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Kenya
Mission
To send donations to --- Poor Servants of the Mother
of God -- Sr. Gabriella, SMG Project, the Kenya Mission - click this link and
print the address.
About the Poor Servants
In 1869, by Mother Magdalene Taylor, the Poor Servants of
the Mother of God were founded.
The Poor Servants of the Mother of God are a Catholic Religious
Congregation. The order maintains health services in the United
States, England, and Ireland. Providing care, educational, religious,
and health services in the United Sates of America, Europe, Africa, and
S. America.
Mission
The mission of The Poor Servants of the Mother of God, is to bring
compassionate, quality, health care, services to those in need and to
alleviate pain and suffering.
Recognizing the dignity of all persons, the Sisters provide services that
contribute to the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of those
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Guided by their values and with a responsibility to
the communities they serve, they aim to provide health care that is high
quality, cost effective, and prevention focused.
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In
1948, The Norton Clinic, was a 48-bed hospital on Virginia Ave, in Norton,
Va. and was owned and operated by Noah & Trula Short. The Short's decided to
sale the clinic. The Glenmary Priests came to Norton in 1945.
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Priests knew that the Catholic Sisters would do an excellent serving not
only operating the Hospital, but with the under privileged and the poor in
the area.
2002 Sr. Bridie (Imelda Joseph), Sr. Gabriella Hogan, Sr. Julia Dennehey,
Sr. Mary Coughlin, and Sr. Loretta O'Connor
Fr. Joseph
Dean heard of the Irish Sisters who had recently come to High Point, North
Carolina to operate a Nursing Home. Fr. Dean sent a letter to the Mother
Superior telling her about the hospital in Norton and the need for the
Sisters to take it over.
Sr.
Mary Patrice felt it would be an opportunity for the Poor Servants of the
Mother of God to operate their first hospital in the USA. She consulted the
Head Superiors in the Motherhouse in London, England. After
investigating the situation and making the decision, Srs. Mary Patrice and Anne
Christina O'Sullivan came to Norton. They met with Fr. Joseph Dean, Attorney
Joseph Kuczko and Dr. & Mrs. Short. |
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1979 - Sisters in service at St.
Mary's Hospital. |
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*Front Row
- Sr. Mary Fintan, Sr. Agnes Gabrielle, Sr. Susan McGrath, and Sr. Loretta
O'Connor * Back Row - Sr.
Mary Columbkille, Sr. Julia Dennehy, Sr. Cecilia Kelly, & Sr. Anne Christina |
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The decision was made; the Sisters
of The Poor Servants of the Mother of God would take over the hospital.
Archbishop Swint of Wheeling, in whose Diocese Norton was located, was
consulted and he was very much in favor of the purchase. The Diocese loaned
the Sisters the money to buy the hospital. Srs. Mary Patrice and Anne
Christina stayed on to work in the hospital. The other pioneer Sisters were
Srs. Agnes Concepta, Mary Fintan, Mary St. Finian (Kathleen Clarke), Mary
Colette and Rose Carmel. |
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The Values of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God |
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Following the example of Christ, the Sisters serve the
people. |
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Compassion enables the Sisters to be a healing
presence. |
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The Sisters strive for excellence in every aspect of
health care. |
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The Sisters treat the whole person, body, mind, spirit,
and family. |
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The Sisters ministry combines their best and Christ's
healing to those they serve. |
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The Sisters treat everyone with equal reverence and respect. |
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Poor Servants of the Mother of God |
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