the journey 2014 vol. 03

THE LOVE OF CHRIST IMPELS US

The JOURNEY

A publication of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth • Vol. III 2014

NAZARETH VILLAGESCELEBRATE

INSIDE THIS ISSUE2 Reason to Celebrate

4 A Place Called Home

100 Years on McKnight Road

5 Helping Flood Victims

6 Sharing Our Charism

7 Water With Blessings

9 Her Ministry — One Woman Among Men

10 Mentoring Compassionate Leaders

11 A Life Less Ordinary

12 A Time for Joy

13 Girl Up Girls

15 Making the World More Beautiful

16 A Lifetime of Teaching

17 Sharing Stories and Expanding Our Ministries

18 Kentucky to Maryland Reunion

19 Highlights

21 Journeying On

27 Memorials/Honoraries

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I pray that they may be one in us, that the world may know that You have sent me.

— Jn. 17:21

Looking back over the past several months, I think of some moments that drew me more deeply into the mystery of that unity that Christ prayed for at the last supper.

In early June, my mother died after a two-year long battle with cancer. At the end, her death came more quickly than we had expected, which added to our sense of loss and grief. As the summer and fall went on, stories of the war in Syria, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, planes shot out of the sky, beheadings, people driven from their homes because of their religion and unaccompanied children crossing our borders, filled our news channels. My own grief made much more real for me the grief of the individuals behind those stories, my brothers and sisters who were living through these tragedies — losing families, friends, homes, and in many cases even their very homeland. I became so aware of the amount of grief, loss and suffering that exists in our world at this time. Our oneness came home to me in a new and heart rending way.

Later in the summer, as I was flying to retreat (which adds to the irony of this story), I came to my seat to find my seat-mate was a young man wearing baggy blue jeans, a large earring, and sporting a ball cap turned sideways in the style of the day. All the stereotypes suggested by his dress flitted across my mind. As the plane took off, I said a short prayer — my routine contribution to helping the plane get safely off the ground! I then settled back to read the morning paper. Once we were airborne, my seat mate reached into his backpack, pulled out his Bible and for the rest of the flight read the Epistle to the Hebrews, carefully studying the footnotes and flipping back into the Old Testament to check references. I felt humbled and knew that I was invited once again to look more deeply to see the oneness that is our reality as an earth community.

Finally, one summer Sunday during the liturgy I looked around the Church at the Motherhouse. Sisters from all the countries where SCNS minister, were represented. Several had come for a meeting to plan ways to address justice issues from a global perspective, some were home for their annual visit, some were on an exchange program that we have each year. All had joined the Sisters and Associates here in the U.S., as together we gathered around the table of the Eucharist to celebrate our oneness in Christ. We were Sisters in this SCN Family which is striving to be sisters and brothers to our fragile world. My heart was filled with joy and gratitude!

What are some moments in your life that have deepened your understanding of our oneness? If you would like to share these moments, please go to http://scnfamily.org/oneness and share your thoughts, or email them to Diane Curtis at [email protected].

Susan Gatz, SCN

ON THE COVER:Village President Vicki Ward and Molly Thompson, SCN, share a hug at the Nazareth Village Anniversary. SCN Family members came together to celebrate the ministry.

The Journey is produced by the Office of Congregational Advancement. Contributors include: Diane Curtis, Dana Hinton, Spalding Hurst, Dianne Smith, Janice White, Leslie Wilson; SCNAs Trudi Maish, Patsy O’Toole; SCNs Malini Manjoly, Mary Margaret Nirmala, and Susan Gatz.

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In some cities, elderly people live in neighborhoods where safety is a daily concern. And those who can no longer afford cars — or can no longer drive them — have a tough time making it to the grocery store or to doctor’s appointments. But thanks to the vision of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, elderly and disabled residents of Nazareth Village enjoy a safe, clean, well-maintained apartment complex on the peaceful SCN campus in Nazareth, Kentucky. In addition, they enjoy support services that help them stay independent.

In August, Sisters, Associates, and residents celebrated the 35th anniversary of Nazareth Village I, and the 25th anniversary of Village II. The “Villagers” came together to sample free food, listen to live music and enjoy the company of neighbors who are now close friends.

To Vicki Ward, who serves as president and managing director of Nazareth Village I

REASON TO CELEBRATE


and II, “the residents seem like one big family,” she says. “They look out for each other.”

Christy Caldwell, a Villager who heads up the resident organization, agrees. “If you get lonely, all you have to do is knock on somebody’s door,” she shares. “I love that about this place.” When Christy’s daughter died a few years ago “probably 50 people dropped by to see me,” she recalls. “Living here at that time was invaluable to me.”

For many years the buildings that

now house Village I and II were used for Nazareth College, a school for young women that was operated by the Sisters. When that school was merged with Spalding College in Louisville, the buildings on the Nazareth campus were no longer needed for education. SCN leaders visualized using the empty space to provide homes for those in need.

“After study and research, the decision was made to develop an apartment complex for the elderly and disabled,” according to Adeline Fehribach, SCN, the provincial of the Western Province. “The Sisters were able to get a federal Housing and Urban Development Section 8 rent subsidy contract. This contract enables Nazareth Village I to serve persons of

very low income. No person is required to pay more than 30 percent of income for rent.”

The Sisters obtained a 40-year loan from HUD to convert the dorm building into apartments, Village I was opened for occupancy in 1979.

After a few years the Sisters secured another loan to renovate a part of the second school building. This time the Section 8 rent-subsidized loan was not available, however. So when Village II opened in 1989 with 45 units, it was

available only to those who could afford to pay full rent.

Since Village I opened, the SCNs have made sure that low-income residents are assisted in getting any help to which they are entitled, Sister Adeline emphasizes. As an added benefit, each apartment is outfitted with an emergency pull cord that will summon help 24 hours a day, seven days a week. One member of the staff is always on call.

To answer the needs of the residents, a bank teller comes once a week, and a barber/beautician is available five days a week. Different Christian denominations offer Bible study, and parties are held on

Thanksgiving, Christmas and every other holiday. Country and Western bands and cloggers come often, and residents enjoy crafts groups, bingo, bunko and dominoes. Without fail, the Village van takes residents to the grocery store on Thursdays.

Over the years, many SCNs have played integral roles in this ministry, among them Kitty Doyle, Mary Reisz, Molly Thompson, Rita Spalding, and Ann Margaret Boone. Sister Ann Margaret managed the Villages for 21 years, and

has dozens of touching stories. “One woman could finally get dentures because of the money she saved on her rent,” Sister Ann shares. “A man was delighted to have indoor plumbing for the first time in his life.” Another woman finally felt safe after living in fear that an abusive husband would hurt her. As Sister Ann sees it, everyone connected with the Villages has remained true to the mission of the Sisters. Both Sisters and residents alike have been “impelled by the love of Christ.”

This story courtesy of The Record


A PLACE CALLED HOMEJust a few years after Nazareth Village I opened and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth began welcoming residents to campus to live among them, Pete

Mattingly’s family was looking for a supportive environment for the young man to make his new home. That was nearly 30 years ago, and Pete, a well loved resident, is very much an example of what makes the Village such a warm and welcoming environment. He has been a dear friend to many residents over the decades.

At Nazareth, Pete likes to visit with folks and is always willing to help his neighbors out with chores and errands. Molly Thompson, SCN, who has known Pete for many years, describes him as a very gentle and kind soul.

Pete’s niece, Brenda Kennedy, says Pete dearly loves Nazareth and wouldn’t

want to live anywhere else. “He loves the people, the animals, the ponds and taking children to play on the playground,” says Brenda.

Another devoted resident is Rosemary Bailey. You can find her walking the grounds, or taking stunning photographs, or nestled in her favorite chair writing poetry.

Rosemary moved to Village I in September of 2006. She had decided to retire after running her country store for 14 years. The process meant selling many loved items from antiques to artwork. But today, the time spent downsizing seems worth it as she has been able to more fully devote herself to writing, photography, knitting, and other passions. She talks often of how Nazareth nurtures and inspires her both

creatively and spiritually.Before Rosemary moved to Nazareth,

her life had taken her down many paths, not only had she opened a unique store in the woods of Central Kentucky featuring art, antiques, and herbs, but she had worked as a writer and editor, a public relations professional, photographer, and Louisville entrepreneur. She is also well-known and well loved for being one of the folks behind the Pegasus Parade and the founding of Bardstown Road Aglow.

In the years since moving to Nazareth Village, Rosemary has brought her creative energy to starting classes in jewelry making, knitting, and poetry. She has encouraged the many groups around Kentucky that she is a member of to host meetings on campus, and has shaped the Village newsletter.

And so as Nazareth Village I and II celebrate this most recent milestone, Pete and Rosemary are happy to call Nazareth their “Old Kentucky Home.”

100 Years on McKnight Road In November, the Sisters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will mark 100 years living on McKnight Road between Babcock and Peebles. The Sisters moved to the property in 1814 after purchasing the piece of farmland just 17 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. At the time there were no houses or businesses as far as the eye could see. The property has been home to hundreds of Sisters and numerous ministries. Neighborhoods, churches, schools and businesses have grown up around the convent. The Sisters in Pittsburgh, former Vincentian Sisters of Charity (VSC), trace their

heritage to a group of five Sisters from Szatmar, Austria-Hungary, led by Mother Emerentiana Handlovits, who arrived in Braddock, Pennsylvania, in 1902. They came to minister to the large number of Slovak immigrants who had immigrated to the area. In 1914, the VSCs, now Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, officially called McKnight Road home. The property is also home to Vincentian Academy, Vincentian Collaborative System, Vincentian Child Care Center, Vincentian Villa, and a variety of sports fields. More on this special anniversary in a future issue of The Journey.


SCNs are trying to help rebuild lives and villages in the wake of devastating floods in Nepal. According to Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Center, 105 people were killed and more than 100 people were missing following torrential rains in August. More than 22,000 families were displaced.

