USA Mission Cooperative Plan

 Cluny Sisters’ Summer Mission Journey

We’re Back!  During the Coronavirus Pandemic, we were unable to have a Cluny Sister from West Africa come and participate in the United States Mission Cooperative Plan.  

Well, Sister Anne ‘Yatta” Lansana arrived from Sierra Leone, West Africa, on June 8th and is living in the Regional House in Middletown, RI, June - September, as her base for the Appeals Program that includes Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and California.

   Holy Spirit Parish          

        Central Falls, RI

 

             June 17

   4:00 PM English Mass

   6:00 PM Spanish Mass

 

              June 18

   9:00 AM English Mass

 10:30 AM Spanish Mass

Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island with a population of 22,583 and an area of only 1.29 square miles.  It is the smallest and most densely populated city and poorest municipality in the smallest state of Rhode Island.

The racial makeup of the city has a 60.31 percent of its residents identifying as Hispanic/Latino with Puerto Ricans, Guatemalans, and Colombians.  Other racial groups include whites, African American, Native American, Asian Pacific Islander… a very diverse and multicultural city.

The Mission of Holy Spirit Parish

is to be a caring and welcoming community 

that reaches out with the love of Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit.

And indeed, we experienced firsthand, a wonderful welcome from the Pastor, Reverend Otoniel Gomez, the parish staff and parishioners.  We were especially grateful to the Lectors of the Spanish Liturgies for their translation and presentation of Sister Anne’s appeal story and talk.  May God bless their generosity, interest and gratitude for the mission of the Cluny Sisters in Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Ghana, West Africa.

         Ministry Display Board and             Holy Spirit Parish Lector/Translator (L),

             West Africa Appeal Brochures               and Parishioners with Sister Anne