Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL)

News & Announcements

National Vocation Awareness Week

National Vocation Awareness Week, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, is designed to help promote vocation awareness and to encourage young people to ask the question: "To what...

Taize prayer Dec. 6 at SCL Mother House

Persons of all Christian traditions are invited to participate in Taize prayer on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. in Annunciation Chapel on the campus of the Mother House of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, 4200 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. Taizé...

Founders’ Day observances celebrate SCL heritage

From Colorado to Peru, from Kansas to Montana, there were many observances of Founders’ Day 2018 that this year marked the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the first Sisters of Charity in Leavenworth, Kan. This summer on Aug. 1, a daylong gathering at...

Poem celebrates SCL spirit

As part of the observance of the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, earlier this year the Community invited Sisters and Associates to submit poems on the theme "Moments of Grace." The poem submitted by Joanne Bodner, SCL...

Marillac Center offers special Advent programs

Marillac Center, the retreat and spirituality center of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCLs), has several programs on the calendar for the upcoming season of Advent. These include Taize prayer, Linger over Coffee and an Advent Day of Prayer. Taize...

Founders’ Day observances celebrate SCL heritage

From Colorado to Peru, from Kansas to Montana, there were many observances of Founders’ Day 2018 that this year marked the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the first Sisters of Charity in Leavenworth, Kan. This summer on Aug. 1, a daylong gathering at...

Poem celebrates SCL spirit

As part of the observance of the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, earlier this year the Community invited Sisters and Associates to submit poems on the theme "Moments of Grace." The poem submitted by Joanne Bodner, SCL...

Moments of grace mark 160 years of SCL history

Founders’ Day 2018 takes on special meaning this year as the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCLs) mark the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the first Sisters in Leavenworth, Kan. “Grace has its moments” – a quote of St. Vincent de Paul to whom the SCLs trace...