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UrsulinesFall 2008
Volume 7, No. 1
www.ursulinesmsj.org
Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint JosephFreeing and Nurturing Women and Children
Ursulines of Paola, Kansas merge with Ursulines of Mount Saint Joseph
Sunflowers
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Bluegrass
UrsulinesFall 2008
Volume 7, No. 1
www.ursulinesmsj.org
Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint JosephFreeing and Nurturing Women and Children
Our MissiOn
We, the ursuline sisters of Mount saint Joseph,
sustained by prayer and vowed life in community,
proclaim Jesus through education and Christian formation
in the spirit of our founder, saint Angela Merici.
Our PurPOsEFreeing and Nurturing Women and Children
Our COrE VALuEs
In this issueMerger with Paola Ursulines ...............3The Ursulines of Paola will soon join the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph in their spiritual journey
Christmas Scarves .................................7Casa Ursulina in Chile filling orders for scarves and shawls for Abbey Press catalog
Associates and Sisters Day .................10
New Saint Joseph Villa Director ........10
Obituary ..............................................10
Donors and Benefactors .............. 11-15
Soli Deo Gloria ...................................16We rejoice in the gifts of our sisters, given for the kingdom of God
PrayerserviceEmpowermentJusticeContemplative Presence
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Dear Friends,Christmas may be two months away, but this issue
of Ursulines Alive is about gifts. We all love gifts — the surprise of them, the beauty of the wrapping, the thrill of discovery as we open them, and the renewed joy we experience each time we look at them or use them, as we think of the love with which they were given.
We Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph soon will receive the amazing gift of 23 new sisters, as the Ursuline Sisters of Paola, Kansas, become one with us. We look forward to the surprises to be found in shared stories, the joy of experiencing the beauty of each person, the excitement in discovering the talents they bring, and our continued amazement at their generosity, trust, and love. Even though at the time of this writing the merger process is not complete, it gives us great pleasure to introduce our new sisters to you in this issue. We think you will agree that — besides all those wonderful personal gifts — they come with an amazing history and a pioneer spirit. We hope that soon you will have a chance to meet them in person.
Also in this issue we celebrate gift in the person of our donors: all the names in that long list represent people who are participating in our mission and ministry by their donations to support a particular ministry, or to help build up our retirement fund, or just in appreciation of a “special sister.” If we added to them all our Ursuline Associates who minister with us in prayer and good works, and those who volunteer throughout the year (over 700 on picnic day alone) we would not have any room for news! We lift up these names and each of you in gratitude every day to our generous God, the source of all love and of all good gifts.
May each of you be gifted with what you need most!
Sister Michele Morek, OSU
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COVEr: sister Michele Morek, left, is the congregational leader for the ursuline sisters of Mount saint Joseph while sister Kathleen Condry, right, is superior of the ursuline sisters of Paola. the two communities will officially merge this year.
Ursulines Alive is published by the ursuline sisters of Mount saint Joseph, Maple Mount, Ky. three issues are published each calendar year.
EDitOrs: Director of Mission Advancement/Communications ........Dan Heckel Communications Specialist/Graphic Design ......................Jennifer Kaminski Communications Specialist/Web Design ...........................Tiffany Orth MissiOn ADVAnCEMEnt stAFF: Director of Ministry Development ....................................Sister Suzanne Sims Director of Mission Effectiveness ......................................Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan Director of Spiritual Formation .........................................Sister Marietta Wethington Director of Ursuline Partnerships ......................................Marian Bennett, OSUA Administrative Assistants ...................................................Melanie Sears Christi Bowman
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From our Congregational Leader
Sister Michele Morek
sister Barbara Jean Head, left, an ursuline sister of Mount saint Joseph, enjoys talking with sister Marie William Blyth, an ursuline of Paola, during a visit by the Paola sisters to Maple Mount in 2006.
...in the spirit of saint Angela Merici
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superior of the Paola Ursulines. A March 2005 letter from the Paola Executive Council to the sisters explained the rationale for seeking merger: “As our numbers diminish and our members age, it is clear that we will need to merge with a larger group in order to continue to flourish. The Mount Saint Joseph congregation has sisters throughout the United States, including the Kansas City area, has the
closest motherhouse to Paola, and seems to be very compatible with us in spirit.”
The Ursuline Sisters of Paola occupy a 64,000 square-foot convent in the town of 4,500 people about 20 miles off I-35, south of Kansas City, Kansas. It’s about a nine-hour drive from Maple Mount. They also foresaw a day when maintaining the picturesque campus would be
too much for their sisters.In a letter to the sisters in
March 2005, Sister Kathleen laid the groundwork for prayer and discussion of a merger. This is an
excerpt from that letter:“When Angela Merici gathered our first members and
founded the Company of Saint Ursula, she must have known that she did not have a lot of time left. I believe she saw the Company as a way to carry her ministry into the future even after she was gone. … She probably had moments when she wanted to just close up shop and reminisce. Luckily for us and for the Church, Angela looked for a creative, effective way to continue what she had started.
“Like Saint Angela, we as Paola Ursulines have two choices: we can grow less and less vibrant until we finally fade away, or we can find a creative, effective way to live on. … I sense that we all realize the time has come when we need to do something differently, yet we are reluctant because we do not know how a change would affect our daily lives. It is normal to be a little bit afraid of what we do not know. We must be cautious, however, not to allow fear to paralyze us before we even know the answers to our questions.”
The Paola community sent a letter to Mount Saint Joseph to begin a merger conversation in January
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Paola sisters feel a kinship to Mount saint Joseph
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By Dan Heckel, Mount Saint Joseph Staff
rsuline Sisters have long used the counsel of Saint Angela to bravely face change. It’s in this spirit that the 23 Ursuline
Sisters of Paola, Kansas, put their full faith in God and Saint Angela and unanimously asked to merge with the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph.
On July 17, the sisters at Maple Mount gave a resounding “yes.” Upon approval from Rome, the number of Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph will increase from 163 to 186. About half of the Paola sisters will arrive in Maple Mount in the spring, with some staying in their ministries near Paola and others awaiting the call to their next role. It means Ursulines of Mount Saint Joseph will now minister in eight states (Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Missouri, and Minnesota), the District of Columbia, Chile, and Jamaica.
“We are delighted that the Paola sisters will be joining us,” said Sister Michele Morek, congregational leader at Mount Saint Joseph. “When you add even one new ingredient to a recipe, it has the potential to change the flavor of the dish.
“As a community they will expand the range of our ministries into Kansas and perhaps point the way toward new possibilities for service,” Sister Michele said. “Each of the Paola sisters brings her unique personal gifts that will enrich our community — gifts of personality, talent, spirituality, and ministry. As a community they are women of prayer, and have a wonderful fun-loving, playful spirit. They have already affected us by their example of courage and openness to the will of God, in the face of this enormous change in their lives.”
The two communities are members of the Ursuline Society, a group of autonomous congregations that share fellowship, prayer, and similar interests. One such group, the Ursuline Sisters of Belleville, Ill., merged with Mount Saint Joseph in 2005.
“One day, Sister Michele said, ‘If you ever want to talk about (merger), we’re open’” said Sister Kathleen Condry,
If, according to times and circumstances, the need arises to make new rules or do something differently, do it prudently and with good advice. ~Saint Angela Merici
Saint Angela statue at Paola that will be brought to Mount Saint Joseph in 2009
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The leadership team from the Ursulines of Paola, Kan., met with the Leadership Council at Mount Saint Joseph in January. Front: Sisters Pat Lynch,* Cheryl Clemons, Kathleen Dueber,* Maureen Griner, Michele Morek. Back: Sisters Helen Smith,* Ann McGrew, Jane Falke,* Kathleen Condry,* Barbara Jean Head. * Ursuline Sister of Paola
After Rome approves the merger, some of the Paola Ursulines will begin arriving at Maple Mount in May 2009
2006. Over the July 4th weekend in 2006, nearly the entire Paola community came to visit the Mount Saint Joseph Motherhouse for three days, further convincing sisters from both communities that they shared much in common, Sister Michele said.
One Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph already knew of the bond. Sister Rita Klarer ministers in Kansas City, Mo., and met the Paola sisters several years ago.
“It was easy to feel at home with them, because their spirit is so much like ours,” Sister Rita said. “They worked so easily and appreciatively with the women and men who shared their labors. Long before ‘merger’ talks emerged, both sides knew that we really felt at home with each other.”
