As the Salesian Sisters celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life and the Bicentennial of Don Bosco’s birth, thanks were given to God for the young women who have answered God’s call and moved on to the next step of their religious formation.

On August 2, 2015 Kelly Schuster was accepted as a first year novice for the Eastern Province of the Salesian Sisters at Sacred Heart Novitiate, Newton, NJ. On August 3rd Krystle Balancio, Melissa Benitez from California and Quynh Pham from Minnesota were accepted as novices for the Western Province of the Salesian Sisters. These four young women will begin their novitiate and join the three second year novices at Sacred Heart.

(L to R) Sr. Melissa, Sr. Quynh, Sr. Krystle, and Sr. Kelly

On August 4th seven women renewed their vows as Daughters of Mary Help of Christians at the Provincial House of the Salesian Sisters in Haledon, NJ.

(L to R) Sr. Brittany Harrison, Sr. Guerline Joseph, Sr. Juliett Perez, Sr. Janet Keller, Sr. Joanne Holloman (Directress of Novices) Sr. JooYun Park, Sr. Jennifer Kane, Sr. Elfie Del Rosario, Sr. Karen Dunn (Provincial), Sr. Phyllis Neves (Major Superior from Rome)

On August 5th the solemn Liturgy of First Profession was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Chapel at Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon. Three young women professed their vows for one year as members of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, (Salesian Sisters).

The professed, in the front row, are from left to right: Sr. Lillian Foxx, Sr. Christina Chong, and Sr. Myriam Meus.

Sr. Hae Jin Lim made her first profession as a Salesian Sister on August 5th at St. Benedict’s Parish in Toronto, Canada. Sr. Hae-Jin completed her Novitiate at Sacred Heart Novitiate in Newton, NJ.

Sr. Hae-Jin poses with her father Joseph Lim after the ceremony.

Article and pictures courtesy of the Salesian Sisters