S. Elaine, Provincial Minister, places the Tau on Janice during the service of welcoming.
The evening Vespers of Feb 21 was the prayer setting at which the School Sisters of Saint Francis welcomed Janice Briggs into the postulancy. Janice hails from Clifton New Jersey where she worked in accounting. She met two of our sisters at her parish Church of St. Andrews in Clifton and gradually learned more about the School Sisters of St. Francis. After a number of meetings with the vocation director and visits to the communities in Bethlehem, PA and Pittsburgh, PA, Janice entered the pre-postulancy, the initial stage of formation. After spending time with the sisters, Janice asked to be admitted into the postulancy. Janice will be living at St Francis Convent in Bethlehem during her postulancy which can last from 6 months to 2 years. After that period of time, a postulant may then request to be admitted into the novitiate.
We rejoice that God has blessed us with new life. Please join us in prayer that Janice will be blessed with perseverance in this new life and that other women may hear God’s call and respond to it.
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