Sister Annalita Lancaster, a former superior at Mount Saint Joseph and a sister for 65 years, said she was moved by the Paola Sisters’ openness to the spirit. “When I got their
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Above: The Paola Motherhouse.Right: Sister Amelia Stenger, right, was among a group of Maple Mount visitors in Paola Aug. 11-14. Sister Emerentia Wiesner shows her a sewing project.
letter saying why they wanted to do this, I had never had anything touch me so deeply,” she said. “Their spirit and their trust in the future is overwhelming.”
Some of the Paola sisters have begun a pen pal relationship with sisters at Maple Mount. Each day the sisters draw a name of a Mount Saint Joseph sister to pray for, and Sister Emerentia Wiesner, a Paola sister for 66 years, matches the name with a photo. The Sisters at Maple Mount also pray daily for the Paola sisters.
There are similarities between the two communities. Both sought their independence from the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, and became known for their excellence as teachers. After changes brought on by Vatican II, both expanded into other service ministries. Both had to face the tough decision to close the academies they’d begun in their earliest days.
There are also differences, and not just over who has the better college basketball team. Ursulines came to Paola to teach in the diocese’s schools, and throughout their history they have not strayed far from eastern Kansas. Ursulines of Mount Saint Joseph began teaching in distant lands in 1918, when they arrived in Nebraska.
The Ursuline Sisters of Paola also proved they were not afraid of change or controversy when shortly before Thanksgiving in 1964, their superior, Mother M. Charles McGrath, told two sisters they could experiment with designs for something other than a habit to discuss with the community. Instead, the sisters started wearing their new clothing in public, leading to a maelstrom of complaints from some of the public and national news stories. This became known in Paola as the “yes heard round the world,” because it precipitated the habit revolution for all women religious around the country.n
Many paths led the current sisters to Paolarsuline Sisters taught some of them, while others
found another reason to come. One became a sister at 15, another not until she had grandchildren. One was held as a baby by the community’s first mother superior, another didn’t even grow up Catholic.
Yet they and others found their calling in being Ursuline Sisters of Paola, Kansas. They are teachers, or work with the poor, elderly, or mentally challenged. Soon, they will bring their special gifts and spirituality to Maple Mount, when they become the newest Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph.
“From the time I was knee-high to a duck I wanted to be a sister,” said Sister Rita Redmond, who grew up in rural southeast Kansas and has been a sister for 59 years. “My mother was an invalid (with arthritis) and my dad was insistent I have a Catholic education. It was a miracle, the Ursulines needed a farmer. He came (to Paola) when I was 14, and I could go to school here.”
Sister Kathleen Condry grew up in New Orleans, but moved to Kansas when her father sold his business. Sister Kathleen
attended Bishop Miege High School in Shawnee Mission, a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas, where Ursuline Sisters taught. She remembers the sisters who got her involved in social activism, of working with the poor and Hispanics, and her French teacher who wrote her letters solely en francais.
Sister Martina Rockers grew up in Scipio, Kansas, and attended a public school where all the teachers were Ursulines. She came to the Ursuline Academy at 14 as a “pre-candidate” and received the habit at 15. This is her 63rd year as a teacher, and her 51st year to teach science at Bishop Miege. “Biology has always been my love,” she said.
Sister Rita Lavigne is from Topeka, Kansas, where the Sisters of Charity taught her. “I was working for an insurance company and made a women’s retreat at age 28. I had never heard of the Ursulines,” she said. “I liked the camaraderie and the sisters were so friendly.” She joined two years later.
The Sisters of Charity in Denver taught Sister Marie William Blyth. “I wanted to be a teacher. I sent away for a
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Sacred Heart shrine at the Paola Convent
The following information was taken from “The Yes Heard Round the World,” a history of the Ursuline Sisters of Paola from 1895-1975.
he Ursuline Sisters of Paola are returning “home” to be with their Kentucky cousins at Mount Saint Joseph.
Both communities got their start in Louisville, where Ursuline Sisters from Straubing, Bavaria, established a motherhouse in 1858.
It was the same Louisville bishop who helped the Ursulines of Mount Saint Joseph gain their independence, the Most Rev. William McCloskey, who also helped the Paola sisters break free.
A small group of Louisville sisters was teaching in the German school in St. Louis in the early 1890s when the priest who’d invited them suggested they start an independent community rather than face resistance from the Louisville Motherhouse. Sister Maurice Albert was the leader of a group of 13 sisters who wanted to stay in St. Louis, but knowing she needed more moral and financial help, she recruited Sister Jerome Schaub, an Ursuline Sister for 18 years who was teaching music in a school in Cumberland, Md. She would come to be known as “Mother Jerome” the rest of her days.
All did not go smoothly with the sisters’ attempt to separate from Louisville. The superior in Louisville, angry about the splinter group, recalled all the
sisters teaching in St. Louis. The vicar general in St. Louis, who did not like what was happening to the schools, told the sisters seeking to separate they could not remain in St. Louis. Bishop McCloskey brought the 13 sisters to Shelbyville, Ky., a small town near Louisville, to establish an independent community in 1893.
While there they received a letter of encouragement from Fr. Paul Joseph Volk, who had been instrumental in starting Mount Saint Joseph Academy and supporting an independent community at Maple Mount.
The sisters continued their efforts to return to teach in the St. Louis schools, and in 1894, they were allowed to do so. Bishop McCloskey suggested they be prepared to teach in English-speaking schools in St. Louis, and they did so for the first time at St. Cronin’s in the fall of 1894.
With resistance still strong to forming an independent community in St. Louis, Mother Jerome spoke with Bishop Louis Mary Fink of Kansas, who was happy to have the sisters come to his diocese along the Kansas-Missouri border. He had a place ready in Scipio, Kansas, where he was in need of teachers, and was open to having them establish a motherhouse in his diocese. On Dec. 8, 1894, the sisters arrived in Paola to investigate a possible new home. The motherhouse was established in 1895 on five acres of a former cornfield on the east edge of town. Ursuline Academy was built in 1896, and served students until it was closed in 1971, due to declining enrollment and a lack of sisters to teach.
Mother Jerome was officially elected superior in 1901, and served in that role at various times for more than 30 years. She died in December 1942.
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book on religious orders, learned about the Ursulines and picked this address,” she said. “I decided this is where I wanted to be. It’s the closest Ursuline order to Denver.”
Sister Beth Akins has the most circuitous route to the Ursulines. “I had a great aunt who was an Ursuline, and I always went to school where
Ursuline Sisters taught. I thought about joining when I was young, but I wanted to go to college and date first to be sure,” Sister Beth said. She met her husband, Edward ‘Mac’ Akins, while attending Kansas State University. They were married for 27 years, and Mac had two daughters from a previous marriage. They ran a restaurant in Tampa, Fla., then moved back to Kansas, where Sister Beth worked at a craft store, eventually becoming manager and moving to Tulsa, Okla. Mac died of lung cancer Jan. 28, 2002.
“I worried that I had ignored a call from God,” she said. “I waited 2 ½ years to go through the grieving period.” She talked to her parish priest and contacted three orders. “God knew I’d do better with the Ursulines,” she said. “They had the better balance of prayer and activity. The Ursulines always seemed like real people to me.” This Saint Ursula and her companions window
will be brought from Paola to Maple Mount.
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She has five grandchildren by her two stepdaughters. Sister Pat Lynch lived in Pennsylvania until her mother died when she was 5. The
family moved to Kansas City, where her grandmother lived. Eventually, her father could not work and take care of her and her siblings, so they spent time in an orphanage. You’d never know of such a rough childhood by the smile that’s always on her face.
“I was shaped by many religious women,” she said. “When you have God in your life you can get through anything.”
Sister Ann Marie Scherman’s grandparents lived next door to the Paola convent, and her grandfather drove the sisters to doctor appointments in Kansas City. Mother Jerome Schaub, the first superior of the Paola Ursulines, held her as an infant.
“When I was 4 years old, they dressed me in the (sister’s) head dress,” Sister Ann Marie said. “I always knew I’d be a sister.”
Sister Delores (Dee) Long got the call to become a sister when she was 11 or 12 — and she wasn’t even Catholic. Five years after converting, she joined the Ursulines. “I always feel the Lord calls you where he wants you.”
