What’s New
- Brigid Tembo will profess temporary vows on June 20, 2013.
- Elizabeth Nosike is continuing her process to enter the Sisters of the Living Word.
Vocation Contact
- Sister Colette Fahrner, SLW
To email Sr. Colette, click here. - Sister Kathleen Heer, SLW
To email Sr. Kathleen, click here
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Future Events
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Brigid Tembo profession of temporary vows
celebration
7:00 PM
Living Word Center
800 N. Fernandez Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Friday, June 21, 2013
SLW Grand Raffle Drawing
Living Word Center
800 N. Fernandez Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Friday, June 21, 2013
Ritual of Transition and Reception
New Congregational Leadership
Sisters of the Living Word
7:00 PM
Living Word Center
800 N. Fernandez Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Sisters of the Living Word
Jubilee Celebration
2:00 PM
Location Pending
August 2013
Sisters of the Living Word Mission Opportunity
Holly Springs, MS
For women considering religious life
Contact Sister Colettte 847-577-5972
Quick View
- 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.