In Nepal, the District of Surkhet where Sisters are in ministry, was the hardest hit by the rains. Eighteen people were killed and 36 others were missing after flash floods swept away scores of houses and decimated settlements. The SCNs themselves have been greatly impacted, both buildings and ministry sites were in the path of the floods.

Dolcie D’Mello, SCN, shared vivid first hand accounts within hours of the flooding. “The effect of floods and landslides caused by three days of rainfall has been particularly devastating in Surkhet. It has been a nightmare for many villages here. In the middle of the night rushing waters entered homes and many were washed away in their sleep. People who were awake could run away to safe places leaving their belongings. A mother with two small children saved herself by hanging on an iron rod from her house ceiling and she kept her children safe by making a cradle, tying a cloth

on the iron rod. An educational school building run by the SCNs is completely washed away.

The small streams in many villages have turned into wide rivers. The rushing waters turned upside down trees and rocks. It is indeed heart-breaking to see the belongings of the people flowing in the water. Many have become homeless and displaced. Crops, vegetation and live-stock are destroyed. Many schools in the area have sheltered the homeless. What will happen to them when the schools have to be re-opened? How long can the schools shelter them? People are in great need of food, shelter, drinking water and medical care. The towns and the villages have been in darkness since Aug. 14. Travel and communication have become very difficult. Bus services are cancelled to many places due to land slides and road blocks and many are stranded without food and shelter. It will take a long time for people to be rehabilitated. Our Sisters, along with their team, are trying to reach out to the affected people in whatever way we can.”

In the weeks since, there have been grave concerns around the possibility of an outbreak of cholera in the absence of clean drinking water, and the scope of recovering and burying bodies. SCNs

have been working tirelessly to reach out to those impacted by the floods.

Now, weeks after the floods, Rosita Kavilpurayidathil, SCN, describes the overwhelming task at hand to care for those displaced by the floods. She writes, “We are busy with relief work. The stress is great as we are currently taking care of 20 pregnant/maternal mothers. We are called to carry them to the hospital and back. We receive calls at all hours during the night. People who have taken charge in the past for different things like newborn babies and food for maternity cases are now missing. We are preparing packages for 20 maternal cases and 50 students. Items are decided by the disaster sub-committee … roads are gone so the health team is visiting local camps. The displaced are asked to leave the schools as classes have begun. We don’t know where they are to go now.”

Sister Rosita asks for ongoing prayers

HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS

SCNs Eleanor Martin and Susan Gatz are shown outside the Vatican in Rome, Italy. Sister Susan attended CHI meetings in Rome.


Opportunities to collaborate with those who now own and operate what were once SCN hospitals are a blessing for which Sisters are grateful. Recently, SCN President Susan Gatz, had the chance to receive updates and share with some of our former health care ministries, those that are now part of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI). Sister Susan attended meetings in Rome, Italy, with other members of CHI.

The Catholic Health Care Federation reports to a department of the Church called the Congregation for the Institute of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life which is in Rome. As a ministry of the Church, Catholic Health Initiatives must provide status reports to the Vatican. Following meetings in Rome, members of this group often travel to other historic sites to learn more about the history and charisms of the Congregations whose former health care ministries are part of CHI.

During previous pilgrimages, CHI leaders have honored the heritage of participating Congregations by traveling to Assisi and Siena, Italy; Paris, France; and to the home of the Daughters of Charity. The charisms of both the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were influenced by the spirituality of St. Vincent de Paul, who founded the Daughters of Charity. Sister Susan notes that the meetings provide an incredible opportunity to spend time with those involved with CHI, so that the SCN charism and legacy is shared and passed along to each person carrying out these health care ministries.

Sharing our Charism

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as the SCNs continue outreach efforts to flood victims. It will be some time before life returns to normal. “No homes now exist near the new Korkhe (Chisapani) bridge. Most of the women in our training programs from different villages have lost their livestock and cultivation,” Sister Rosita laments. “We are being sent boxes of used clothes, blankets and bedsheets. Many are having fever, typhoid, or jaundice these days, as water purifiers are not readily available.”

For more information about donating to SCN missions in Nepal, please visit http://scnfamily.org/flood.

Children gather outside of an SCN education center in the District of Surkhet, like the one washed away by the August flooding.


It was a chance conversation that led Marie Flowers, SCN, to the connection of providing clean water to a village wrought by illness, during her four-month visit to Belize, Central America.

Formulating the plan

One night around the dinner table at the SCN home in Belize City, Barbara Flores, SCN, was sharing about a small village school that was struggling to provide clean drinking water for students and teachers. During the school year, 22 students and one teacher had contracted hepatitis by drinking contaminated water. After hearing of this challenge, Sister Marie thought of a friend in Louisville, Kentucky, who initiated a water purification and women’s empowerment program called Water with Blessings. Sister Marie emailed Larraine Lauter, OSU, to see what possibilities were available to help the village of St. Margaret.

The initial conversation with Sister Larraine launched a plan far greater than the Sisters had first imagined. Not only was she able to assist with 20 water filtration kits, enough to filter 20 million gallons of water, she had training materials already translated into Spanish, and was available to meet via Skype to assist in training.

The connections didn’t stop there. They now had the task of transporting all the materials 1,435 miles from Kentucky to Belize. As God had already worked out, friends of the SCN Community, Hand in Hand Ministries, had an upcoming trip to Belize scheduled and were able to assist with the transportation of filtration kits and training materials.

The connections continued. One detail not yet addressed was the cost of the kits and materials. Sister Larraine had been busy developing ministry partners back in the U.S. and The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati were interested in sponsoring a Water with Blessings project. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati are partners in the Charity

Federation, a group of religious communities that have roots in the Vincentian tradition. It was a perfect connection.

The Water Women of St. Margaret

Sister Barbara and Celia Usher, from the Diocesan Office of Catholic Education, and Sister Marie, traveled from Belize City to the village of St. Margaret to meet at the school with the principal, Estevan Peck, and a teacher, Patricia Perez. They heard of the many attempts that had been made to obtain safe drinking water for the school and the surrounding village.

Mrs. Perez was enthusiastic to learn of this project and agreed to identify additional women within the village to

serve as what they call “Water Women.” Each woman received a water filtration system and training to use and maintain the system. In return, they agreed to share the gift by providing clean water for one additional family within their village. Mr. Peck invited teachers to the training, ensuring that every student has safe drinking water available with the added bonus of the children participating in the daily filtering of water at the school.

The initial training and distribution of the water filtration systems occurred on May 3, 2014. As Sister Marie boarded her plane to return to Kentucky, the Water Women in St. Margaret were preparing to connect with each other for the first time, to learn how to filter clean drinking water for their village.

WATER WITHBLESSINGS

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Delivering the filtration systems

On a blessed afternoon in May, as Sister Marie was flying back home to the United States, Sister Barbara and Celia Usher were driving through Belize. With 20 white buckets and two large bags of Sawyer water filters piled high into their vehicle, they made their way back to the rural village of St. Margaret.

Entering the village with its beautiful hills and lush green trees, one wouldn’t know that the children of this village suffer from a dire lack of clean drinking water, often going thirsty and living with the risk of waterborne diseases. The mission this day was to begin to change that.

At St. Margaret Mary Catholic School, Mr. Peck and Mrs. Perez, along with 20 mothers of children attending school, welcomed the two. Excitement could be felt in the air and seen in their smiles, and Sister Barbara and Celia immediately felt in their hearts that they were part of a very special cause.

These mothers were there because they had been invited to be Water Women, and agreed to use the tools and training gifted to them through the Water with Blessings program, to provide clean drinking water to their own family plus another.

This theme of community sharing was quickly embraced by the Water Women. The mothers learned that they would be able to put a cup of clean, bacteria and virus free water to the lips of their children that same day. It was simple, all they needed was a bucket and a filter kit, both of which they were provided.

The day consisted of prayer, training to use and maintain the water filter, and commitment to the mission of providing clean water to her family and a neighbor.

Sister Barbara handed out filters to each woman as smiles, words of praise, laughter, and encouragement filled the room. The women decorated their white plastic buckets, assembled their water filters, and connected them to their buckets. They celebrated water, the source of life and God’s precious gift.

As the women set off across the school field to their homes, it was with babies on hips and buckets in hand. They were proud to be Water Women. Some had miles to walk before reaching home, but each was excited to go filter their first cup of water. As Sister Barbara and Cecilia drove home to Belize City, the car seemed empty without all the buckets and filters, but they spoke about filling the car again soon and making it possible for more clean water to be made accessible. As Sister Marie landed in Kentucky, she said a prayer for all involved.

Sister Barbara and Sister Marie express deep gratitude to all who assisted with this generous response. They are happy to see clean drinking water become available to an entire school and village community — indeed it is, water with a blessing.

TOP — Barbara Flores, SCN, (pictured right) meets with school officials in the village of St. Margaret in Belize. MIDDLE — Residents of the village of St. Margaret become trained as Water Women. BOTTOM - Marie Flowers, SCN, helped bring clean water to the village of St. Margaret. She is shown with dolls representing the many cultures of Belize.


HER MINISTRY — ONE WOMAN AMONG MEN

Carrying Out a “Love of Wisdom”

Education and empowerment are important priorities to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, as the Congregation constantly endeavors to make an impact wherever Sisters are in ministry, especially an impact within the Church. In keeping with these priorities, SCN Family members are encouraged to pursue and advance their studies and that of others, and to often go where others have not.Sister Swarupa is a student at Suvidya College of Philosophy. She is a pioneer as the only female in a class of 76 men engaged in preparing themselves for the priesthood. The college, run by the Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales (MSFS), is in Bangalore, India.Recently interviewed about her ministry and experience as the sole female in philosophy studies, Sister Swarupa shares her thoughts and insights:

Philosophy known as the “Love of Wisdom,” is an academic discipline that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer the fundamental question about knowledge, life, morality and human nature. This is my experience after my one year study of philosophy.

Why do I study philosophy?