Sister Helen Smith was a graduate of one of the bigger classes at the all-girl Ursuline Academy, 30 students. “When I was 6 I wanted to be a teacher. When I was 7 I wanted to be a nun and a teacher,” she said.
MiniSTRieSLike other Ursuline communities, the Paola Sisters were first teachers, mostly
concentrating in the greater Kansas City area and at St. John School in Bartlesville, Okla., 180 miles away. The first school they began was Ursuline Academy in 1896. It closed in 1971, due to low enrollment and the rising cost of education. A junior college was begun in 1924, but it closed in 1957.
The sisters were a teaching presence in the town of Greeley, Kansas, from 1899 until 2002, and completely staffed a public school in nearby Wea for many years. Both the grade school and high school in Wea closed in 1970, but the people in the area demanded a school be built, Sister Helen said. In 2000, Holy Rosary School opened with Sister Helen as principal, where she served for five years. Sister Susanne Bauer is serving as a pre-school aide there this year.
The greatest legacy many sisters believe the Ursulines leave behind is the Lakemary Center. In 1969, the Ursuline Sisters, led by Mother M. Charles McGrath, came together with parents, community members and friends to create a safe, nurturing environment for children with developmental disabilities.
“The biggest, best thing we did was the Lakemary Center,” said Sister Rita Redmond, who spent 26 years teaching special education at Lakemary.
Adults served by Lakemary live in apartments and homes, and most are employed at work centers or in community jobs. In 1985, LMC Industries in Paola was founded to provide vocational training and teach adult living skills.
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PATHSFrom page 5
Sister Beth
Sister Susanne
Sister Marie William
Sister KathleenCondry
Sister Raymond
Sister KathleenDueber
Sister Jane Sister Angela Marie Sister Helen Sister Mildred Sister RitaLavigne
Sister Dee Sister Celine
Sister Pat
Sister Judith
Sister RitaRedmond
Sister Martina
Sister Ann Marie
Sister MarcellaSister HelenSister VirginiaSister GraceSister Emerentia
Pictured: Ursuline Sisters of Paola
Sister Pat got a degree in speech pathology, and worked in that role for eight years at the Lakemary Center, then for five years as principal. No sisters work in the program now, but she and Sister Jane Falke serve on the board.
Another service to the community began in 1973, when the Paola Association for Church Action was chartered. One function is the PACA food pantry, which began operating out of the Paola Motherhouse. Sister Rita Lavigne has been working in the food pantry for 10 years.
“I like to meet people,” she said. “I get a call from one of the churches, and I pack up food for a family.” The food pantry will move from the Motherhouse in December. n
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By Sister Ruth Gehres, OSUCHILLÁN, Chile – In mid September, after a week-long break for our spirited Independence Day celebrations, normal life began again at Casa Ursulina. More than
150 women are registered in about 17 classes and workshops, which will continue until mid December, the beginning of summer in Chile.
Among the most productive courses this year are spinning and weaving, taught by Sister Mimi Ballard, Casa Ursulina founder and director. Many of the women have a natural gift for these arts, and their products have found profitable markets in the United States. Donated wool from this area comes to Casa Ursulina right from the sheep. Then it’s washed, cleaned, carded, and spun by a group of talented and industrious women. The beautiful handspun yarn is purchased and resold by threefiber shops in western Indiana.
Bright, beautiful scarves and shawls are being produced by an especially gifted group of weavers for shipment to markets in the States. Since production began in March, Abbey Press at Saint Meinrad, Ind., has ordered more than 1,000 items, both scarves and prayer shawls. (See www.abbeypress.com, search word casa, for these items, including an original Christmas scarf in bright red, green, and white – see photo above.) We are also selling handcrafted angels and nativity scenes, as well as scarves and shawls, through Handcrafting Justice (www.handcraftingjustice.cedris.org) and Heartbeats (www.heartbeatscatalog.org). We just got our first European order – for angels – from Rome!
Profits from all of these items go to the women who make them, providing much-needed income for the
“Our mission is to let people know that God loves them.” -Sister Kathleen Dueber of Paola
See more quotes and stories about the Ursulines of Paola
on our Web site:www.ursulinesmsj.orgSister Kathleen
Dueber
support of their families. More than 70 percent of these women are mothers raising their children alone and unable to find work. The opportunity that Casa Ursulina gives them to learn new skills and to make marketable products is a source of empowerment and self-esteem for these marginalized – and determined – women.
All of us at Casa Ursulina are deeply grateful for so many good friends who have supported us since this ministry began 11 years ago. We do need continuing monetary support to continue and expand our work. We also need to find new markets for our handspun yarn, hand-woven scarves and shawls, and the other crafts that you can see on our Web page (www.casaursulina.org). Contact us with any ideas you may have: [email protected] or [email protected].
We thank you most of all for the support of your prayers, as we continue to work in our community’s dedication to freeing and nurturing women and children.n
Access to Casa Ursulina products expanded!
Members of the Casa Ursulina community on a typical mailing day: from left, Sister Mimi Ballard and Julia Romero display some of Julia’s handspun wool yarn; Sister Ruth Gehres wears one of the scarves made for sale through Abbey Press; and Nora Cea shows the bright Christmas scarf also designed for Abbey Press. Packing boxes and transporting them to the downtown post office by bus or cab are a part of the weekly activities at Casa Ursulina.
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Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph kneel in prayer in front of the body of their founder, Saint Angela Merici, on a pilgrimage to Italy in May and June.
Above: Sisters Pam Mueller, Mary Celine Weidenbenner, Mary Lois Speaks and Dianna Ortiz attended a 24-hour peace vigil for the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition June 27-28 in Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Park. Right: Sister Dianna at the vigil.
VISITOR FROM AFRICAFaustine Wabwire, left, is greeted by ursuline sister Alicia Coomes in July after arriving from nairobi, Kenya. Faustine, 29, is spending a year in Owensboro taking classes at Brescia university and discerning a possible call to join the ursuline sisters. she has a bachelor’s degree in social development and a master’s in international development.
TORTURE VIGIL
Former and current Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Center directors take part in a tree planting ceremony at a 25th anniversary Center rededication Aug. 10. Pictured: Sisters Amelia Stenger, Mary Matthias Ward, Marie Goretti Browning, and Darlene Denton, along with Larry Hermann, Center maintenance director.
REDEDICATION
SAINT ANGELA Center’s national environmental awardThe Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center was
honored in June as Kentucky’s representative in the Sierra Club’s National Faith Appreciation Report, which highlights one exceptional faith-based environmental initiative from each of the 50 states.
Environmental education is one of the hallmarks of the Center’s philosophy, along with nurturing spiritual and personal growth, advancing the arts, and promoting lifelong learning. The Center hosts more than 500 schoolchildren each year to tour the 750-acre farm to understand better how crops and livestock are used in the production of food. For the second year, the Center planned a GREENing Western Kentucky Expo, which stands for “Getting Renewable Energy Education Now,” at Brescia University (see photo above).
The Center is raising funds to build Casa del Sole, which means “House of the Sun,” near a lake on the Motherhouse grounds. The home will be built with all renewable, reused or recycled material, and will be used as an educational tool to display how energy efficient products and procedures can be used in homes and businesses.
The focus on the environment began 15 years ago with an environmental audit of the grounds, which resulted in a 10-year Environmental Action Plan. The goals met thus far include installation of geothermal heating and cooling systems and other energy-saving features; best farm management practices such as no-till cropping and other soil conservation measures; perennial flower beds and other low-maintenance plantings; recycling and composting.
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Ursuline Associates and Sisters from the Owensboro area visited sacred sites at the Mount on June 23. Above, Sister Emma Cecilia Busam at the memorial wall.
Above: Sister Annalita Lancaster at the 38th annual picnic. Right: Sister Alicia Coomes makes funnel cakes. Far right: Sisters Clarita Browning, Rose Jean Powers, Mary Irene Cecil, Marie Carol Cecil (back) and Mary Celine Weidenbenner take a break.
Right: Sister Catherine Barber had her face painted at the Sept. 7 picnic. Far right: Sisters Marietta Wethington, left, and Emma Anne Munsterman place raffle tickets in a drum. PICNIC
SHRINE WALK
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
CALIFORNIA
Left: Sister Fran Wilhelm, left, visited with alumnae and associates in California in June, including Sue Hudon, OSUA, in San Jose.
