Written
by: Sister Elaine Betoncourt, CSJ
June 1, 2013
This evening, as we meandered into the 3-century old Circular Congregational
Church of Charleston we were rousingly greeted with the strains of “When the
nuns (saints) come marching in,” revealing the energy and emotion of the 200+
assembly.
Sister
Simone and a few of the Sisters spoke to the issue of Immigration Reform NOW
and our experiences thus far. Ruby Randall, one of our NOTB friends lifted up her
thanks and affirmation of us, saying “you are the ones proclaiming the Catholic
Social Teaching of the Church and this is what we need to give to our youth to
get them involved in promoting justice.”
Fr. Hanley brought the greetings of
Bishop Guglielmone and told of the Bishop’s May 30, 2013 public statement in
support of Immigration Reform.
Following this event many, accompanied the Nuns on the Bus to the nearby Old
Slave Mart Museum where we prayed for forgiveness of our sins of the past and
prayed for a new way forward with comprehensive immigration reform. We ended as
we began, with song, and a soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