“Life without philosophy is inconceivable,” said Socrates. I pursue this education because philosophy sharpens my thinking skills for living. It helps me to examine myself critically and clearly. Again, I quote the words of Socrates, “Unexamined life is not worth living.” So philosophy enables, empowers, and enlightens my mind to train myself in systematic articulation of human experiences. Philosophy opens up my mind to varieties of view points and thus fights against fundamental and dogmatic approach. Philosophy also provides a comprehensive vision of reality. It encourages a united view of

things. It helps me to seek the truth and stand for the truth. It also helps me to get rid of prejudices and biases. When I study philosophy, it throws a challenge to understand realities, objectives to make philosophy practical for life. It helps me to keep ideas not ideally but to be practical. It makes me into a matured and wise person. It helps me to grow in wisdom. Philosophy allows me to be always reflective with regard to all the important decisions that I consider and make in my life.

What impact have I made in the male dominated classroom as a woman?

We are students from five different Congregations — I am the only woman in the class. From day one I was faced with questions — How able am I to manage in the classroom with all these brothers? Am I able to cope with my studies? Do the brothers help me when I am in need? The brothers, on the other hand, were glad to have one different from them. With

God as my companion and trust as my clothing, I converted my lonely moments to moments of leadership and sharing. My presence in the class has made others sensitive to the needs of women in the Church... Being a leader of my group in a panel discussion, my counterparts have begun to see the wealth a woman can bring to the Church. It has impacted them so much that they have requested the administration to invite more women to pursue philosophy in the institute.

How do I see my Contribution to Church in the future?

It is my dream and hope to share my views and opinions on matters that affect women in the Church and to work towards an inclusive Church. The Catholic Church of India does struggle with caste-based preferences, I want to work towards a casteless church.

I do have a long way to go before I plunge into these realms of ministry.


MENTORING COMPASSIONATE LEADERS

Helping shape and inspire young leaders, this has always been integral to the ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Today, this rich ministry continues to thrive with the empowerment of young men and women in many SCN educational ministries. During the installment of new student leaders at Nazareth School in Chandapura, India, a group of amazing students was recognized at an investiture ceremony, which is a school ritual to bestow or present the rank and office. On this day, school prefects are given insignia, and elected members are conferred the power and authority considered as high officials of the student body. SCN Ann Palatty, the provincial

of the Bangalore Province, honored the students with badges and spoke of the sacred call of a leader. The leaders are to be “the front line,” the first ones to do things and help others to be better civilians of the country at large. School Principal Hilda Lobo, SCN, added, “In a gentle way you can bring changes to Nazareth School.” Further noting that “leadership is a service to humankind.”

Meanwhile, at SCN school Vincentian Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, new principal, Ed Bernot, welcomed students as they returned to school. The principal stood outside the school on the first day of fall semester waiting to shake the hand of each student. A Mass was

also held to set the tone for the school year.

In Louisville, Kentucky, as the school year got underway at Presentation Academy, an independent Catholic Academy founded by the SCNs, Sisters from India visited. The four toured the school and spoke with students. This year is off to a wonderful start as Presentation welcomes a large class of freshmen.

SCN FAMILY MEMBER BECOMES BISHOP OF NEPAL

Across the Congregation, SCNs celebrated the appointment of SCN Family member The Right Reverend Paul Simick, as the new Apostolic Vicar of Nepal. He is the brother of Cecilia Simick, SCN, known and beloved by many in Nepal for her mobile health clinic ministry.

Described as the largest ever gathering of Catholic faithful in Nepal, the Right Reverend was installed as the head of the Nepal’s Catholic Church on June 29, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, at St. Mary’s School Auditorium in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. More than 2,500 people were in attendance, among those gathered, many SCN Family members. Also present were Protestant, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and other religious leaders as well as civil authorities, political and civic leaders, and ambassadors and other diplomatic corps representing different nations and

organizations in Nepal. For the first time in the history of

the country, such a ceremony was telecast live by Nepal Television for two hours as a national event.

In his thanksgiving address, the new Bishop shared, “I am very happy. I thank God that he chose me for such a great responsibility. I pledge to take care of the Church of Nepal as a true shepherd and through my work I shall try to follow the example of Saint Paul. I am here to serve God’s word and follow His will. Please, pray for me!”

SCN Family members attend the installation of the Right Reverand Paul Simick as Apostolic Vicar of Nepal.


A Life Less OrdinaryShe is dedicating her life to a call from God and the opportunity to serve others in the tradition of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

Charismatic and full of life, Malebogo Gracious Robert has collected more than 100 gold medals and carries a black belt in karate. She teaches the martial art to students in her native city of Gaborone, Botswana.

She was looking for Catholic groups online when she discovered the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s Facebook page and learned of their missions in Botswana.

Gracious visited the Pabalelong Hospice in Metsimotlhabe with her prayer group where she met and prayed with HIV and AIDS patients. She continued to visit and began to know SCNs Vinaya Chalil and Sunila Erumangalathu. She commented one day that she liked the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth very much and that, “maybe one day I will be one of your Sisters.” That was in 2011.

As Gracious continued her karate practice and traveled internationally for competitions, she kept in touch with the Sisters by phone. When there was

a special Mass or gathering, she would come together with SCNs and Associates to celebrate.

A very spiritual person, Gracious began looking at Congregations to possibly join when a calling began to form within her. Two years ago she became serious with her discernment and narrowed the choice to two. After many days of prayer, she recalls how the Holy Spirit led her to join the Kentucky-based order started by Mother Catherine Spalding in 1812.

The decision was a bit of a surprise to her Pentecostal family, as she is the only Catholic among her relatives. She converted to the Roman Catholic Church in high school with the support of a mentor, a Sister with another congregation in Botswana.

At 23 years of age, Gracious chose to join the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth because of its international scope and their work for justice in a broad array of missions.

In a touching ceremony witnessed by her mother and eight friends, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth welcomed Malebogo Gracious Robert to the candidacy program on May 1, 2014.

Gracious is currently continuing her part-time work in a government program

that eradicates drug addiction and alcoholism. She spends her weekends in the formation process, living in mission with Sisters in Metsimotlhabe, Kanye and Lobatse.

Soon she will begin working with Mary Michael Dang, SCN, the newly appointed formation director for Botswana. The formation program will last for three years.

“She passed on the opportunity for travel, training, and to be an educator in karate for the government. She sacrificed that because she wants to become a Sister,” says Sister Vinaya. “We are now challenged to walk with Gracious in her call to faith and to help her actualize her calling of devotion to God.”

The growing SCN Family includes candidate Malebogo Gracious Robert, pictured second from the right. She spends weekends with SCNs living in Botswana. She is picturedwith SCNs Bibiano Kindo, Mary Michael Dang, and Ann Muthukattil.


T o look at her across the church, one could see her face alight in joy. Sister

Marie Chantal Flowers was preparing to profess first vows.

The vows are a response in faith and worship to the attraction and call to Jesus Christ by which Sisters give themselves completely to Him in order that through the Congregation, Christ may continue to express His life in the world.

On June 14, 2014, Sister Marie professed vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to God and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

It was a moving celebratory Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Nazareth, Kentucky. Sister Marie’s parents, brother, sister, friends from St. Louis, and co-workers, were in attendance for the

liturgical celebration and to witness her answer, “yes” to her life of ongoing conversion. “It is a day to celebrate,” emphasized Liz Wendeln, SCN.

“We can all be relaxed and happy this day. God says to us, when you search for me with all of your heart, I will let you find me. Today we celebrate that God, who is love and full of hope, has found Marie,” said Sister Liz.

In honor of her Sisters, Sister Marie placed the name of each Sister on the back of the ribbons of a banner that was carried in the service. This symbolized how the SCNs stand beside Sister Marie in their collective work of, “justice and solidarity with the poor and the oppressed and bringing about a world with less violence and more love,” noted Sister Liz.

As the words were sung, “Take my heart, O Lord, take my hopes and dreams … give me nothing more than your love and grace. These alone, O God, are enough for me,” Sister Marie professed vows to SCN President Susan Gatz, in the presence of a witness, Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN.

Sister Marie told those gathered, “Loving creator, as You have placed this call in my heart, I trust that You will give me the grace to live it fully.” Later she added, “I just want to say, from the bottom of my heart, how thankful I am to so many people who brought me to today with all of your support and love. I thank you for dancing with me today, and I invite you to continue the dance. Thank you, I love you.”

A Time For Joy


It was something they could have never dreamed of, being able to leave their village to go to school rather than stay home and care for family members. Two little girls from a rural village in India began a journey that would change their lives, thanks to the vision of an SCN faith group.

The girls were given this opportunity after members of an SCN faith group in Boston, Massachusetts, were inspired by the United Nations “Girl Up” program. Familiar with similar empowerment initiatives and programs started by SCNs, the members of the faith group knew the power of giving girls from struggling families a chance to go to school. Today, SCNs at the school where the children are in attendance describe a bright future for these two students who now carry themselves as leaders.

Through emails and photos, the two groups — one in Boston, the other in rural India — have exchanged updates and photographs, becoming very much a part of each other’s lives. In the early days, when the children first arrived at school, it was not an easy adjustment. They had to move away from their homes and families in the remote village in order to be closer to the school they would attend. SCNs made sure that the new students had everything they needed: a place to stay and warm meals, school uniforms, books, kind words and gentle encouragement. Sisters from India wrote to faith group members in Boston, that, “One gives support to another. They both cried in the beginning wanting to go home … now, they have adjusted, and it is like being

in a wonderland for them.”Three years later, the girls are now leading the way, role models

themselves to new students. Since that first day at school, Joicy and Seema (we are using different names to respect their privacy), have grown both in the classroom and in the hostel where they go out of their way to help the younger students. Joicy, now a Class IV student, recently stood third in the final examination of Class III in March. She also won first prize in poem recitation in the school competition. A very gifted and eager student with her studies, she also helps other students with their studies. Seema, now a Class IV student, is good at story telling, painting, drawing, and sports. She is extremely grateful for the help she gets from the Sisters.

The girls are from the Santhal Tribe located in a remote village where the literacy rate of women is 41.68 percent (2011 Census). One of the children’s mother is a laborer. Her father is unable to work as the result of a stroke. Before having the chance to go to school, the girls were expected to spend their days helping to care for siblings and animals that are used to sustain the families. School was out of reach.

