SEYCHELLES / TANZANIA

We believe that the cries of the people are in fact a call from God to respond with loving service and the witness of our lives directed towards God, through our vows and our mission. On the whole, we are involved in education, health, social and pastoral activities. The sisters are part of the staff appointed to the parish, as well as at the diocesan level and in the public service.

Education

• Tanzania: In Mwanzugi, a pre-school and primary school (St. Joseph Pre and Primary School) are run by our sisters in the hope of opening a secondary school in the near future.

Health

• In the Seychelles:Only one sister currently works in the neonatal intensive care unit at the public general hospital.
• In Tanzania:A health centre is run by one of our sisters, with another sister looking after mother and child health and general medical services.

Pastoral care and social work for the poor :

• In the Seychelles:
  • we have sisters who work as catechists in a school and in the parish.
  • The sisters bring communion to the sick in hospital and visit them at home.
  • Two sisters work with Indian migrants.
  • The sisters are available to accompany anyone with social, spiritual or psychological problems.
• In Tanzania:
  • sisters visit families
  • pray with local Christian communities
  • help out in church and are catechists.

Training young women interested in religious life

• In Makokola, Tanzania: the whole community of 6 sisters is involved in the "Come and see" and "Aspirants" programmes.
• In the Mwanzugi community, the 5 sisters teach the postulants.
• Since 2023, following their postulancy, the young women have been making their novitiate in the province of West Africa.

Our ministries can be summarized as follows:

• Education
• Health care
• Pastoral care and parish ministry
• Catechesis
• Ministry for the homebound
• Ministers of the Eucharist
• Youth ministry
• Promoting vocations
• Support
• Formation
• Ministry for Immigrants