GREENING W. KY EXPO
Left: The Spiritual Direction Institute Class of 2006-2008 “graduated” at Maple Mount on Aug. 1. Included in the class was Sister Julia Head, fourth from front. SDI team members pictured: Sisters Ann McGrew, Elaine Burke and Marietta Wethington. Sister Amelia Stenger is Center director.
In 1983, the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph embarked on an exciting opportunity to invite laity and clergy in their quest to continue the mission of Saint Angela Merici. The Ursuline Associates had humble beginnings, but 25 years later, more than 400 women and men throughout the world have joined. On July 19, about 175 Ursuline Associates and Sisters came together at Mount Saint Joseph to celebrate 25 years of ministry.
The day began with prayer and song. This was followed by a presentation written by Sister Cheryl Clemons titled, “Scrapbooks, Lighthouses, and Spaceships.” Due to the death of Sister Cheryl’s father, Sister Michele Morek and Marian Bennett offered the presentation. The afternoon session was highlighted by a ceremony that recognized the eight women who have served as director of the Ursuline Associates. All of the directors were present at this celebration. They are: Sister Fran Wilhelm, Sister Mary Lois Speaks, Sister Elaine Burke, Sister Marie Bosco Wathen, Sister Marita Greenwell, Cecilia McEldowney, Sister Marietta Wethington, and Marian Bennett.
The day ended with Mass celebrated by Fr. Tony Shonis, which included a ceremony for eight people making their temporary commitments and 10 others making their lifetime commitments as Ursuline Associates.
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in the joy of eternal lifeSister Joseph Adrian Russell, 94, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Aug. 3 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 75th year of religious life. She was a native of Louisville. She had a smile that could light up a room. An educator for 48 years, she taught at St. elizabeth School, Curdsville (1935), St. Paul School, Leitchfield (1947-50), and St. Raphael School, Daviess County (1952-53). She taught in other Kentucky schools, in Missouri, and in new Mexico, where she ministered for more than 30 years. She also served in the Mount Saint Joseph Shop (1986-89), and as tutor and outreach minister for Christ the King School and Parish, Madisonville (1992-2001). She retired in 2001.
Survivors include two sisters, isabel Clark and Martha Riedling, both of Louisville, several nieces and nephews, and the members of her religious community. The funeral Mass was Aug. 7, at Mount Saint Joseph, with burial in the convent cemetery.
Gifts in memory of Sister Joseph Adrian Russell may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.
Associates and sisters Day 2008
Left: Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan, left, shares a laugh with Ursuline Associate Shirley Hagman on Associates and Sisters Day July 19. Right: Associate Ed Cecil talks to Sister Mary Lois Speaks.
Randy Shelby joined the staff at Mount Saint Joseph Aug. 11, taking over for Sister Betsy Moyer, who started a new ministry in Jamaica. Randy spent 17 years as administrator of the Residential Care Center in his native Paducah until that personal care and independent living facility closed in June 2007.
Randy was a member of the Spiritual Direction Institute class here at Maple
Mount when he suddenly joined the job market. He learned of the opening here in early July and was hired Aug. 1, the day he graduated from the Spiritual Direction Institute.
Jean Allen, staff administrator, said Randy’s involvement in the Institute gave him a good understanding of Saint Angela, but his strongest asset is a communication style that allows him to make decisions with both the individual employee and the community in mind. Randy is responsible for all facets of St. Joseph Villa, its roughly 30 employees, and the health care needs of all sisters on campus.
Randy has a bachelor’s degree in theology. He has also worked for the American Red Cross blood services in Paducah and the Paducah Housing Authority.
In his free time, Randy participates in re-enactments of the French and Indian War (1755 against the British) because he has a love for history. Randy has four grown children.
new Health Care Administrator
Randy Shelby
A new DVD that illustrates the many ministries in which the Ursuline Sisters serve is now available. “The Journey Makes Us One” will be distributed wherever a sister is serving, and will be shared with all Ursuline Associate groups as part of the 25th anniversary celebration.
New Ursuline Sisters DVD Available
For more information, call 270-229-4103, ext. 200
New Associate Karen Siciliano is pinned by Sister Mary Celine Weidenbenner.
ursuline Partners in the teaching Mission of JesusYour generous spirit compels us to thank God — and youEach of you named here holds a special place in the hearts of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. Without your generosity, the sisters could not fulfill their mission of freeing and nurturing women and children through the many ministries in which they serve. Their efforts as a community of women dedicated to furthering the kingdom of God would suffer. Simple words cannot express our gratitude, but we hope they suffice when we say, “Thank you for joining us on our journey.” The following names represent those who donated during the fiscal year July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008. If any of this information is incorrect, please contact Dan Heckel, (270) 229-4103, or [email protected].
BEnEFACtOrs ($10,000 - 24,999)Barbara and George Coleman
PAtrOns($5,000 - 9,999)
Peg Eileen Bourke C ‘48Keres Consulting, Inc. Timothy J. ChavezJ.C. MaloneGenevieve StelmachMike and Pat SullivanTASSCTitan Contracting & Leasing Co., Inc. Michael E. HornNancy Wilson
inVEstOrs($2,500 - 4,999)Steve and JoAnn BooneRev. Bernard Leo CraycroftGreg and Colleen LangBennett U and Mary Sue LigonSaint Joseph Parish in Bardstown, Ky.Specialty Food Group, Inc.Harry S. VittitowRobert and Clara Zoeller
PrOViDErs($1,000 - 2,499)
Beverly A’58 and Richard Boeckmann, Sr.George and Faye BrielFlavio ChavezRebecca J. DonahuePhyllis and Daryl HenryEmil and Joan Hofman A’51Dorothy HughesKnights of Columbus #1315Carolyn LaroccoMark J. LazzoAnne McCowenGene J. MeyerHelen MilesStella MontoyaJohn and Sally NewcombRaymond V. U and Nina NicholsOwensboro Grain CompanySaint Edward Parish in
Jeffersontown, Ky.Willa K. SteinBertrand and Barbara Trompeter
sPOnsOrs($500 - 999)
Alles Brothers Furniture Co., Inc. Herman AllesMike and Paula BurkeEd and Gloria CecilPhilip and Karie Cecil
Carolyn Marie CurranSandra ElderPaul and Po GoebelKaren and Tom GoebelChris and Mary GomezS. Lewis GuthrieMolly JacquesEmil A. KaelinKappa Delta Phi Mary Kay BellTherese Martin LawsonRachel and Richard A. LevineRoger and Stella McClureDennis J. McFarlandRobert E. McGlynnJames and Joan MeyerJon A. MeyerMount Saint Joseph Conference and
Retreat CenterLeroy and Ann MuddDavid MuddJulieanne M. RaySusan ReissSuzanne E. ReissJuergen SchindlerDianna and Donald E. SkeetersCommercial Service of Perry, Inc. Carl StukenholtzMonica L. Thompson A’71Ursuline Sisters of PaolaKen Williams
suPPOrtErs($250 - 499)Col. Robert L. and Margaret Mary
AlgermissenOttie BallardEddie and Rachel BallardNancy and David F. BellRobert and Janet BurnsJayne and George FlynnRuth C. GunsolleyHeartbeats Sisters of the Humility of MaryBruce HorromTom and Mary HunterAurelia and William Inkret, Jr.Donna JordanMary E. LyneAnna C. Mattingly A ‘66Barret-Fisher Co., Inc. Jess Mattingly and Mark MattinglyBettye and Arnold MoodyGary and Mary Helen RineyMarianna Robinson A’60Rosemary RosendaleJames M. RuschellMark and Eileen SchmelzelDr. Naseeb L. and Mary Jo ShoryKaren SicilianoPhilma SicilianoFrancis and Jean SteffenPaula Anne Stephenson
Cyril UhingMary Dell WimsattGene and Pauline Wink
COntriButOrs($100 - 249)
Renea AkinAlice AlbusJose and Jane ArellanoLarry and Midge Ballard, IIITeena T. BarberBarbara BathMary Berger A ‘55Alice A’68 and Jerry F. BiscopinkMarian E. BooneGeorge and Dorothy BooneJill and Shannon BowermanAmos and Jeanne BrashearPhyllis A’66 and Ed BresnikJim and Mary Jane BreyOrline and Ronnie BrineyJoel and Faye Morris Bruce A ‘77Bill and Sally Buford A’64Phyllis E. BurganJames E. BurkeMartha Frances Campbell C ‘41Bob and Ann Caspar A’62David and Sharron Castelan A’68Carolyn Sue Cecil A ‘73Mary Ruth Cecil A’51Easie C’50 and Thomas Cecil, Jr.Dwayne and Marilyn ClemonsNancy and Michael J. CollinsBetty Abell Constantine A ‘53Robert and Deedie CooperBeth CorbettMichael and Doretha CorbettRuth Carolyn CrawfordJim and Martha CrispBetty C. CulverAnita M. DavisAnn A’52 and Samuel De CapuaMary Jo Osborne DeAngelis A ‘41Brenda A’59 and Robert H. DeibelPaul and Carol DeringerJudith Donley A ‘65Joyce C. DoughertyMsgr. Maurice F. DriscollMary Kathleen DunkelTony and Linda DunkelCharles P. EasleyMary Ruth and Donald ElderDr. Rosemary EmmickDoug and Michelle EnglandCatherine J. EvansKay W. FecherAlma and Walter FerrierJoseph and Dora FidelThomas and Janice FosterRose and Bill FousheeChuck and Alberta FoxJohn GalloJacinta C. Garinger A ‘47
Jack and LaVerne GenettiTom and Mary GipeJoyce A’56 and Bernard GradyRev. Joseph T. GraffisPhil and Anne GramelspacherDale GrayNorman GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Richard A.