In the last three years, the girls have developed a personal connection to the SCN Faith Group in Boston, that sponsors them. It has been a wonderful journey together. Who could have dreamed just how far these girls would come when Clare McNeil, SCN, was inspired to found the “Girl Up Group” after reading a Feb. 14, 2011, article in Time magazine about an initiative through

Girl Up Girls


the United Nations Foundation. The article outlined the reality that girls in many parts of our world face: “One in seven girls across the developing world is married before she is 15. Then, she gets pregnant. The leading cause of death for girls 15–19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease, it is complications from pregnancy.” Studies show the benefits of education: higher income, later marriage, and more life-choices. The Girl Up program is designed to connect girls — one at a time — across the world to offer the opportunity for an education.

Sister Clare shared the article with Dorothy MacDougall, SCN, and the two immediately thought about their travels to India. Sisters Clare and Dorothy have visited ministries across India and have met many girls who attend schools run by the SCNs. Many of these girls would never have received an education if not for the presence of the Sisters.

Sisters Clare and Dorothy proposed to their faith group that they consider sponsoring the education for a girl in an Indian village who would not be able to attend school otherwise. Each faith group member pledged the equivalent of five dollars per month and in no time had raised $420. Members were thrilled to learn that was enough to support two girls from a rural village.

Since 2011, the Sisters educating these two girls have provided frequent updates. Sister Clare says that when gathering, SCN Family members display the photos of these Sisters and students. This allows for a personal connection, and a chance to know and support one another on a deeper level. From this school in India to the Faith Group in Boston, a strong connection across the globe has been nurtured and sustained … all in the

name of changing the lives of young girls.Members of this faith group, now extended across the

globe, include the Sisters ministering in India, SCNs Kiran Kaniyamkandathil, Archana Valiaparambil, and Paulina Kerketta, and those in Boston, SCNs Ellen Paul McGovern, Eleanor Martin, Maureen Taaffe, Tess Brown, Dorothy, Clare and her sister, Anne Marie McNeil. The group members call themselves the “Girl Up Faith Group.”

Back in India, grateful and feeling blessed for the opportunity to learn, the two students say they pray daily for the Sisters and all those who are helping them. These two students also believe in paying it forward with their daily actions, as they help tutor and reach out to others. With a bright future and endless dreams for themselves, these two are always in the prayers of SCN Family members from India to Boston and beyond.

From a single room in the remote village where these girls were born, SCNs started ministry in 1986. Basic health services are provided and through social services, Sisters work towards systemic change among the women and young girls in the villages. Education is offered to hundreds of children in the area.


“Girls and boys, I greet you all in Jesus name and so together, let us pray.” Mary Braley, SCN, throughout her 40 years of teaching, has frequently used these words to welcome her students. All 1,300 of them.

The majority of Sister Mary’s 40 years in education were spent teaching second graders at the Immaculate Conception School. The school, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1882.

For Sister Mary, preparing her second graders for First Communion began on day one. “Jesus was always the center of our day and I always made connections for them. Preparations didn’t just happen a few weeks before,” she says.

She shares that over time her teaching style changed and evolved. “In the beginning, it was ‘I’m the teacher, you’re the student,’ now its ‘us.’ I work with them to help them learn and they help me.” Noting that she likes to take advantage of “teachable moments.” At times, when students ask questions she will not just give out the answer, but rather encourage the student to look it up. She once encouraged a curious student to research his question about states that joined the Union by using the classroom’s

children’s atlas. Another’s question about how to pronounce the word “pint” led to discussions about phonetics and liquid measurements. “I got my curriculum in but also allowed them to be a part of it.”

As she looks back, her affection for her students and ministry is made clear. “Teaching in a self-contained classroom gave me the golden opportunity to allow the students to experience the integration of all the subject areas, the center being how the values and teachings of Jesus remain the same and are central to the curriculum,” she says.

Being in ministry in the same place for many years allows roots and connections to run deep. Sister Mary says she has taught entire families over the years, even teaching the children of her former pupils. She recalls a time 15 years ago, while out on one of her regular walks, a man on a bicycle hollered out “Sister Mary! I really loved being in your class. I so hope I can send my future children to you.” She eventually taught all three of his children.

Sister Mary will not be leaving her ministry entirely. She plans to continue as a teacher’s assistant at the school. On her last day as a second-grade teacher, she was presented with a gift bag filled with 40 years of class pictures. “I pull a picture

out every day and pray for that class and come up with a memory from that year.”

In a story that she often read to her classes, the character Alice always went about making the world more beautiful. And so to her students, she asks, “What can you do to make the world more beautiful?”

For Sister Mary, “Teaching is a way to make the world more beautiful.”

MAKING THE WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL


A LIFETIME OF TEACHING

She is a smiling presence when she visits with Sisters and others on the St. Louise campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has always been on the go, so it might take a little time to adjust to a new schedule, now that she has left the classroom. However, anyone who knows Dorothy Dolak, SCN, says it’s likely she’s not resting but instead discerning her next ministry!

After nearly 40 years in education, most recently, five years as principal at Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy (CDTCA), in Pittsburgh, Sister Dorothy retired. Parents and teachers at the school sent Sister Dorothy off with a grand farewell including a book with letters written by each student about their favorite memory with Sister Dorothy, and a quilt with the handprints of all 160 students.

In one capacity or another, Sister Dorothy has always been drawn to teaching others. Over almost a half century, she taught for 19 years, was principal for 20, and engaged in health care ministry for 11. Sister Dorothy came to Christ the Divine Teacher after serving as principal at St. Sebastian School in Pittsburgh. Her hiring at Christ the Divine Teacher marked the return to having a religious Sister in its head position, and folks credit her “open door policy” with helping enrollment grow from 121 to 160 students.

Sister Dorothy’s love of education was highlighted in a TribLive article. In the article, Joanne Saunders, parent-teacher

guild president at CDTCA, describes how Sister Dorothy has devoted her life to the faith formation of primary and middle school students, first as a teacher and then as an administrator. “Here, she has truly embodied the spirit of our motto ‘Nurturing faith, Inspiring excellence.’ In working with her these last five years, I have experienced firsthand her gentle soul, her firm hand, her sense of humor and her intense devotion to our students. We will truly miss her.”

Meanwhile in a classroom in Bardstown, Kentucky, students were busy writing a farewell song for Lorena Fleischman, SCN.

“Blessed are they who serve our GodSpreading His word all aroundSister Lorena we thank youFor sharing your wisdom with us.”

Sister Lorena was celebrated by faculty, students, friends and even the Mayor of Bardstown as she retired from St. Joseph School. She has devoted her life to teaching and to being a Sister of Charity of Nazareth. In a Kentucky Standard article, Sister Lorena says she feels she didn’t choose to become a Sister. Instead, it chose her after attending Catholic school all her life. “I just felt the call that

this is what God wanted me to do.” She recalls seeing a quote on

a wall at the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth from the Gospel of John,

“You did not choose me. I chose you.”“That has stayed with me all

throughout the years,” says Sister Lorena.

Sister Lorena taught for 40 years, 12 of them at St. Joseph School in Bardstown. Most recently Sister Lorena taught fourth and fifth graders in math and reading. For Sister Lorena, it is a blessing to end her ministry at St. Joseph as that is where her love of teaching first began. She did her student teaching there in 1965.

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have been a longstanding presence at St. Joseph since the school’s early days, and this Bardstown school has always been a big part of the lives of many SCNs.

An active volunteer with many organizations, Sister Lorena plans to continue her ministry in teaching and outreach, especially with the mentally and physically challenged. It is a ministry that is a lifelong passion for Sister, who is hoping to volunteer at the Harbor House in Louisville, Kentucky. “I had a sister with Down’s syndrome. She died in 1980 and that was when I started teaching religion to people with Down’s syndrome.”

Sister Lorena says her sister couldn’t talk, so in order to communicate, one had to be patient, “I thank God who has given me a lot of patience … I think my desire (to work with special-needs students) comes from my sister. You had to listen to her with your heart, as well as your ears.”


SHARING STORIES AND EXPANDING OUR

MINISTRIES

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are known around the world for their willingness to respond to the needs of the time, often putting their own lives at risk. Such was the case during the U.S. Civil War when SCNs cared for soldiers on both sides — Union and Confederate. During the course of caring for soldiers, Sisters often contracted illnesses from the soldiers and died. These heroic and sometimes forgotten efforts are being highlighted at an exhibit in Emmitsburg, Maryland. SCNs are one of the six Congregations featured in the Charity Afire exhibit, at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

In order to make this exhibit a reality, archivists from six Congregations who had Sisters serving the wounded during the Civil War, came together to share significant artifacts with the Shrine. The exhibit includes realistic scenes with mannequins, maps, and personal accounts from Sisters who belonged to one of six Congregations — the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Sisters of Charity of New York, Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy, and Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth.

Sisters played a prominent role during the Civil War as nurses and aid workers, providing compassion in a violent and painful time of history. Some worked in the cities where they were missioned, while others traveled from battlefield to battlefield. For these Sisters, the Civil War was their first involvement in battlefield nursing and military service in the United States. When additional Sisters were required to care for the wounded, despite limited personnel, various Congregations would send as many of

their Sisters as possible, even to the point of closing educational institutions in order to make personnel available. Catholic Sisters were the only well established group in the United States which could transmit a heritage of knowledge, skills and management ability within an organized system of nursing at the outbreak of the Civil War. Over 600 Sisters stepped up to nurse soldiers. Only four of these communities had previous hospital experience in the United States. For the SCNs, the Congregation is remembered during this period of time as having the first Sister to die in the Civil War, Sister Lucy Dosh.

The Charity Afire exhibit is a permanent exhibit and the Congregations that are featured in this exhibit are members of the Charity Federation. This exhibit is just one example of the many ways Congregations that belong to the Federation have come together to collaborate. It is through such collaborations that member Congregations of the Charity Federation believe they can share their ministry stories to a much larger audience. Members also emphasize that in coming together, they can impact and help even more people, like founding the House of Charity in New Orleans which provides a place for volunteers to stay so they might help minister to the people of New Orleans who


continue to recover from hurricanes. Kelly O’Mahony, SCN, recently joined this ministry.

