Ministries of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill are respectful of human dignity, protective of human rights, and devoted especially to the poor and oppressed.
Intercultural Experience of Charism and Ministry (IECM)
The Intercultural Experience of our charity Charism and Mission (IECM) program begins with four days of input and sharing on the charity charism followed by ten days in Ecuador focused on shared ministry at our mission in rural Pedro Carbo and opportunity for cultural touring. The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill administer and staff a school INESEM (Instituto de Educación Especial Nuestra Senõra de Las Mercedes) School for Children with Disabilities and a small clinic (Clínica Maternidad Nuestra Senõra de las Mercedes) in Ecuador.
The IECM program at various times involves the use of English, Korean, and Spanish language. Korean – English and Spanish – English translation is provided. It is a mind- and heart-expanding opportunity packed into two weeks. The experience includes some charism immersion and some cultural immersion as well as mission and ministry in Pedro Carbo, and is certainly an experience of internationality.
Highlights of the IECM Program:
Time spent on review and reflection of our charism provides a refresher and deepening of what we already know but now hear when we are at a different moment of life and with people who have a different vantage point.
Travel to Ecuador; experiencing the people, school and clinic, the culture and the poverty in Pedro Carbo is a brief immersion to the southern hemisphere.
Sharing—language gaps notwithstanding—with other Sisters of Charity, the students, faculty, and staff provides a wider world view and the potential of new relationships.
