January 2, 2016 - The Basilian Fathers came to our Generalate for an evening of carolling with the Sisters.
March 8, 2016 – On this Sunday the Mothers Prayers groups with their spiritual directors, including Sister Nazariya Mykhaylyuk, held their pilgrimage to the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, where they processed with the icon “Blessed Mother – Door of Mercy” through the Holy Door of th Jubilee Year of Mercy and then proceeded to the Church Sancta Scala, where many prayed climbing the holy stairs on their knees.
Sister Anastasia Stulkivska, who completed her studies in clinical psychology and community at the Universita Pontificia Salesiana (Pontifical University of the Salesians) in Rome, Italy was co-organizer and speaker of a seminar entitled “The Educator: A Competent Individual to Accompany Children and Youth Struggling with Problems of Adaptation”. The seminar was held on March 30 – 31, 2016 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
March 15, 2016 – Sister Mahdalyna Vytvytska and Sister Anastasia Stulkivska (both from the Holy Trinity Province, Ukraine) attended a meeting and reception for Renovabis scholarship students.
March 27, 2016 – Celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
March 5, 2016 – Rev. David Nazar, SJ was welcomed at the Generalate. Father David led a day of Spiritual Renewal for the Sisters.
The Canonical Visitation of the Sisters in the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Province was held from April 6 to April 25, 2016 at the motherhouse monastery in Uniontown. Sister Dia Stasiuk met with the Sisters on missions first, since they came from their missions in Phoenix, AZ, Youngstown, OH and Wilkes-Barre, PA. Sisters in the Pittsburgh area and Uniontown had the opportunity to meet with Sister Dia individually. Sister Mariela Rotzen, General Councillor, joined Sister Dia in Uniontown to meet with Sister Helen Millow, Provincial Treasurer, about the financial aspects and concerns of the Province.
April 24, 2016 Sisters Lydia Anna Sawka, Nazariya Mykhaylyuk, Mahdalyna Vytvytska, Sevastiyana Zinkevych, Anhelyna Nahornyak, Dymytriya Tydir, and Dariya Turkiv represented the Basilian Sisters and by participating in the annual Stations of the Cross (during the Great Fast – Julian calendar) held on the grounds of St. Sophia Basilica on Via Boccea.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016 the Sisters at the Generalate had a day of Spiritual Renewal led by His Grace, Most Reverend Archbishop Cyril Vasil, S.J., Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. His Grace based the morning’s reflections on a reading from Phillipians and, in light of that reading, spoke about leadership in the early Church, as well as, the understanding and pursuit of holiness.
02 January 2016 - The Basilian Fathers came to our Generalate for an evening of carolling with the Sisters.