GreenwellAline and Donald L. GreerGerald L. and Janet Griffin A’56George and Andrea HaganPhil and Kim Haire A’79Judith and Roscoe M. HamiltonMarie and Joseph Allan HancockBill and Kay HardinCecilia and Phillip HarndenMary Louise HaydenKaren Hayden A ‘69Catherine and Bernard HaydenDonald A. HaydenMargie HillMichael and Teri HintzHoly Trinity and Saint Joseph
Parishes in Aztec, Nm.Doug and Dorothy HoodEarl and Carolyn HowardDr. Philip and Mary Beth HurleyCarol A. ImlachThomas and Sharon JablonskiDr. Angela L. JarvisWalt JordanMargaret and Neil KallmanCarol KalvelageCatherine KeeneThomas and Patti KeoughBetty L. KleineggerKnights of Columbus #817Joyce M. KoozerRev. George J. KramerGertrude Kurz C ‘50Sandy and Anthony LanhamRev. John B. LenahanRose A’58 and Richard LewisRaymond and Shirley LindleJudith A. LishJohn and Martha LittleDarlene LiversMark W. LuckettBob and Lorraine LukenSarah Jane LynchLarry Lynch, Jr.Larry and Gene LyonRev. John E. MagelAnn H. ManeyIrene MarichCarolyn MattinglyRomano and Helen MazzoliJames and Mary McKinzieRev. William MedleyJohn and Mary Medley, Jr.Mary Emma MellenJohn and Cynthia MesnierLola M. Miles
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George ElderShurilda and Joe EmbryPaul and Mary Jo EnderleBecky and Alan EnglehartNorma and Jerry T. ErwinJudy and Eddie EspyGary and Beverly EstesLorraine FaderGerald A. FanningAlvina FeldmannJames E. FitzpatrickMary L. FontanaDeborah FousheeRick and Patricia FoxCarol A. FrermanSteven and Trisha FreyJoseph and Mary FuhrmannMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. FulkersonTeresa H. FulkersonDolores GallegosRobert and Maria GallesGladys and Paul GaudetteDick and Margie GehresStephanie GeorgeRev. John B. GephartBob and Mildred GillesNancy GillespieDonna Marie GoetzLarry and Marcia GoetzSue GoughMary GrafGreenwell-Chisholm Printing Co.John C. GreenwellMarjorie GreenwellVeronica GrellnerPamela GressBetty GuentherJosephine A. GuerrantE. Jean Gutierrez
Rev. Joseph MillsErv and Coreen MooreIris Moreno-BrownAniela G. MorganJack and Betty MorganFrances MouserJeff and Edna MurpheyMurphy Excavating, LLC Gary and Angie MurphyMike NewcombAnn and Theodore W. Nichting O.D.Tom and Betty NorrenbernsJane and Ray NugentGreg and Laurel PadgettJoe and Rosemary ParkJim and Debbie PeakIrene K. PhelpsMaggie and Kenny PiersonOrthopaedic Surgical Specialists Drs. Joseph and Felicity PolioMike and Betty Pontarolo A’66Shannon J. PowellRonald PresserNancy and Daniel J. PurdySteve and Pam RaleighRuth and Emmett A. RattermanElla Bert ReamsJames G. RileyRev. Phil RineyJames M. RobinsonBob RogersRusher Construction Co., Inc.Katherine RuthermanSaint James Church in
Elizabethtown, Ky.Leo SchammelMary Ann SchianchiSusan J. ScottRosemarie and Daniel T. SedilloRev. Martin SiebenalerJanet L. SimmonsPaul and Julia SimsRex SimsAnn and Joseph A. SipesPhyllis SirotkoFloyd SorquistSouthern Star Central Gas PipelineRalph and Ernie StanleyJennie StaugasJames and Marie StricklerWilliam B. SturgisCissy and Ron SullivanPeggy and Edward TasakaAnn TeaffRev. Theodore G. TempelTexas Gas Transmission, LLCDan and Sandra ThomasTeresa B. ThompsonRay TretterThi Thi TruongDavid R. VowelsMelissa VowelsPeggy J. WadeVelma WarrenKen and Barbara WhelanDon and Lois WhelanRosella A’49 and Tom WhitsettJohn and Patricia WilliamsRev. Albert L. WilsonMary and Joey WimpsettMary Teresa WimsattJohn and Elaine WoodWright Implement Ben WrightJulie and William H. Zink
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Paul and Anna AbellGeorge and Betty Allard A’44Leon Alvey
Dr. Gilbert and Margaret GutierrezRuben and Kim GutierrezHabitat for HumanityMary Jean HaganRaymond D. HaganDove Ann HaireCarol HalemanClara C. HallDorothy Ann M. HallDavid HancockKenneth and Jeanie HanksJohn and M. Catherine Hannah A’79Antoinette M. HansonJean HarrisonRev. William C. HartlageElizabeth Thompson Hayden A’57Emmalene HaydenJoe and Rosie HaydenRobert L. HayesMary Cora and Cyril B. HeadFrederick C. HeadDiane HeadJoe and Nancy HendricksJerome and Bernadette Henning A’62Sr. Rose Henry Higdon A’35 UThomas D. HewlettWilliam HigdonMary HigginsSusan HightowerMary Brenda HinesElizabeth HobbsElizabeth HobbyEd and Karen HodskinsDoug and Debbie HodskinsRudolf and Myra HoeckerDr. Jeffrey and Lynn HoferSara Holden A ‘68Marianne and Leonard Holt
Marietta Alvey A’47Robert and Mary Ann AlveyPamela ArnoldRuben and Caroline AvilaJoan and Kenneth E. AylorAda BaderMartin and Darlene BaezaAlice BagotJames and Lois BallardMary L. BallardMarianna B. BarberBernice and Orville Barr, Jr.Albert and Dorothy Barth, Jr.Carol and Dave BauerImelda and Bob BeamRonda and Daniel BeckMary and Gabe BeckerJune D. BellMalcolm and Nancy BellMichael and Margaret BennettMarian BennettRobert and Roberta BerryRobert BlandfordDavid and Ann BlanfordJo Ann and Charles J. Bonow, Jr.Mary and Luke BorgerDiane and Tom BowersDoris Clements BowmanJohn and Virginia BradfordNick and Candance BrakeSue and Ed BrodtRobert and Anita BrooksMarie S. BrossartAnna BrownBetty and John R. BrownBrenda K. BrownBob and Rebecca BrownDon and Sharon BrownJosephine BrowningInfoServ, Inc. Kevin L. BrunerPatricia S. Bueter A’61Carol and Gene BurnsJoseph and Emilia BurnsKeith and Tamara CainImogene CaldwellMr. and Mrs. Benson W. CampbellCarolyn and Patrick CasonNorvin L. Casper, Jr.Marcia CassadyBob and Mary CasterDale and Lisa CecilJack CecilBetty and Bobby Joe ChristianGene and Nancy ClarkDavid and Dee ClarkMildred Payne Clark A’46Paul and Alice CoomesPaul and Liz CoomesRichard and Denise CorcoranMargaret and Anthony CoxMary C. CravensBarbara R. CumminsElaine M. CurrierTom and Rose CurtsingerNancy and Clifton DaughertyMary Joan DelcherDorothy Denniston A’65John and Lyndia DewMary and Gerald T. DickersonChristine DigregorioRalph and Diane DiTucciDavid and Charlene DiverDr. Peter and Lelia DollLance and Monica DonaldVirginia DorstenPatrick and Ann DoyleRosemary and John DuncanDennis DurbinChester and Kay EdwardsJohn and Shirley Egan UDeceased
saint Angela Merici Heritage society
