Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month begins today, March 1. We’ll celebrate this month with images of women who have made or are making significant contributions to the wider community. This week we are honoring Margaret “Marge” Villa. She broke gender barriers in the 1940s as one of the few women professional baseball players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The League was started at the onset of World War II to keep baseball in the public eye during the war. Villa set records for RBIs and total bases in the game.

Five Luminous Women of God

See the photos in the Chapel of five extraordinary women who are being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church. Taken together their lives spanned more than 200 years from 1784 – 1990. One was born in Cuba and immigrated with her family to the United States, while the other four were American-born. Each, in her own way, stood against the inhumanity of racism in her time and place. You will find additional information on the women in the posters in the brochures in the chapel. The chapel is open from 6:00am to 9:00pm daily and from 10:00am – 6:00pm on weekends.

Annual Seder

We will hold our annual Seder on Wednesday, March 18, at 5:00pm in the Hirsh Community Center. Rabbi Eric Yanoff will be back to guide us through the special meal that Jewish families have during Passover. They relive the journey from slavery to freedom that is recounted in the Hebrew Scriptures. We remember former Dean Ethel Levenson during this evening. She led our Seder for many years and the Fund for Jewish Studies in her name supports a number of programs on our campus. All are invited. There is no charge. Register by emailing [email protected] by Friday, March 13th.

Sunday Mass

We will resume meeting for Mass at Our Mother of Good Counsel Church on March 15th at 11:15am in front of our Rosemont College chapel.

Friendly Reminders…

Please review the Food Pantry hours below that can also be found at the bottom of every Connections newsletter next to the Prayer Room in the library.

• Food Pantry: A resource for all community members. Open daily 6:00am – 9:00pm and from 10:00am – 6:00pm on weekends. (Lower level of the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception).
• Prayer Room: Located on the second floor of the Gertrude Kistler Memorial Library