The Charity Federation is a voluntary membership association of Roman Catholic Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life of women whose mission in the Church continues the original charisms of Vincent de Paul (1581–1660, canonized 1737), Louise de Marillac (1591–1660, canonized 1934), and Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774–1821, canonized 1975). The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth trace their charism to St. Vincent.

Based on their common charism, “the love of Christ urges us,” and a common mission to serve those living in poverty, the members of Charity Federation commit to collaborate. Members say it invites them to an appreciation of who they are as women religious so that collaboration becomes a way of life. The Sisters emphasize that they strongly believe that collaboration means never to do alone what can best be done together.

When speaking of the SCN partication in the exhibit at the National Shrine of

Elizabeth Ann Seton, SCN President Susan Gatz notes that supporting just such a ministry is one way of carrying out the SCN vision of promoting the dignity and equality of women. Adding that it is important to help tell the story of what Elizabeth Ann Seton did in the church and world in her day, and the influence she still has through her community, and by extension telling the stories of other women religious. Sister Susan also points out that Elizabeth Ann was likely a contemporary of Mother Catherine Spalding, the foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, and may have known about the ministries of Mother Catherine, through a common friend, Bishop David.

In addition to keeping the legacy of women religious alive, other goals of the federation include, effecting systemic change by addressing issues of social justice for those living in poverty. As part of this goal, the Charity Federation has been involved in another collaboration for a number of years — sponsoring a non-governmental organization representative at the United Nations. Among the responsibilities of this Sister, to represent the Congregations of the Federation at

the United Nations through committee work, to participate in UN sponsored events, and to collaborate on projects with NGO colleagues. Recently, SCN Teresa Kotturan, former vice president of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, was selected as the new Charity Federation UN-NGO Representative. She began her new ministry in October. Sister Teresa is excited about the opportunity to gather Sisters at the United Nations to share the many ways they are empowering and caring for people. More details on the work of the Charity Federation and Sister Teresa’s new ministry will be featured in a future issue of The Journey.

To find out more about the Charity Alive exhibit, go to http://setonheritage.org. To learn more about SCNs who cared for soldiers during the Civil War, contact the SCN Archivists at 502-348-1500.

Rita Davis, SCN, helps to bring SCN foundress, Mother Catherine Spalding, alive to many groups across the country each year. This summer she portrayed Mother Catherine before a packed classroom filled with those attending the Maryland to Kentucky and Beyond 2014 Reunion. The annual event was hosted at St. Catharine College in Springfield, Kentucky. Hundreds attended the gathering which is designed to bring together descendants of Maryland to Kentucky pioneers. Mother Catherine herself moved with her family from Maryland where she was born, to Nelson County, Kentucky, to escape religious persecution. Participants who attended Sister Rita’s presentation had many questions. Sister Rita says she enjoys being able to bring beloved Catherine to life. SCNs also hosted an information booth at the event featuring SCN books and displays about Sisters and ministries. Brochures about a new statue of Mother Catherine that will be installed in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, next year, were also available. The Mother Catherine statue will be the first statue of a female leader to be installed in downtown Louisville.


1 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’s Mr. McFeely made a “speedy delivery” to

City of Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto as part of Vincentian’s Rocking for Residents fundraiser. The third-annual rock-a-thon raised more than $60,000 for Vincentian’s residents! Rockers gathered donations and pledged to rock in a rocking chair as part of a day filled with food, entertainment, prizes, raffles and fun. Pictured from left to right: Mr. McFeely, VCS Vice President of Advancement Karen Kutzer, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto and VCS President and CEO Ray Washburn.

2 SCNs participated in the blessing of the new chapel at Memorial Hospital

in Chattanooga, Tenn., on June 16, 2014. The new chapel features four of the windows from the Russell Hall chapel, that once stood on the SCN Motherhouse Campus. The windows represent Creation, Redemption, Pentecost and Obedience. Memorial Hospital was founded by the SCN Congregation.

3 Brenda Gonzales, SCN, is pictured with Eileen Haynes, SCL, and Sister

Faith, DC, attending meetings at the United Nations, New York, N.Y. Sister Brenda and members of the Charity Federation who are liaisons to the Charity Federation UN-NGO Office attended the 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference entitled “2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda.”

4 The Office of Global Ministries team came together at Nazareth, Ky., July

7–13, 2014, to share and plan around the SCN directive relating to systemic change from the 2013 SCN General Assembly. Pictured from left to right, members of the team: Joetta Venneman, PVBM (Global Ministries Dir.), SCNs Roselyn Karakattu (Patna Province), Maggie Cooper (Belize), Brenda Gonzales (CLT Liaison), Vinaya Chalil (Botswana), Eleanor Martin (Western Province), Ann Moyalan( Bangalore Province), and Barbara Joseph Lammers (Corporate Responsibility Office).

5 SCNs invited local Tarumitra students to plant an herbal garden as

the first step of the long-discussed wellness center at Nazareth Hospital, Mokama, India. Traditional herbal doctor, Father Meloo, SJ, and guests led the students in a planting of a rare collection of herbal seedlings.

6 Pictured second from the left, Mary Michael Dang, SCN, joined her new

mission in Botswana on July 11, 2014. She was welcomed by SCN Family members.

7 Nazareth Hospital in Mokama, India, celebrated its foundation day of 66

years on July 19, 2014. The celebration included Mass, followed by a cultural program and dinner.

8 Students from Nazareth Academy in Gaya, India, displayed their creativity

through art, crafts, folk dancing, and singing during a July competition held at the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth school.

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9 Beverly Hoffman, SCN, helped facilitate a gathering of the Belize

City SCN Associates during a one-day retreat on Aug. 2, 2014, with the theme “The Sower and the Seed: Nurturing our Heart/Soul Fields.”

10 Pictured from left to right, SCNs Adeline Fehribach, Paris Slapikas, Isa

Garcia, and Kay Glunk. Sisters Paris and Isa renewed their vows at a liturgy at Nazareth Home on Aug. 11, 2014.

11 The Congregational and Western Leadership Teams and Ann Palatty,

SCN, provincial of the Bangalore Province, attended the LCWR National Assembly Aug. 12–15, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. SCNs Sharon Gray and Betty Blandford led the prayer, liturgy and ritual during the sessions.

12 SCNs Nisha Chemmanam, Alice Mulavelipuram, Prabha Tirkey, and

Jaya Rani visited the United States for several weeks this summer. The four were participants in the SCN Global Exchange Program and returned home in August to their various ministries across India.

13 The SCN Lay Mission Volunteer Program was very active this

summer, one of the trips included a group of eight volunteers carrying out home repairs in Beattyville, Ky., Aug. 11–15, 2014.

14 Students in the University of Louisville’s Latin American and

Latino Studies volunteered at SCN ministry Doors to Hope, Louisville, Ky., where they tutored and mentored children and adults from local Latino families this summer.

15 The Catherine Spalding Center for Women and Children in Ranchi,

India, recently celebrated Children’s Rights Day in collaboration with the local government.

16 Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School in Henderson, Ky., has secured a

place on the Women’s Honor Court for the SCNs. The Women’s Honor Court is inscribed with names of women who have made an impact on the Henderson community. It was unveiled Sept. 14, 2014.

17 Congratulations to Ed Bernot who was named the new principal of SCN

ministry Vincentian Academy in Pittsburgh, Pa. He is pictured next to Director of the Office of Congregational Ministries Michelle Grgurich, SCN.

18 Nazareth Home, Louisville, Ky., has been selected as a 2014 recipient of

the “Silver – Achievement in Quality” for its outstanding performance in the health care profession. The award is one of three distinct awards possible through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).

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recipient of a 2014 Tower Award from Presentation Academy. More on Sister Dorothy and her many ministries in a future issue of The Journey.

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JOURNEYING ONVirginia Ann Lachenmann, SCN, 96, a native of Covington, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Motherhouse, Nazareth, Kentucky, on July 24, 2014. She was in her 76th year of religious life.

Sister served in elementary education in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee for 31 years. In Louisville, Kentucky, Sister Virginia served at St. Philip Neri School as teacher and later as principal.

She also served as principal of St. Patrick and St. Cecilia Schools. Sister served in child care at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Home and also ministered in community service, health care and the housing ministry in Kentucky, Massachusetts and Arkansas.

Survivors include nieces and nephews; and her religious community.

Cecily Velleringatt, SCN, a native of Kerala, India, died in Ranchi, India, on Aug. 19, 2014, following a brief illness. She was in her 39th year of religious life.

Sister Cecily was active in a number of ministries from chairing key SCN committees, to overseeing vocations and formation. She was much loved and well respected across India for her collaborative nature. She was very active in helping to grow the SCN Family through vocations. Hundreds attended her funeral on Aug. 20, at Nazareth Convent, Mokama, India. The main celebrant of the Mass was Archbishop William D’Souza, S.J., of Patna Archdiocese, along with 30 priests from

different dioceses. There was a huge representation from SCNs, staff and parishioners of the Gaya Nazareth Academy, Mokama parish, porters from the railway station, and workers. Sister Cecily’s family — Sister Vandana, two sisters, two brothers and a niece — represented the family. In his homily, the Archbishop highlighted the impact of Sister Cecily’s life as a committed SCN on the young SCNs in the Community as a formator, and on the youth in education and the poor. He also said that she was a person touched by God and was in tune with the Spirit in all her activities.

Survivors include family members; and her religious community.

M. Concepta Fudalla, SCN, 94, a native of Munhall, Pennsylvania, died at St. Louise Convent, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 2, 2014. She was in her 79th year of her religious life.

