The Rose Center

Program Run by: Lourdesmont / Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services

Address: 537 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, PA  18411
Phone: (570)587-4741             Fax: (570)586-0030

Contact Person: Michelle Sherman
e-mail: msherman@lourdesmont.com         web site: http://www.lourdesmont.com

Chief Executive Officer:     John A. Antognoli, Ed.D.
Chief Operating Officer:     Judy Neri, M.S.

The Rose Center is named after Saint Mary Euphrasia(nee Rose Virginie Pelletier).  Located in center city Scranton, it provides community-wide mediation and conflict resolution services and training aimed at reducing violence and interpersonal conflicts within society.

The Rose Center resulted from a direction statement formulated in 1996 regarding the Good Shepherd Congregational stand on non-violence.  Stated most simply, "reconciliation" is the mission of the Sisters in their delivery of human services around the world.  As the Congregation of the Sisters of Good Shepherd is an official Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in special status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), issues of justice and non-violence are a constant theme of the work of the Sisters globally.

It is this dimension of mission which impels the Sisters toward mediation development as a primary method of conflict resolution to reduce the threat of violence in our community.  Resolution is approached in peaceful, respectful ways that not only resolve problems, but also restore strained relationships.  The Rose Center's programs are aimed especially at helping the disadvantaged in society.