Sheng Kung Sisters in Taiwan for 60 Years

Arrival in Taipei Songshan Airport from Shanghai on 11/15/1948

。Blessed Imelda High School

On November 23rd 1948, the 32 Sisters began their experience in Taipai as one Community living in a classroom.

Taipei to Kaohsiung

The 10 hour train journey to their first home in Kaohsiung.

Meeting with Msgr. Arregui, OP, Apostolic Prefect of Formosa

SMIC Formation House was established in Kaohsiung in 1951

• The first 7 postulants entered in December 1951. Sr. Domitilla Harmann

was the postulant director.

• On May 31st 1953, the first group became novices. Sr. Demitria Brectung and Sr. Editha were the directors for the first year and second year novitiate. • These were the first group of Sisters to

make Profession of Vows

Tainan Community Established

• The Region of Holy Name of Jesus moved to Tainan from Kaohsiung. The postulants Sr. Gratia, Sr. Martina, and 3 other sisters moved to Tainan

community from Wufu.

• May 1967 The formation house was moved from Kaohsiung to Tainan

with Sr. Corona Chung named as novice director .

Pastoral Development in the Parish

at the Wufu Community In March 1949, the Sisters started an apostolic mission in the Cathedral parish.

They offered: Faith Formation Class of

Children Altar Boy training Preparation for First Holy

Communion

Other Pastoral Works by Wufu Community

The First Branch of Legion of Mary --- Rosary Society Branch was established. The leader was Sr. Corona Chung and the vicar was Sr. Antonila

The Rosary Credit Union is started in 1970.

Sr. Reginalda Chen begins the

Rosary Credit Union.

1950- 80 more children receive their

First Holy Communion.

Ministry Development- Lo-Jen Hospital Services by the Wufu

Community

Lo-Jen Hospital Services

Brief History of Sheng Kung Hospital

The Lo Jen Hospital services were moved to the current address of Jienko Road, Kaohsiung, taking on an expansion of sections and medical units, with additional equipment thus becoming a general hospital and renamed in 1978 Sheng Kung Catholic Hospital.

Services added:• home healthy care in 1978• elderly day care in 1984.• long term care for the elderly in 1985 • hospice care in 1985, hospital and/or help at home.

Sheng Kung Hospital Provides Community Services

• 1988, the Southern Information Center was started to provide services for home care for the elderly and those with disabilities;

• 1989, Community Health Center was established. • 1990, Mother–Child clinic was provided. • 1992, provided service for people who are diabetics and was recognized as

The First Class Clinic. • 1992, became a Community Training Hospital.• 1993, developed community medical groups, to assist family doctors to

integrate the plan. • 1993, Day Care Center for those with mental illness was funded. • 1995, adopted community medical services and training for pediatrics.

Lo-Jen Kindergarten approved in 1958

Kaohsiung Lo-Jen Kindergarten

• Ms. Rosa Fang served at Lo-Jen Kindergarten in August 1959. Later as Sister Rosa Fang in 1963, she became director of the Kindergarten.

• The first Kaohsiung kindergarten bus was bought in 1965.

• Montessori Method was adopted since 1984 till now.

• Between 1981-1983: Sr. Johanna Wu was participated Montessori Teachers Training in Japan and upon return to Taiwan to begin a training program.

• Sr. Johanna Wu took over from Sr. Rosa Fang who was retired in 2002.

Hsinying Community, Kindergarten, Clinic

Invited by Franciscan Parish Priest, the Sisters started to community lives, purchased land, and built Hsinying Community and clinic which was inaugurated on May 23rd 1955.

Sr. Hiltruedis Ehle took care of Kindergarten.

Music class was started in 1957 while

Sr. Seraphia Bruggemann was its administrator.

Sr. Ildifonse Meier managed the Lo-Jen Clinic. It ceased operations in 1973.

新營會院及會院修女

Hsinying Community & Sisters

Tsoying Community (1957-1984)

In 1952, the Sisters were invited by Fr. Emilio Calderon, of St. Teresa Church of Tsoying to teach religious class.

• The Community was inaugurated in 1956• Its ministries include:

– Established Legion of Eucharist – Credit Union Association – Introduction of Natural Birth Control – Legion of Mary – Association of Sacred Heart of Jesus

• - Yu-Jen Kindergarten (1954-1974) - Lo-Jen clinic was started in 1957.

Tsoying Community and Clinic

Vocation from Holy Spirit Girl’s Missionary School

• Rev. Fr. Aloyis Tauch, SVD relocated the Holy Spirit Girl’s Missionary School to Kaohsiung’s Wufu Community to be led by the Missionary Sisters in 1957.

The school functioned for 22 years until 1979.

Fengshan Community

In 1952, invited by Fr. Aoapito Villalba, OP, Sr. Beata Li was a pioneer in evangelization to the Fengshan Community. She traveled from Kaohsiung to Fengshan every Thursday and Sunday for two years.

Work expanded with the construction of the convent and kindergarten were completed on 03/03/1963.

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Fenshan Commnity (Kindergarten on the 1st floor with the convent on the 2nd floor)

Ministerial Development of Fengshan Community

Sr. Liliosa Kang was the first principle of Lo-Jen

Kindergarten (1954-2000).

Sr. Felitia Lewandowski was in charge of Sewing

Class (1964-1971)/ Women Dormitory (1971-

1973) for the native young ladies.

Foreign language classes were taught in English, German and French by Sr. Johannes Berchmanns and Sr. Faustina Nordick.

