! We are posting, in slideshow format, all the photos we have taken at any event or program hosted here at the Center.
Hopefully, you have seen the news on our Home Page about the available Reflections we offered during the pandemic, via YouTube. Please see our new page, Zoom and YouTube Library, to access these. Simply click the link to view them!
Please remember that you are always in our prayers and we ask a remembrance in yours, as well. Don't forget that you are always welcome to call or email us with any special intentions you wish us to put in our Convent Book of Prayer Intentions! The email address is ihmconferencecenter@gmail.com and our office phone is 610-581-0120.
Hopefully, you have seen the news on our Home Page about the available Reflections we offered during the pandemic, via YouTube. Please see our new page, Zoom and YouTube Library, to access these. Simply click the link to view them!
Please remember that you are always in our prayers and we ask a remembrance in yours, as well. Don't forget that you are always welcome to call or email us with any special intentions you wish us to put in our Convent Book of Prayer Intentions! The email address is ihmconferencecenter@gmail.com and our office phone is 610-581-0120.