Sister Concepta received her Bachelor of Education degree from Duquesne University. Of her 49 years in her ministry in education, Sister taught the primary grades for 30 years in the dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greensburg, and in St. Catherine, Canada, for 19 years. She was a dedicated principal and teacher. When Sister Concepta retired from education, she served as Pastoral Minister in

Fonthill, Canada, for 16 years. She left her mission in Canada to care for her ailing brother and sister. Four years later, Sister Concepta returned to St. Louise Convent, where she spent her days in the Prayer Ministry and also in serving anyone who asked her help. She remained active until the day prior to her death. She is fondly remembered as a very prayerful, industrious, and fun-loving person.

Survivors include two nieces, Anita Fudalla and Melissa (Charles) Stoebe; grand-nephews; grand-nieces; and many friends; and her religious community.

Mary Austin Donovan, SCN, 85, a native of Lexington, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 5, 2014. She was in her 65th year of religious life.

Sister Mary Austin served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Massachusetts in elementary and secondary education for 40 years.

In Louisville, Sister served at Presentation Academy from 1970–1991. Sister then served at Spalding University as Library Assistant from 1991–2003.

Survivors include one sister, Margaret Guilfoyle of Cincinnati, Ohio; one brother, James Patrick Donovan of Plainville, Illinois; and her religious community.


Alumni ObituariesKathleen Clark Quill, St. Joseph Infirmary, 1936

Theresa Schadler Wernert, St. Joseph Infirmary, 1958

Mary Camilla Dawson, St. Joseph Infirmary, 1962

Jean Mahoney Wood, Nazareth Academy, 1958

Mary Claire Dipilla, LaSalette Academy, 1956

Patricia Reilly Buchter, Sts. Mary & Elizabeth, 1966

Julia Ann Cowgill, Nazareth Academy, 1963

Martha Smythe, Sts. Mary & Elizabeth, 1955

JOURNEYING ONAnn Victoria Cruz, SCN, 94, a native of Waverly, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 15, 2014. She was in her 75th year of religious life.

Sister Ann Victoria served in elementary and secondary education in Kentucky as both teacher and principal for 25 years. She also served in provincial administration, and in pastoral and

rural ministry. In Louisville, Sister taught at Holy Name School from 1940–51. She served as SCN provincial administrator from 1965–71.

Survivors include two brothers, John Bertrand and William Joseph Cruz of Waverly; two sisters, Margaret Helen Purdy of Loveland, Ohio, Teresa Ann Ithurburn of Yuba City, California; and her religious community.

Carol Clasgens, SCN, 79, formerly Sister Mary de Paul Clasgens, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 17, 2014. She was in her 61st year of religious life.

Sister Carol served as teacher and principal in elementary and secondary education for 24 years in Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. She also

served as director of Catherine Spalding Retreat Center in Nazareth, Kentucky, as diocesan youth coordinator, pastoral ministry, and faith formation in Memphis, Tennessee.

Survivors include a sister, Sheila Dietz of Memphis; her nieces and nephews; and her religious community.

Vivian Mitala, SCN, 95, a native of Clairton, Pennsylvania, died at Vincentian Home, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19, 2014. She was in her 79th year of her religious life.

Sister Vivian taught elementary school for seven years in the Pittsburgh and Greensburg Dioceses. She also ministered in health care after studies at St. Louis University in Missouri and training at Ohio Valley Hospital as a registered medical records librarian. Sister Vivian was assigned to St. Jude Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, to organize and establish the Medical Records

Library, and later St. Vincent Hospital in Monett, Missouri, serving as medical librarian and head of the Medical Records Department for 43 years. When Sister retired in 2003, she helped in the Congregation’s business office for two years.

Sister was well-known for her gentle demeanor, prayerful spirit, and complete trust in God. Very often, she was found in the chapel, deep in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

Survivors include her two nephews, Jack and Ronald Mitala; and her religious community.


MEMORIALS

MARY CAROLYN ABELL, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNALL SOULS Helen Dolores DubasCLARA AMALFITANO Evelyn Hurley, SCNNARDINE AQUADRO, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNALICE ARAUJO Bill\Marion CoughlinCATHERINE ARNOLD, SCN Susan Melcher Rita\Eugene Pasztor Loretta Weller, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Teresa Arnold Eleanor Willett, SCN Mega Mulroy Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Eugene\Lynn Arnold Therese Bichon Gerri FentonDR. STEVE AUSLANDER Anita Hager, SCN Rita\Steve Schafer Nancy B. Stumph Janine AuslanderH. JANE BAILEY Carolyn\Herbert Doane Leon S. Hill Mary\Michael Solomon Mary Elizabeth Williams John F. Wood, Jr.\Barbara Wood William\Cherry Price Linda\Mack Mattingly Evelyn W. Arnold and family Linda Maloney Ernest\Betty Keller Frank\Joan Thompson Billy\Joyce Ann Cusic Danielle Welch Margaret W. Schindler Steve\Shirley Mattingly Staff of the Mattingly Insurance

Agency\Mechanicsville, Maryland

Ernie\Leigh Ann Keller\Family John Junek Family Helen C. Bowes Rosemary Wilkinson Karen Wagner Peter\Betsy Wigginton Tommy\Joy Bowes Libby\Al Rudman Janet Supensky Catherine Bowes Suzanne T. BaileyMARY ESTELLE BALLARD Martha\Mike MattinglySOPHIE BARRY Evelyn Hurley, SCNMARIE BEAVAN Ann Beavan, SCNAMARY ROBERT BECKER, SCN Don\Denise CarpenterMARY ANN BEHARY, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN

Brenda Gonzales, SCN Bishop Roger FoysSHIRLEY BELL Chet\Lue\Jennifer LeBlanc, SCNAsEVA BELUL Rebecca RichertJEANNE BEVILL Connie Tarallo, SCNRUTH BISIG Virginia Kern, SCNAWALTER “FROGGIE” BLAIR Pete\Betsy WiggintonARMAND J. BLAISE Marietta Putzig, SCNCHARLES BLAKE, SCNA SCN Associates Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Patricia Adams Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN Judy Raley, SCN Mary Wimsatt, SCNA Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Susan Gatz, SCN Trudi Maish, SCNA John\Rebecca Dickinson Annette Skees, SCNAEULA BLANDFORD, SCN David\Lucille FanninMARGARET VINCENT

BLANDFORD, SCN David\Lucille FanninFRANKLIN BOGGS SCN Associates Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCNLAURITA BOHN, SCN Tony Christ Paul W. BohnMARY BRALEY, SCN Donna\Joe DiFrancoMARY RANSOM BURKE, SCN Janice Murphy Jo Ann BurkePAT CALDWELL, SCN William E. Inge CaldwellCLARA CARRICO June KrausVIRGINIA CARRICO Mary Eula Johnson, SCNNED CERASUOLO Chet\Lue\Jennifer LeBlanc, SCNAsVICTORIA CHANEY John E. MetzlerPUSHPA CHAWLA Janet QuagliaraVERONICA CIMPRICH, SCN Bernadine CimprichCAROL CLASGENS, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Patsy O’Toole, SCNA Nora Ballard, SCNA Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN William Leslie Keene, Jr. Linton H. Young Margaret\Paul Mason Louis Pera Darlyne\Donald Gohman Anita Pierantoni

ROSE COOMES Judy AmigGEORGE COUGHLIN Bill\Marion CoughlinJULIA COWGILL Annette Skees, SCNAJIMMY CRAWFORD Charlene Jacobs, SCNAGNES CRONE, SCN Patricia Lynch Hayes Rick\Debbie PellicciottiMARY COLLETTE CRONE, SCN Rick\Debbie PellicciottiMARGARET\DANIEL CROWLEY Della CrowleyMARGARET DANIEL CROWLEY,

SCN Della CrowleyEVELYN CRUMP, SCN Marharet O’Neil Jim\Rita Schafer ANN VICTORIA CRUZ, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN William Leslie Keene, Jr. James Thornberry Pat\John HughesFRANCES DAY Mary Ann DayTOM DEMUTH Jane A. ClarkMARY CLAIRE DIPILLA Anna B. Milburn John\Sherri Wenderfer Tim\Bara ScherrerLAWRENCE DITTMEIER Jane M. Graves SCN Associates Connie GreenleafJIM DIXON Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCNRUTH DONNELLY Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCNMARY AUSTIN DONOVAN, SCN Grace Maria Saia, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN William Leslie Keene, Jr. Susan Kilb, SCN Virginia Kern, SCNAPAUL DORSEY Bill\Marion CoughlinANDREW J. DOUCETTE Theodore D. DoucetteJANET DOUGHERTY, SCN Ann Susan Villa, SCN Paul P. Kasiola Mary E. Fallon 7 a.m Mass Friends\St. Brigid

Church\South Boston, Massachusettes Loretta Weller, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Pat\John Mueller Carmelita Dunn, SCN Ellen Contreras Claire E. Poskel

Janis Mahoney Clara Amalfitano Martha Walsh, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Virginia Fitzgerald Patrick\Barbara Gorman Susan Richey and Tom Blake Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Charles S. MackinROBERT LOUISE DUNCAN, SCN Dr. Robert B. ScripkoETHEL DURBIN, SCN Shirley Rogers Phyllis “Jo” Carter, SCNAEGART FAMILY\DECEASED

MEMBERS Mary Naomi Elder, SCNELDER FAMILY\DECEASED

MEMBERS Mary Naomi Elder, SCNMARY PAULINE ENGLERT, SCN Kathryn PennMARY MERCEDES FALLON, SCN Esther BreedingJOSEPH MICHAEL (GLORIA)

FERRIS, SCN Catherine C. BarrettCAROLINE FIELD, SCN Richard\Maryann Lemmon Faye and Richard Booth Loretta Weller, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Bob\Marge Slack Eleanor Willett, SCN Betsy\Taylor Bennett Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Benlyn Wade Doris Clark Haragan Mary Eula Johnson, SCNLORRAINE FLANNERY Evelyn Hurley, SCNALFRED FOGEL Audra FogelJIM FOLEY Maureen M. FlahertyHELEN GERTRUDE FONTAINE,