Taina Matou Community

• 。 November 1959, Fr. Fribert Marx OFM invited the Sisters to take over the priest’s

small clinic . Sr. Ildefons and Sr. Theresia Wang were assigned to administer the services. Sr. Anna Han was given charge of the kindergarten.

The Sisters moved into new clinic on April 30th 1962. The clinic was expanded and ready by September 25th 1968 and renamed Motou Lo-Jen Hospital.

These services were provided until December 31st 1984.

Tainan Matou Community

A Gathering at the Inauguration Ceremony of Matou Lo-Jen Hospital

A Front View of Matou Lo-Jen Hospital

Front Gate of Matou Lo-Jen Hospital

The Tahsi Community

• Fr. Civilo Meacie OFM invited the Sisters to open the clinic and do evangelization in 1960.

• Tahsi Community and Le Ren Hospital were built in 1963. The first group of Sisters: Sr. Edeltrudis Weskamp was superior and in charge of pharmacy, Sr. Hilda a medical

doctor was in charge of the Hospital, with Sr. Theresia Wang assisting in the medical work.

The Inauguration Ceremony of Tahsi Lo-Jen Hospital

Ministry Development by the Tahsi Community

• Sr. Pacis took over the hospital from Sr. Hilda and Sr. Edeltrudis Weskamp. The hospital became Lo-Jen clinic in 1967. • Because Dr. Zhu retired with cancer, it was difficult to hire a doctor, thus the Lo-

Jen clinic was closed.

English classes were taught by Sr. Helen. After celebrating her 80th birthday, she

returned to the USA. Sr. Bonita Chang returned from the Philippines and continued to teach English until she was assigned to Matou.

Hsichih Community （ 1963 ～1967 ）

Fr. Martin Govissern OFM invited the Sisters to assist Fr. Seraficos OFM for evangelization, clinic, and kindergarten in the beginning of 1960. •Sr. Pacis, Sr. Virgnia Chu, Sr. Reginalda Chen, Sr. Wendelina joined the ministries in August1963.

Sisters and Hsichih Community

Tainan Convent was Built in 1964

• In 1962, Generalate approved that Sheng Kung Girls High School begun in China would be continued in Tainan; Sr. Gervasia Schrenkenbrock and Sr. Emmanuel Fu were in charge of rebuilding school. 。

The first community of Sisters at the school

were Sr. Gervasia. Sr. Emmanuel Fu Sr. Amata Wang, Sr. Corona Chung, and Sr. Francita Cheng. These five Sisters lived in along Railway Cottages.

The Earliest Building of Tainan Community --- along Railway Cottages

Tainan Community was built in 1964

Jing Cheng Building was completed in 1966,

the Sisters moved to the 2nd floor. Later,

Sr. Mathea, Sr. Bonita Chang, Sr. Liliosa Kang, and Sr. Adalberta Kaschura

joined the community and worked in the

school.

• Upon completion of the Convent construction the Sisters moved into the building.

Ministry Development in Tainan• When the East part of the Jing Cheng School building was finished, 4 classes of Junior High girls were enrolled in August 1964.

During this time, Sr. Corona Chung, Sr. Agnes Lee, Sr. Veronica Lee, and Sr. Jane Abeln joined in school academic team. – Senior High School was approved in 1967.

– Sr. Corona Chung became the principal after Sr. Emmanuel Fu retired in February 1971.

Teachers and school Staff il

Ministerial Development in Bacolod Philippines

• In June 1967, Generalate assigned Sr. Bonita Chang, Sr. Mathea, Sr. Leatitia Lin, Sr. Veronica Lee, and Sr. Clementia Su to serve at St. John’s Institute, then these Sisters were assigned to study at St. Tomas University, the Philippines..

• In 1967, Sr. Maria Regina Bacolod was assigned to ministry in the Philippines where the Sisters remained until the closing of the mission in 1972. The first group of Sisters arrived in Bacolod

Air Port.

Priests and teachers welcomed the Sisters at the Air Port.

Ministry Development -1976 Lo-Jen Social Service Center

• Provided Day Care service for the infants, it was stopped

after a year. Provided Day Care service for toddlers

which was combined to Lo-Jen Kindergarten in1978.

Young Catholic Association.

Sr. Paulina Tsai took over the Social Service from

Sr. Amata Wang and continued to open Young Catholic

Association, Family Service Department, and

Self-Growth Group in 1982.

Sr. Clare Hung became the director of Social Service

Center.

1993 St. Francis Formation House was established in 1993.

1997St. Clare Convent was founded in 1997.

1999The Sisters took over Sacred Heart School of Tacloban in 1999.

The Sheng Kung School Association was founded in December 2002.

1963

From a Region to a Province Status

January 23, 1963: Foundation of Catholic Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Immaculate Conception was legalized

March 5, 1973 Taiwan Region became Taiwan Province . There were 76 Sisters (included 13 German Sisters) and 7 communities.

Ceremony of Handover to the First Provincial of Sr. Corona Chung (left) from Regional Superior Sr. Amata Wang (right)

1973--Celebrating the Inauguration of the Taiwan Province

第一屆省會長就職

三家電視台聯播節

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外籍會友來賀

天上之音

Workshops of Eastern Spirituality

1978Fr. Shigeto Oshida, OP guided Eastern Spirituality .

1981 Japanese Fr. Kadovaki, SJ was guiding Eastern Spirituality.

Fr. Shigeto Oshida, OP held Mass on the top of Jing Yuan Hall in 1978.

An emerging International Identity with the Whole Congregation.