Forty-five members of St. Joseph Health of Orange, CA, made their way to France this week to learn more about the origins and settings of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Their first stop was Fr. Medaille's hometown of Carcassonne on Sunday, April 8. They spent the next two days in Le Puy and then went on to Lyon to learn about Mother St. John Fontbonne.
The group was led by Sister Jayne Helmlinger, General Superior of the Orange Congregation, and her colleague, Sr. Marian Schubert.
Based in Irvine, Calif., St. Joseph Health (SJH) serves 10 distinct communities within three general regions: Northern California, Southern California and West Texas/Eastern New Mexico. A three-time recipient of the Gallup Great Workplace Award, SJH is comprised of 24,000 dedicated employees led by chief executive, Annette Walker.
The group visited the Kitchen, with explanations about the early sisters' history led by Sr. Simone Saugues.
They also visited the Scenography and learned about the interface between the sisters, the Church, and Europe.
The International Centre hosted the group to a wine and cheese party at the Centre.
