July 5, 2023 at 10:14 a.m.
Letter to the editor
CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY
The Christ Child Society of Albany would like to extend our grateful appreciation to all those who supported our “Red Wagon” Luncheon & Fashion Show on Saturday, April 29, at the Italian American Community Center. “Nothing is Ever Too Much to Do for a Child” are the words of Mary Virginia Merrick, Servant of God and the founder of the National Christ Child Society. Everything we do is to help children and we thank you for helping us support our mission. Christ Child Society of Albany covers all counties of the Albany Diocese and beyond. We are currently delivering layettes, comfort bags and books as far north as Warren County and as far south as Columbia County. There is always so much to do, so many requests for help and we are expanding services as much as possible to better serve children. We always welcome new members. If you would like to know more about our Albany Chapter, please contact Carol Kelly at [email protected] or (518) 698-6633.
Shirley Unser
Schenectady
WHAT ABOUT THE SISTERS?
I spent 26 years in the Diocese of Albany and eagerly read The Evangelist weekly, thanks to Father Pat Butler.
I was so happy to see that the seminarians visited Selma, Ala., to work with the Edmundite Mission. Sadly, there was no mention of the fact that Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester have worked alongside the Edmundites since 1940. In fact, the sisters operated a school, a retirement home and a hospital for Black people; it’s the hospital that saved the life of John Lewis on “Bloody Sunday.”
Sisters still serve in the Selma area, and run programs for Black residents in association with the Edmundite Fathers. I published a book in 2021 on the 80-year record of the sisters in Selma. How sad that they did not merit a mention, but, oh well, they’ve always labored in anonymity
Sister Carol Cimino
Buffalo area
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