We are deeply grateful to these persons who, in life or in death, have named our community as the recipient of a planned gift. These generous benefactors of bequests, annuities, or estate gifts are great signs of faithful stewardship, providing for our mission into the future. Saint Angela Merici, bless them with your prayers, as we pledge our own:
Anonymous (5)Joe Paul U and Kay Buckman Rev. Bernard Leo CraycroftRev. George P. Craycroft UAdelia C. Ewers UJane Fulton UPaul P. Gannon UJosé GomezMsgr. George H. HancockDorothy HughesHelen and Freddie U LeBlanc
Rev. Joseph A. Lyon
Rev. Carl McCarthyRoger and Stella McClureRaymond V. Nichols UCletus and Dee OberstMsgr. Joseph A. O’Bryan UHenry U and Dody PayneHughleen A’45 and Kelly RineyRev. C. Phillip RineyJoe and Sue Riney A’42Mary C. Thompson A’61Barbara and Bertrand TrompeterSusan J. ScottCartmell Wheeler U
BequestsThese men have been faithful stewards of God’s manifold gifts. They have shared God’s abundance with us. Now they share God fully. May they “shine like bright stars for all eternity.” (Daniel 12:3)
Rev. George P. CraycroftRaymond V. Nichols
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Carolyn PanchyshynRamelle PattersonDenise PaulGeraldine PenningtonJohn and Linda PerriRev. Gerald PetersonMargaret PetersonRev. Louis PiskulaTheresa and Terry PottsRobert D. PurdyBill and Jenny PylandRon and Cathy RamseyEleanor T. RapierGerald RayMary ReganMary Patricia ReynoldsJeffrey Lee RhinersonMargaret B. RineyMartha RineyPhil and Jennifer RineyJoe and Sue Riney A’42Thomas B. RineyLawrence H. RobbinsEldred and Eulaine RobertsonAggie RoehrigAlex and Elizabeth RomeroMarianna RomeroMargaret and Joseph Norman RyanGeraldine SaizCouncil of Catholic Women of St. Catherine’sSaint Henry Parish in Hardin, Ky.Saint Romuald Parish in Hardinsburg, Ky.Saint Stephen Parish in Cadiz, Ky.Margie Salerno Carole A’68 and William H. SandersPatsy A. SandersLTC Jose Flavio SantillanesStanley and Rose SauerMary SchanuelDave and Pam SchechingerMary Hagman SchellingConnie and Ed SchickelRobert and Donna SchmidtJoyce and William C. SchneiderJoe and Shirley SchneringerRev. Ed SchnurRita O’Bryan Schrecker C’41Charlann and Joe SchwanNorma and Richard E. ScottScott and Marilyn ShanksBrenda SheetsVirginia SherrardBarbara and Donald Shipley
James and Barbara HouseEdward and Susan HorvatBarry P. HowardDoris and Robert C. HowardPhil and Sandra HoyDavid and Betty HuberSharon HudsonStephen and Susan HuntJohn HurmDarlinda HurstEmma Lee HutchinsHenry and Therese JablonskiBarbara G. JacksonJenkins Farm Horace E. JenkinsMary Jo Campbell Jenkins A’42Patricia JobeHerbert and Audeline JohnsonKathleen JohnsonWilbur JonesNadine and Sylvester Kaelin, Jr.Carole KanithKappa Delta Phi Sorority Psi Rho Chapter - Janice GnagyStephen KeeneMary KellerImelda and Jay KellyMary C. Kelly A’54Paul and Beverly KeyserMary Jo A’63 and Donald G. KirbyEd KirkpatrickNola KistersCharles and Patricia KnottIngrid E. KokindaBernice and Mary Ann KollrosRev. Tom KramerRosemary Kranz A’50Mildred KrapfMarian L. KrauszJean and Clifford KreifelsKurtz Auction & Realty Co. Bill KurtzDorothy LachoweckiCharles and Terri LaHughMary C. LawheadLouise LeasorOllie LeeMary Lynn LegelDotty LilesVictor and Donna LobatoBetty J. LogsdonMary LovatoMr. and Mrs. Alexis Lubchenco, JrMichael and Diana LushBertha M. Lutz
Carole and Colby MacQuarrieTerry and Paula MaloneMary MargisEllen M. MarquartSheryl and Fred MarshJacqueline MarshallFreddie MartinezMatilde G. MartinezLisa MattinglyOpal MattinglyJanet and Kenneth G. MatykPatricia MaupinGertrude Hall Mayhew A’49David and Anita McBrideRowena McCabeDoris McCraryEdward McDonnellCecilia MedleyGeneva G. MeehanMr. and Mrs. Neil MerrionAlma MiddeltonJoseph Allen MillayMerici MillayDave and Sharon MillerMaria MillerGloria J. MingusMary P. Mohr A’77Joan MooreBetty Moorman A’58Jack MorrisPatsy MorrisSteve and Becky Morris A’71Dan and Sandy MorrisJoan P. MorsePat MouserVirginia MoyerPauline and Victor MuddJohn and Cathie NecaiseRose Mary NeffErnest NelsonCarl and Barbara NettAlice E. NewtonLori Dempsey NicholasBeverly E. NiemeierMary Loretto O’BryanSteve OelzeGloria S. O’HaraDon and Cecilia OlingerRose OlingerSharon and Leon J. OlingerRebecca Rodgers OliverSteve and Karen OsgoodKatherine OsowiczMary E. Overright
Betty ShraderLale and Hanri SidemDr. James and Sheila SillsMary A’69 and Theodore S. Sils, Jr.Lora and Anthony SimningNicholas X. SimonJim and Patsy SimpsonGeraldine and Michael H. SimpsonLois and Bob SimsEd and Cecelia SimsStephen and Paula SkrivanBob and Marge Slack A’53Beverly A’63 and John Paul SmithLaura A’50 and Bill T. SmithNorma SnedekerJosephine M. SpaldingLaverne and Charles E. SpeaksLeta Speaks A’39Sandy StahlBarbara StallingsGrace SteinbergerMark R. StellingDeborah StevensPat and Marnita StrehlSusan Ann Struna A’66Lois A. TashjianNancy and Phillip R. TatumPat and Waitman Taylor, Jr.Joseph A. ThomasMichele B. Thomas, Ph.DPat ThomasRichard and Linda ThomasMike and Cloa ThompsonCharles and Noretta ThompsonJim ThompsonMary Ann and Bernard ThompsonThomas H. and Cecelia ThompsonFrancis and Dolores Thomson C’50Dorothy ThornburgDorothy E. TipmoreHarold TravisGlynda TurnerPam and John TyndallUrsuline Sisters of Louisville Sr. Martha A. JacobOtis and Mary VanceJames and Nadie VanceGene and Carolyn Vandeven
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in-Kind GiftsAnonymous (2)Applebee’s Grill & BarAutry’s Septic Tank ServiceBaker’s RackBarret-Fisher Co., Inc.Bent Creek Golf Dan and Ann KlafferEd and Gloria CecilAnna ConnMary M. Costello A ‘65 Crosley Radio Corporation Bo LemastusTracy CulbersonRose and Thomas Danhauer Danhauer Florist & GiftsDorothy Dehart Stanley and Carma DuvallExcursions Jayme MoseleyExecutive Inn-RivermontFace Forward Carrie Fulton
Pete and Marilyn FronczkiewiczGeneral Glass Company, Inc.G & G Landscape Nursery & Florist Elsie LambertGlenn Funeral Home Gordon’s True Value Hardware Suzanne GochenouerGreat Harvest Bread Greg and Aimee GarrardHugh and Therese Higdon Janie HowardHobby LobbyHollywood VideoInstant Products Stephen and JoAnn BooneJasper Seating Co. Mike EcksteinKimberly Clark Michaeline and Steve JoinerKuntry Kutter Brenda MillayJoe and Kathy Lowe
