Sister Giovana Fuentes Bendivez, I.H.M., professed perpetual vows of chastity, poverty and obedience as a Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at a Eucharistic celebration in November at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton. Sister Giovana is a native of Arequipa, Peru. She served with the Sisters of IHM in Sicuani, Peru, prior to joining the community in 2016. Sister Giovana is a trained psychologist and presently serves with the Association of Latin American Missionary Sisters, a network supporting and empowering Latina sisters in their ministry for the church and society in the United States, which is headquartered in San Antonio. Members of the IHM Leadership Team with Sister Giovana at her final profession liturgy, from left: Sisters Terri Jordan, Kathryn Clauss, Judy O’Brien, Giovana, Susie Armbruster and Grace Surdovel.
