{"id":16563,"date":"2026-09-27T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/?p=16563"},"modified":"2026-10-02T14:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:30:42","slug":"five-communities-in-angers-plant-five-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/five-communities-in-angers-plant-five-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooted in Angers: Five Communities Plant Five Trees for Our Common Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Par \u00c9lodie Comoy, Charg\u00e9e de Communication de la Province, Province d'Europe-BFMN<\/em><\/p>\n

On September 26, 2026, over 100 sisters and partners-in-mission gathered at the Motherhouse at Angers, France, for a simple, symbolic gesture: planting five trees representing the five communities present on the complex.<\/p>\n

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This initiative forms part of the l\u2019Initiative mondiale \u00ab Poumon vert \u00bb<\/a> launched by the Congregational Leadership Team, which invites us to become more aware of our responsibility toward Creation and to make our concrete commitments signs of hope for our world.<\/p>\n

Five Communities, Five Trees<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Each of the five communities is now represented by a tree. For the Euphrasie Pelletier Community<\/strong>, the Paulownia fortunei \u2018Fast Blue\u2019 is traditionally associated with good fortune, happiness, and prosperity. The International Community\u2019s<\/strong> Ginkgo biloba symbolizes duality and balance: its fan-shaped leaf, divided into two lobes, represents the union of yin and yang, harmony, and the balance of opposing forces.<\/p>\n

La Arc-en-Ciel Community<\/strong> is represented by the Judas tree. Beyond its association with Christian legend, its bright-pink blossoms emerge directly from bare wood before the leaves appear, making it a symbol of rebirth and of life overcoming winter.<\/p>\n

For the Magdala Community<\/strong>, the large-leaved lime tree symbolizes love, peace, protection, and longevity. The maple tree represents the La Garenne Community<\/strong>, reflecting its associations across many cultures with freedom, independence, strength, and transformation.<\/p>\n

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Sisters Emmanuelle Goineau, Stefania Aceti, Victorine Raheliarisoa, and Magdalena Franciscus of the Magdala Community plant their tree in the presence of Fr Jean-Michel Amouriaux, Superior General of the Eudists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These five trees were planted near the two cedar trees already present on the site, given some years ago by our sisters in Liban<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The gardeners had prepared the ground in advance: they dug the holes and purchased the trees so the planting could take place together.<\/p>\n

The tree planting was preceded by a blessing of the four elements<\/strong>: fire, water, earth, and wind. Fire that lights and warms, water that gives life, earth that receives the seed, and wind that blows and brings life.<\/p>\n

Through this gesture, S\u0153ur Anya Borbon<\/strong>, Director of the spiritual center, and Sr. Marie Luc Bailly<\/strong>, Province Leader of Europe-BFMN, invited us to renew our perspective on our common home and on the bonds that unite us with it.<\/p>\n

Planting a tree is therefore a concrete gesture, but also a spiritual one. A tree needs time to grow. It puts down roots, moves through the seasons, and gradually becomes able to offer shade.<\/p>\n

This moment brought together all the sisters living on the site, as well as CLT Councilors Srs Josita Corera<\/strong>, Marie Fran\u00e7oise Mestry<\/strong>, et Yolanda S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, Le p\u00e8re Jean-Michel Amouriaux<\/strong>, Superior General of the Eudists, and participants in the spiritual session organized by the BFMN Province.<\/p>\n

Five communities, five trees, four elements, and one shared earth. These trees are now living signs of our common commitment.<\/p>\n

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