Upcoming Events
July 12 - Golden Jubilee Celebration
Fourteen Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill who are celebrating their 50th Jubilees of religious life will be joined by family and friends for a special Mass at 2:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensburg, PA. A reception will follow.
July 19 - Bicentennial Moment: Mother Seton and 18 sisters pronounce their vows
On this date in 1809, Mother Seton and eighteen sisters pronounce their vows for the first time at St. Joseph's, Emmitsburg.
July 19 - Bicentennial Liturgy of Thanksgiving
A Liturgy of Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Sunday, July 19, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. at Saint Paul Cathedral in Oakland. Bishop David Zubic is presider. A reception will follow in Saint Paul Cathedral hall.
July 31 - Bicentennial Moment: Emmitsburg becomes Mother Seton's permanent establishment
On this date in 1809, Mother Elizabeth Seton and her Sisters make their permanent establishment at Emmitsburg, Maryland.
August 02 - Liturgy to Celebrate the Bicentennial of the Founding of the Sisters of Charity in the United States
Congregations of Sisters of Charity across the United States will ring chapel bells at noon to commemorate the Bicentennial anniversary. The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill will host a special Liturgy celebrating the Bicentennial at noon in Seton Hill University's St. Joseph Chapel (Greensburg, PA). Following the Liturgy, a reception will be held in the Parlors of Seton Hill University's Administration Building. The Sisters of Charity Community Choir and guest musicians will then perform "What Light is This?," a choral suite written in honor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton by Sister Mary T. Schmidt, SC, and Sister M. Cecilia Ward, SC. Watch for more details.
November 15 - Sisters of Charity celebrate Bicentennial in Diocese of Greensburg
The Diocese of Greensburg will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Charity in the United States with a special Liturgy at 11:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill invite the public to join them in celebrating this milestone.