Malco Theatres Inc.Marlene’s Garden Center Marlene HamiltonGertie Mayhew A’49Ruth Metschuleit Nancy Mills A ‘72Moonlite Bar-B-Q InnMurphy Excavating NTA Custom JewelersBen O’BryanSusan O’BryanO’Bryan’s Bar and Grill Jamie MurphyOffice DepotOld Hickory Pit Bar-B-QPapa John’sPaul’s Fruit Market Philip Thieneman Hubert Powers PhotographyJean QuinnSuzanne ReissTim Rohleder
Don and Sharon SpeaksSkates Alive John and Elaine SullivanMike and Pat SullivanMichael SynkTexas RoadhouseTGIFriday’sTumbleweed TWO Theatre Workshop of
OwensboroUnilever Paul ThompsonUS BankDr. Kishor Vora Margaret and Mel WindleJohn and Elaine WoodWright ImplementRuth and Glenn Wright
Matching CompaniesTexas Gas Transmission, LLCWellpoint Associate Giving Campaign
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MEMOriALs
Fr. Phil Riney Patricia Cheshire Margaret B. RineySr. Joseph Adrian Russell Phyllis and Daryl Henry James B. and Mary Russell Juergen Schindler Doris M. Schutz Richard and Linda ThomasSr. Rita Scott John and Cynthia MesnierSr. Suzanne Sims Gertie Frey Stephen and Pamela Raleigh Jeffrey Lee Rhinerson Rex SimsSr. Jean Richard Stukenholtz Thomas H. WigingtonSr. Rosalin Thieneman Margie Anne HardestyDolores Ann Mudd Thomson Tammy and Mark ThomsonSr. Marie Brenda Vowels Keres Consulting, Inc. Timothy Chavez Martin and Donna WisehartSr. Mary Matthias Ward Genny Alley Bruce and Margaret LincolnSr. Ann Victoria Wasylina Marian and Forrest A. HeintzmanSr. Mary Bertha Wethington Bruce and Margaret LincolnSr. de Chantal Whelan Margie Anne HardestyBetty and DeanU Whitehouse Terri WhitehouseHelen and Amos Whittaker Jim and Martha CrispSr. Dorothy Marie Willett Tony and Linda Dunkel Doris Willett Trapp A ‘48Sr. Margaret Ann Zinselmeyer Larry Lynch, Jr.
Sr. Frances Marie Abell Marge McLaughlinSr. Mary Damien Abell Marthadene Howe A ‘69 Marge McLaughlin
HOnOrs
Jerome C. VandevenDiane VerityBarbara Ann VogelSteve and Debbie WalkerNancy and John Walsh, Jr.George and Nancy Walz A’55Regina Walz A’40Cheryl WanyaRobert Ward, Jr.John and Regina WarrenBernard L. WathenPeggs Electronics Greg WathenJohn and Doreen WathenPatricia WathenThomas A. WathenBernadette and Harley WatkinsFred and Mary Watson A’41Anita M. WebbJames and Sylvia WeisAaron and Karla WelchPeter J. and Susan WesselAnn WethingtonFrank and Sandy WethingtonJean WethingtonRichard A. WethingtonRosemarie WethingtonMr. and Mrs. James L. WhelanMamie WhiteTerri WickKathy WilkersonEdward and Judy WillenMary A. WilliamsElizabeth A. WrightBill and Shannon WrightRobert and Joan WuetcherYager Materials, LLCHarold and Kathy YoungLinda YoungLucille ZabawaMartin J. ZinserMeg Zybko
Sr. Mimi Ballard William Leslie Keene, Jr.Ursulines from Belleville Rev. Robert B. FlannerySr. Agnes Irene Bickett Mary Teresa WimsattSr. Vivian Bowles Bob and April MitchellSr. Charlesine Bowling George and Dorothy BooneJoy M. Brown Beth CorbettSr. Elaine Burke Mike and Paula BurkeSr. Lennora Carrico James and Barbara CarricoSr. Mary Irene Cecil Margie Anne HardestySr. Mary Jude Cecil Nancy and Michael CollinsSt. Stephen Church Saint Stephen ParishionersIsabel Clark Amos and Jeanne BrashearSr. Philomena Cox Margie Anne HardestySr. Vickie Cravens Margie Anne Hardesty
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Sr. Mary Durr Aurelia and William Inkret, Jr.Sr. Marie Julie Fecher Kay W. Fecher Margie Anne HardestySr. Anita Flaugher Don and Donna OberhausenSr. Mary Cabrini Foushee Paul and Patricia Alexander Mary Ann SchianchiSr. Ruth Gehres Rev. Martin SiebenalerLinda Marie George Skip GeorgeSr. Sara Marie Gomez Keres Consulting, Inc. Timothy ChavezSr. Marita Greenwell Margie Anne HardestyTony & Kristin Greenwell Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. GreenwellSr. Maureen Griner Larry Lynch, Jr.Sr. George Mary Hagan Doug and Tammie BeasleySr. Jane Miriam Hancock Teresa and Gary CliftonSr. Barbara Jean Head Joe TammeSr. Dorothy Helbling Donna J. Christen Mary Ann Cox Mark and Eileen SchmelzelSr. Mary Sheila Higdon Barbara BathSr. Michele Ann Intravia Thomas and Sharon Jablonski John and Cynthia MesnierSr. Clara Johnson Cecilia and Phillip HarndenSr. Karla Kaelin Anita HaydenSr. Rita Klarer Margie Anne HardestySr. Mary Elizabeth Krampe Mary Ann SchianchiFlorence Lindle Raymond and Shirley LindleSr. Lois Lindle Rev. Paul A. ScaglioneSr. Amanda Rose Mahoney Philip and Annette SkeesMarion Mulligan Mattingly Barret-Fisher Co. Inc. Jess Mattingly and Mark Mattingly Sr. Frances McDonagh Tim and Mary CroninSr. Mary Patrick McDonagh Tim and Mary Cronin Robert E. McGlynnSr. Miriam Medley Diane and Jim Cambron, II Mark and Diane KemperSr. Rose Emma Monaghan Mary and James J. CampbellSr. Michael Ann Monaghan Keres Consulting, Inc. Timothy ChavezSr. Marie Montgomery Stella MontoyaJohn and Sue Mudd David MuddSr. Susan Mary Mudd Tammy and Mark ThomsonSr. Dianna Ortiz TASSCSr. Jean Madeline Peake Mary J. Thompson
All Ursuline Teachers Sr. Ursula SiebertClarence, Carrie and Wendell Alvey Leon AlveyRay Bartholomew Catherine BartholomewBeaven and Blair Families Joe and Cecily Blair Mary Jane Morgan Beuth Jack and Betty MorganChristine and Louis Bickett Thomas E. BuckmanHerman and Dorothy Bickett Patricia A. LewisAntoinette Birge Cyril BirgeSr. Marie Bernadette Blandford Doretha and Michael R. CorbettJoseph Bill Boone Marian E. BooneIrene Bowling Frances MouserMsgr. Robert Bowling Irene MarichSr. Charlesine Bowling Joe and Sue RineySr. Pierre Brady Henry HuckebySr. Victoria Brohm Mary M. Heng-BraunSr. Mary Denise Brown Marianna B. BarberJames and Dorothy Ann Buckman Thomas E. BuckmanMary Ann Burke James E. BurkeMartha Campbell Col. Garnett C. Brown, Jr. Peggy L. SchweinhartSr. Martha Ann Cargile Rosemary PayneSr. Carmencita Carrico Rebecca Andriot Joyce C. DoughertySr. Mary Corda Carrico Rebecca Andriot Joyce C. DoughertyJoseph and Irene Cashen Ray and Betty CashenSr. George Ann Cecil Robert CecilDelfinita Chavez Flavio ChavezSr. Joseph Ursula Cissell Don and Ursula Metzger Jim and Debbie Peak
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Saint Angela Heritage SocietyrEV. GEOrGE P. CrAYCrOFt (left) served
the Archdiocese of Louisville in many parishes before his retirement in new Haven, Ky. Father Craycroft died in 2007.
