On Sunday 22 August 2010 at the end of the Celebration of the Eucharist Sr Kathleen Appler, General Councillor, solemnised the handing over of the responsibilities of the Province from the out-going Provincial Council to the in-coming Council.

In this 350th Jubilee year we have had once more the honour of welcoming Sr Évelyne Franc, Superioress General, to Ireland.

On this occasion Sr Évelyne had been invited by the Vincentian Fathers to address the annual Vincentian Spirituality Day held in All Hallows on Saturday 29 May 2010.   This was truly a family day of celebration as the Vincentian Fathers were joined by Daughters of Charity, Sisters of the Holy Faith, members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, de Paul Ireland as well as colleagues from their various services.

These words recorded by Sr Suzanne Guillemin during her annual retreat in 1966 formed the backdrop of reflective presentations by Sr Kieran Kneaves, Province of St Louis, to a group of Irish Daughters of Charity gathered in the May sunshine in Dunardagh.

Sunday 14 March 2010 saw a large gathering of the Daughters of Charity and our co-workers together with other members of the Vincentian Family for a Eucharist to Celebrate the Feast of St Louise de Marillac on the 350th Anniversary of her death.  The place of celebration was the Parish Church of Guardian Angels in Newtownpark Avenue, the parish of the Provincial House of the Daughters of Charity.  Fr Brian Moore CM, Provincial of the Vincentians assisted by other Vincentians and secular clergy led the celebration.  Staff and volunteers from St Francis Hospice, Raheny joined with Daughters of Charity under the able baton of Sr Marie Dunne CHF formed the choir.  Sr Marie had also composed a special piece, ‘Life is Only a Journey', inspired by the life of St Louise, for the occasion.

On Friday 12th March 2010, as part of our 350th Anniversary celebrations, senior staff from all of our services, numbering approximately one hundred, gathered in Dunardagh for a Conference on Vincentian Spirituality in our Workplaces.  Ms Vie Thorgren from the Centre for Spirituality at Work in Denver, Colorado had been invited to facilitate the day which had been planned by her and Sr Éibhlís NicUaithuas in a very creative way.

On 15th March 2010, Feast of St Louise de Marillac is also the 350th Anniversary of her death.  She is Co-foundress of the Daughters of Charity and Patroness of Christian Social Action.  On this Jubilee year we give thanks for the example of her life of love and service; her vision and courage; her trust in God and the depth of her relationship with God.  We ask her to intercede for us that like her we may recognise the face of God in everyone we meet.

Sr Catherine Prendergast, Provincial has recently returned from a visit to Kenya - with photographs!  While she was there the first four Kenyan Seminary Sisters were ‘Sent on Mission'; two new houses were opened and a further five young Kenyan women were incorporated into the Seminary.

On the afternoon of Sunday 28 June 2009 upwards on 170 sisters gathered in Dunardagh to hear from Sr Catherine Prendergast, Provincial and Sr Áine O'Brien, delegate, the experience of the General Assembly that had concluded just two weeks previously.  Also present, from the Province of Nigeria, were Sr Franca Edet, Provincial and Sr Teresa Eke, delegate.

On 7 May 182 Daughters of Charity representing 78 Provinces gathered in the Motherhouse in Paris for the General Assembly. 
This Assembly, which will chart the direction of the community worldwide for the next six years, was preceded by a silent retreat during which the work of the Assembly was entrusted to prayer.
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On Sunday 26 April 2009 Sr Catherine Prendergast, Provincial, members of the Boards of Management, Principals, staff, pupils and parents were joined by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin as the chief Concelebrant of Mass to mark the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of St Louise's Junior and Senior National Schools, Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot. 

On Saturday 21 February 2009 a group of about seventy Daughters of Charity gathered in St Catherine's Provincial House to reflect on the Vincentian Character of our Vows.