A Refreshing Visit€¦ · Bishop is Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, appointed in April 2000. On the 9th of October, 2016, all the parishes converged in a town called Longpont-sur-Orge

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Newsletter of Sisters of St. Louis, Nigeria Province 30 November 2016

● A Refreshing Visit

● 50th Anniversary of theDiocese of Evry CorbeilEssonne

● Photo News● An Invitation to Dance● Editorial

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by Gladys Ekhareafo SSL; France

Sr. Isabel Mann and Sr. Josephine Tiav visitedus in France from 17–31 October. It was acombined visit of the Provincial Leaders to our

communities that belong to the Lagos Area of theNigeria Province. While it was a canonical visit to us bySr. Isabel, it was also a visit of the liaison person fromthe PLT. Sr. Cecilia Uzodike met our two guests at theairport and brought them to the Grigny community

where Sisters Gladys and Maryjo awaited with a warmFrench reception and shouts of joy. Later in the dayafter a well-earned rest, we had our first meeting withthem.

Sisters Isabel and Josephine stayed with Sr. Cecilia for aweek. On the agenda was their first official meetingwith the Bishop, Monseigneur Michel Dubost. True tothe French culture where table agape counts, theBishop treated them to a sumptuous lunch at the

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L-R: Sisters Anne Killeen, Deidre O’Hanlon, Isabel Mann, Elizabeth Beine, Claire Ryan and Josephine Tiav

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Eveché (Bishop Court). It was very cordial. The sameevening, they met the new dean of Ris-Grigny deanery,Père Jean Guillerin. Thereafter our PLT membersvisited Sisters Martha and Louise in Rome for threedays.

They came to us in Etampes Community the secondweek where they also had the opportunity of meetingwith the community and the dean of Beauce-Etampes,Père John Maclelan. They also participated at theParish Mass.  Sr. Constance Dibie, currently studying atthe University of Nantes, came over to meet with thesisters. It was a full house filled with laughter withoutforgetting serious business on the 26th of October.

On the 30 of October after Mass, we left for Juilly withthe PLT members courtesy of Madame Lydie Adamy,one of the parishioners who drove us there. TheSisters in Juilly welcomed us joyfully to the community.After a cup of tea, we took a walk to the cemeterywhere together we had a quiet time with ourancestors. We returned to join the sisters for thevespers followed by a simple super. The sisters in Juillywere very happy for the visit, though for them the timespent was too short.

For us in France, their visit was life giving andrefreshing. THANK YOU LORD FOR EVERYTHING.

The Sisters at meal Srs Josephine Tiav, Gladys Ekhareafo, MaryJo Abba andIsabel Mann

Sr Josephin Tiav, Mademe Lydie Adamy and Sr Isabel Mann Srs MaryJo Abba, Constance Dibie and Gladys Ekhareafo

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1. SSL Cemetery, Juily2. SSL Cemetery, Juily3. Sisters Isabel and Josephine at the

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evry-Corbeil-Essones is a diocese of the Latin Rite of theRoman Catholic Church in France where we

work. It was inaugurated in 1966 as the Diocese ofCorbeil, the Diocese was split off from the Diocese ofVersailles. In 1988, the diocese was renamed theDiocese of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes. Since the beginningof the diocese in 1966, there have been two bishopsEmeritus: Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois (1966-1977)and Guy Alexis Herbulot (1978-2000). The present

Bishop is Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, appointed inApril 2000.

On the 9th of October, 2016, all the parishesconverged in a town called Longpont-sur-Orge tocelebrate the fifty years of the diocese. God smiled onus that day: we had a very sunny day even though itwas cold. The Mass was done in an open field. It wasvery colourful. The young and old, and the Priests andReligious were all present in their numbers. It wasjubilation all day.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIOCESEOF EVRY CORBEIL ESSONNE

At the Jubilee Mass Bishop Michel Dubhost talking to the youth

The faithful at the Jubilee Mass Offertory procession at the Jubilee Mass

LEFT: The diocesanchoir at the Mass

RIGHT: Bishop MichelDubost dancing atthe youth’s party onthe eve of thejubilee.

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Bishop Michel Dubost giving the homily at the JUBILEE of theDiocese

The Bishops on procession at the jubilee

Sr. MaryJo and Sr. Gladys at the JubileeBishop Emeritus Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois(1966-1977)

Bishop Emeritus Guy AlexisHerbulot (1978-2000)

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St. Louis, Mokola 1994 Old Girls and family with Sr. Rita Akin-Otiko (Sister-in-charge of St. Louis Convent Boarding House,Mokola) recently

Prof. Yinka Omorogbe of 1972 set with the boarders of St.Louis Convent Boarding House, Mokola recently

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Music has the power to help you fight stress and evenmanage pain, and healing music works whether youprefer heavy metal, country, opera, or something elseentirely.

