On Friday, Nov. 29, at 3:30 p.m., the Sister Servants, Immaculate Heart of Mary, invite you to their annual prayer service to commemorate World AIDS Day. This year’s theme is “Put People First—End
HIV/AIDS Stigma.” The prayer service is open to the public. Please enter via the Elm Avenue front door. The service will take place in the Motherhouse Chapel. If you cannot attend in person, please join us virtually here.
In their Chapter 2000 Direction, the IHM community committed itself to “collaborating with other groups to develop an appropriate response to the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS, recognizing especially its devastating impact on the children and future of Africa.” IHM Sisters have ministered in South Africa from 1969-2023. Sister Peg O’Shea returned home last year after decades of being committed to the people who are affected by HIV and AIDS. The IHM AIDS Committee continues to support those infected and affected by AIDS in South Africa.
We come together to pray that all people will recognize the equal worth and dignity of every person. The effects of human rights violations in the context of HIV are profound. We must invest our personal, prayerful and collective energy to end the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS. Sister Joan Mumaw wishes, “May the energy of our prayer support those in need and motivate leaders to work together to eradicate this disease from the face of Earth.”