1. Day of Kindness Start of the FCJ Bicentenary
Where there is charity and love, there is God

2. Ignatian Spirituality Ignatian Pedagogy Finding God in ALL things
A story …
St Ignatius of Loyola
Founder of the Jesuits 1540
Marie Madeleine d’Houët
Foundress of the FCJ Society 1820
Ignatian Spirituality
Ignatian Pedagogy
Finding God in ALL things

3. Sabina Hayes 1954
#FCJ200
Anne Marie Ryan

4. FCJ Bicentenary Celebrations
What are we celebrating?
200 years since
Marie Madeleine d’Houët
founded the FCJ Society
Sabina Hayes 1954
200 years of God’s work through the FCJ Family
Anne Marie Ryan

5. Marie Madeleine Her inspiration
Her vision
Her life
Her holiness
God’s faithfulness to this ‘little Society’ and the variety of work that has been done in the last 200 years.
Sabina Hayes 1954
many hours of accompaniment
hours of teaching
prayers said
love shared
smiles
encouragement given confidence built … etc…
The long line of FCJ sisters and many co-workers who have brought Marie Madeleine’s dream to us
Anne Marie Ryan

6. There have been FCJ sisters from a variety of places and experiences
France, Belgium, UK, Spain, Austria, Argentina, Indonesia, Norway, Crimea - Yalta, India, Poland, Vietnam, Grenada, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Malta, Romania, Martinique, Antigua, Ireland, Russia, Singapore, Myanmar, Canada, Philippines, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Jamaica, USA, Greece… among others…
Sabina Hayes 1954
Anne Marie Ryan

7. Currently approx. 200 FCJ sisters in 18 countries
+ 1 sister in South Sudan

9. The Logo
What do you see?
#FCJ200

10. FCJ Bicentenary Commitment 21 September 2019 – 30 November 2020
We, FCJ Sisters and FCJ Companions in Mission in Europe, responding to the Climate Emergency and acknowledging the integral link between
the theology of Laudato Si, On Care for our Common Home,
our relationship with the Earth and
the demand for social justice,
commit:
·       to celebrate the beauty of creation and make a positive contribution to our local environment. We will plant 10 trees per community and/or group in 2020.
·       to endeavour to divest all our FCJ communities and homes of single-use plastics, growing in our awareness and supporting each other in our resolve.
·       to publicly acknowledge the impact of climate change on the poorest people in Society, raising awareness of issues locally, nationally and internationally, and becoming involved in advocacy where possible.  

11. What is happening throughout the year?
Common prayer themes across the FCJ schools in Britain and Ireland
Fundraising for an international FCJ charity
Fundraising for five local charities
- Saint John’s Wirral Hospice
- Tomorrow’s Women Wirral,
- Ferries Family Group
- Homeless (Wirral Ark Project)
- Asylum Link Merseyside
Initiatives from departments

12. Events 20th September - Day of Kindness 9th November – Cathedral Mass
6th December – Feast Day
February - Original theatre production by RISE Theatre for all pupils
End of Bicentenary Celebration – ideas welcome!
Other Celebrations in Merseyside organised by FCJ sisters

13. Why wait to be kind? Let’s start right now…

14. Lord, inspire us to live in such a way that our choices each day and our commitment to live in a positive way may transform the negative into something positive, and the ordinariness of daily life into something extraordinary. Amen.

15. Let’s enjoy the celebrations!
Sabina Hayes 1954
Anne Marie Ryan