If you haven’t created a personal favourite relaxationplaylist, here's a good reason to do so: healing musiccan help you fight stress, find comfort, and managepain.

Healing Music: Creating Your Personal PlaylistStart by identifying music that soothes you and

helps you feel comfortable. Feeling obligated to includea little classical music? Only do so if it really works foryou. Whether you like Mozart, Johnny Cash, orAerosmith, the music that most helps you relax is ahighly personal decision.

“What people say soothes them, soothes them,even if it’s heavy metal,” says music therapist JoanneLoewy, DA, director of the Louis Armstrong Centre forMusic and Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Centre inNew York City. “The most important aspect is how it isincorporated in your life.”

Healing Music: Finding a Music TherapistIf you aren’t sure what healing music suits you, Loewyrecommends working with trained music therapists. A

music therapist can evaluate your taste and interestsand make some recommendations in one visit.For example, says Loewy, a shy person might benefitfrom “lilting” music that can be integrated withbreathing rhythms, while a more expressive personmight want to include vibrations such as gongs ordrumming in their music therapy. As a personal test tosee which personality type you more closely fit into,Loewy says you should ask yourself what you do whenyou stub your toe: Grin and bear it or curse and yell!

Healing Music: Keeping the BeatYou don’t have to be a musician to appreciate playing amusical instrument or drum. The ability of rhythm toease pain has been noted among patients in cancerwards and nursing homes, and it could even counterpainful menstrual cramps or other daily aches.Simply joining a drum circle — an informal gathering ofpeople for the purpose of creating rhythm — canextend the pain-fighting benefits by:● Increasing relaxation● Reducing loneliness● Providing emotional release● Enhancing a spiritual connection

Healing Music: Music Therapy and Your HealthHere are some other direct connections betweenmusic and health:● Healing music protects the heart. A study of 10

healthy adults in their mid-thirties showed thattheir blood flowed 26 percent more easily whenthey were listening to music they defined as joyful,an increase in blood flow similar to aerobic activity.Listening to music can’t replace a workout, butappears to be good for the heart. And if high bloodpressure is a concern, try this prescription: at least12 minutes of Mozart three times a week can helplower your blood pressure, according to anotherstudy.

● Music therapy fights addiction. Participating ingroup music-making can help people strugglingwith addiction find relaxation, social connection,and emotional release.

So go compose that playlist, or fill up your iPod or CDchanger with your favourite musical selections: This isan amazingly easy and entertaining way to combatstress and boost your overall sense of well-being.

The Amazing Benefitsof Music TherapyBy Madeline Vann, MPHMedically reviewed by Lindsey Marcellin, MD, MPH

http://www.everydayhealth.com/womens-health/benefits-of-music-therapy.aspx

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Inspirational

Dear Family,Birds chirp, breeze

whooshes, rivers gush,the sun sails and themoon glides … seasonsare like cantos, andnature never misses herrhythm! Nature’s music —sometimes consonant,sometimes dissonant — has kept us going, haskept us sane, human and spiritual all the yearlong. Her best music has been her reminderthat there is a Creator, who loves us and hasgiven so much for our well being, now andto eternity. It is Advent again! And we wait, anticipating thepromise of the Messiah… The angels join in with nature:Joy to the World! Glory to God in the highest, and on earthpeace, good will toward men (Luke 2:14). As the yearwinds up, nature still is the harbinger of God’s goodwilltoward us. So, Let’s relax and hold our peace; let’s turnaway from our own imagination and creation; let’s turn tonature and forget ourselves in the soothing melody ofGod’s creation. Thank you all again for your contribution towards themaking of this issue. From this issue on, we will bepublishing ‘next month’ birthdays sothat there will be ample opportunity tosend our sisters good wishes. God blessyou!

The Music ofNature

When fields gleam aureate and song birds sing

and transient stars in clusters scintillate,

when sweet perennials are coaxed by spring

to blossom forth, he comes with sprightly gait.

He wends his way along the mountain trails

past opalescent rush of streams and rills,

goat-footed, on the paths that ribbon dales

and wind around and up and down small hills.

Then nymphs appear as, through the woods, he

trips

to flower-smitten meadows. Fancy-free,

he leads them with his reed held to his lips,

till blithely they embrace his rhapsody.

So hear the music; watch the wood nymphs spin. . .

Then captured by sheer merriment, join in!

© Andrea Dietrich, 2010

An Invitationto Dance

“Wherewords leaveoff, musicbegins.”

― Heinrich Heine