Sister Eileen McKenzie takes final vows

 

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration welcomed a sister into full membership on July 19. The community celebrated the perpetual vows of Sister Eileen McKenzie at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wis. The ceremony culminated the nine-year process by Sister Eileen to become fully incorporated into the FSPA congregation.

Sister Eileen grew up in southern and central California, and her home diocese is Orange, Calif. She entered community in 1999, professed first vows with FSPA in 2002 and renewed her commitment in 2005. Her ministry has been focused on holistic nursing and integrative health care. Sister Eileen has served as a registered nurse since 1992 with various multicultural experiences: she worked in an emergency room in Southern California, taught nursing in Cameroon, West Africa, as a lay-mission helper, and worked in a diabetes education program in the Twin Cities primarily with the Latino population. Since 2006, she has been practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the Twin Cities, including acupuncture and Chinese herbology.

Sister Eileen is passionate about spirituality and health care, "I believe that the primary component of our health is our relationship with the Divine One," she explains. After professing her final vows, Sister Eileen plans to move to La Crosse, Wis., and continue her ministry of holistic health.