Immigrant Education
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In 1935, Mother Simplicita Nehring learned that Eastern Canada had 10,000 Polish immigrants in immediate need of assistance. No Catholic sisters had a presence there to provide for their spiritual or humanitarian needs. Teaching English language and catechesis were essential to the mission of the Felician Sisters in Ontario.
In 1935, Mother Simplicita Nehring learned that Eastern Canada had 10,000 Polish immigrants in immediate need of assistance. No Catholic sisters had a presence there to provide for their spiritual or humanitarian needs. Teaching English language and catechesis were essential to the mission of the Felician Sisters in Ontario.
In this photo, Mother Mary Sylvina Perska is conducting a meeting with women from the Third Order of St Francis – Secular at St. Stanislaus, where the group met to learn about St. Francis and the core values and beliefs of Franciscans. Catholicism is deeply tied to Polish heritage and history.
SM Edmundine Adamczak teaches Polish women the English language, a requirement for Canadian citizenship. Between 1937 and 1947, 420 adult immigrants benefited from evening classes offered by the Felician Sisters.
Mother Mary Sylvina Perska (far right) and another Felician Sister teach English language to Polish immigrants, many displaced or refugees of WWII. The sisters conducted classes in the parish hall and performed social work among the parishioners.
Mother Mary Sylvina Perska and Sister Mary Joanette taught English language classes to adult Polish immigrants, held within their St. Stanislaus Nursery during evening hours.
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Date1936
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Content TopicHoly Name of Mary Province - Toronto