SCN Mary F. MarkeyMARY CONCEPTA FUDALLA, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Wayne\Lauree Gruber Donna L. GeorgeELEANOR FUHS Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Patricia Stockbridge Earline Hobbs, SCN Martha Walsh, SCNJODY RITTER GATES George I. Gates, Jr.ELLEN LOUISE “NELL” GATZ Emily Pugh, SCN

Memorial/Honorary DonationsJune 19, 2014 through Sept. 22, 2014


Ann Susan Villa, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Kris Culver Carl\Jody Schaefer Vincent\Carrie Schmidt Grace Saia, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN William\Carol Luckert Maureen Taaffe, SCN Linda Bunger Moore Norma\Raymond Washburn Philip\Eileen Crimmins Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Jeanine Jaster, SCN Mike\Mary Knopf Therese Johnson Eleanor Willett, SCN Katherine\Christopher Gatz Emily Nabholz, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Earline Hobbs, SCNPHYLLIS GEMBAROSKY, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Martha F. GembaroskyJOSEPH GERLICA Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Michael\Linda Pierce Rose Mary Gerlica, SCN Dorothy Gerlica, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCNMR.\MRS. JOHN GILMETTI Barbara Gilmetti, SCNMARY CELESTIA GIPPERICH, SCN Robert C. GipperichRESTITUTA GIPPERICH, SCN Robert C. GipperichSAM E. GONZALES Gloria\Alex GriegoCECILIA GOSSER Loretta Weller, SCNESTELLE GRIMES, SCN Martha McCarthyELEANOR GROTE AnonymousJANE HALL, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNJOE HALL Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCNALENE HANCOCK Timothy\Margie KruseAGNES HANSON Mary Margaret MulroyNANCY HARPENAU Debbie Gengelbach Jeff Harpenau Lisa TaylorGARY HENNESSEY Chet\Lue\Jennifer LeBlanc, SCNAsELLA ROSE HENRETTA, SCN Margaret WilliamsTHOMAS HOLTER Judy McNeil Lauren\Brenda Grenier

DAVID HOOD Anita Hager, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCNMARY JOACHIM HOULIHAN, SCN Benlyn WadeCARLEEN MARIE HOUSER, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCNB. JOHNSON HUTCHERSON Martha M. SmelserJOSEPH EDWARD “EDDIE”

HUTCHINS Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCNRUTH JACQUE Martha Walsh, SCNAUGUSTA JANCEK, SCN Paul\Joan Klems Antoinette Severin, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNHELEN JAVORK Daniel\Catherine TopleyCATHERINE LOUISE JOHNSON,

SCN Tom\Lois PoirierCLARA JOHNSON Mary Eula Johnson, SCNHAL JOHNSON Barbara Peterson, SCNRUTH JOHNSON, SCN Tom\Lois PoirierNANCY KADERABEK Anne\Carl SwopeJOANN KAELIN JONES Rita DuttonTOMMY KARDOOS Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCNPAULINE KASIEVICH Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCNBILLY\MAXINE KEENE William Leslie Keene, Jr.MARGARET KELLER Eleanor Willett, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCNANTHONY “TONY” KENNEY Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN Ann P. KemperALICE MARITA KERN, SCN Robert\Susan LemireMARTIN KERN Virginia Kern, SCNAVERONICA KERN Virginia Kern, SCNAKERNEN FAMILY\DECEASED

MEMBERS Helen Blodgett, SCNLEONARD KERNEN Anita Hager, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN

Carol McKean, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Margaret Meisner, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN Earline Hobbs, SCN Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN Charlene Jacobs, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Judy Raley, SCNMARY HELLEN KINSELLA Elaine Puthoff, SCNVINCENT KINSER Richard\Anne FreibertROBERTA KIROL, VSC Thomas KirolJANE KLENOTIC Emily Nabholz, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Teresa Kotturan, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Mary Braley, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Mary Martin, SCNA Earline Hobbs, SCN Miriam Louise Hauser, SCNMARY LEE KNOPF, SCN Bro. Lawrence Humphrey, FSCMARY BARBARA KOENIG, SCN David\Rachel JohnsonFLORENCE\ELMER KOHLSTEDT John KohlstedtRICHARD KOWASH Catherine\Daniel TopleyVIRGINIA ANN LACHENMANN,

SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN William Leslie Keene, Jr. Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN Pauline Posey JoAnn Arlinghaus Mary E. Macklin Harriett Medley Paul\Pattie Arlinghaus Marilyn Shea, SCN

Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Jim\Rita SchaferTHERESA LAHEY Bill\Marion CoughlinBETTY LARIMORE Marietta Putzig, SCNANNA ELDER LATTUS Mary Naomi Elder, SCNGUADALUPE LAUMBACH Gloria\Alex GriegoMARY JO DELANEY LECHLEITER James T. LechleiterPAULA LEE Evelyn Hurley, SCNEILEEN LEHANE, SCN Kathleen LehaneJEAN MAAS Barbara BradyTOM MAES Gloria\Alex GriegoMARY ANGELUS MAYHALL, SCN Rev. Msgr. Frank J. HendrickTHOMAS O. MCBRIDE Mary V. McBrideAUDREY MCCARTHY Evelyn Hurley, SCNELLEN MCCLELLAN Robert McClellonPAUL MCCORMACK Mary McCormackFRANCES ANN MCGAUGHRAN,

SCN Mary RobsonRUTH MARIE MCGAUGHRAN, SCN Mary RobsonKEN MCINTYRE Bill\Marion CoughlinPAT MCKELVY Mega MulroyWILLIAM MCKINNON VCS Leadership and StaffMARGARET MCNEIL Kathy M. Strack Paul\Karen GriffithHELEN MCNULTY, SCN Ann Susan Villa, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Martha Walsh, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNREV. GREGG MECCA Helen Blodgett, SCNCATHERINE\RODMAN MEDLEY Carolyn MedleyJOE MILLER Kathleen MillerMARY MILLER Kathleen MillerMARY FRANCES MILLER Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCNROBERT MILLER Kathleen MillerKATHLEEN MITTNER Catherine J. RancourtCARLEEN MARIE MOUSER, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Buddy\Susie Taylor Mary Susann Gobber, SCNHELEN MUDD Laura BabbageCHARLES MUNSCH Elaine Munsch


ANN MURPHY, SCN John\Florence MurphyMARGARET NABER, SCN Phil\Carol HeilmanJOHN R. NELSON Elizabeth Nelson, SCNABILLY NETT Mary Wimsatt, SCNANOVITIATE CLASS 1958\

DECEASED MEMBERS Charles\Alice HowardGERALDINE (GERRY) OAKLEY Paula E. PalotayTOM O’BRIEN Connie Tarallo, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCNCARMEL\FRED A. O’BRYAN Fred O’BryanWILLIAM ONEY Margaret OneyMARGARET PAYNE Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Debbie Laue Mary Payne Family Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcy Navarro, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Debbie Gengelbach Jeff Harpenau Lisa Taylor Lloyd\Shirley McGinnis Donald\Cecilia Snellen Frances R. Drury Brian Rahman Andrea Meinert Jim\Sandy Ring Susan Arnold Donald\Emily Smith Angela Tempel Carolyn Tempel Dianne Litkenhus Marjorie R. Reid Gertrude S. Frey Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Teresa Kotturan, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Marcella Henderson Mary Braley, SCN Julie Driscoll, SCN Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN Judy Raley, SCN Jim\Litha Payne David\Janice Weber Carmelita Dunn, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Earline Hobbs, SCN Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCNLORETTA PETERSON, OSF Sharen Baldy, SCNLILLA PEREIRA Margaret Rodericks, SCNDAVID PHARO Charlene Jacobs, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN

Earline Hobbs, SCN Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Teresa Kotturan, SCN Charlene Jacobs, SCN Faith Group of Diane Pharo, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Annette Skees, SCNA Diane Pharo, SCN Janice Downs, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCNJASON PIERCE Michael\Linda PierceSTANLEY PINTO Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCNPAUL MIRIAM POPHAM, SCN Anna P. BarrEARL J. POWELL, JR. Betty PowellMARY ALICE POWERS Thomas W. PowersREGINA PROFFITT SCN Associates Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN Judy Raley, SCN Gertrude Foster, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN Judy Raley, SCN ELIZABETH PURTI Miriam Corcoran, SCNRUTH QUINN Motherhouse\Carrico Hall Sisters Motherhouse Coordinators John Loretto Mueller, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Elizabeth Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCNROSIE RATTERMAN Katrina KarglEILEEN REIS Dr.\Mrs. Robert J. McGrath Patsy\John Lundblad Stephen\Susan Johnson

Kathleen Pellegrino Alice McKinley Louisville Women-Church David\Linda Miles Bettie Taylor Jan Scholtz Tom StiggerEUGENE REIS Alice McKinleyANTHONY ROCHE Esther BreedingMARGARET ROSS, SCN Rita McFarlandMARY ROTTMAN Kathryn PennWESLEY RYAN Alice M. RyanMARIA ELENA SANDOVAL Gloria\Alex GriegoGEORGETTE SAULNIER Chet\Lue\Jennifer LeBlanc, SCNAsGERI SAYLOR Alice M. RyanWILLIAM (BILL) SCHAEFER, SR. Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Johnita\Robert Jackson Walter\Susan Johnson Joan E. O’Brien Mitzi\David Phalen Lois Marie Plunkert Patricia LawsonLIBBY SCHNEIDER Elizabeth BoniferSCHWIND FAMILY\DECEASED

MEMBERS Marian SchwindSCNS\DECEASED Carmelita Dunn, SCNSCN\A RELATIVES\FRIENDS Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN Judy Raley, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Shannon\Mary DoyleSCNs WHO TAUGHT AT

BRIDGEPORT, OHIO-ST. ANTHONY\BELLAIRE, OHIO-ST. JOHN CENTRAL HIGH\DECEASED

Kathleen DoughertySCNs WHO TAUGHT AT ST.

