Sisters sponsor Earth Day program April 21 |
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The Sisters of St. Joseph and the Sisters of Providence are challenging area residents to "think outside the bottle" during upcoming water taste tests in Holyoke and Springfield all in celebration of Earth Day. Participants include (standing, left to right) Sister Ramona Williams, SP, Sister Roberta Mulcahy, SSJ, and Sister Ann Lynch, SSJ. (Seated, left to right) Eleanor Duval, a resident of Providence Place at Ingleside, who is holding the Earth Ball, one of the props for the taste-testing events, and Sister Patricia Thomas, SSJ, is holding one of the plastic water bottle props.
Reminder Publications by Lori Szepelak
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By Lori Szepelak
Correspondent
Two neighboring religious congregations in Holyoke will be encouraging area residents to "think outside the bottle" during free water tastings later this month in Holyoke and Springfield.
In celebration of Earth Day, the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Sisters of Providence are joining forces in a unique event titled "Think Outside the Bottle Water Tasting" that will pit one's taste of tap water from Chicopee, Holyoke and Springfield against bottled water.
Sister Ann Lynch, SSJ, and Sister Roberta Mulcahy, SSJ, are spearheading the tastings with Sister Ramona Williams, SP, at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield on April 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on April 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke. The free tastings will be conducted in the cafeterias of both hospitals.
Lynch and Mulcahy are also members of their congregation's Sharing in Earth's Ecological Design (SEED) Committee, which encourages individuals to live and walk more simply on Earth. Additionally, members strive to educate the community on ecological issues and participate in organizations and projects that promote ecological integrity and sustainability.
Both congregations as well as seniors living at Providence Place at Ingleside want to dispel some of the myths about the health benefits of bottled water during the events. In addition, sisters and seniors will be reminding participants about the harm to the environment with so many disposable plastic bottles ending up in landfills.
The Sisters of St. Joseph and Sisters of Providence stress that their ministerial focus includes the love and care for the Earth and its natural resources, and these events for Earth Day remind us all about making the healing of the Earth a priority.
For more information on the Sisters of St. Joseph, visit www.ssjspringfield.org, and visit www.sisofprov.org for more information on the Sisters of Providence.
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