Five new Associates of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace after their covenanting, above: l-r, Fr. Scott Connelly, who presided at the Mass, and CSJP-A's Vicky Hu, Nancy Barrett-Dennehy, Denis Barrett-Dennehy, Faridah Abdullah, and Alice Jeffers.

The new Associates have been journeying with the Sharing the Journey group and with their Sister mentors for over a year. They bring a wide variety of backgrounds and life experience into the CSJP community, as is shown in their mini-biographies in the covenanting program.

Province Leader Sr. Andrea Nenzel signs covenants with new Associates Faridah and Vicky.

Sr. Monica Heeran with Nancy, Denny and Sr. Kathy Swingle.

Vicky Hu's niece, Chelsea Hu, is a big hit with Sisters Margaret Dove, Rosaleen Trainor and Angela McCarthy.