Catch up with the latest from FMDM around the world.
It is with great joy when Sister Sarah the first member of the FMDM worldwide is 100! FMDM Sisters in Ireland and 50 family members from Australia, Seattle and other parts of the world arrived in Ballinasloe Ireland to join in this special centenary celebration. What an amazing milestone! Sarah Jordan was born in Belfast in [...]
On 28-30 November 2014, a group of young women from London (and one from Coventry) arrived in Ladywell Convent, Surrey for a weekend retreat. The theme is ‘Embracing God’s Love’. Sisters Jacinta Kow, Mary Burke and Hazel Buckley presented various aspects of this theme. The young women joined the community for prayer/liturgy and meals. The Sisters in Ladywell Convent were most [...]
As an international missionary congregation celebrations of different cultures is very important to us as Constitution 56 says: We are sisters united by our vows in Christ. Called from different nations to serve God and each other in an international community, we rejoice in the richness of our different cultures brought together by his will. For [...]
The night of 21st November was a very special night for all the Care Team staff of La Verna, Ladywell when they were the proud winners of Care Team of the Year atthe annual Surrey Care Awards 2014. They had been nominated by various personnel who had first hand involvement and knowledge of the excellent [...]
‘Our Sister Helena’ – one of our very own from St. Brigid’s Parish in DRUM, Ireland. On Saturday 31st October 2014 at 6pm Mass, Sister Helena McEvilly returned to her home parish of St Brigid’s Church Drum in the Diocese of Elphin to celebrate with the community her Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession. The people of the [...]
Please pray for the soul of Sister Anne McCoy who died peacefully in La Verna, Ladywell on Sunday 23rd November 2014, Feast of Christ the King. Her Requiem Mass was celebrated on Tuesday December 2nd in Ladywell Convent Chapel followed by burial in Ladywell Cemetery. May she rest in peace.
God’s Embracing Love This Vocation Retreat is for Catholic single women aged 18-35 years who would like to take time during the Advent season to seriously discern if God may be calling them to the Religious Life and as a Franciscan Sister. Pope Francis designates 2015 as the Year for Consecrated Life and so this is a wonderful [...]
Please pray for the soul of Sister Clare McShee who died peacefully in La Verna, Ladywell on 27 October 2014. Her Requiem Mass was celebrated in Ladywell Convent Chapel on 12 November 2014 followed by burial in Ladywell Cemetery. May she rest in peace. Sister Clare is fondly remembered in ASCO Australia. Decades of former prisoners owed much to [...]
Brother Sun smiled brightly on 1st October 2014, when Sisters Helena McEvilly and Mary Burke celebrated their Silver Jubilee of their Religious Life. FMDM Sisters from England and Scotland gathered in our Motherhouse at Ladywell Convent SURREY to give thanks to God for the lives of Sisters Helena McEvilly and Mary Burke who hailed from Ireland. [...]
Click and scroll down for 3 pages – Heritage Open Day at Ladywell Ladywell was chosen as one of the Heritage Buildings in Godalming, to be open to the public for a tour and explanation of the history on September 13th 2014. The Town Mayor, Cllr Andrew Wilson and his wife Jocelyn graced us with [...]