Peace Care Missioning Ceremony
In the past nine months, Peace Care has welcomed three new leaders. To celebrate these appointments, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace and Peace Ministries held a Missioning Ceremony, a formal recognition of entrusting lay leadership with the legacy of the ministry begun by the Congregation.
Kyle Hreben, chief operating officer of Peace Care, and Robert Reyes and Donald Lynch, administrators of Peace Care St. Ann’s and Peace Care St. Joseph’s, respectively, were commended for committing to uphold the mission of Peace Care to provide care with dignity for the healing of the whole person.
The ceremony, which was held in the chapel of Peace Care St. Joseph’s on March 28, consisted of prayers, music and the lighting of six candles—one for each of the six values underpinning the mission statement of Peace Care. Each candle was accompanied by a reading recited by representatives of the Congregation Leadership Team, Peace Ministries and the Peace Care board of trustees.
During the ceremony, all those in attendance, including senior management, offered a blessing over each new leader. The leaders were also presented with symbols of leadership. Hreben received a candle and a peace lily. Reyes received a statue of St. Ann while Lynch received a statue of St. Joseph. And all three were gifted with a framed copy of the mission statement.
In closing remarks given by Andrea Nenzel, CSJP, Congregation Leader, she noted that as Sisters have retired from their day-to-day roles in the sponsored ministries, lay leaders have stepped in to be carriers of the mission, cultivate the core values and set the vision for the future. “Assuring leaders and caregivers of St. Ann’s and St. Joseph’s serve each resident with dignity and compassion is at the heart of the mission of Peace Care. We know it is not always easy and there are challenges, yet the peace, comfort and care you provide residents and their families is a great gift,” she said. “We stand in gratitude for the service you provide each and every day.”