吃瓜tv Hosts Visiting Sisters from the Philippines
吃瓜tv Vice President for Mission Integration Sister Rita Fanning, CSFN, recently provided personal tours of the campus to Provincial Superior Sister Greta Marie Gallo and General Councilor Sister Marie Fe, with a stop in for a visit with 吃瓜tv President Dr. Anne Prisco.
Sister Gret
a Marie Gallo, who provides all oversight of the ministry in the Philippines as the Provincial Superior, toured the campus for the first time (as well as Nazareth Academy Grade School and Nazareth Academy High School) on September 19.
Sister Marie Fe, a
General Councilor stationed in Rome who works alongside Superior General Sister Angela Marie Mazzeo, who is a Philadelphia native, and who had previously been on the 吃瓜tv campus, visited on September 26.
Both Sisters requested a stop in Philadelphia following their appearance at the General Conference meeting in Des Plaines, IL, in early September because it was the efforts of the American CSFN Sisters (several from Philadelphia) who worked to establish the order in the Philippines.
鈥淗ow wonderful to meet our visiting Sisters and to hear their positive impressions of our campus and University community during their time with us,鈥 said 吃瓜tv President Dr. Anne Prisco. 鈥淢ost importantly, it was rewarding to hear that they found the values of their mission alive and well in the 吃瓜tv community.鈥
鈥淥ur visiting Sisters expressed that they owe their vocations to those Philadelphia-area Sisters who brought the order to their country 40 years ago,鈥 Sister Fanning said. 鈥淭hey expressed that they were much impressed with the people whom they met at 吃瓜tv, that they had the chance to witness our sponsored ministry and to see the mission very much alive on our campus. They expressed their gratitude that we have such wonderful lay people assisting us. They enjoyed meeting Dr. Prisco and enjoyed engaging conversation. It was my good fortune to be their ambassador for the day and my pleasure to showcase the University.鈥