Fr. George valued the life and mission of the ursuline community as he planned his estate. We pray for him and for the surviving members of his family, especially
our own sister rose Marie Craycroft – Fr. George’s sister – and their brother, Fr. Leo Craycroft. Fr. Leo is also a member of the saint Angela Heritage society. May God reward you for your good works, Fr. George, and may you rest in peace. the ursuline sisters are grateful for your life of service to others in priestly ministry.
A memorial plaque honoring Fr. George will soon hang in the reception area of Saint Joseph Villa.
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Mary Grace Crisp Jim and Martha CrispJames Pat Davis Edward and Monica BreitholleHugh and Florence Derby Joan D. RasmussenSr. Adela Diller, OSF Sr. Mary Jude Cecil, OSUAnna Catherine Donahue Rebecca J. DonahueSr. Jane Francis Donahue Mary Huberta Cecil Rebecca J. DonahueSr. Mary Beatrice Donahue Mary Huberta Cecil Rebecca J. DonahueSr. Rose Catherine Donahue Mary Huberta Cecil Rebecca J. DonahueSr. Mary Constance Eberle Robert E. McGlynnRoberta Mattingly Edelen Joseph and Margaret Bowling Ann M. Browning Anne Cope Mary Sue and Michael J. Doran, Sr. Habitat for Humanity Kim Sarka Lake Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. McKiernan W. Terry Ward Elisabeth YoungWilfred Fettig Frances Stallings Mahoney C ‘43William J. Frey George and Margaret FreyJody Gates George and Jo Ann GatesMary Frances Hancock Joseph Allan and Marie HancockMary Carol Hanekamp Jim and Martha CrispCharles Hayden III Donald A. HaydenMr. and Mrs. Charles Hayden, Jr. Donald A. HaydenSr. Mary Wilfrid Hayden Donald A. Hayden Karen Hayden A ‘69Sr. Charles Irene Hayden Donald A. Hayden Karen Hayden A ‘69Neal Head James FarmerJack Helbling Betty HelblingJuanita Hinton Betty Abell Constantine A ‘53Mickey B. Horrom Bruce HorromJoan Hume Robert D. Hume, Jr.Sr. Mary Ivo Mary Berger A ‘55Robert D. Jobe Patricia JobeJim Jones Jim and Martha CrispAnn M. Jordan Walt JordanAlma Buechler Kaelin Emil A. KaelinAlma Catherine Kaelin Emil A. KaelinFlora Ann Kaelin Emil A. Kaelin
Sr. Jean Catherine Purdy Dan and Nancy Purdy Robert D. PurdySr. Dolores Purdy Dan and Nancy Purdy Robert D. PurdySr. Ephrem Purdy Dan and Nancy Purdy Robert D. PurdySr. Mary John Purdy Dan and Nancy Purdy Robert D. PurdyCooper and Dorothy Ray Betty JohnsonJoseph L. Rudy Evelyn V. RudySr. Mary Henry Russell Phyllis and Daryl Henry Juergen Schindler Richard and Linda ThomasSr. Magdalen Schammel, OSU Mary Ann Cox Leo Schammel Jon and Angie VerlindeAloysius Joseph Schlosser Roger and Julie GstalderJoseph M. Seaton Yvonne SeatonFred and Margaret Shaw Jean HarrisonSr. Mary Ethel Sims Paul and Julia SimsMary T. Sims Delores TurnageSr. Jamesina Spain Ken WilliamsJohn and Orilla Stone Mike and Paula BurkeDave and Virginia Sullivan Dan NaylorEarl Thieneman Mary Lynn LegelSr. Mary David Thomas Vickie Bickett Gibson A ‘74 Anna R. Leonard Mark W. Luckett
Richard E. and Norma Scott Paula Anne Stephenson Pat Thomas George and Betty WebsterSr. Mary DeSales Thomas Emil A. KaelinSr. Joseph Therese Thompson Ed and Connie SchickelWilliam H. Thompson Teena T. BarberSr. Bartholene Warren Thomas H. and Cecelia ThompsonSr. George Ann Warren Thomas H. and Cecelia ThompsonPauline and Marvin Wathen Ann and Richard LewisSr. George Marie Wathen Norvin L. Casper, Jr.Sr. Lucian Wathen Peggs Electronics Greg Wathen Sr. Dorothy Ann Whelan George and Faye BrielSr. Mary Emily Whelan George and Faye BrielBernadette Willett James A. Trapp Gary Trapp
Sr. Rosita Willett Doris Willett Trapp A ‘48 James A. Trapp Gary TrappLee and Nancy Williams Ken WilliamsRobert Lawrence Williams Melanie WilliamsSr. Agnes Catherine Williams Margaret A. Guilford Michael and Teri Hintz Mildred Krapf Evelyn Marie McKune Msgr. Joseph A O’Bryan U Paul and Frances O’Bryan Monica Payne Thomas M. and Mary Riney Joe and Sue Riney Francis and Jean Steffen Mary Ruth Warren A ‘44 Tina WolkenRay Wilson Jim and Martha CrispSr. Carolita Young Aileen Young
HAVE YOu COnsiDErED . . .naming the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph in your will or other estate plans? Please call Dan Heckel at 270-229-4103 if you would like to discuss these possibilities.
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Sister Nancy Liddy has accepted a new ministry as director of liturgy and adult formation at St. Teresa parish in Belleville, Ill., after ministering as pastoral associate at St. George Parish in New Baden, Ill., since 2005. Sister Nancy has ministered in parishes across Owensboro, Paducah, and Browns Valley, Ky.
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Sister Karla Marie Kaelin returns to St. Mary of the Woods Parish in Whitesville, Ky., as director of religious education for about 140 kindergarten through 8th grade (Confirmation year) students. “Twenty-three catechists and helpers have committed themselves to sharing their faith and Catholic Christian example with these students,” Sister
Karla said. “I am so grateful for each and every one of them in their excitement about working with the classes.” Previously pastoral associate for St. Joseph Parish in Mayfield, Ky., Sister Karla also served as outreach to the Benton, Ky., area since 2003. She ministered at St. Mary of the Woods for two years in 2000 as pastoral associate. Sister Marie Goretti Browning will be taking over outreach to the Benton, Ky., area.
Sister Martha Keller, former pastoral associate at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Owensboro, Ky., is the new pastoral associate at St. Francis de Sales Parish, Paducah, Ky. Sister Martha is leading a bible study with focus on the writings of Saint Paul to celebrate his jubilee year, coordinating Christian Initiation for groups, responding to the day-to-
day pastoral needs, and visiting the hospitalized and homebound. A new adventure for her is bereavement ministry. “I am loving Paducah and my parish ministry here. I am enjoying the delightful parish staff and pastor with their areas of competence and expertise. An added plus in this area is to be surrounded by other Ursuline Sisters in our bonded community and the fabulous group of associates of western Kentucky,” Sister Martha said.
Sister Betsy Moyer and Sister Jacinta Powers have announced their new ministries in the Mandeville Diocese in Jamaica. Sister Betsy, who was health care administrator for Saint Joseph Villa in Maple Mount since 2004, will teach religion and assist the principal at Mount Saint Joseph Prep School in Mandeville. Sister Jacinta, a registered nurse and also former health care administrator at Saint Joseph Villa, will have a health care role in the diocese. Both sisters departed for Jamaica on Sept. 23.
Sister Rose Jean Powers retired from her position as director of residential life at Brescia University this July. Sister Rose Jean has been involved with education and the campus community at Brescia for 35 years. “Brescia’s contribution to society is through our students, and we have a solid contribution to make,” Sister Rose Jean said. “I do appreciate the university taking the time to acknowledge the continued service of the Ursuline Sisters at Brescia.” She remains active on campus as a volunteer tutor for English as a Second Language students and as a bookstore assistant and Sacristan for the chapel.
Sister Joan Riedley is the new parish minister for St. Helen and St. Denis Parishes in Louisville, Ky. After serving as parish minister in St. Matthias Parish since 1992, she accepted this new ministry when the Archdiocese of Louisville merged St. Matthias with St. Helen in June. “Merger with four parishes, St. Basil, St. Denis, St. Helen
and St. Matthias, has truly been a challenge. Each parish has its own unique personality, struggles and gifts,” she said. “It’s been fun being in the ‘music mix’ since I’ve led Church music for the past 40 years.” The four parishes will eventually become one: Mary Queen of Peace.