BARNABAS FROM 1956-1964 Mark\Kathleen SmithMARTHA BELL SCOTT William Logan ScottSCNs\MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL &

HOSPITAL Marion\Mary Jane McKenzieMARY ALICE SHOCKLETTE Jane A. ClarkMELECIO\LUCRECIA SIMON Remy Simon Isabella SimonDENA SLEP Marietta Putzig, SCNJOVITA SMITH, SCN John\Lisa RotunniALBERT SOLTIS Marietta Putzig, SCNJOE SPALDING Rita Spalding, SCNJAMES MARIA SPILLANE, SCN Charles\Joan R. CollinsLEONTIA SPISAK, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN

LINDA S. STOCKS Gloria\Alex GriegoDEBBIE KAY STUMPH Mary Wimsatt, SCNAAUGUSTA SULLIVAN, SCN Donna\William WhitehouseMICHAEL MARY SWEENEY, SCN Marion\Mary Jane McKenzieDELORES TAORMINA Vincent TaorminaJUANITA CARTER TAYLOR Barbara MacDonald, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN SCN Associates Office of Congregational

Advancement Patsy O’Toole, SCNACAROLYN THOMAS, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNMARGARET MARY THOMPSON,

SCN Mary F. MarkeyJEANINE THORNBERRY James R. ThornberryTHEODORA THORNSBURY, SCN Buddy\Susie TaylorXAVIER VALIAKUNNACKAL, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Fred KalhornVALLORIC FAMILY\DECEASED

MEMBERS Anna Marie ValloricVALERIE VEECH Vicki WardCECILY VELLERINGATT, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Teresa Kotturan, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCNMARY GEORGE VERLICH, SCN Jean Verlich Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNANTHONY VIGIL Gloria\Alex GriegoCLAUDIA VOYTEK, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNTHERESA WERNERT Jane A. ClarkMARY JUSTIN WHEELER, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNANNE WHITEHEAD, SCN Dr. Robert B. ScripkoJOHN M. WILLETT Pat Worley, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Lucille Phipps, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Elizabeth Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN


Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN Earline Hobbs, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCNMARY WISS, M.D. Margaret Rodericks, SCN Joan Wilson, SCNJEAN MAHONEY WOOD Ann\James J. Thompson Barbara A. Bennett Marjorie LabhartMARIA WOODWARD Gloria\Alex GriegoFRANCES LORETTO YOWAISKI,

SCN John\Linda Burk

HONORARIES

JANE AMSHOFF Eileen Mary Meyer, SCNLINDA ARAGON Gloria\Alex GriegoCHRIS BECKETT, SCN Jane H. RogalskiAMINA BEJOS, SCN Esther BreedingCONNIE BLAKE, SCNA Mary Wimsatt, SCNAJOHN BLODGETT\80TH BIRTHDAY Helen Blodgett, SCNRUTH BLODGETT\BIRTHDAY Helen Blodgett, SCNMARIA VINCENT BROCATO, SCN Mary Lou Jones Mr.\Mrs. Charles Brocato Brenner T. HilgertMIRIAM ELIZABETH BROWN, SCN Martha BennettANNA MARIE CANARY, SCN Helen\Jim RoweROSEMARIE CHASE, SCN\GOLDEN

JUBILEE Theresa Cash, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Nancy Kaelin Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Marcia Chapin Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNPATSY CLEMENTS Mary Wimsatt, SCNABRIDGID CLIFFORD, SCN\

GOLDEN JUBILEE Theresa Cash, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Nancy Kaelin Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Marcia Chapin Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCNTED COCKCROFT Pamela CockcroftGAIL COLLINS, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCNFRANK COMENO Helen Blodgett, SCNJOANNE CONSTANTINI Helen Blodgett, SCNMIRIAM CORCORAN, SCN Rose Kehl EsterleMAUREEN COUGHLIN, SCN Kenneth\Patricia WalkerMICHAELLA CRONIN, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCNANN VICTORIA CRUZ, SCN Cora E. McKinley

MAUREEN (REENIE) DAUGHERTY, SCN\GOLDEN JUBILEE

Theresa Cash, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Nancy Kaelin Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Church of the Epiphany\Louisville,

Kentucky Marcia Chapin Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCNELAINE DICKERSON Pat Worley, SCNJULIE DRISCOLL, SCN Mary Dee\Allen SchroeringSHALINI D’SOUZA, SCN Mary Wimsatt, SCNACARMELITA DUNN, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCNMARY ASSUMPTA DWYER, SCN\

BIRTHDAY Catherine WeckelROCHELLE MARIE ERNST, SCN\

GOLDEN JUBILEE Theresa Cash, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Nancy Kaelin Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Marcia Chapin Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Margaret BodeGEORGE FANGMANN FAMILY\

LIVING MEMBERS John Loretto Mueller, SCNSARAH FERRIELL, SCN Church of the Epiphany\Louisville,

Ky.BARBARA FLORES, SCN Bonnie WilsonMARIE FLOWERS, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Judy Raley, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Jeanine Jaster, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCNGERTRUDE FOSTER, SCN Catherine MensiCAROL FERRIS FRANCIS\FAMILY Catherine C. BarrettLUCY M. FREIBERT, SCN Zion Carmelite CommunitySUSAN GATZ, SCN Grace Saia, SCNMARY SERRA GOETHALS, SCN Joe\Annette Bergamini David\Lucille FanninGOLDEN JUBILARIANS Diane Pharo, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Virginia “Tootsie” Gish, SCNA Carolyn Wilson, SCN Therese Arru, SCN Janice Downs, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN SCN Motherhouse Coordinators Motherhouse SCNs Carrico Hall SCNs Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Mary Serra Goethals, SCN Marcia Chapin

Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Teresa Kotturan, SCN Louise Smith, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Marie John Kelley, SCN Joan Robishaw, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Mary Margaret Reid, SCN Mary Gene Frank, SCNA Mary Braley, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN Julie Driscoll, SCNBRENDA GONZALES, SCN Marylou Hoffa Patricia CrapoNANCY GONZALES Gloria\Alex GriegoPATRICK GUDJONS Paula E. PalotayKATHARINE (KITTY)

HANRAHAN, SCN\BIRTHDAY Rev. John W. HanrahanANNA JEANNE HARDESTY, SCN Bro. Joel W. McGraw, FSCANN HAYDEN Helen Blodgett, SCNDENISE HIBEL, SCN AnonymousJERRY\DONNA HOLTER FAMILY Karen\Paul GriffithROSE HOWARD, SCN Joe\Annette Bergamini David\Lucille FanninEVELYN HURLEY, SCN Neil F. DohertyCHARLENE JACOBS, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Barbara MacDonald, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Nancy Kaelin Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Marcia Chapin Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNAJUBILARIANS\2014 Gail Collins, SCN Mary Judith West Abbie WestMARY PAULETTA KANE, SCN Rebecca Schetler Connie Lusher, SCNACAROLE KAUCIC, SCN Lisa KaucicKERNEN FAMILY\LIVING

MEMBERS Helen Blodgett, SCNCINDY\EARL KIRKPATRICK Pat MuellerROSEMARIE KIRWAN, SCN Church of the Epiphany\Louisville,

Ky.ANCILLA KOZHIPAT, SCN\

GOLDEN JUBILEE Miriam Corcoran, SCNPETER J. LAUMBACH Gloria\Alex GriegoMARY NINETTE MANNING, SCN Carol HeilmanEILEEN MARCINKO, SCN Mr.\Mrs. Paul VinklerGLADYS MARHEFKA, SGM Barbara Gilmetti, SCNCARMEN MARIANO Ann Susan Villa, SCN

MARIST MISSIONARY SISTERS Barbara Gilmetti, SCNPEGGY MASTERSON, SCNA Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCNANNE RITA MAUCK, SCN Benjamin\Susan LeachmanJOHN MUELLER FAMILY\LIVING

MEMBERS John Loretto Mueller, SCNEMILY NABHOLZ, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNANOVITIATE CLASS 1958\LIVING

MEMBERS Charles\Alice HowardMARY O’BRYAN Helen Blodgett, SCNMICHAELETTE PAVLIK, SCN Jeanne PavlikBARBARA PETERSON, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCNANN ROBERTA POWERS, SCN Mary Patricia Brennan, SCNJUDY RALEY, SCN L. Clark\Judy TaylorPAM RATTERMAN Alice McKinley Louisville Women-ChurchMARY REISZ, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCNANNA MARIE RHODES, SCN Shirley\Raymond PattersonMARY JANE RHODES, SCN Anna Marie Rhodes, SCN Shirley\Raymond PattersonMARGARET RODERICKS, SCN Mark P. HohmannGRACE MARIA SAIA, SCN George\Patricia PetkoffKATHY SCHACKMANN\

BIRTHDAY John Loretto Mueller, SCNSCNs WHO TAUGHT AT

BRIDGEPORT, OHIO-ST. ANTHONY\BELLAIRE, OHIO-ST. JOHN CENTRAL HIGH

Kathleen DoughertySCNs WHO TAUGHT AT ST.

BARNABAS FROM 1956-1964 Mark\Kathleen SmithMARIAN STENKEN, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCNMARY JULIANA TUTI, SCN\

GOLDEN JUBILEE Miriam Corcoran, SCNVALLORIC FAMILY\LIVING

MEMBERS Anna Marie ValloricBETTY VANNUCCI, SCN Dr. Robert B. ScripkoANN\JASPER VIGIL Gloria\Alex GriegoJUDY VITTITOW Helen Blodgett, SCNJOAN WILSON, SCN Gerard A. WeigelZEIS FAMILY\LIVING MEMBERS John Loretto Mueller, SCN

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Louisville, Kentucky

Third prize — $1,000 Rita Galvan, Cary, Illinois.

Hundreds are expected to attend the second annual SCN Join the Journey Fundraising Luncheon at The Olmsted in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 29, 2014. Proceeds from the luncheon support SCN ministries. During this one-hour event, attendees learn about the wide array of SCN ministries around the world and are invited to participate in a vital way. The Prezettes, the award winning choir from Presentation Academy, will sing a number of selections. SCN Family members and community leaders will be in attendance. Sisters are so grateful for the generosity and support they experience at this luncheon.

the journey 2014 vol. 03

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seat mate

love of christ

sense of loss

ministries18 kentucky

baggy blue jeans

flood victims6

compassionate leaders11

young man