What’s New

  • Brigid Tembo entered the SLW Community as a candidate on September 26, 2011 and became a novice on April 9, 2012.
  • SLW looking for Director of Mission Advancement. Click here for job description.  SLW Director of Mission Advancement.
  • Sister Jeanine Randolph, SLW completed her Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from Lutheran General Hospital for chaplaincy. She also received the Spirit Award for enthusiasm and going above and beyond what was required. 

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Future Events

 The Sisters of the Living Word
invite you
To BE with Mary in
CENTERING PRAYER
Sunday, April 14, 2013 
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Living Word Center
800 N. Fernandez Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Free Will Offering – Come and bring a friend

Ministry Grant Application 2013

Ministry Grant Brochure 2013 -1
Ministry Grant Brochure 2013 - 2

April 28, 2013
Changing the Dream Symposium
Living Word Center
Arlington Heights, IL
1 – 3 PM

May 26, 2013
Jesus Calls Women
Living Word Center
1 – 5 PM

August 2013
Sisters of the Living Word Mission Opportunity
Holly Springs, MS
For women considering religious life 
Contact  Sister Colettte 847-577-5972

 

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  • Our Community was founded in 1975 with 90 Sisters.
  • Sisters of the Living Word is a diocesan Catholic religious congregation.
  • Our name is our mission.
  • We draw our strength and guidance from the Word of God, Christ himself.
  • Our ministry flows from our prayer, is nurtured by the Eucharist, and is driven by the needs of the people around us.
  • We educate in Catholic schools, parish ministries and other educational forums.
  • We advocate for people through Catholic Social Services and other social movement organizations; we advocate for sustainability by striving to implement the principles laid out in the Earth Charter.
  • We minister through retreat work, spiritual direction and healing arts.
  • Our areas of ministry are from Minnesota to Louisiana, Florida to Texas, with our headquarters in Arlington Heights, IL, a northwest suburb of Chicago.