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 During the past year we have noticed an amazing abundance of butterflies here atBethany! In the beginning, it was our residents who noticed them popping up everywhere…fluttering past our office windows, a pin worn on a staff member’s lapel, logos on donated merchandise, cards sent to us, and even the artwork designed for the cover of our new brochure. So it came as no surprise that when our Fashion Show Committee met to make preliminary plans for the upcoming April 2012 event, the symbol they decided upon was….butterflies, of course!   

 At first this explosion of the beautiful winged creatures was unintentional. They just seemed to appear, somewhat magically, wherever we looked. Now we find our selves deliberately adding a butterfly image to whatever we can! Butterflies have definitely become a symbol ofBethany. As I reflect on this, the caterpillar becoming a butterfly really is the perfect metaphor for our lovely graduates. And in many ways, the time a woman spends at Bethany is quite similar to the period of time a butterfly spends in the chrysalis …the caterpillar must be willing to go through the hard and painful work of shedding her skin, and enduring a long dormant period if she wants to emerge as a beautiful and strong butterfly…ready to fly! Of course we know that this period of being tucked away safety and securely in the cocoon isn’t really a time of dormancy at all, and unseen to the outside world a tremendous amount of hard work, transformation, and growth is taking place. 

Not only is the symbolism of the butterfly perfect for our women, it is currently quite appropriate for our organization as well!Bethany is also going through a transformational metamorphosis. We are moving from being a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange into becoming an independent, self-sustaining agency with our own non-profit status. This exciting development has been a component of our long-term plan for some time. It is a necessary stage in our “life cycle” in order to strengthen our organizational capacity and identify new opportunities for sustainability and growth. We are proud to announce that we are finally ready and able to take this wonderful step towards independence. We are not doing this alone however…the Sisters of St. Joseph will continue to provide oversight and strong support, and we are deeply blessed to have recruited and seated a wonderful new Board of Directors, made up of experienced leaders from our community. We are delighted to let you in on this wonderful phase in the metamorphosis ofBethany!

 Blessings,

Sr. Louise Ann Micek, CSJ

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